Profile for Le Roy, New York, NY

Le Roy is on Oatka Creek.

Former and merged names include:
· Bellona

Birthplace of Jell-O. In 1897, cough medicine manufacturer Pearl B. Wait came up with fruit-flavored gelatin and began making it in strawberry, raspberry, lemon and orange flavors. Wait sold the business to his neighbor, Orator Francis Woodward, for $450.

Jell-O left Le Roy in 1964; it is now manufactured by Kraft Foods

Automaker Henry Ford, on his way home from a camping trip with Thomas Edison and Harvey Firestone, was stopped for speeding here in 1922. The Model T was actually driven by his chauffeur; Ford never possessed a driver's license.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 3. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 0.7 per 1,000 people.

Well-known residents have included:
· Calvin Keeney, developer of the first stringless bean

Local festivals include:

• Oatka Festival - July 14-15, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Jell-O Gallery

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Quotes:
For a town built on Jell-O, Le Roy has an admirable solidity.
-- Country Towns of New York
Bill Kauffman

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19% of Le Roy residents report German ancestry, and 16% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Le Roy ancestry & family history guide.

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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Le Roy was $18,565, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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15% of Le Roy residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Le Roy festival dates:

• Oatka Festival - July 14-15, 2007

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Median rent in Le Roy, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $430.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,063.

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Genesee County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Le Roy political report.

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The average commute time for Le Roy workers is 21 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

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