Glen Cove

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Glen Cove
Stevenson Taylor Hall, Webb Institute
Stevenson Taylor Hall, Webb Institute
Location in Nassau County (New York)
Location in Nassau County (New York)
Basic data
Foundation : 1918
State : United States
State : new York
County : Nassau County
Coordinates : 40 ° 52 ′  N , 73 ° 38 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 52 ′  N , 73 ° 38 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area :		 26,936 (status: 2009)
19,069,796 (status: 2009)
Population density : 1,566 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 49.9 km 2  (about 19 mi 2 ) of
which 17.2 km 2  (about 7 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 7 m
Postal code : 11542
Area code : +1 516
FIPS : 26-29113
GNIS ID : 977339
Website : www.glencove-li.com
Mayor : Ralph V. Suozzi
Sea Cliff LIRR Station-2.jpg
Sea Cliff Station on the Long Island Rail Road

Glen Cove is a city with the status of a city in Nassau County , New York , on the north shore of Long Iceland in the United States and part of the New York metropolitan area .

In 2000, Glen Cove had 26,622 residents; until the official estimate for 2009, the population had increased slightly to 26,936.

Geography and traffic

Glen Cove lies at 40 ° 52'2 "north latitude and 73 ° 37'40" west longitude and extends over 49.73 km², which is spread over 17.32 km² of land and 32.41 km² of water.

Glen Cove is on the north coast of Long Island. The here about 10 km wide Long Island Sound forms the border to the opposite state of Connecticut . The center of the city of New York is located 48.5 km southwest of Glen Cove.

A number of sub-streets run through Glen Cove. An electrified Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) also runs through the city, handling much of the commuter traffic from New York to the eastern suburbs on Long Island.

history

The area was settled by Indians several thousand years ago . When the first Europeans arrived, a subgroup of the Lenni Lenape lived here .

In 1668 John Carpenter bought about 8 km² of land from the Indians. In the same year he involved four other partners in the project to establish a new settlement here. The place got the name "Musketa", which in the local language of the indigenous people meant place of hurry .

In the 1830s, steamers began operating regular services on Long Island Sound. The residents of New York City, who came to the area more and more often, did not appreciate the name Musketa very much because of its phonetic similarity to " Mosquito ". Therefore, in 1834, the residents decided to rename the place Glen Cove , which was reminiscent of the name Glencoe in Scotland .

In the mid-19th century, Glen Cove became a popular destination for New Yorkers. In 1867 the place was connected to the railway network, which made the connection with the city even faster. The population of the place grew, because more and more people who worked in the city could live here all year round.

At the end of the 19th century, increasingly wealthy industrialists settled here, including Charles Pratt , J. P. Morgan and Winfield Woolworth , who built expensive mansions on the shore. In the 1920s, the area became part of Long Island's northern shore region called the Gold Coast . Part of J. P. Morgan's estate today is Morgan Park and Beach Municipal .

Most of the villas have changed hands since the mid-1920s. John T. Pratt's property became what is now the Glen Cove Mansion Hotel and Conference Center , and George DuPont Pratt's property was bought by the UN Embassy of the Soviet Union . Winfield Hall, the former home of F. W. Woolworth, is still privately owned; Herbert L. Pratt's mansion is now owned by the Webb Institute .

Like many other New York suburbs, Glen Gove grew very rapidly after World War II. Land that was previously used for agriculture was built on as an increasing number of families, especially from southern and eastern Europe, moved from Queens and Brooklyn to Glen Cove. At the end of the 20th century, mainly people immigrated from Latin America and Asia .

The Glen Cove Post Office was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 and the courthouse was added in 1990.

Demographics

At the time of the 2000 census ( US Census 2000 ) the city had 26,622 inhabitants on a land area of ​​17.32 km². The median age was 38.6 years (US national average: 35.3 years). The per capita income was $ 26,627 ( US national average: $ 21,587). 9.1% of the population had their income below the poverty line (national average in the USA: 12.4%). About 26.7% of the population are of Italian descent and about 7.4% are German-American .

sons and daughters of the town

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ US Census Bureau - 2009 estimate for Glen Cove, New York
  2. ↑ Google Maps: Glen Cove, NY - New York City, NY
  3. ↑ Nassaz Library System - History of Glen Cove
  4. ↑ a b c The History of Glen Cove, NY
  5. ^ Robert B. MacKay (1997) Long Island Country Houses and Their Architects 1860-1940 Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities, 84
  6. ^ US Census Bureau - Glen Gove, New York
  7. ↑ M. Grella , int.soccerway.com

Web links

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