Bronxville is a village within the town of Eastchester, New York. It is located approximately 15 miles (24 km) north of midtown Manhattan in southern Westchester County. As of the 2000 census, Bronxville had a population of 6,543.
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 6,543 people, 2,312 households, and 1,660 families residing in the village. The population density was 6,869.3 people per square mile (2,659.2/km²). There were 2,387 housing units at an average density of 2,506.0/sq mi (970.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 91.88% White, 1.15% African American, 0.05% Native American, 4.83% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.73% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.93% of the population.
There were 2,312 households out of which 40.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.27.
In the village the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 86.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $144,940, and the median income for a family was $200,000, making it one of the wealthiest and most affluent places with more than 1000 households, or population of 1000, in the United States. It currently ranks 61st in the US on a list of the highest income places in the United States. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $61,184 for females. The per capita income for the village was $89,483. About 1.7% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.
Postal code
Bronxville's 10708 ZIP code covers not only the Village of Bronxville proper, but also Chester Heights and other sections of Eastchester, parts of Tuckahoe, and Lawrence Park West, Cedar Knolls, and other sections of Yonkers. This brings the ZIP code's population to 22,411 (2000 census), covering an area more than twice as large as the actual municipality of Bronxville itself and encompassing several notable institutions such as Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers.
Parks and recreation
Bronx River Parkway Reservation
The Village of Bronxville has over 70 acres (280,000 m2) of parkland including athletic fields, woodlands, and a very small part of the Bronx River Parkway Reservation. The Reservation, Westchester’s oldest park, was created as an adjunct to the Bronx River Parkway that opened in 1925, and was the first linear park in the United States. The Reservation features ponds, wooden footbridges and hundreds of varieties of native trees and shrubs. The park is owned by Westchester County and it is a favorite place for bicycling, walking, running, and nature study.
The Bronxville School's athletic fields contain a football field, three smaller fields and a running track (which is only 380 meters in Lane 1 because of space issues). Bacon Woodlands, located on Kensington Road, is a natural rock outcropping which has been left in its natural state, the flatter portion of which is used as an informal play area by children. Scout Field, a Westchester County Park which is located predominantly in Yonkers and Mount Vernon but is controlled by Bronxville, is heavily utilized by the Bronxville schools' soccer, football, baseball and cross-country running programs.[3] In 2006, Chambers Field was replaced with turf which was funded by the community and parents of athletes in Bronxville.
From April to June and September to October, a seven-mile (11 km) stretch of the Bronx River Parkway (no part of the roadway of which is in Bronxville) from Scarsdale Road in Yonkers (north of Bronxville) to White Plains closes to automobile traffic each Sunday (except on holiday weekends) between 10 AM and 2 PM. During those times, the Westchester County Parks Department runs "Bicycle Sundays" along this stretch of the parkway.[4]
Education
Bronxville is home to Concordia College, a Christian liberal arts college operated by the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod.
The Bronxville Public School, known as The Bronxville School, is annually ranked as one of the top public schools in the country.[citation needed] The school was started as a progressive educational institution in the 1920s.
Notable natives and residents
- Frank Abagnale, Jr., security consultant and former impostor and forger whose life was the subject of the book Catch Me if You Can and its 2002 film adaptation
- Kenneth Bacon (1944-2009), Department of Defense spokesman who later served as president of Refugees International[5]
- Marvin Bower, former Managing Director of McKinsey & Co. and "the father of modern management consulting"[6]
- Don DeLillo, writer[7]
- John F. Kennedy, 35th president of the United States of America[8]
- Brendan Gill, famed "New Yorker" writer[9]
- Michael Gates Gill, the author of "How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else"[10]
- Roger Goodell, Commissioner of the National Football League[11]
- Jack Paar, American radio and television talk show host[12]
- Dennis Ritchie, one of the creators of Unix and the C programming language[13]
- Ruth Ann Swenson, operatic soprano[14]
- Philip Torchio, electrical engineer known for his work with Edison Electric Company [15]
- Senator Ted Kennedy married resident Joan Bennett Kennedy at St. Joseph’s Church.
Film and television
Historical anecdotes
The Gramatan Hotel on Gramatan Hill or Gramatan Rock was turned into a residential village in the 1890s. While a residence hotel late in 19th century and early in 20th century, it was apparently the home of two famous American widows: Mrs. U.S. Grant and Mrs. Robert E. Lee. They enjoyed cards and rode the train to New York City together.
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
Gramatan was the name of the chief of the local Siwanoy Indian tribe that was centered in the Gramatan Rock area above Bronxville Station. The hills are rugged and beautiful, with oak trees, dogwood, and flowering shrubs. The area was home to an arts-and-crafts colony in the early 20th century; many noteworthy houses by prominent and casual architects dot the hills.
The St Joseph's Catholic Church at the south end of the station area was attended by the Kennedys when they were residents from 1929 to about 1936. On November 29, 1958 Ted Kennedy married Joan Bennett in St. Joseph's Church.
In 1986, a woman died after taking a cyanide-laced Tylenol purchased at a supermarket in Bronxville. When a second poisoned container was found Tylenol suspended all sales and production of all capsule forms of its pain reliever. [19]
Image Gallery
References
- ^ Smart Voter election information
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ The Village of Bronxville website
- ^ NYC Roads
- ^ Martin, Douglas. "K. H. Bacon, an Advocate For Refugees, Is Dead at 64", The New York Times, August 15, 2009. Accessed August 16, 2009.
- ^ McKinsey's Marvin Bower, Elizabeth Haas Edersheim
- ^ DeLillo's Awards
- ^ JFK Presidential Library
- ^ Here at the New Yorker, Brendan Gill
- ^ How Starbucks Saved My Life, Michael Gates Grill
- ^ Roger Goodell named NFL Commissioner
- ^ After Appotamattox, Time Magazine, February 22, 1960
- ^ Bell Labs biography
- ^ Internet Movie Database
- ^ Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- ^ The Internet Movie Database
- ^ The Internet Movie Database
- ^ The Internet Movie Database
- ^ TYLENOL CAPSULE OUTPUT IS SUSPENDED BY MAKER", NY Times, February 15, 1986
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