Shrub Oak, New York
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Shrub Oak is an unincorporated hamlet and census-designated place
(CDP) located in the town of Yorktown
in Westchester County, New York
. The population was 2,011 at the 2010 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the hamlet has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), of which 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²), or 1.23%, is water.
of 2000, there were 1,812 people, 601 households, and 495 families residing in the hamlet. The population density
was 1,127.3 per square mile (434.5/km²). There were 612 housing units at an average density of 380.8/sq mi (146.8/km²). The racial makeup of the hamlet was 93.16% White, 2.21% African American, 0.39% Native American, 1.16% Asian, 1.93% from other races
, and 1.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.66% of the population.
There were 601 households out of which 45.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.6% were married couples
living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.5% were non-families. 14.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.35.
In the hamlet the population was spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.
The median income for a household in the hamlet was $80,108, and the median income for a family was $87,226. Males had a median income of $59,432 versus $36,523 for females. The per capita income
for the hamlet was $29,499. About 2.2% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
has used Shrub Oak as a backdrop in several of his books, including Sex, Drugs, Einstein and Elves, and A Beginner's Guide to Immortality.
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
(CDP) located in the town of Yorktown
Yorktown, New York
Yorktown is a town in Westchester County, New York, in the suburbs of New York about north of midtown Manhattan. The town lies on the north border of Westchester County...
in Westchester County, New York
Westchester County, New York
Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities...
. The population was 2,011 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Shrub Oak is located at 41°19′49"N 73°49′47"W (41.330178, -73.829736).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the hamlet has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), of which 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²), or 1.23%, is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A 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. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 1,812 people, 601 households, and 495 families residing in the hamlet. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 1,127.3 per square mile (434.5/km²). There were 612 housing units at an average density of 380.8/sq mi (146.8/km²). The racial makeup of the hamlet was 93.16% White, 2.21% African American, 0.39% Native American, 1.16% Asian, 1.93% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.66% of the population.
There were 601 households out of which 45.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.6% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.5% were non-families. 14.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.35.
In the hamlet the population was spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.
The median income for a household in the hamlet was $80,108, and the median income for a family was $87,226. Males had a median income of $59,432 versus $36,523 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the hamlet was $29,499. About 2.2% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
Shrub Oak in literature
The writer Clifford A. PickoverClifford A. Pickover
Clifford A. Pickover is an American author, editor, and columnist in the fields of science, mathematics, and science fiction, and is employed at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown, New York.- Biography :He received his Ph.D...
has used Shrub Oak as a backdrop in several of his books, including Sex, Drugs, Einstein and Elves, and A Beginner's Guide to Immortality.