Roslyn (New York)
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 Clock tower at the intersection of Main Street and Old Northern Boulevard |
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| Location in New York | |||
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| Foundation : | 1643 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | new York | ||
| County : | Nassau County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 48 ′ N , 73 ° 39 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,770 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 1,629.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 1.7 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 1.7 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 4 m | ||
| Postal code : | 11576 | ||
| Area code : | +1 516 | ||
| FIPS : | 36-63770 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 2391100 | ||
| Website : | www.historicroslyn.org | ||
Roslyn (/ ROHZ-lin /) is a village in Nassau County in New York and is located on the North Shore of Long Island . In 2010 the place once called Hempstead Harbor had 2,770 inhabitants. The name change took place on September 7, 1844 for postal reasons, as there were several places with this name on Long Island. The name of the place is derived from the Scottish village of Roslin .
geography
Roslyn's geographic coordinates are 40 ° 48 ′ N , 73 ° 39 ′ W (40.800100, −73.650573). The Village is on the eastern edge of the Town of North Hempstead . According to the information from the United States Census Bureau , the place has an area of 1.7 km², of which 1.6 km² is land and 0.1 km² (= 1.56%) is water.
The Roslyn area includes:
Demographics
At the time of the United States Census 2000, Roslyn lived in 2570 people. The population density was 1575.1 people per km ². There were 1124 housing units at an average of 688.9 per km ². The Roslyn population was 86.81% white , 2.33% black or African American , 0.08% Native American , 6.15% Asian , 2.02% said they were racial , and 2.61% said they were racial two or more races. 6.34% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The residents of Roslyn were distributed to 1,060 households out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18. 47.3% of households were married, 7.1% had a female head of the household without a husband, and 43.1% were not families. 37.7% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 9.5% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.89 people.
The population was split into 18.2% minors, 3.6% 18–24 year olds, 30.2% 25–44 year olds, 25.3% 45–64 year olds and 22.7% aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 women there were 83.8 men. For every 100 women over 18, there were 78.4 men.
The median household income in Roslyn was 72,404 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 101,622 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 65,156, compared with $ 45,221 for women. The per capita income for Roslyn was $ 47,166. 4.1% of the population and 1.3% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 2.9% of minors and 2.7% of the age group 65 and over.
Historical center
The historic center of Roslyn is a listed building . The Main Street Historic District comprises the first inhabited streets of Roslyn with several buildings from the early 19th century. The Roslyn Village Historic District encompasses the rest of the town center, which mostly consists of commercial properties and public facilities from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and stretches along East Broadway.
graveyard
Author Frances Hodgson Burnett and Congressman for New York from 1865 to 1869 Stephen Taber are buried in the local cemetery . Businessman William Cullen Bryant and author Christopher Morley lived in Roslyn and were also buried here.
Notable people with a background in Roslyn
- The writer of Jurassic Park and the television series Emergency Room , Michael Crichton , grew up here and attended Roslyn High School.
- Allison Danzig , a New York Times sports journalist and specialist writer, lived in Roslyn.
- The industrialist Clarence Mackay also lived in Roslyn.
- The lawyer, officer and politician Benjamin A. Willis (1840–1886) was born in Roslyn.
- Cinematographer Arthur C. Miller (1895–1970), who won three Oscar for best cinematography , was born in Roslyn.
- The fashion designer Lilly Pulitzer was born in Roslyn on July 7, 1931.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Myrna Sloam: Timeline of Roslyn History ( English ) Nassau County Library. 2006. Retrieved July 2, 2008.
- ↑ About Roslyn
- ^ Roy Moger: About Roslyn . Nassau County Library . Retrieved July 2, 2008: " ... the name Roslyn, said to have been proposed by Mr. Cairns because our valley reminded him of Roslin, Scotland, received the most votes and was subsequently approved by all. "