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