Merrick is a

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and

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(CDP) in the

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in Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. , the population was 20,130.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 19.27%, is water. Merrick has a climate that is bordering upon hot-summer

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(''Dfa'') and

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(''Cfa''.) The ''Cfa'' zone is found along Merrick's coast. The average monthly temperatures in the town centre range from 31.7 °F in January to 74.8 °F in July

The local hardiness zone is 7b.

Demographics

, there were 22,764 people, 7,524 households, and 6,478 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 5,423.3 per square mile (2,092.7/km²). There were 7,602 housing units at an average density of 1,811.1/sq mi (698.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.18%

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, 0.56%

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, 0.10% Native American, 2.24% Asian, 0.01%

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, 0.94% from

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, and 0.98% from two or more races. There were 7,524 households, out of which 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.0% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.9% were non-families. 11.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% 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 27.5% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $93,132, and the median income for a family was $99,589. (According to a 2007 estimate, these values had risen to $111,536 and $122,319 respectively.) Males had a median income of $79,607 versus $41,618 for females. The

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for the CDP was $26,334. About 2.0% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the

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, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

School districts

Merrick is served by the Merrick and North Merrick Union Free School Districts for elementary education, and by the Bellmore–Merrick Central High School District for secondary education.

Transportation

Merrick is served by the Merrick station on the Long Island Rail Road on the Babylon Branch.

Notable people

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* Craig Allen, Fox News weatherman * Roone Arledge, former president of ABC Sports/News * Justin Beck, guitarist in the band Glassjaw * Melissa Howard Beck, cast member, ''The Real World New Orleans'' * Ed Begley, actor * Ed Begley Jr., actor * Janet Billig, record executive, Broadway producer * Brian Bloom, actor * Schuyler V. Cammann, professor of Oriental Studies,

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* Vinnie Caruana, lead singer of

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and

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, author * CheapyD, owner of Cheap Ass Gamer * Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben and Jerry's ice cream * Doreen Cronin, children's author * Doug Ellin, writer/creator of ''Entourage'' * Paul Feinman (1960–2021), associate judge of the New York Court of Appeals * Amy Fisher, the "Long Island Lolita" *

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, fantasy artist * Bill Freiberger, Emmy-nominated writer/producer of ''

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'' *

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, singer * Lindsay Gilman, screenwriter * Michael Gilman, deckhand on '' Below Deck Adventure''Franich, Darren
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, co-founder of Ben and Jerry's ice cream * Ryan Hunter, lead vocalist of the band Envy On The Coast * Danny Kopec, international chess master * Michael Kors, fashion designer * Paul R. Krugman, 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics, ''New York Times'' columnist, professor and scholar *

Scott Lipsky Scott Lipsky (born August 14, 1981 in Merrick, New York) is an American former professional tennis player and coach. As a player, Lipsky was primarily a doubles specialist. As a junior, Lipsky was ranked No. 1 in the U.S. in singles in 1995, an ...

(born 1981), tennis player * The Lohan family, including Lindsay, Michael Jr., Ali, Dakota and

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* Elliot S. Maggin, writer *

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, screenplay writer of ''Santa Claus Is Coming to Town'', ''Frosty the Snowman'', ''Little Drummer Boy'' * Constantinos Philippou, mixed martial artist *

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, author of the novel ''The Godfather'' (later adapted to film by Francis Ford Coppola) * Peter Ragone, public affairs expert and entrepreneur * Steve Rifkind, hip hop entrepreneur * Robbie Rosen, singer, contestant on season 10 of ''

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'' * Noah Rubin (born 1996), tennis player *

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(George and Rob Leonard), Woodstock festival, ''Grease'' album rock group *

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, Emmy-winning writer, best selling author, notably '' Robot Chicken'' and Star Wars Force Collector, in which he named a planet "Merokia" after his home town. Was the host of the PBS game show '' Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?'' * James Siegel, author of ''Derailed'', adapted to a film starring Jennifer Aniston and Clive Owen * Lou Silver, American-Israeli basketball player * Marc Slutsky, musician *

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, songwriter * Lee Tepper, co-founder of MerchDirect with Glassjaw's Justin Beck

In popular culture

Films

* 2002 – ''

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'' (dir. Daniel B. Gold and Judith Helfand) * 2019 – '' Abigail'' (dir. Max Hechtman and Christonikos Tsalikis)

Television

* 1996 - 2005 – ''

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'' – The homes used for the exterior shots for

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and

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's residence and Raymond and Debra Barone's residence in the show are located located within the hamlet, at 136 and 135 Margaret Boulevard, respectively.

References

External links

Merrick Chamber of Commerce

Merrick Fire Department

Merrick Public Library
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