Rockville Centre, New York
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Rockville Centre is a village located in New York's Nassau County in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 24,568.
The village was incorporated in 1893; it is home to Molloy College and the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre.
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Geography
Rockville Centre is located at 40°39'48" North, 73°38'13" West (40.663390, -73.636831)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 8.7 km² (3.4 mi²). 8.5 km² (3.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.38% water.
People with village connections
- Comedian Dave Attell was born there.
- Former NBA player and current University of Florida head basketball coach Billy Donovan was born there.
- Author Doris Kearns Goodwin grew up there and her memoir about baseball, Wait Till Next Year: A Memoir (ISBN 0684824892), is set there.
- Rocker Joan Jett lived there during the 1980s; in 2003, she used a Rockville Centre address as her home address when she ran as a Howard Dean New York delegate.[1] (http://trix.dailykos.com/story/2003/11/26/22415/009)
- Relief pitcher Billy Koch was born there.
- Radio personality Howard Stern moved there when he was 15 and attended South Side High School.
- Segway Human Transporter inventor Dean Kamen attended South Side High School.
- Former Major League Baseball player Sandy Koufax lived in Rockville Centre from 1944 - 1949.
- Broadway lighting designer Don Holder (Movin' Out (musical)) graduated from South Side High School.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 24,568 people residing in the village, organized into 9,201 households and 6,468 families. The population density is 2,892.0/km² (7,496.5/mi²). There are 9,419 housing units at an average density of 1,108.7/km² (2,874.0/mi²); as of 2004[2] (http://www.ci.rockville-centre.ny.us/bn_state1.html), the average home value is more than $500,000. The racial makeup of the village is 90.88% White, 3.72% African American, 1.42% Asian, 0.08% Native American, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.83% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. 7.72% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 9,201 households out of which 33.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% are married couples living together, 9.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% are non-families. 26.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.64 and the average family size is 3.25.
In the village the population is spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 81.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village is $79,345, and the median income for a family is $103,315. Males have a median income of $70,149 versus $43,800 for females. The per capita income for the village is $40,739. 5.0% of the population and 2.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 7.0% of those under the age of 18 and 5.7% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Miscellaneous facts
- The first ATM in the United States was installed on September 2, 1969, at the Chemical Bank branch on N. Village Avenue in Rockville Centre.[3] (http://www.newsday.com/other/special/ny-iholi0522story.htmlstory)
- The film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is set there.
External links
- Village's official website (http://www.ci.rockville-centre.ny.us/)
- Rockville Centre Public School District (http://www.rvcschools.org/)
- Official website (http://www.rockvillecentrechamber.com/) of the village's Chamber of Commerce
- Rockville Centre Herald (http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?brd=1601&nav_sec=60586)
- Rockville Centre Police Benevolent Association (http://www.rvcpba.com/)
- Parish of Saint Agnes Cathedral (http://www.stagnescathedral.org/)