Westbury, New York

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Westbury is a village in Nassau County, New York in the USA. The population was 14,263 at the 2000 census.

The Village of Westbury is in the Town of North Hempstead.

Westbury is a very diverse community, made up of Italian-Americans, African-Americans and Hispanics, mostly immigrants from El Salvador.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Notable natives 5 External links

History

The first settlers arrived in 1658 in the region known as the Hempstead Plains. Many of the early settlers were Quakers. The village was incorporated in 1933.

Geography

Westbury is located at 40°45′32″N, 73°35′17″W (40.758930, -73.588173)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 6.2 km² (2.4 mi²), all land.

In addition to Westbury Village itself, unincorporated regions surrounding its borders also use the Westbury name, including New Cassel, Salisbury (South Westbury) and parts of Jericho. For example, the world-famous Westbury Music Fair performing venue (now known as the North Fork Theatre at Westbury), located in the Westbury postal zone, is part of the Jericho hamlet.

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 14,263 people, 4,638 households, and 3,441 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,304.2/km² (5,979.0/mi²). There were 4,714 housing units at an average density of 761.5/km² (1,976.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 61.62% White, 22.65% African American, 0.24% Native American, 4.72% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 5.95% from other races, and 4.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.85% of the population.

There were 4,638 households out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.49.

In the village the population was spread out with 22.3% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $74,032, and the median income for a family was $77,988. Males had a median income of $41,844 versus $36,316 for females. The per capita income for the village was $28,018. About 3.6% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

Notable natives of Westbury include:

• Joe Satriani, virtuoso guitarist and guitar teacher.
• Doctor Dre, Rapper, MTV VJ and also DJ for Power 105 in New York.

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