Nassau County is a county located in the state of New York. As of 2000, the population is 1,334,544. It was named for William of Nassau, Prince of Orange, who became King William III of England, and the county colors, orange and blue, are the colors of the House of Orange. Nassau County's county seat is
Mineola.
2 cities:
Glen Cove
Long Beach
3 towns:
The Town of Hempstead, contains 22 villages:
Atlantic Beach
Bellerose
Cedarhurst
East Rockaway
Floral Park (This village is shared with the Town of North Hempstead.)
Freeport
Garden City (This village is shared with the Town of North Hempstead.)
Hempstead (village)
Hewlett Bay Park
Hewlett Harbor
Hewlett Neck
Island Park
Lawrence
Lynbrook
Malverne
Mineola (This village is shared with the Town of North Hempstead.)
New Hyde Park (This village is shared with the Town of North Hempstead.)
Rockville Centre
South Floral Park
Stewart Manor
Valley Stream
Woodsburgh
The Town of North Hempstead, contains 31 villages:
Baxter Estates
East Hills (This village is shared with the Town of Oyster Bay.)
East Williston
Floral Park (This village is shared with the Town of Hempstead.)
Flower Hill
Garden City (This village is shared with the Town of Hempstead.)
Great Neck
Great Neck Estates
Great Neck Plaza
Kensington
Kings Point
Lake Success
Manorhaven
Manhasset
Mineola (This village is shared with the Town of Hempstead.)
Munsey Park
New Hyde Park (This village is shared with the Town of Hempstead.)
North Hills
Old Westbury (This village is shared with the Town of Oyster Bay.)
Plandome
Plandome Heights
Plandome Manor
Port Washington
Port Washington North
Roslyn
Roslyn Estates
Roslyn Harbor (This village is shared with the Town of Oyster Bay.)
Russell Gardens
Saddle Rock
Sands Point
Thomaston
Westbury
Williston Park
The Town of Oyster Bay contains 18 villages and 18 hamlets:
The 18 villages in the Town of Oyster Bay are:
Bayville
Brookville
Centre Island
Cove Neck
East Hills (This village is shared with the Town of North Hempstead.)
Farmingdale
Lattingtown
Laurel Hollow
Massapequa Park
Matinecock
Mill Neck
Muttontown
Old Brookville
Old Westbury (This village is shared with the Town of North Hempstead.)
Oyster Bay Cove
Roslyn Harbor (This village is shared with the Town of North Hempstead.)
Sea Cliff
Upper Brookville
The 18 hamlets in the Town of Oyster Bay are:
Bethpage
East Massapequa
East Norwich
Glen Head
Glenwood Landing (part)
Greenvale (part)
Hicksville
Jericho
Locust Valley
Massapequa
North Massapequa
Old Bethpage
Oyster Bay
Plainedge
Plainview
South Farmingdale
Syosset
Woodbury
Demographics
The following info will be useful for Christian dating - there are 1,334,544 people, 447,387 households, and 347,172 families residing in the county. The population density is 1,797/km˛ (4,655/mi˛). There are 458,151 housing units at an average density of 617/km˛ (1,598/mi˛).
Of possible importance to Christian singles - The racial makeup here is
79.30% White, 10.09% African American, 0.16% Native American, 4.73% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.57% from other races, and 2.12% from two or more races. 9.99% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Some main European ancestries in Nassau county, 2000 :
Italian : 25.52%
Irish : 18.43%
German : 13.20%
English : 4.07%
According to the above statistics, Nassau County is now one of the most Italian-American counties in the USA. Many middle-class Italian families have moved from inner NYC "Little Italy"s to suburban areas.
There are 447,387 households out of which 35.30% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.10% are married couples living together, 10.90% have a female householder with no husband present, and 22.40% are non-families. 18.80% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.40% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.93 and the average family size is 3.34.
Other data of import to Christian singles - The population is spread
out with 24.70% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 92.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 89.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $72,030, and the median income for a family is $81,246. Males have a median income of $52,340 versus $37,446 for females. The per capita income for the county is $32,151. 5.20% of the population and 3.50% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 5.80% of those under the age of 18 and 5.60% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Cities, Towns, Villages, and hamlets
Albertson
Atlantic Beach
Baldwin
Baldwin Harbor
Barnum Island
Baxter Estates
Bay Park
Bayville
Bellerose
Bellerose Terrace
Bellmore
Bethpage
Brookville
Carle Place
Cedarhurst
Centre Island
Cove Neck
East Atlantic Beach
East Garden City
East Hills
East Massapequa
East Meadow
East Norwich
East Rockaway
East Williston
Elmont
Farmingdale
Floral Park
Flower Hill
Franklin Square
Freeport
Garden City
Garden City Park
Garden City South
Glen Cove
Glen Head
Glenwood Landing
Great Neck
Great Neck Estates
Great Neck Gardens
Great Neck Plaza
Greenvale
Harbor Hills
Harbor Isle
Village of Hempstead
Town of Hempstead
Herricks
Hewlett
Hewlett Bay Park
Hewlett Harbor
Hewlett Neck
Hicksville
Inwood
Island Park
Jericho
Kensington
Kings Point
Lake Success
Lakeview
Lattingtown
Laurel Hollow
Lawrence
Levittown
Lido Beach
Locust Valley
Long Beach
Lynbrook
Malverne
Malverne Park Oaks
Manhasset
Manhasset Hills
Manorhaven
Massapequa
Massapequa Park
Matinecock
Merrick
Mill Neck
Mineola
Munsey Park
Muttontown
New Cassel
New Hyde Park
North Bellmore
Town of North Hempstead
North Hills
North Lynbrook
North Massapequa
North Merrick
North New Hyde Park
North Valley Stream
North Wantagh
Oceanside
Old Bethpage
Old Brookville
Old Westbury
Town of Oyster Bay
Oyster Bay (hamlet)
Oyster Bay Cove
Plainedge
Plainview
Plandome
Plandome Heights
Plandome Manor
Point Lookout
Port Washington
Port Washington North
Rockville Centre
Roosevelt
Roslyn
Roslyn Estates
Roslyn Harbor
Roslyn Heights
Russell Gardens
Saddle Rock
Saddle Rock Estates
Salisbury
Sands Point
Sea Cliff
Seaford
Searingtown
South Farmingdale
South Floral Park
South Hempstead
South Valley Stream
Stewart Manor
Syosset
Thomaston
Uniondale
University Gardens
Upper Brookville
Valley Stream
Wantagh
West Hempstead
Westbury
Williston Park
Woodbury
Woodmere
Woodsburgh
Adjacent counties and areas
Nassau County's east border is Suffolk County, and its west border is Queens County, a Borough of New York City. To the north is the Long Island Sound with Westchester County, New York and the State of Connecticut on the opposite shore. To the south is the Atlantic Ocean.
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