MERRICK, NEW YORK

'Merrick' is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York, USA.
As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 22,764. The name ''Merrick'' is taken from "Meroke", the name (meaning peaceful) of the Iroquois tribe formerly indigenous to the area.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Schools

Notable people

Films

See also

External links

Geography

Merrick is located at .
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 13.4 km² (5.2 mi²). 10.9 km² (4.2 mi²) of it is land and 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²) of it (19.27%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 22,764 people, 7,524 households, and 6,478 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,092.7/km² (5,423.3/mi²). There were 7,602 housing units at an average density of 698.8/km² (1,811.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.18% White, 0.56% African American, 0.10% Native American, 2.24% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.94% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.70% of the population.
There were 7,524 households out of which 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.0% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.9% were non-families. 11.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.27.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $93,132, and the median income for a family was $99,589. Males had a median income of $69,607 versus $41,618 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $36,334. About 2.0% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

Schools

The schools in Merrick and North Merrick make up the Merrick and North Merrick School Districts, as well as part of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District (BMCHSD). Below are the schools, their grade levels, and the towns that attend them.

School	Grades	Town(s) That Go To School
Birch School	K-6	Merrick
Roland A. Chatterton School	K-6	Merrick
Norman J. Levy Lakeside School	K-6	Merrick
Camp Avenue School	K-6	North Merrick
Fayette School	K-6	North Merrick
Old Mill Road School	K-6	North Merrick
Merrick Avenue Middle School ★	7-8	North Merrick, Merrick
Sanford H. Calhoun High School ★	9-12	North Merrick, Merrick
John F. Kennedy High School ★	9-12	South Merrick, Merrick

★ An asterisk means that the school is part of the Bellmore Merrick Central High School District. All other schools are in the district of town that attends them.

Notable people

★ Brian Bloom, actor

★ Ed Begley, actor

★ Leonard Chang, author

★ Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben and Jerry's ice cream

★ Doug Ellin, Writer/Creator of Entourage

★ Amy Fisher, "Long Island Lolita"

★ Deborah Gibson, singer

★ Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben and Jerry's ice cream

★ Michael Kors, fashion designer

★ Matthew Nuccio, toy inventor

★ Lindsay Lohan, actress

★ Mario Puzo, the writer of the novel ''The Godfather'' (later adapted to film by Francis Ford Coppola)

★ Brian Lane, drummer of the alt band Brand New

★ James Siegel, author of Derailed adapted to a film starring Jennifer Aniston and Clive Owen

★ Matt Cardona, a professional wrestler who is currently signed to WWE wrestling on its ECW brand as Brett Major. He is one half of the tag team "The Major Brothers".

★ Ryan Hunter, lead vocalist of the band "Envy on the Coast".

★ Cheryl Galaga, actress

Films

★ 2002 - ''Blue Vinyl'' (dir. Daniel B. Gold and Judith Helfand)

See also

★ Norman Levy Park and Preserve

External links

★ Merrick Chamber of Commerce

★ Merrick, Fire Department