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Valley Stream, New York

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Valley Stream is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the village population was 36,368. If you include South Valley Stream, and North Valley Stream the total population is 57,795 as of the 2000 census.

The Village of Valley Stream is inside the southwest part of the Town of Hempstead along the border with Queens.

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[edit] Geography

Valley Stream is located at 40°39′53″N, 73°42′12″W (40.664780, -73.703327)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 9.0 km² (3.5 mi²). 8.9 km² (3.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.86%) is water.

Communities bordering Valley Stream are Elmont (Home of Belmont Park Racetrack), Lynbrook, Malverne, Franklin Square, Hewlett, Woodmere and Rosedale (a neighborhood in Queens in New York City).

There are many different sections of Valley Stream that are listed below:

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 36,368 people, 12,484 households, and 9,600 families residing in the village. The population density was 4,081.9/km² (10,569.5/mi²). There were 12,688 housing units at an average density of 1,424.1/km² (3,687.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 78.79% White, 7.46% African American, 0.15% Native American, 6.86% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 4.15% from other races, and 2.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.27% of the population.

There were 12,484 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.37.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $64,750, and the median income for a family was $72,585. Males had a median income of $57,094 versus $35,260 for females. The per capita income for the village was $25,636. About 2.2% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.9% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.

The village is home to a significant Italian American population. This can be seen by the numerous pizzerias, cafes, delis and pastry shops on Rockaway Avenue in between Sunrise Highway and Merrick Road.

[edit] Education

Valley Stream has many elementary schools, a few school districts, and a few High Schools. (The elementary schools listed below are only the schools when you graduate from 6th/9th grade you will go to one of the schools in the Valley Stream Central High School District)

[edit] Valley Stream School District #13

  • James A. Dever Elementary School
  • Howell Road Elementary School
  • Wheeler Avenue Elementary School
  • Willow Road Elementary School

[edit] Valley Stream School District #30

  • Forest Road Elementary School
  • Shaw Avenue Elementary School
  • Clear Stream Avenue Elementary School

[edit] Valley Stream School District #24

  • Robert W. Carbonaro Elementary School
  • William L. Buck Elementary School
  • Brooklyn Avenue Elementary School

[edit] Valley Stream Central High School District

[edit] Interesting Facts

[edit] Notable residents

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Town of Hempstead, New York
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County

Nassau County, New York

Villages

Atlantic Beach · Bellerose · Cedarhurst · East Rockaway · Floral Park · Freeport · Garden City · Hempstead · Hewlett Bay Park · Hewlett Harbor · Hewlett Neck · Island Park · Lawrence · Lynbrook · Malverne · Mineola · New Hyde Park · Rockville Centre · South Floral Park · Stewart Manor · Valley Stream · Woodsburgh

Hamlets

Baldwin · Baldwin Harbor · Barnum Island · Bay Park · Bellerose Terrace · Bellmore · East Atlantic Beach · East Garden City · East Meadow · Elmont · Franklin Square · Garden City South · Harbor Isle · Hewlett · Inwood · Lakeview · Levittown · Lido Beach · Malverne Park Oaks · Merrick · North Bellmore · North Merrick · North Valley Stream · Oceanside · Point Lookout · Roosevelt · Salisbury (South Westbury) · Seaford · South Hempstead · South Valley Stream · Uniondale · Wantagh · West Hempstead · Woodmere

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