Shrub Oak, New York
Shrub Oak, New York | ||
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FIPS code 36-67279 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 0965182 |
Shrub Oak is an unincorporated
Geography
Shrub Oak is located at 41°19′49″N 73°49′47″W / 41.33028°N 73.82972°W (41.330178, -73.829736).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the hamlet has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2), of which 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2), or 1.23%, is water.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 2,143 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] |
At the
Of the 601 households, 45.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.6% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.5% were non-families. 14.1% of households were one person, and 5.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.35.
In the hamlet the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.
The median household income was $80,108 and the median family income was $87,226. Males had a median income of $59,432 versus $36,523 for females. The per capita income for the hamlet was $29,499. About 2.2% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the
Shrub Oak in literature
The writer Clifford A. Pickover has used Shrub Oak as a backdrop in several of his books, including Sex, Drugs, Einstein and Elves, "Liquid Earth (Neoreality Series)" and A Beginner's Guide to Immortality. Pickover has written fifty books.
The stamp collector, philatelic writer and dealer,
T. C. Boyle uses Shrub Oak as setting for his short story "All Shook Up".
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Shrub Oak CDP, New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.