Le Roy, New York

Le Roy, New York

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Town
	Main Street in Le Roy looking west, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views
	Location in Genesee County and the state of New York.
	Coordinates: 42°58′39″N 077°59′32″W / 42.97750°N 77.99222°W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Genesee
Government
• Type	Town Council
• Town Supervisor	Steve Barbeau
• Town Council	Members' list
Area
• Total	42.17 sq mi (109.23 km2)
• Land	42.08 sq mi (109.00 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	7,641
• Estimate (2016)	7,427
• Density	176.48/sq mi (68.14/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	14482
Area code	585
FIPS code	36-037-42037
Website	Town website

Le Roy, or more commonly LeRoy, is a town in Genesee County, New York, United States. The population was 7,641 at the time of the 2010 census. The town is named after one of the original land owners, Herman Le Roy.^[3] The town lies on the southwestern edge of Monroe County. Within the town is a village of Le Roy. The Jell-O gelatin dessert was invented and first manufactured in Le Roy.

^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 185.

[CenPopGazetteer2016-1] "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.

[USCensusEst2016-2] Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 185.

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