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History · Le Ray Township

19% of Le Ray Township’s homes were built before 1940

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What stands out about Le Ray Township’s past

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How Le Ray Township came to be

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Le Ray Township was first settled in 1856 and was organized in 1860. At first it was named Lake Township, then was renamed Tivoli Township, but on September 5, 1860, it received its present name.

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History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Eagle LakeIts storyC−Madison LakeIts storyC+McPherson TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townJanesville Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townJamestown TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMankato TownshipIts storyC

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Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikipedia and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.