Salisbury, Nassau County, New York
Salisbury, New York
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Salisbury (formerly known as South Westbury) is a
Many Levitt style homes lie adjacent to Eisenhower Park (formerly known as Salisbury Park).
It is served by the Westbury Railroad Station of the Long Island Railroad and shares fire districts with Westbury and East Meadow.[1]
History
Salisbury is so named because it sits on a broad, flat section of the larger Hempstead Plains that reminded late 19th Century Long Islanders of the Salisbury Plain in England, where Stonehenge is located.[2] This name was made the CDP's official name for the 1990 census, replacing the older name of South Westbury (which referenced its geographic location immediately south of Westbury).[3]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.5 km2), of which 1.7 square miles (4.5 km2) is land and 0.57% is water.[4]
According to the United States Geological Survey, Salisbury is located at an elevation of 108 feet (33 m).[5]
Demographics
At the 2000
There were 4,015 households, of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.9% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.8% were non-families. 13.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.35.
Age distribution was with 24.4% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.
The
Education
Salisbury is located primarily located within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the East Meadow Union Free School District, although a small portion zoned for commercial use is within the Uniondale Union Free School District.[1] As such, all children who reside within Salisbury and attend public schools go to East Meadow's schools.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Long Island Index: Interactive Map". www.longislandindexmaps.org. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ISBN 978-1557871541.
- ^ "US Census Bureau Publications - Census of Population and Housing". www.census.gov. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Salisbury". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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