NORTH SALEM, NEW YORK

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The Balanced Rock, a North Salem landmark

'North Salem' is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 5,173 at the 2000 census.
The 'Town of North Salem' is in the northeast part of the county.

Contents
Geography
Demographics
Communities and locations in North Salem
Famous Inhabitants
Schools
See also
External links

Geography


The north town line is the border of Putnam County, New York and the east town line is the border of Connecticut.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 59.3 km² (22.9 mi²). 55.5 km² (21.4 mi²) of it is land and 3.8 km² (1.5 mi²) of it (6.38%) is water.

Demographics


As of the census2 of 2000, there were 5,173 people, 1,764 households, and 1,374 families residing in the town. The population density was 93.2/km² (241.5/mi²). There were 1,979 housing units at an average density of 35.7/km² (92.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.44% White, 0.75% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.97% Asian, 1.12% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.65% of the population.
There were 1,764 households out of which 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.1% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $100,280, and the median income for a family was $109,468. Males had a median income of $68,229 versus $41,910 for females. The per capita income for the town was $48,818. About 1.5% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in North Salem



★ 'Croton Falls' -- A hamlet in the northwest corner of the town with its own Metro-North station.

★ 'Grant Corner' -- A hamlet southwest of North Salem.

★ 'North Salem' -- The hamlet of North Salem in the east part of the town.

★ 'Salem Center' -- A hamlet at the east end of Titicus Reservoir.

★ 'Peach Lake' -- A lake at the north town line.

★ 'Purdy's' -- A hamlet south of Croton Falls with its own Metro-North station.

★ 'Titicus Reservoir' -- One of New York City's reservoirs in the western part of the town.

★ 'Twin Lakes Village' -- A hamlet on the south town line.

Famous Inhabitants



Linda Eder, Broadway Star

David Letterman, TV Host

Alan Menken, Composer

Tim Rice, Composer

Jimmy Key, Baseball Player

Dick Button, American Figure Skater/Skating Television Analyst. Olympic Gold Medalist (1948,1952)

Frank Wildhorn, composer and record producer

Vivian Vance, Emmy Award-winning American actress and singer

Joe Torre,N.Y. Yankees Manager

Robert Newman, Actor, Guiding Light

Schools


North Salem High School has been awarded the Blue Ribbon Award for Excellence by the Federal Government. Academically, North Salem ranks one of the highest in the nation for public schools.
See also


Peach Lake, New York, a census location on the north town line.

★ The (fictitious) X-Mansion, the headquarters of the X-Men, a Marvel Comics superhero team, is located in Salem Center.

External links



Cynthia Curtis, former Town Councilwoman

Ruth Keeler Memorial Library

North Salem official website

North Salem schools

InTown Westchester Magazine

The Journal News, the local newspaper

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