Greenburgh, New York

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Greenburgh, New York
settlement_type = Town
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subdivision_type = Country
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subdivision_name1 = New York
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Westchester
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area_total_km2 = 93.7
area_land_km2 = 79.1
area_water_km2 = 14.7
area_total_sq_mi = 36.2
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 86764
population_density_km2 = 1097.6
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timezone = Eastern (EST)
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postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 10607
area_code = 914
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Greenburgh is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 86,764 at the 2000 census. Paul J. Feiner has been Town Supervisor since 1991.

The Town of Greenburgh is in the western part of the county.

Geography

The west town line, marked by the Hudson River, is the border of Rockland County, New York. Interstate 87 passes through the town.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.2 square miles (93.7 km²), of which, 30.5 square miles (79.0 km²) of it is land and 5.7 square miles (14.7 km²) of it (15.64%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 86,764 people, 33,043 households, and 23,097 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,842.7 people per square mile (1,097.6/km²). There were 34,084 housing units at an average density of 1,116.7/sq mi (431.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 72.41% White, 13.07% African American, 0.17% Native American, 8.77% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.94% from other races, and 2.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.02% of the population.

There were 33,043 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.5 males.

According to a 2006 estimate, the median income for a household in the town was $92,231, and the median income for a family was $114,252. [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=06000US3610368000&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US36%7C05000US36103%7C06000US3610368000&_street=&_county=greenburgh&_cityTown=greenburgh&_state=04000US36&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=060&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2006_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=] Males had a median income of $64,186 versus $46,658 for females. The per capita income for the town was $43,778. About 2.0% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in Greenburgh

Roughly half of Greenburgh's population lies within the town's six incorporated villages. The rest of the population lives in the unincorporated area of the town of Greenburgh, outside any villages.

Villages

Greenburgh contains six villages:
*Ardsley
*Dobbs Ferry
*Elmsford
*Hastings-on-Hudson
*Irvington
*Tarrytown

Unincorporated Greenburgh

Unincorporated Greenburgh consists of the formerly rural areas of the township outside the villages. While hamlets are not recognized as municipal entities in New York State, most properties in Unincorporated Greenburgh are classified within one of the township's three federally recognized zones, each known as a census-designated place. In Unincorporated Greenburgh, these three CDPs generally correspond to a fire district.
*Fairview
*Greenville (commonly known as Edgemont)
*Hartsdale

Other unincorporated areas in Greenburgh outside of three main CDPs include the neighborhoods of:
*North Elmsford
*South Ardsley
*East Irvington [The community of East Irvington is centered on the intersection of East Sunnyside Lane, Taxter Road and Mountain Road at coord|41.047|N|73.849|W|. It consists primarily of unincorporated parts of the town of Greenburgh, but also includes adjoining parts of the villages of Irvington and Tarrytown which branch off from East Sunnyside Lane and Mountain Road. The community has no official status, but is nonetheless recognized in names of Greenburgh facilities such as "East Irvington Park" and the [http://www.nynjctbotany.org/lgtofc/eastirvn.html "East Irvington Nature Preserve"] , as well as in the East Irvington School, formerly a facility of the [http://www.edline.net/pages/Irvington_UFSD Irvington School District] and now converted to condominiums.]

Famous People

Celebrities who lived in Greenburgh included wrestler "Classy" Freddie Blassie, jazz great Cab Calloway, photographer Gordon Parks, and comedienne Jackie "Moms" Mabley. Other notables include Lowell Hawthorne, the Founder/CEO of GoldenKrust, a Jamaican franchise chain restaurant in the US and Biff Henderson, of the various David Letterman shows. NBA players who play for the New York Knicks NBA basketball team may also be seen around since one of their training facilities is based here.

References

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External links

* [http://www.greenburghny.com/ Greenburgh official website]
* [http://www.intownconnect.com/ InTown Westchester Magazine]
* [http://www.lohud.com/ The Journal News] , local newspaper