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data-title="Leicester, Efrog Newydd" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leicester_(Nueva_York)" title="Leicester (Nueva York) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Leicester (Nueva York)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leicester_(New_York)" title="Leicester (New York) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Leicester (New York)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leicester_(New_York)" title="Leicester (New 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class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:New_York_Locator_Map_with_US.PNG" class="mw-file-description" title="Leicester is located in New York"><img alt="Leicester is located in New York" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/New_York_Locator_Map_with_US.PNG/250px-New_York_Locator_Map_with_US.PNG" decoding="async" width="250" height="194" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/New_York_Locator_Map_with_US.PNG/375px-New_York_Locator_Map_with_US.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/New_York_Locator_Map_with_US.PNG 2x" data-file-width="425" data-file-height="330" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:50.276%;left:24.159%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Leicester"><img alt="Leicester" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:4px;left:-3em"><div>Leicester</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location within the state of New York</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Leicester,_New_York&params=42_46_17_N_077_53_45_W_region:US-NY_type:city(2200)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">42°46′17″N</span> <span class="longitude">077°53′45″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">42.77139°N 77.89583°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">42.77139; -77.89583</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_New_York" title="List of counties in New York">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Livingston_County,_New_York" title="Livingston County, New York">Livingston</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Town_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Town Council">Town Council</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Town_Supervisor" class="mw-redirect" title="Town Supervisor">Town Supervisor</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Gary D. Moore (<a href="/wiki/United_States_Democratic_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Democratic Party">D</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Republican_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Republican Party">R</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Town_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Town Council">Town Council</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left; border:none; padding: 0;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>Members' List</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0; text-align:left;display:none;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">• Richard Hamilton (<a href="/wiki/United_States_Republican_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Republican Party">R</a>)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">• Debra Logsdon (<a href="/wiki/United_States_Democratic_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Democratic Party">D</a>)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">• Terrance S. Grant (<a href="/wiki/United_States_Republican_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Republican Party">R</a>)</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">• Gerald W. Hull (<a href="/wiki/United_States_Republican_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Republican Party">R</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2016_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2016-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">33.93 sq mi (87.89 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">33.93 sq mi (87.88 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.00 sq mi (0.01 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 United States Census">2010</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2,200</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Estimate <div class="ib-settlement-fn">(2016)<sup id="cite_ref-USCensusEst2016_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCensusEst2016-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></div></th><td class="infobox-data">2,139</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">63.04/sq mi (24.34/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a 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href="/wiki/Area_code_585" title="Area code 585">585</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standards" title="Federal Information Processing Standards">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">36-051-41883</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.townofleicester.org">www<wbr />.townofleicester<wbr />.org</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Leicester</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'l' in 'lie'">l</span><span title="/ɛ/: 'e' in 'dress'">ɛ</span><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span><span title="'t' in 'tie'">t</span><span title="/ər/: 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oo-ui-icon-volumeUp"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label"></span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator"></span></a></span><sup class="ext-phonos-attribution noexcerpt navigation-not-searchable"><a href="/wiki/File:En-us-Leicester.oga" title="File:En-us-Leicester.oga">ⓘ</a></sup></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key"><i title="English pronunciation respelling"><span style="font-size:90%">LEST</span>-ər</i></a>) is a <a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_New_York#Town" class="mw-redirect" title="Administrative divisions of New York">town</a> in <a href="/wiki/Livingston_County,_New_York" title="Livingston County, New York">Livingston County</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a>, United States. The population was 2,200 at the 2010 census.<sup id="cite_ref-Census_2010_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census_2010-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The town is named after Leicester Phelps, an early inhabitant.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Leicester is on the western border of Livingston County. The <a href="/wiki/Leicester_(village),_New_York" title="Leicester (village), New York">village of Leicester</a> is at the center of the town. Leicester is west of <a href="/wiki/Geneseo_(village),_New_York" title="Geneseo (village), New York">Geneseo</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leicester,_New_York&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The area was a major stronghold of the <a href="/wiki/Seneca_people" title="Seneca people">Seneca people</a> until the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolution" title="American Revolution">American Revolution</a>, with three major villages: <a href="/wiki/Little_Beard" title="Little Beard">Little Beard</a>'s Town, Big Tree, and Squakie Hill. These three settlements were a target of the <a href="/wiki/Sullivan_Expedition" title="Sullivan Expedition">Sullivan Expedition</a> in 1779, to end raids on American communities. </p><p>The town was first settled around 1789. The town was formed in 1802, but the name, originally spelled "Lester" or "Leister", was changed in 1805 to the current form. The town was later reduced in size by the creation of newer towns: <a href="/wiki/Mount_Morris_(town),_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Mount Morris (town), New York">Mount Morris</a> (1813) and <a href="/wiki/York,_New_York" title="York, New York">York</a> (1819). </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Coverdale_Cobblestone_House" title="Coverdale Cobblestone House">Coverdale Cobblestone House</a> was added to the <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a> in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-nris_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nris-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leicester,_New_York&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, the town has a total area of 33.9 square miles (87.9 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km<sup>2</sup>), or 0.01%, are water.