| Le Roy is a town in Genesee County, New
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| | American, 0.27% Native American, 0.44%
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| York, USA. The population was 7,790 at
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| | Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from
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| the 2000 census. The town is named after
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| | other races, and 1.19% from two or more
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| one of the original land owners, Melvin
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| | races. Hispanic or Latino of any race
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| Le Roy.
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| | were 0.78% of the population.
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| The Town of Le Roy lies on the eastern
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| | There were 3,037 households out of which
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| edge of Genesee County. Within the town
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| | 31.9% had children under the age of 18
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| is a village, also called Le Roy.
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| | living with them, 52.3% were married
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| History
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| | couples living together, 9.8% had a
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| The town was first settled in 1793. The
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| | female householder with no husband
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| Town of Le Roy was established in 1812
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| | present, and 33.0% were non-families.
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| from part of the Town of Caledonia
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| | 26.9% of all households were made up of
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| (Livingston County) as the "Town of
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| | individuals and 11.3% had someone living
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| Bellona." The name was later changed to
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| | alone who was 65 years of age or older.
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| "Le Roy" in 1813.
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| | The average household size was 2.49 and
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| Le Roy is the birthplace of Jell-O
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| | the average family size was 3.04.
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| gelatin dessert.
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| | In the town the population was spread out
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| Geography
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| | with 25.2% under the age of 18, 6.9% from
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| According to the United States Census
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| | 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from
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| Bureau, the town has a total area of
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| | 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of
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| 109.2 km2 (42.2 mi2), all land.
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| | age or older. The median age was 38
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| The east town line is the border of
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| | years. For every 100 females there were
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| Monroe County and Livingston County.
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| | 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18
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| Oatka Creek flows northward through the
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| | and over, there were 89.9 males.
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| town and was a source of water power for
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| | The median income for a household in the
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| early mills. The New York State Thruway
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| | town was $39,690, and the median income
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| (Interstate 90) passes across the north
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| | for a family was $49,189. Males had a
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| part of the town.
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| | median income of $36,810 versus $23,024
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| The town rests atop the Onondaga
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| | for females. The per capita income for
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| Limestone Formation which forms an
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| | the town was $19,342. About 3.8% of
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| escarpment that faces north and runs east
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| | families and 5.6% of the population were
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| west, just north of the village. The
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| | below the poverty line, including 5.0% of
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| limestone rock is highly fossiliferous,
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| | those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age
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| of Devonian age, and extensively
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| | 65 or over.
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| quarried. It is used for road building as
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| | Communities and locations in the Town of
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| crushed rock, and for the manufacture of
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| | Le Roy
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| portland cement. In the eastern part of
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| | Fort Hill -- A hamlet in the northwest
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| the township is a community named Lime
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| | part of the town, north of Le Roy village
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| Rock.
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| | on Route 19. It is the site of a
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| Demographics
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| | prehistoric Indian village.
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| As of the census2 of 2000, there were
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| | Le Roy -- The Village of Le Roy on Route
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| 7,790 people, 3,037 households, and 2,034
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| | 5 and Oatka Creek.
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| families residing in the town. The
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| | Le Roy Airport (5G0) -- A small general
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| population density was 71.3/km2 (184.7
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| | aviation airport east of the village on
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| mi2). There were 3,219 housing units at
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| | Route 5.
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| an average density of 29.5/km2 (76.3
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| | Lime Rock -- A hamlet on Route 5 near the
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| mi2). The racial makeup of the town was
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| | eastern town line, east of Le Roy
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| 96.01% White, 1.87% Black or African
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| | village.
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