Carle Place, New York
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Carle Place is a hamlet (and census-designated place) part of the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, United States. As of 2000 (according to the Census) the CDP population was 5,247.
[edit] Geography
Carle Place is located at (40.750600, -73.610472)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²), all land.
The towns bordering Carle Place are Mineola, Garden City, Old Westbury, and Westbury.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 5,247 people, 1,900 households, and 1,371 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,155.2/km² (5,572.9/mi²). The Town is known for being one square mile. There were 1,922 housing units at an average density of 789.5/km² (2,041.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.88% White, 1.89% African American, 0.02% Native American, 5.45% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.47% from other races, and 1.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.78% of the population.
There were 1,900 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.31.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $70,938, and the median income for a family was $85,240. Males had a median income of $51,745 versus $37,344 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $31,624. About 3.4% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.
The hamlet draws its name from the Carle House - a 32 room house built by Silas Carle in Westbury in the 1800s. It was called the "Carle Place," and the surrounding area later took the name.
The hamlet was previously known as "Frog Hollow" because it used to be common to find frogs in the local area, including residential property. "Frog Hollow" currently survives as a community nickname. Carle Place High School's sports teams are affectionately named "The Frogs."
[edit] Famous people from Carle Place
- World famous guitarists Steve Vai and Joe Satriani are both from Carle Place.[citation needed]
- World famous singer John Dunphy is from Carle Place. [citation needed]
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