Lincolndale, New York

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Lincolndale is a hamlet (and census-designated place) (CDP) located in the town of Somers in Westchester County, New York, USA. The population was 2,018 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Lincolndale is located at 41°20′20″N, 73°43′33″W (41.338983, -73.725756)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the hamlet has a total area of 3.7 km² (1.4 mi²). 3.6 km² (1.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (2.10%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,018 people, 717 households, and 590 families residing in the hamlet. The population density was 556.5/km² (1,441.2/mi²). There were 742 housing units at an average density of 204.6/km² (529.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the hamlet was 96.68% White, 0.74% African American, 0.05% Native American, 1.39% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.58% of the population.

There were 717 households out of which 43.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.0% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.6% were non-families. 14.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the hamlet the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in the hamlet was $89,087, and the median income for a family was $96,290. Males had a median income of $66,875 versus $50,938 for females. The per capita income for the hamlet was $36,024. About 1.4% of families and 0.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.