Merrick, New York

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Merrick, New York
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Merrick, New York (New York)
Merrick, New York
Merrick, New York
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 40°39′34″N 73°33′13″W / 40.65944, -73.55361
Country United States
State New York
County Nassau
Area
 - Total 5.2 sq mi (13.5 km²)
 - Land 4.2 sq mi (10.9 km²)
 - Water 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km²)
Elevation 13 ft (4 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 22,764
 - Density 5,423.3/sq mi (2,094.0/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 11566
Area code(s) 516
FIPS code 36-46668
GNIS feature ID 0956989

Merrick is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 22,764. The name Merrick is taken from "Meroke", the name (meaning peaceful) of the Iroquois tribe formerly indigenous to the area.

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[edit] Geography

Merrick is located at 40°39′34″N, 73°33′13″W 40.659475° N 73.553608° W[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.2 square miles (13.4 km²), of which, 4.2 square miles (10.9 km²) of it is land and 1.0 square miles (2.6 km²) of it (19.27%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 22,764 people, 7,524 households, and 6,478 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 5,423.3 per square mile (2,092.7/km²). There were 7,602 housing units at an average density of 1,811.1/sq mi (698.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.18% White, 0.56% African American, 0.10% Native American, 2.24% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.94% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.70% of the population.

There were 7,524 households out of which 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.0% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.9% were non-families. 11.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $93,132, and the median income for a family was $99,589. Males had a median income of $69,607 versus $41,618 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $36,334. About 2.0% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Schools

The schools in Merrick and North Merrick make up the Merrick and North Merrick School Districts, as well as part of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District (BMCHSD). Below are the schools, their grade levels, and the towns that attend them.

School Grades Town(s) That Go To School
Birch School K-6 Merrick
Roland A. Chatterton School K-6 Merrick
Norman J. Levy Lakeside School K-6 Merrick
Camp Avenue School K-6 North Merrick
Fayette School K-6 North Merrick
Old Mill Road School K-6 North Merrick
Merrick Avenue Middle School* 7-8 North Merrick, Merrick
Sanford H. Calhoun High School* 9-12 North Merrick, Merrick
John F. Kennedy High School* 9-12 South Merrick, Merrick, Bellmore

|Sacred Heart Elementary School |Pre-School-8 |All |}

  • An asterisk means that the school is part of the Bellmore Merrick Central High School District. All other schools are in the district of town that attends them.

[edit] Houses of Worship

Roman Catholic

  • Sacred Heart
  • Cure of Ars

Orthodox Christian

  • Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church

Lutheran

  • St. John's Lutheran Church

Christian

  • Mar Thoma Chuch

Reform Jewish

  • Temple Beth Am

Conservative Jewish

  • Merrick Jewish Centre
  • Temple Israel of South Merrick

Modern Orthodox Jewish

  • Congregation Ohav Sholom

Orthodox Jewish

  • Young Israel of Merrick

[edit] Notable people

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[edit] Films

  • 2002 - Blue Vinyl (dir. Daniel B. Gold and Judith Helfand)

"Everybody Loves Raymond"

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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