Hicksville, New York
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| Coordinates: 40°45′48″N 73°31′24″W / 40.76333°N 73.52333°WCoordinates: 40°45′48″N 73°31′24″W / 40.76333°N 73.52333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Nassau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.8 sq mi (17.7 km2) |
| • Land | 6.8 sq mi (17.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 148 ft (45 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 41,547 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 11801 |
| Area code(s) | 516 |
| FIPS code | 36-34374 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0952707 |
Hicksville is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population of the CDP was 41,547 at the 2010 census. The area is served by the Hicksville Post Office and the Hicksville School District.
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[edit] History
Valentine Hicks, son-in-law of nationally famous abolitionist and Quaker preacher Elias Hicks, and eventual president of the Long Island Railroad bought land in the village in 1834 and turned it into a station stop on the LIRR in 1837. The station became a depot for produce, particularly cucumbers for a Heinz Company plant. After a blight destroyed the cucumber crops, the farmers grew potatoes. It turned into a bustling New York City suburb in the building boom following World War II.[1][2]
[edit] Geography
Hicksville is located at 40°45′48″N 73°31′24″W / 40.76333°N 73.52333°W (40.763355, -73.523231).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.8 square miles (18 km2), of which, 6.8 square miles (18 km2) of it is land and 0.15% is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[4] of 2010, there were 41,547 people, 13,412 households, and 10,588 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 6,109.9 per square mile (2,360.6/km²). There were 13,761 housing units at an average density of 2,023.7/sq mi (781.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 70.3% White, 2.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, 19.7% Asian, 4.8% from other races, and 2.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.5% of the population.
There were 13,412 households, of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 63.1% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families. 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.47.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 21.1% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.4 years.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $82,231, and the median income for a family was $94,910.[5] Males had a median income of $52,112 versus $46,278 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $50,283. About 2.4% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.
More recently, a Little India has emerged in Hicksville.[6]
Hicksville's Fire Protection come from the Hicksville Fire Department. Hicksville's Police Protection comes from Nassau County Police 2nd and 8th Precinct, as well as the MTA Police and Nassau County Auxiliary Police.
[edit] Notable natives/residents
- Billy Joel
- Al Sarrantonio (science fiction author)
- Gary D. Schmidt (author)
- Lorraine Bracco of The Sopranos
- Anthony Denison of The Closer
- Denny Dias, Steely Dan guitarist
- Don Murphy producer of Transformers, Natural Born Killers
- Mitch Kupchak, general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers
- Chris Chapman, founder & general manager of the Long Island Cyclones
- Jackie Martling, host of Jackie's Joke Hunt on Howard 101 on Sirius XM Radio
- Jenna Ushkowitz of Glee
[edit] Businesses with headquarters in Hicksville
- National Grid USA's KeySpan Energy division
- Sam Ash Music
[edit] References
- ^ Hicksville: Bound Together by Railroad Ties - Newsday - Retrieved November 14, 2007
- ^ Ron Ziel and George H. Foster, Steel Rails to the Sunrise, ©1965
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "2010 Demographic Profile Data". American FactFinder. http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ^ Hicksville CDP, New York from American FactFinder
- ^ "Hicksville". Urban Dictionary ©1999-2011. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Hicksville. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
[edit] External links
- Hicksville Chamber of Commerce
- Long Island Rail Road: Hicksville
- Public schools
- Hicksville Illustrated News
- Hicksville Gregory Museum
- Rootsweb - Hicksville History and Genealogy
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