Jericho, New York

Jericho, New York
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Coordinates: 40°47′12″N 73°32′12″W / 40.78667, -73.53667
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Nassau
Area
- Total	4.1 sq mi (10.5 km²)
- Land	4.1 sq mi (10.5 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	197 ft (60 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	13,045
- Density	3,214.1/sq mi (1,241.0/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	11753, 11853
Area code(s)	516
FIPS code	36-38539
GNIS feature ID	0954000

Jericho is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 13,045. There is one primary School district that serves this hamlet, and that is the Jericho Union Free School District. Part of Jericho is served by the Syosset Central School District. Jericho had a large Quaker population as early as the 17th century and was the long-time home of the influential preacher Elias Hicks. Jericho is in the Town of Oyster Bay. In addition, portions of Jericho (Jericho Gardens) are in the Westbury postal zone. Also in Jericho, and part of the Westbury postal zone, is the world-famous North Fork Theatre at Westbury (Westbury Music Fair). The main entrance to SUNY Old Westbury is located in Jericho.

Geography

Jericho is located at 40°47′12″N, 73°32′12″W (40.786544, -73.536757)^GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.1 square miles (10.5 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 13,045 people, 4,545 households, and 3,813 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,214.1 per square mile (1,240.6/km²). There were 4,600 housing units at an average density of 1,133.4/sq mi (437.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.36% White, 1.42% African American, 0.03% Native American, 10.69% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.51% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.44% of the population. There were 4,545 households out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.8% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.1% were non-families. 13.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.08. In the CDP the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $101,477, and the median income for a family was $109,635. Males had a median income of $79,204 versus $48,431 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $45,312. About 2.7% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Jericho include:

• Adrienne Shelly, producer, actress, film maker
• Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who played Meadow Soprano on the HBO series The Sopranos.^[1]

References

External links

• Jericho, New York is at coordinates 40°47′12″N 73°32′12″W / 40.786544, -73.536757Coordinates: 40°47′12″N 73°32′12″W / 40.786544, -73.536757