Bellerose is a

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in the

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in Nassau County, on

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, in

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, United States. The population was 1,173 at the 2020 census.

History

The village was founded by Helen Marsh of

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. In 1907, planning to build a model community, Marsh purchased of

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gladiola fields. The first Bellerose home was completed, under Marsh's supervision, in 1910. Marsh persuaded the

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to place a station in the new village, and she named the station Bellerose. Though it has been suggested that she named the station for the Rose farm, south of the railroad, and her daughter Belle, she said that she simply found the name "euphonious". A vote of the homeowners made the name official in 1917. Bellerose incorporated itself as a village in 1924 in order to gain home rule. The Bellerose Village Hall, Fire House and Police Booth are on the

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and State registries of Historic Places; the complex is known as the Bellerose Village Municipal Complex.

Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all land. The village borders

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to the north, Bellerose Terrace to the west, and

to the south.

Demographics

2020 census

''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''

2000 Census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,173 people, 378 households, and 333 families residing in the village. The

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was 12,207.3 people per square mile (4,529.0/km²). There were 384 housing units at an average density of 3,996.2 per square mile (1,482.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 90.79%

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, 0.43%

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, 6.65%

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, 0.85% from

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, and 1.28% from two or more races.

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of any race were 4.35% of the population. There were 378 households, out of which 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.3% were

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living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.9% were non-families. 9.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.32. In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males. The median income for a household in the village was $100,263, and the median income for a family was $110,404. Males had a median income of $72,917 versus $50,625 for females. The

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for the village was $36,446. None of the families and 0.9% of the population were living below the

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, including no under eighteens and 1.3% of those over 64.

Government

As of August 2022, the Mayor of Bellerose is Kenneth Moore, the Deputy Mayor is Joseph Juliano, and the Village Trustees are Ann Marie Byrnes, Kate Dorry, and Daniel Driscoll.

Notable people

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, volleyball coach * John P. Shanley (1915-1985), journalist, specializing in radio, television and drama, who spent much of his career with ''

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''.Staff
"John P. Shanley, 70, Ex-Editor"
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'', November 29, 1985. Accessed October 16, 2018. "John P. Shanley, former radio-television editor of The New York Times, died of lung cancer yesterday at the Mercy Hospice in Rockville Centre, L.I. A resident of Bellerose Village, L.I., he was 70 years old." *

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, (1906-1983), jockey

References

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