Massapequa, New York
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Massapequa is a hamlet (and a census-designated place) located in Nassau County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 22,652.
Massapequa is a suburb on the South Shore of Long Island in the Town of Oyster Bay.
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[edit] Geography
Massapequa, in southern Long Island, is located at 40°40'13" North, 73°28'16" West (40.670403, -73.471150)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 10.4 km² (4.0 mi²). 9.5 km² (3.7 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 9.20% water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 22,652 people, 7,417 households, 6,297 families, and a growing number of cats residing in the CDP. The population density is 2,396.2/km² (6,207.5/mi²). There are 7,514 housing units at an average density of 794.8/km² (2,059.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP is 97.42% White, 0.17% African American, 0.02% Native American, 1.27% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. 2.59% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 7,417 households out of which 38.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.4% are married couples living together, 8.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 15.1% are non-families. 12.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.05 and the average family size is 3.33.
In the CDP the population is spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP is $83,806, and the median income for a family is $88,571. Males have a median income of $62,231 versus $40,920 for females. The per capita income for the CDP is $32,532. 2.3% of the population and 1.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 2.0% of those under the age of 18 and 2.2% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
During the 1960s and the 1970s, Massapequa School District had seven elementary schools (Carmans Road, East Lake, Birch Lane, Fairfield, Unqua, Hawthorne, Raymond J. Lockhart), two junior high schools (John P. McKenna and J. Lewis Ames, formerly Parkside) and two high schools, Massapequa and Alfred G. Berner. Berner is located five minutes away from the infamous "Amityville Horror" house. In the 1990s the Massapequa school district restructured the district by leasing Carmans Road elementary to Nassau BOCES. Hawthorne Elementary was rented to the police in 2006. John P. McKenna Jr. High School was converted to an elementary school, while Alfred G. Berner became the new middle school. J. Lewis Ames Jr. High School is also no longer a middle school, but now the "Ames Campus" of Massapequa High School, which is where the 9th grade currently attends.
[edit] Famous residents
Ron Kovic, the Baldwin Brothers, Bobby Slayton, Mark Lamonica, Steve Guttenberg, "Stuttering John" Melendez, the Baldinger brothers, The Rivieras, Brian Kilmeade, Peggy Noonan, Greg Terzian,David Rubenstein, Phil Baroni (UFC),Brian Setzer, Jim McDonnell & Leon Drucker aka "Lee Rocker" of the Stray Cats,actress and Warhol superstar Candy Darling and comedian Jerry Seinfeld all grew up in Massapequa. (Seinfeld even quipped on his album I'm Telling You for the Last Time that Massapequa was Indian for "by the mall".) Other famous long term residents included celebrity Christine Jorgensen, famed architect Billy Cohen, composer Marvin Hamlisch, author Robert Sobel, singer Dee Snider and several members of the band Biohazard (band).
Some infamous people who hail from Massapequa: Roy DeMeo, Jessica Hahn, Lee Hirsch, and Joey Buttafuoco. Former Gambino crime family boss Carlo Gambino had a residence in Massapequa and passed away there on October 15th, 1976.
Current Massapequa residents include Courtney Culkin (Playboy's Miss April 2005), John Carpenter, and Tazz of ECW/WWE.
[edit] Weather
Massapequa has a climate that is very similar to other coastal areas of the Northeastern United States; it has warm, humid summers and cold winters, but the Atlantic Ocean helps bring afternoon sea breezes that temper the heat in the warmer months and limit the frequency and severity of thunderstorms. However, severe thunderstorms are not uncommon, especially when they approach the island from the mainland (Bronx, Westchester and Connecticut) in the northwest. In the wintertime, temperatures are warmer than areas further inland (especially in the night and early morning hours), sometimes causing a snowstorm further inland to fall as rain on the island. However, measurable snow falls every winter, and in many winters one or more intense storms called Nor'easters produce blizzard conditions with snowfalls of 1-2 feet (30-60 cm) and near-hurricane force winds. Long Island temperatures also vary from west to east, with the western part of the island warmer on most occasions than the east. This is due to two factors; one because the western part is closer to the mainland and the other is the western part is more developed causing what is known as the "urban heat island" effect.
On August 25, 2006, a small F0 tornado struck Massapequa.
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