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Le Roy (village), New York

Le Roy, New York
Village
Downtown Le Roy, NY.jpg
Downtown, looking east along Main Street (NY 5) from
Clay and Lake street (NY 19) intersection
Country United States
State New York
Region Western New York
County Genesee
Town Le Roy
River Oatka Creek
Center Main, Clay and Lake street intersection
 - coordinates 42°58′39″N 77°59′32″W / 42.97750°N 77.99222°W / 42.97750; -77.99222Coordinates: 42°58′39″N 77°59′32″W / 42.97750°N 77.99222°W / 42.97750; -77.99222
Highest point Water tower S of Main St. in eastern half of village
 - elevation 960 ft (293 m)
 - coordinates 42°58′37″N 77°59′45″W / 42.97694°N 77.99583°W / 42.97694; -77.99583
Lowest point Oatka Creek on N village line
 - elevation 820 ft (250 m)
 - coordinates 42°59′0″N 77°59′22″W / 42.98333°N 77.98944°W / 42.98333; -77.98944
Area 2.7 sq mi (7 km2)
Population 4,391 (2010)
Density 1,633.3/sq mi (631/km2)
Settled 1797
 - Incorporated 1834
Government Village Hall
 - location 3 West Main Street
 - elevation 920 ft (280 m)
 - coordinates 42°58′38″N 77°59′33″W / 42.97722°N 77.99250°W / 42.97722; -77.99250
Mayor George Brady
Timezone EST (UTC-5)
 - summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP Code 14482
Area code 585
Exchange 768
FIPS code 36-42026
GNIS feature ID 0955133
Genesee County New York incorporated and unincorporated areas Le Roy (village) highlighted.svg
Location in Genesee County and the state of New York.
Website: Village of Le Roy

Le Roy is a village in Genesee County, New York, 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 Routes 5 and 19.

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 patent medicines 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 Jell-O.

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 First Presbyterian Church of Le Roy, Keeney House, Machpelah Cemetery, Le Roy House and Union Free School, Augustus S. Tyron House, U.S. Post Office, and Marion Steam Shovel are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Le Roy is located in eastern Genesee County at 42°58′32″N 77°59′26″W / 42.97556°N 77.99056°W / 42.97556; -77.99056 (42.975656, -77.990792), southwest of the center of the town of Elba.


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