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Place Name
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Le Roy
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Place Status (Type)
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village
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Population
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4,974 (1990)
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Location
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Genesee County, New York (NY), United States, North America
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Latitude
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42°58'N
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Longitude
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77°59'W
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Le Roy
, village (
2 sq mi/5.2 sq km; 1990 pop.
4,974), Genesee co., W N.Y., 10 mi/16 km E of
Batavia; 42°58'N 77°59'W. Mfg. of porcelain and polymer insulators,
motor vehicle parts, dairy prods., office supplies,
machinery; canning. In rich agr. area (poultry; fruit). In 1897, Pearl
Bixby Wait, a local carpenter, perfected the formula for Jello gelatin
dessert, then sold it for $450. Until 1964, General Foods had a plant
that produced Jello in the village. Jello Mus. is housed in Le Roy
Historical Society Bldg. Settled 1793, inc. 1834.
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