Editing Shrub Oak, New York

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|official_name            = Shrub Oak, New York
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester]]
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|population_total         = 2143
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|postal_code              = 10588
|area_code                = [[Area code 914|914]]
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|blank_info               = 36-67279
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'''Shrub Oak''' is an unincorporated [[administrative divisions of New York#Hamlet|hamlet]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) located in the [[administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] of [[Yorktown, New York|Yorktown]] in [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 2,011 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Shrub Oak CDP, New York| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| accessdate=November 22, 2011}}</ref>

==Geography==
Shrub Oak is located at {{coord|41|19|49|N|73|49|47|W|type:city}} (41.330178, -73.829736).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the hamlet has a total area of {{convert|1.6|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.04|sqmi}}, or 1.23%, is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 2143
|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>
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At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 1,812 people, 601 households, and 495 families residing in the hamlet (of Yorktown). The population density was {{convert|1,127.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 612 housing units at an average density of {{convert|380.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the hamlet was 93.16% White, 2.21% African American, 0.39% Native American, 1.16% Asian, 1.93% from other races, and 1.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.66%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>

Of the 601 households, 45.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.6% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.5% were non-families. 14.1% of households were one person, and 5.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the hamlet the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.

The median household income was $80,108 and the median family income was $87,226. Males had a median income of $59,432 versus $36,523 for females. The per capita income for the hamlet was $29,499. About 2.2% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Almost all of the Shrub Oak census-designated place is in the [[Lakeland Central School District]]<!--UNI 16620-->, while a small portion is in the [[Yorktown Central School District]]<!--UNI 31980-->.<ref name=CensusSDMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36119_westchester/DC20SD_C36119.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Westchester County, NY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2024-10-15}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36119_westchester/DC20SD_C36119_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==Shrub Oak in literature==
The writer [[Clifford A. Pickover]] has used Shrub Oak as a backdrop in several of his books, including ''Sex, Drugs, Einstein and Elves,'' "Liquid Earth (Neoreality Series)" and ''A Beginner's Guide to Immortality''.  Pickover has written fifty books.

The stamp collector, philatelic writer and dealer, [[Herman Herst]] lived in Shrub Oak, which he mentions in many of his writings. He also set up a local post in Shrub Oak.

[[T. C. Boyle]] uses Shrub Oak as setting for his short story "All Shook Up".

==References==
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[[Category:Census-designated places in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Hamlets in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Yorktown, New York]]