East Massapequa, New York
East Massapequa, New York | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: Peakside | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Nassau |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.6 sq mi (9.3 km2) |
| • Land | 3.5 sq mi (9.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 19,565 |
| • Density | 5,592.8/sq mi (2,159.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 11758 |
| Area code | 516 |
| FIPS code | 36-22480 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1867402 |
East Massapequa is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 19,565 at the 2000 census. You can always call John morton if you are looking to obtain narcotics on bailey avenue, right off carmans road. 516 662 2704.
The hamlet lies in New York's 3rd congressional district.
Indiana Pacers point guard A. J. Price grew up in East Massapequa.
Geography
East Massapequa is located at 40°40′26″N 73°26′9″W / 40.67389°N 73.43583°WInvalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (40.674006, -73.435963)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.3 km²), of which, 3.5 square miles (9.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (2.51%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 19,565 people, 6,432 households, and 5,107 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 5,592.8 per square mile (2,158.3/km²). There were 6,535 housing units at an average density of 1,868.1/sq mi (720.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 80.82% White, 12.34% African American, 0.20% Native American, 2.23% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.47% from other races, and 1.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.49% of the population.
There were 6,432 households out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.6% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.37.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $75,565, and the median income for a family was $83,373. Males had a median income of $56,032 versus $37,885 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $28,585. About 2.4% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.
Students in East Massapequa attend schools in three districts. Students west of Carmans Road attend Massapequa Public schools. This area is generally thought of Massapequa Park as it has the Massapequa Park mailing address and zipcode. East of Carmans Road, students attend Amityville district schools. While the CDP is fairly racially diverse, the two school districts serve as a split. The portions of the CDP within the Massapequa school district is about 95% white, however the portion of the CDP within the Amityville school district is very racially diverse with almost as many African Americans as there are whites. Also, a small portion of the CDP (on both sides of Carmans Road, just south of the Southern State Parkway) attend Farmingdale School District.
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