Roslyn (/ROHZ-lin/) is a village in Nassau
County, New York on the North Shore
of Long Island. As of the United
States 2000 Census, the village population was 2,570. Roslyn was once called Hempstead Harbor, but its named changed to
Roslyn on September 7, 1844 due to postal confusion regarding all the other "Hempsteads" in Long Island and their distance from
each other.[1]
The Village of Roslyn is at the eastern edge of the Town of North
Hempstead.
Geography
Roslyn is located at 40°48′0″N, 73°39′2″W (40.800100,
-73.650573)1. According to the
United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.7
km² (0.6 mi²). 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is land and
1.56% is water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,570 people, 1,060 households, and 603 families residing in
the village. The population density was 1,575.1/km² (4,082.2/mi²). There were 1,124
housing units at an average density of 688.9/km² (1,785.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 86.81% White, 2.33% African American, 0.08% Native American, 6.15% Asian, 2.02% from other races, and 2.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.34% of the population.
There were 1,060 households out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.1% were
non-families. 37.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or
older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the village the population was spread out with 18.2% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 25.3%
from 45 to 64, and 22.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 83.8
males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $72,404, and the median income for a family was $101,622. Males had a
median income of $65,156 versus $45,221 for females. The per capita income for the
village was $47,166. About 1.3% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty
line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.
Greater Roslyn Area
In addition to the Village of Roslyn, the following villages and unincorporated areas are considered part of the Greater
Roslyn area:
Points of Interest in Greater Roslyn
People associated with Roslyn
- Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of The Secret Garden, A Little Princess and
Little Lord Fauntleroy is buried in Roslyn
Cemetery
- Michael Crichton, author Jurassic Park and
creator ER, raised in Roslyn; went to Roslyn High School
- William Cullen Bryant lived in Roslyn; buried in Roslyn Cemetery
- Allison Danzig, sportswriter for The New York Times and author, lived in Roslyn
- Carolyn Gusoff lives in Roslyn
- Jeffrey Guterman lived in Roslyn
- Wendy Liebman, raised in Roslyn
- Clarence Mackay lived in Roslyn
- Chris Miller, cowriter of the screenplay for the film Animal House and author of short stories about his time at Dartmouth College on which the film is based
- Christopher Morley lived in Roslyn; buried in Roslyn Cemetery
- Darin Strauss, best-selling author, lived in Roslyn.
- Stephen Taber, United States
Congressman from New York from 1865-1869; buried in Roslyn Cemetery.
- Frank Tassone, former school district superintendent who plead guilty to embezzlement
from the school system
- Fred Wilpon, owner of the New York Mets
- Jeff Wilpon, COO of the New York Mets attended Roslyn High School and grew up in
Roslyn
See also
References
External links
Coordinates:
40.8001° N 73.650573°
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