Farmingdale, New York
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Farmingdale is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 8,399 at the 2000 census.
The Village of Farmingdale is inside the Town of Oyster Bay. Farmingdale School District includes parts of both Nasssau County and Suffolk County.
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[edit] History
The first settler in the area was Thomas Powell, who arrived in 1687. On October 18, 1695, he purchased a 15 square mile tract of land from three Native American tribes. This is known as the Bethpage Purchase and includes what is now Farmingdale, as well as Bethpage, Melville, North Massapequa, Old Bethpage, Plainedge, and Plainview. One of two houses he built in the area (1700) still stands on Merritts Road in Farmingdale.
The community began growing in earnest when the Long Island Rail Road arrived in 1841. The area was called Hardscrabble, but the name was changed to Farmingdale in 1845. The village was incorporated in 1904. In 1912 the State Agricultural and Technical school was established. Later, Farmingdale became a locus for the aircraft industry, notably Republic Aviation Company.
Farmingdale also has associated unincorporated areas outside the village limits - South Farmingdale (also in Nassau County within the Town of Oyster Bay) and East Farmingdale (in Suffolk County within the Town of Babylon).
[edit] Geography
Farmingdale is located at (40.733471, -73.445083)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.9 km² (1.1 mi²), all land.
[edit] Transportation
Farmingdale is served by the Republic Airport, a major general aviation reliever to the east of New York City, and by the Long Island Rail Road. Major roads are NY 24, NY 109, and NY 110.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 8,399 people, 3,216 households, and 2,051 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,869.8/km² (7,432.2/mi²). There were 3,289 housing units at an average density of 1,123.8/km² (2,910.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 87.03% White, 1.61% African American, 0.12% Native American, 3.70% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 5.06% from other races, and 2.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.57% of the population.
There were 3,216 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the village the population was spread out with 21.2% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 35.2% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $58,411, and the median income for a family was $68,235. Males had a median income of $46,104 versus $36,021 for females. The per capita income for the village was $27,492. About 3.0% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Prominent citizens
- Jarvis Andrew Lattin (1853-1941) Sodbuster and Gold Prospector
- George Hincapie Professional Bicycle Racer
[edit] Colleges
- State University of New York at Farmingdale, 2350 Broadhollow Rd, Farmingdale, NY 11735-1021 [1]
[edit] External links
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