Garden City, New York

Garden City, New York is a village in Nassau County, New York in the USA. The village is located 18.5 miles to the east of New York City, on Long Island. Garden City is on the border of the Town of Hempstead and the Town of North Hempstead.

As of the 2000 census, the Village of Garden City population was 21,672. The village is an upper middle-class, predominantly white, Catholic and Protestant community. Many families can trace their heritage to Italian and Irish immigrants from New York City.

Geography

Garden City is located at 40°43′37″N 73°38′59″W / 40.72694°N 73.64972°W / 40.72694; -73.64972Invalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (40.726885, -73.649720)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 13.8 km² (5.3 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census Template:GR of 2000, there were 21,672 people, 7,386 households, and 5,857 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,567.0/km² (4,059.5/mi²). There were 7,555 housing units at an average density of 546.3/km² (1,415.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 94.21% White, 1.23% African American, 0.07% Native American, 3.30% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.77% of the population.

There were 7,386 households out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.8% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.7% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $104,176, and the median income for a family was $120,305. The per capita income for the village was $93,196. About 1.8% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.

Notable Landmarks

Notable residents

Author Nelson DeMille
Duke lacrosse player Collin Finnerty
Actress Susan Lucci
Musician John Tesh
Artist Martin Driscoll

External links

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