Leroy's story begins in 1905, when the area was organized as a Local Improvement District. In 1913 it became the Rural Municipality of Roach, named for James Roach, at whose home the meetings were held. The next year it was renamed the RM of Ayr. Early on, the district had the Bogend Post Office, opened in 1905, and Bogend School, which followed in 1907.
The town itself grew out of the railway. In August 1919 a Canadian Pacific Railway blueprint showed where the proposed line would cross the municipality, and planning for a town began that same year. The new townsite was first called Bogend, but on January 21, 1920 it was renamed LeRoy. It was incorporated as a village on December 5, 1922, and in March 1963 it was proclaimed a town.
Today Leroy is known for its recreation. The LeRoy Memorial Arena is home to the Leroy Braves of the Long Lake Hockey League, and the town also has a curling rink and nearby ball diamonds. About 6.5 kilometres west, Leroy Leisureland Regional Park, founded in 1972, offers a nine-hole grass green golf course, 34 campsites, a sand swimming pool with a slide, and a playground along Lanigan Creek.
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