North Lynbrook is a

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and

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(CDP) in the

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in Nassau County, on

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, in

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, United States. The population was 793 at the 2010 census.

History

North Lynbrook was first created for the

2000 United States Census The United States census of 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2 percent over the 248,709,873 people enumerated during the 1990 ce ...

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land. The hamlet is located between the Villages of Lynbrook and Malverne. The ZIP code is Lynbrook's 11563. Fire protection is provided by the Malverne Volunteer Fire Department. Police protecting falls under the jurisdiction of the Nassau County Police Department's 5th Precinct. And the community falls within the Malverne Union Free School District #12.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 742 people, 223 households, and 185 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 7,988.9 per square mile (3,183.2/km). There were 228 housing units at an average density of 2,454.8/sq mi (978.1/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.35%

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, 2.83%

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, 3.50%

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, 3.50% from

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, and 0.81% from two or more races. 10.51% of the population were

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. There were 223 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.4% were

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living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.6% were non-families. 13.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% 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 3.31. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.9% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 24.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $69,750, and the median income for a family was $79,841. Males had a median income of $36,667 versus $30,313 for females. The

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for the CDP was $30,951. About 2.6% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the

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, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Notable person

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– Former

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