Le Roy is a

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in Genesee County,

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, United States. The population was 4,391 at the 2010 census. The village lies in the center of the town of Le Roy at the intersection of State Routes 5 and 19.

History

Prior to its incorporation in 1834, the first settlements in the village were to the east of the present village site. The village was an early center for the manufacture of

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s by companies such as S. C. Wells & Co. and household chemicals. Products produced in Le Roy included Mustarine, a patent mustard-plaster compound, and Rough On Rats, a rodent poison. Earliest businesses in the village are the Bank of LeRoy (founded 1834, now Bank of America) and the ''Gazette-News'' newspaper (defunct 1993). Le Roy is the birthplace of

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."Jell-O History"
, ''The JELL-O Gallery'', Retrieved 2011-05-26. Le Roy holds the Oatka Festival every summer, the tradition originating in 1989. This festival includes celebration of the rich culture and history of the local area with vendors and several local businesses and restaurants participating each year. The

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, Keeney House, Machpelah Cemetery,

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, Augustus S. Tyron House,

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, and Marion Steam Shovel are listed on the

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Geography

Le Roy is located in eastern Genesee County at (42.975656, -77.990792), southwest of the center of the town of Elba. According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which is water. Oatka Creek Le Roy NY Aug 10

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, a tributary of the

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, flows through the village.

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intersects

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in LeRoy. NY 19 (Lake Street to the north, Clay Street to the south) leads north to

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and south to

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. NY 5 (Main Street) leads east to

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and west to

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, the Genesee County seat.

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, the

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, passes north of Le Roy, with access from Exit 47 ( I-490/NY 19) north of the village.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 4,462 people, 1,845 households, and 1,114 families residing in the village. The

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was 1,654.8 people per square mile (638.1/km²). There were 1,980 housing units at an average density of 734.3 per square mile (283.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 94.73%

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, 2.47%

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, 0.38% Native American, 0.56%

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, 0.02%

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, 0.22% from

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, and 1.61% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.92% of the population. There were 1,845 households, out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.1% were

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living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.6% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.04. In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $33,168, and the median income for a family was $43,594. Males had a median income of $36,740 versus $21,306 for females. The

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for the village was $18,565. About 6.1% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the

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, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Bob Beyer Robert C. Beyer (born December 10, 1961) is an American professional basketball coach who serves as an assistant coach for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Early life and education Beyer was born in LeRoy, N ...

, assistant basketball coach currently with the

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* Warren A. Cowdery, early leader in the

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Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis Paulina Wright Davis ( Kellogg; August 7, 1813 – August 24, 1876) was an American abolitionist, suffragist, and educator. She was one of the founders of the New England Woman Suffrage Association. Early life Davis was born in Bloomfield, N ...

, abolitionist *

Graham N. Fitch Graham Newell Fitch (December 5, 1809November 29, 1892) was a United States representative and senator from Indiana, as well as a brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Early life and career Born in Le Roy, New Y ...

, former

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from Indiana, brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War * John Ganson, former

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Augustus P. Hascall Augustus Porter Hascall (June 24, 1800 – June 27, 1872) was an American politician, surveyor, lawyer, judge, and a U.S. Representative from New York. Early life Born in Hinsdale, Massachusetts, Hascall moved to Le Roy, New York, in 1815 and a ...

, former congressman * S. Percy Hooker, former New York state senator * Emily E. Ingham, founded former

Ingham University Ingham University in Le Roy, New York, was the first women's college in New York State and the first chartered women's university in the United States. It was founded in 1835 as the Attica (NY) Female Seminary by Mariette and Emily E. Ingham, who ...

* William Lathrop, former congressman from Illinois *

Mary Macaulay Mary Macaulay (January 27, 1865 – July 19, 1944) was a telegraph operator and labor union official who became International Vice President of the Commercial Telegraphers Union of America (CTUA) in 1919. She was the first woman telegrapher to hold ...

, first woman telegrapher to hold a national elective office in a union *

Lorenzo Sawyer Lorenzo Sawyer (May 23, 1820 – September 7, 1891) was an American lawyer and judge who was appointed to the Supreme Court of California in 1860 and served as the ninth Chief Justice of California from 1868 to 1870. He served as a United States ...

, former judge on the

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Vince Scott Vincent Joseph "Boomer" Scott (July 10, 1925 – July 13, 1992) was a Canadian football player. He played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and was later a Hamilton city councillor. He became a Canadian citizen in the mid-1950s Scott was born in ...

, CFL player

References

External links

Town of Le Roy site

Jell-O Gallery in Le Roy

LeRoy Fire District
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