Roslyn (New York)
Nassau County
36-63770
Roslyn ( / ROHZ -lin / ) is a village in Nassau County, New York and is located on the North Shore of Long Iceland. In 2000, the Hempstead Harbor was once called place had 2570 inhabitants. The name change took place on 7 September 1844 postal reasons, because there were several places with this name on Long Iceland. The town's name is derived from the Scottish village of Roslin -
Geography
Roslyns geographical coordinates are 40 ° 48 'N, 73 ° 39' W40.8 - 73.650555555556 ( 40.800100, -73.650573 ). The Village is located on the eastern edge of the Town of North Hempstead. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.7 km ², of which 1.6 square kilometers of land and 0.1 km ² omitted ( = 1.56 %) to water.
To surrounding Roslyns include:
- East Hills
- Flower Hill
- Greenvale
- Roslyn Estates
- Roslyn Harbor
- Roslyn Heights
- Searingtown
Demography
At the time of the census of 2000, there were 2570 people Roslyn. The population density was 1575.1 people per km ². There were 1124 housing units at an average 688.9 per km ². The population consisted of Roslyns 86.81 % White, 2.33 % African American, 0.08 % Native American, 6.15% Asian, 2.02 % reported from other races, and 2.61 % from two or more races. 6.34 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Residents Roslyns distributed to 1,060 households out of which 25.8 % were living in children under 18 years. 47.3 % married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.1 % were non-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 is 2.89.
The population was spread out with 18.2 % under the, 3.6 % 18 -24- year-old, 30.2 % 25 -44- year-old, 25.3% 45-64 year olds and 22.7 % under the age of 65 years or more. The average age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 83.8 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women, 78.4 men.
The median household income in Roslyn was 72 404 U.S. dollars, and the median family income reached the level of 101 622 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 65 156 U.S. dollars, compared to 45 221 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income in Roslyn was 47 166 U.S. dollars. 4.1% of the population and 1.3% of families had affected an income below the poverty line, including 2.9 % of minors and 2.7 % of those age 65 or over.
Historic Centre
The historic center Roslyns is a listed building. The Main Street Historic District includes the first populated streets Roslyns with several buildings from the early 19th century. The Roslyn Village Historic District comprises the rest of the village, which consists mainly of commercial properties and public facilities from the late 19th and early 20th century, is retiring at the East Broadway along.
Cemetery
At the local cemetery, the author Frances Hodgson Burnett and Congressman for New York from 1865 to 1869 s are: Stephen Taber buried. The businessman William Cullen Bryant and the author Christopher Morley lived in Roslyn and were also buried here.
Notable people with life background in Roslyn
- The author of Jurassic Park and the television series ER, Michael Crichton, grew up here and attended high school Roslyns.
- Allison Danzig, a sports journalist from The New York Times and author, lived in Roslyn.
- The industrialist Clarence Mackay also lived in Roslyn.
- The lawyer, soldier and politician Benjamin A. Willis (1840-1886) was born in Roslyn.
- The three times with the Oscar for best cinematography excellent cinematographer Arthur C. Miller (1895-1970) was born in Roslyn.