Lido Beach, New York

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Lido Beach, New York
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Lido Beach, New York (New York)
Lido Beach, New York
Lido Beach, New York
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 40°35′17″N 73°37′29″W / 40.58806, -73.62472
Country United States
State New York
County Nassau
Area
 - Total 4.3 sq mi (11.0 km²)
 - Land 1.7 sq mi (4.4 km²)
 - Water 2.5 sq mi (6.6 km²)
Elevation ft (0 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 2,825
 - Density 1,644.9/sq mi (635.1/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 11561
Area code(s) 516
FIPS code 36-42279
GNIS feature ID 0955289

Lido Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 2,825 at the 2000 census. "Lido" is the name of the beach in Venice, Italy.

Lido Beach is an unincorporated area (hamlet) in the Town of Hempstead.

[edit] Geography

Lido Beach is located at 40°35′17″N, 73°37′29″W (40.587988, -73.624624)[1], between Long Beach and Point Lookout.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.3 square miles (11.0 km²), of which, 1.7 square miles (4.5 km²) of it is land and 2.5 square miles (6.6 km²) of it (59.62%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 2,825 people, 1,149 households, and 813 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,644.9 per square mile (634.2/km²). There were 1,325 housing units at an average density of 771.5/sq mi (297.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.11% White, 0.57% African American, 1.59% Asian, 0.78% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.87% of the population.

There were 1,149 households out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 21.0% from 25 to 44, 31.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $86,769, and the median income for a family was $107,365. Males had a median income of $77,193 versus $68,542 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $47,604. About 1.8% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.


[edit] References

  1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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