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Roy is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.49 square miles (1.27 km2), all of it land. Although the intersection of SR 7 and SR 507 is known as the Roy “Y”, the intersection is in Spanaway, about seven miles northeast of Roy.

Roy was officially incorporated on January 16, 1908. It is a rural city outside Tacoma and primarily features ranch-style homes and farms. Roy was one of the early communities in the area, a prosperous boom-town and a major stop on the railroad line.

Major features and/or attractions in Roy and the vicinity include the Roy Pioneer Rodeo, attracting participants and spectators from several states and Canada.

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As of the 2010 census, there were 793 people, 303 households, and 215 families living in the city. There were 303 households, of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.0% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.07.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,727, and the median income for a family was $34,643. Males had a median income of $31,964 versus $21,477 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,527.

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RATING* SCHOOL NAME GRADES SCHOOL TYPE
1 Roy Elementary School Kindergarten - 5th Grade Public
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