Lynbrook, New York

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Lynbrook is a village in Nassau County, New York, USA . The population was 19,911 at the 2000 census. It is also set as the hometown of the Barones in the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond.

The Village of Lynbrook is inside the Town of Hempstead. The Village of Lynbrook's current mayor is Brian Curran

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Trivia 5 External links

[edit] History

The location of Lynbrook was originally called Pearsalls. The village was incorporated in 1911.

The name "Lynbrook" is derived by dividing "Brooklyn" into its syllables and inverting them, a tribute to the original home of many of the town's turn-of-the-century residents. It is frequently called "Lynbrook, U.S.A.," in recognition of the fact that there is no other town in the United States with the same name. [1]

Lynbrook is part of the fourth congressional District (NY).

To see photos of Lynbrook over the years go to [2] or [3] and click on "Old Lynbrook photos" under Menu (on the left side). Or for history about Lynbrook/East Rockaway go to [4].

[edit] Geography

Lynbrook is located at 40°39′30″N, 73°40′22″W (40.658197, -73.672784)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.2 km² (2.0 mi²).

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 19,911 people, 7,369 households, and 5,239 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,843.8/km² (9,960.8/mi²). There were 7,570 housing units at an average density of 1,461.4/km² (3,787.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 92.08% White, 0.92% African American, 0.06% Native American, 2.99% Asian, 2.51% from other races, and 1.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.28% of the population.

There were 7,369 households out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the village the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $62,373, and the median income for a family was $75,023. Males had a median income of $50,795 versus $36,545 for females. The per capita income for the village was $27,211. About 2.5% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Trivia

• Bob "Captain Kangaroo" Keeshan was born in Lynbrook.
• Pardon the Interruption co-host, Tony Kornheiser was raised in Lynbrook.
• Robert D. Barra Assemblyman of the 14th district was born and raised.
• Everybody Loves Raymond was fictionally based in Lynbrook.
• In a Seinfeld episode they were in a mall in Lynbrook (there is no mall in Lynbrook, but Green Acres Mall is very close in Valley Stream).
• Time magazine editor and repentant communist Whittaker Chambers was raised in Lynbrook.
• Lynbrook is the only town in the U.S.A that's named Lynbrook.

[edit] External links

• Lynbrook official website

• Lynbrook public schools homepage
• The Lynbrook High School Boys Varsity Soccer Team won their playoff game against Garden City on Oct. 30, 2006.
• Lynbrook High School was in the Nassau County Conference III varsity foorball championship on 11-17-06.
• Lynbrook History
• More Lynbrook History
• The Lynbrook PBA

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 40.658197° -73.672784°
  • Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
  • Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA

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