<sup id="cite_ref-Gazetteer_2019_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazetteer_2019-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Genesee_River" title="Genesee River">Genesee River</a> forms the eastern border of the town, and the west town line is the border of <a href="/wiki/Wyoming_County,_New_York" title="Wyoming County, New York">Wyoming County</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Concurrency_(road)" title="Concurrency (road)">concurrent</a> routes of <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_20A_(New_York)" title="U.S. Route 20A (New York)">U.S. 20A</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Route_39" title="New York State Route 39">New York State Route 39</a> form an east-west highway across the town from Pine Tavern to the eastern town line. West of Pine Tavern, US 20A and NY 39 follow separate roadways to the western town line. <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Route_36" title="New York State Route 36">New York State Route 36</a> is a north-south highway, intersecting US-20A and NY-39 at Leicester village. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Adjacent_towns_and_areas">Adjacent towns and areas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leicester,_New_York&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Adjacent towns and areas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>(<a href="/wiki/Clockwise" title="Clockwise">Clockwise</a>) </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/York,_New_York" title="York, New York">York</a> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:North.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/North.svg/17px-North.svg.png" decoding="async" 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href="/wiki/Mount_Morris,_New_York" title="Mount Morris, New York">Mount Morris</a> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:South.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/South.svg/17px-South.svg.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/South.svg/26px-South.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/South.svg/34px-South.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="17" data-file-height="17" /></a></span></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Castile,_New_York" title="Castile, New York">Castile</a>; <a href="/wiki/Perry,_New_York" title="Perry, New York">Perry</a>; <a href="/wiki/Covington,_New_York" title="Covington, New York">Covington</a> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:West.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1820_United_States_census" title="1820 United States census">1820</a></th><td>1,331</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1830_United_States_census" title="1830 United States census">1830</a></th><td>2,042</td><td></td><td>53.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1840_United_States_census" title="1840 United States census">1840</a></th><td>2,415</td><td></td><td>18.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1850_United_States_census" title="1850 United States census">1850</a></th><td>2,142</td><td></td><td>−11.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_census" title="1860 United States census">1860</a></th><td>2,008</td><td></td><td>−6.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census">1870</a></th><td>1,744</td><td></td><td>−13.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>1,670</td><td></td><td>−4.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>1,647</td><td></td><td>−1.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>1,415</td><td></td><td>−14.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>1,702</td><td></td><td>20.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>1,686</td><td></td><td>−0.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>1,565</td><td></td><td>−7.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>1,371</td><td></td><td>−12.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>1,350</td><td></td><td>−1.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>1,392</td><td></td><td>3.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>1,799</td><td></td><td>29.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>1,888</td><td></td><td>4.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>2,223</td><td></td><td>17.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>2,287</td><td></td><td>2.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>2,200</td><td></td><td>−3.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2016 (est.)</th><td class="us-census-pop-estimate">2,139</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-USCensusEst2016_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCensusEst2016-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td>−2.8%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-DecennialCensus_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DecennialCensus-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a><sup id="cite_ref-GR2_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of 2000, there were 2,287 people, 849 households, and 640 families residing in the town. The population density was 68.2 inhabitants per square mile (26.3/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 900 housing units at an average density of 26.8 per square mile (10.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 97.86% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 0.87% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">Black</a> or <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">African American</a>, 0.09% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 0.04% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 0.48% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">other races</a>, and 0.66% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any race were 1.01% of the population. </p><p>There were 849 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.3% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.04. </p><p>In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males. </p><p>The median income for a household in the town was $41,230, and the median income for a family was $46,652. Males had a median income of $35,450 versus $26,420 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the town was $17,655. About 4.6% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leicester,_New_York&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Students who reside in the town of Leicester typically attend York Central School. Students living on the borders of Leicester could also attend the schools of bordering towns including Geneseo, Perry and Mt. Morris. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_person">Notable person</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leicester,_New_York&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Notable person"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_W._Patterson" title="George W. Patterson">George W. Patterson</a>, US congressman<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Communities_and_locations_in_the_town">Communities and locations in the town</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leicester,_New_York&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Communities and locations in the town"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Beards Creek</b> – A tributary of the Genesee River, named after native leader "Little Beard".</li> <li><b>Big Tree</b> – Former native community and later a reservation partly in the town.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Cuylerville,_New_York" title="Cuylerville, New York">Cuylerville</a></b> – A <a href="/wiki/Hamlet_(New_York)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hamlet (New York)">hamlet</a> and <a href="/wiki/Census-designated_place" title="Census-designated place">census-designated place</a> northeast of Leicester village on Routes 20A and <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Route_39" title="New York State Route 39">NY-39</a>.</li> <li><b>Gibonville</b> – A former community in the southwest part of the town.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Leicester_(village),_New_York" title="Leicester (village), New York">Leicester</a></b> – The village of Leicester is centrally located in the town on US-20A at the junction with NY-36.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Letchworth_State_Park" title="Letchworth State Park">Letchworth State Park</a></b> – A <a href="/wiki/State_park" title="State park">state park</a> at the south town line.</li> <li><b>Little Beard's Town</b> – A former native community located near present-day Cuylerville.</li> <li><b>Pine Tavern Corners</b> or <b>Pine Tavern</b> – A hamlet southwest of Leicester village on Routes 20A and 39.</li> <li><b>Squakie Hill</b> – Former native community and (later) a former reservation at the Genesee River west of NY-36.</li> <li><b>Teed Corners</b> – A hamlet near the north town line on NY-36.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leicester,_New_York&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_York_International_Raceway_Park" title="New York International Raceway Park">New York International Raceway Park</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leicester,_New_York&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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