Armonk, New York

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Armonk is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of North Castle in Westchester County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 3,461.

Armonk is home to the headquarters of IBM.

Celebrity alums of Armonk's Byram Hills High School include Peter Gallagher, who plays Sandy Cohen on the FOX show The O.C., Eddie Cahill, who played American hockey goalie Jim Craig in "Miracle", Sean Maher of "Firefly" and "Serenity", rising film star Bryce Dallas Howard, popular 80s singer Laura Branigan, and acclaimed Broadway actor David Harbour. Pulitzer Prize-winning humor columnist Dave Barry was born and raised in Armonk. Famous attorney David Boies, who represented Al Gore in the litigation concerning the Year 2000 Presidential Election, maintains his firm's headquarters in Armonk. The corporate headquarters of IBM are also located in Armonk. Mike Mussina and Bernie Williams of the New York Yankees reside in Armonk. When they were with the team, former Yankees Joe Girardi and Jeff Nelson resided in Armonk as well.

The North Castle Public Library is located in Armonk and is a member of the Westchester Library System.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Schools
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Armonk is located at 41°7′43″N, 73°42′28″W (41.128631, -73.707886)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 15.9 km² (6.1 mi²). 15.7 km² (6.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.65%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there are 3,461 people, 1,172 households, and 995 families residing in the CDP. The population density is 219.8/km² (568.9/mi²). There are 1,204 housing units at an average density of 76.5/km² (197.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP is 93.53% White, 0.61% African American, 0.06% Native American, 4.16% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. 3.76% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 1,172 households out of which 44.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.7% are married couples living together, 7.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 15.1% are non-families. 13.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.95 and the average family size is 3.23.

In the CDP the population is spread out with 29.8% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP is $108,508, and the median income for a family is $122,066. Males have a median income of $86,779 versus $50,179 for females. The per capita income for the CDP is $64,157. 1.3% of the population and 0.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 0.0% of those under the age of 18 and 3.9% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

[edit] Schools

The Byram Hills Central School District serves North Castle, New Castle, Mount Pleasant, and Bedford. All of the schools in the district are located in Armonk. The district has one secondary school, Byram Hills High School (9-12), one middle school, H. C. Crittenden Middle School (6-8), and two primary schools, Wampus Elementary School (3-5) and Coman Hill Elementary School (K-2). Before 2002, grade 5 was in Crittenden, grades 3 and 4 were in Coman Hill, and grades K through 2 were in Wampus.

Fordham University's Louis Calder Center is a biological field station established in 1967 for ecological research and environmental education. The Calder Center consists of 113 forested acres, with opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to gain hands-on skills in field biology and environmental studies. The Calder Center is one of the few field stations in North America with relatively undisturbed natural communities near a large urban center.