Westbury is an incorporated
villageA village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a town or city. Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New York City and the Saifi Village in...
in
Nassau CountyNassau County is a suburban county in the New York Metropolitan Area east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,334,544...
,
New YorkNew York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
in the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. 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 Hispanic Americans. Many of the Hispanics are of
SalvadoranEl Salvador is the smallest and most densely populated country in Central America. It borders the Pacific Ocean between Guatemala and Honduras. It lies on the Gulf of Fonseca, as does Nicaragua further south. It has a population of approximately 5.7 million people as of 2009 on...
origin. However, the neighborhood has more recently seen an influx of Arab-Americans and Indian-Americans.
Westbury is an incorporated
villageA village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a town or city. Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New York City and the Saifi Village in...
in
Nassau CountyNassau County is a suburban county in the New York Metropolitan Area east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,334,544...
,
New YorkNew York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
in the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. 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 Hispanic Americans. Many of the Hispanics are of
SalvadoranEl Salvador is the smallest and most densely populated country in Central America. It borders the Pacific Ocean between Guatemala and Honduras. It lies on the Gulf of Fonseca, as does Nicaragua further south. It has a population of approximately 5.7 million people as of 2009 on...
origin. However, the neighborhood has more recently seen an influx of Arab-Americans and Indian-Americans. Many of the Italian-Americans in the village trace their origins to the town of
DurazzanoDurazzano is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 30 km northeast of Naples and about 30 km west of Benevento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,130 and an area of 13.2 km².Durazzano borders the following municipalities:...
in Southern Italy, and are closely related. A great number still reside on the Hill across from Saint Brigid's Church. The nickname for the village since the mid-1970s has been "A Community for All Seasons" (presumably, because residents tend to live there 12 months of the year).
History
The first settlers arrived in 1658 in the region known as the
Hempstead PlainsThe Hempstead Plains is a region of central Long Island in New York State in what is now Nassau County. It was once an open expanse of native grassland estimated to once extend to about . It was separated from the North Shore of Long Island by the Harbor Hill Morraine, later approximately the...
. Many of the early settlers were Quakers. The village was incorporated in 1932.
Geography
Westbury is located at .
According to the
United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the village has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km
2), all of it land.
In addition to Westbury Village itself, unincorporated regions surrounding its borders also use the Westbury name, including
New CasselNew Cassel is a hamlet and census-designated place in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 13,300 at the 2000 census.New Cassel adjoins the Village of Westbury and is part of the Greater Westbury area...
,
SalisburySalisbury is a hamlet and census-designated place in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 12,341 at the 2000 census.The region is also known by locals as Westbury, and is located within the Westbury postal zone...
(South Westbury) and parts of
JerichoJericho is a hamlet 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...
. For example, the world-famous
Westbury Music FairThe Capital One Bank Theater at Westbury is an entertainment venue located in Westbury, New York constructed in theater in the round style with seating for 3,000 that was originally developed as a means to present top performers and productions of popular theatrical musicals at a series of venues...
performing venue (now known as the Capital One Theatre at Westbury), located in the Westbury postal zone, is part of the Jericho hamlet.
The region is grouped under the name Greater Westbury, a region that also includes organizations with common interests, such as those in
Carle Place, New YorkCarle Place is a hamlet in Nassau County, New York, United States. As of 2000 the CDP population was 5,247...
and
Old Westbury, New YorkOld Westbury is a village in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the village population was 4,228....
. The school districts that serve the Greater Westbury region, based on the boundaries, are Westbury (including New Cassel), Carle Place,
East MeadowEast Meadow is a hamlet in Nassau County , New York, United States. East Meadow is an unincorporated area of the Town of Hempstead. Its name is derived from being the meadow of Hempstead Plains east of the Meadow Brook...
,
East WillistonEast Williston is an incorporated village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 2,503 at the 2000 census.The Village of East Williston is in the Town of North Hempstead.- History :...
and Jericho.
Westbury School District students attend
Westbury High SchoolWestbury Senior High School is a ninth-through-12th-grade school of the Westbury Union Free School District , the district covering the village of Westbury, New York...
, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in Old Westbury this year.
Demographics
As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 14,263 people, 4,638 households, and 3,441 families residing in the village. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
was 5,979.0 people per square mile (2,304.2/km
2). There were 4,714 housing units at an average density of 1,976.1/sq mi (761.5/km
2). 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 racesRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 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 couplesMarriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...
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 incomePer capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone. Per capita income is usually reported in units of currency per year...
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:
- Bradford D. Carroll, Sports Editor and T.V. writer
- DJ Rekha
DJ Rekha is a London-born musician who has taken her own blend of contemporary bhangra music to the United States since the early 1990s. Her first album, DJ Rekha Presents Basement Bhangra, released in October 2007 on Koch Records, fuses the South Asian genre of bhangra music with international...
, Credited for starting New York's South Asian bhangraBhaṅgṛā Punjabi: ਭੰਗੜਾ, بھنگڑا is a form of music and dance that originated in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. Bhangra began as a folk dance conducted by Punjabi people to celebrate the coming of Spring, or Vaisakhi...
scene
- Doctor Dre
André "Doctor Dré" Brown is an African American radio personality and former MTV VJ. He was best known for being the co-host of MTV's hip hop music specialty program Yo! MTV Raps with partner Ed Lover....
, rapper, MTV VJ and also DJ for Power 105.1WWPR-FM, also known as "Power 105.1", is a Mainstream Urban radio station that features hip-hop and R&B licensed to New York City that serves the Greater New York area....
in New York
- Russ Hauck, U.S. Naval Academy, Mayor of Altamonte Springs, Florida
- Paul Hewitt
Paul Harrington Hewitt is an American college basketball coach at Georgia Tech. He grew up in Westbury, New York.-Early career:...
, Head Men's Basketball Coach at Georgia Tech
- Skip Jutze
Alfred Henry "Skip" Jutze was a Major League Baseball catcher. He is an alumnus of Central Connecticut State University.-Baseball career:...
, Major League Baseball player - Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals.
- Bill O'Reilly
William James "Bill" O'Reilly, Jr. is an American television host, author, syndicated columnist and political commentator...
, Fox News talk show host
- Joe Satriani
Joseph "Satch" Satriani is an American multi-instrumentalist, known as an instrumental rock guitarist, who has been nominated for Grammy Awards. Early in his career, Satriani worked as a guitar instructor, and some of his former students have achieved fame with their guitar skills...
, virtuoso guitarist, composer, producer and guitar teacher
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