New City, New York
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New City is a hamlet (and also a census-designated place) in Rockland County, New York, USA. The population was 34,038 at the 2000 census. New City is the county seat of Rockland County[Geographic references#6GR6]. The ZIP Code of New City is 10956.
Geography
New City is located at (41.145495, -73.994901)[Geographic references#1GR1].Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 34,038 people, 11,030 households, and 9,496 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 842.4/km² (2,181.6/mi²). There were 11,161 housing units at an average density of 276.2/km² (715.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.09% White, 4.67% African American, 0.08% Native American, 6.99% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.81% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.87% of the population. A substantial portion of the population is Jewish-American.There were 11,030 households out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.1% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.9% were non-families. 11.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.27.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $92,261, and the median income for a family was $99,761. Males had a median income of $62,234 versus $43,028 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $37,519. About 1.7% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.
Famous People From New City
- Maxwell Anderson - Playwright; long-time resident
- Keith Bulluck - Tennessee Titans All-Pro Linebacker
- Will Cunnane - Minor League pitcher for the Memphis Redbirds, has played for the Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, and Chicago Cubs
- Adam Grupper - Broadway actor, "La Boheme", "The Wild Party"
- Brian Kaplan - Coined the term "Bonnie"
- Sam Rosen - Announcer for the New York Rangers
- Philip Rosenthal - Executive Producer, "Everybody Loves Raymond"
- Kurt Weill - German-American theatre composer, lived in New City from time of naturalization until death
- Randi Weingarten - Current President, United Federation of Teachers
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