North Merrick, New York

Coordinates: 40°41′8″N 73°33′29″W / 40.68556°N 73.55806°W / 40.68556; -73.55806
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North Merrick, New York
FIPS code
36-53264
GNIS feature ID0958856

North Merrick is a

Town of Hempstead, in Nassau County, near the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 12,238 at the time of the 2020 census.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2), of which 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2) is land and 0.56% is water.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202012,238—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

As of the

Latino of any race were 9.44% of the population.[6]

In 2020, there were 4,110 households, out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 83.2% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. The average household size was 3.35 and the average family size was 3.33.[6]

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.7 years. 49.4% of the population is female, and 50.6% of the population is male.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $134,439, and the median income for a family was $143,611. Males had a median income of $66,799 versus $44,012 for females. The

poverty line
, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Two limited-access highways, the Meadowbrook State Parkway and the Southern State Parkway, pass through North Merrick; both of these highways are owned and maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation.[7][8] Additionally, the Meadowbrook State Parkway forms large portions of North Merrick's western border, with Roosevelt and Uniondale.[8]

Other major roadways which pass through the hamlet include Camp Avenue,

Jerusalem Avenue (CR 105), Meadowbrook Road, and Merrick Avenue (CR 4).[8]

The closest airports include:

Fire department

North Merrick is protected by a volunteer fire department that is responsible for one of the smallest fire districts in Nassau County covering 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2).[8] The North Merrick Fire Department has approximately 85 members using 16 pieces of apparatus located at one station.[9]

The North Merrick Fire Department's headquarters in May 2022.

See also

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), North Merrick CDP, New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  7. ^ "Nassau County Road Jurisdiction Viewer". nassau-county.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d "Long Island Index: Interactive Map". www.longislandindexmaps.org. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  9. ^ "North Merrick Fire Department - North Merrick, NY". North Merrick Fire Department. Retrieved June 1, 2022.

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