Editing North Merrick, New York

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = North Merrick, New York
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| population_total   = 12238
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'''North Merrick''' is a [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] and [[census-designated place]] in the [[Town of hempstead|Town of Hempstead]], in [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]], near the [[South Shore (Long Island)|South Shore]] of [[Long Island]], in [[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States]]. The population was 12,238 at the time of the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), North Merrick CDP, New York| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=October 4, 2011}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|1.8|sqmi|km2}} is land and 0.56% is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|access-date=2011-04-23|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 12238
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2020, there were 12,238 people, 4,110 households, and 3,386 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|7,119.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 4,221 housing units at an average density of 2454.0/sq mi (947.5/km<sup>2</sup>). As of 2023, the racial makeup of the CDP was 82.28% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.0% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.06% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.29% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.83% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 9.44% of the population.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/ |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

In 2020, there were 4,110 households, out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 83.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. The average household size was 3.35 and the average family size was 3.33.<ref name=":1" />

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.7 years. 49.4% of the population is female, and 50.6% of the population is male.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $134,439, and the median income for a family was $143,611. Males had a median income of $66,799 versus $44,012 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $53,533. About 2.4% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.

== Transportation ==
Two limited-access highways, the [[Meadowbrook State Parkway]] and the [[Southern State Parkway]], pass through North Merrick; both of these highways are owned and maintained by the [[New York State Department of Transportation]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nassau County Road Jurisdiction Viewer |url=https://nassau-county.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0cb89be5516c4571b1be0972bc2c8cbf |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=nassau-county.maps.arcgis.com}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Additionally, the Meadowbrook State Parkway forms large portions of North Merrick's western border, with [[Roosevelt, New York|Roosevelt]] and [[Uniondale, New York|Uniondale]].<ref name=":0" />

Other major roadways which pass through the hamlet include Camp Avenue, [[County Route 105 (Nassau County, New York)|Jerusalem Avenue (CR 105)]], Meadowbrook Road, and [[County Route 4 (Nassau County, New York)|Merrick Avenue (CR 4)]].<ref name=":0" />

The closest airports include:
* [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]] (14 miles, Queens, NY)
* [[LaGuardia Airport]] (22 miles, Queens, NY)

==Fire department==
North Merrick is protected by a [[volunteer fire department]] that is responsible for one of the smallest fire districts in Nassau County covering {{convert|2.1|sqmi|km2}}.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Long Island Index: Interactive Map|url=http://www.longislandindexmaps.org/?zoom=0&x=1313564&y=266122.5&code=53264&tab=tabServiceProviders&satellite=false&landuse=true&landuseopacity=0.8&mainlayers=Fire_boundary,LIE,ParkwayMainRd,VillageBoundaryUninc,VillageBoundaryInc,TownsCities&labellayers=Fire_boundary,VillageBoundaryUninc,VillageBoundaryInc,TownsCities,LIE&serviceproviderlayers=|access-date=2021-08-13|website=www.longislandindexmaps.org}}</ref> The North Merrick Fire Department has approximately 85 members using 16 pieces of apparatus located at one station.<ref>{{Cite web |title=North Merrick Fire Department - North Merrick, NY |url=https://northmerrickfd.org/ |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=North Merrick Fire Department |language=en-US}}</ref>
[[File:North Merrick Fire Department, North Merrick, Long Island, New York May 31, 2022.jpg|thumb|The North Merrick Fire Department's headquarters in May 2022.]]

== See also ==
* [[Merrick, New York]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|North Merrick, New York}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071009125708/http://www.ourmerrick.com/ Merrick community website]
* [https://northmerrickfd.org/ North Merrick Fire Department website]

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[[Category:Hempstead, New York]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Nassau County, New York]]