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'Bronxville' is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States, located 15 miles north of midtown Manhattan. The population was 6,543 at the 2000 census. It is part of the town of Eastchester.
Bronxville is the home of Concordia College, a Christian liberal arts college operated by the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod. Sarah Lawrence College, a small private liberal arts college, is located nearby in Yonkers.^[1]

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Demographics

Bronxville postal zone

Notable natives and residents

Film and television

2007 Flooding

References

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,543 people, 2,312 households, and 1,660 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,659.2/km² (6,869.3/mi²). There were 2,387 housing units at an average density of 970.1/km² (2,506.0/mi²). 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. 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.

Bronxville postal zone

Bronxville's ZIP code is 10708, and covers the Village of Bronxville proper as well as the Chester Heights section of Eastchester, parts of Tuckahoe, and the Lawrence Park West and Cedar Knolls 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. Areas within Bronxville's ZIP code are considered by some to be more prestigious. Sarah Lawrence College is located in Yonkers, although it has a Bronxville address. (more info)

Notable natives and residents

★ Fischer Black, economist, financial engineer responsible for the Black Scholes options pricing formula

★ Marvin Bower, the "father of modern management consulting"

★ Dick Clark, American television personality and businessman

★ Brendan Gill, editor of the 'New Yorker'

★ Don DeLillo, writer

★ Roger Goodell, Commissioner of the National Football League (2006- )

★ Don Herbert, "Mr. Wizard" (1951-1965, 1971-72, 1983-1990)

★ John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (1961-1963)

★ Jerome Kern, composer, lived in Bronxville and nearby Cedar Knolls

★ Ed McMahon, American announcer and television personality

★ Jack Paar, American radio and television talk show host

★ Dennis Ritchie, computer scientist, creator of the C programming language

★ Andrew Shue, actor

★ Philip Torchio, (1868 - 1942) a family man, engineer, inventor, and politician, mayor (1929 - 1931).

Film and television

★ The Bronxville School appears in ''Stepmom'' starring Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon.

★ The Siwanoy Country Club is featured in ''Rounders'' starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton.

2007 Flooding

Portions of Bronxville are in a flood zone. In early 2007 a nor'easter caused many places in Bronxville to flood extensively. Many homeowners were forced to evacuate and students did not return to the public school, located on a former swamp (the school's address is on the well-named Pondfield Road), for two weeks. No students are allowed on the first floor and, as of September, 2007, the school is still being worked on.

References

1. The Village of Bronxville website. ("Although nearby Sarah Lawrence College, founded in 1926 by William Lawrence to honor his wife, has a Bronxville postal address, it is actually located in Yonkers.") Retrieved December 27, 2006.

=External links=

★ Official website

★ Google Maps: Bronxville

★ Scarsdale Magazine

★ ''New York Times ''article, 9/12/1993

★ ''New York Times'' article, 11/26/2000

★ ''InTown Westchester'' Magazine

★ ''The Journal News'', the local newspaper

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