Melrose Park, New York

Melrose Park, New York
—  CDP  —
Melrose Park, New York Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°54′43″N 76°32′18″W / 42.91194°N 76.53833°W / 42.91194; -76.53833Coordinates: 42°54′43″N 76°32′18″W / 42.91194°N 76.53833°W / 42.91194; -76.53833
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Cayuga
Area
– Total	4.3 sq mi (11.1 km2)
– Land	3.7 sq mi (9.7 km2)
– Water	0.6 sq mi (1.4 km2)
Elevation	732 ft (223 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	2,359
– Density	630.1/sq mi (243.3/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	36-46503
GNIS feature ID	0956930

Melrose Park is a suburban community (and census-designated place (CDP)) in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 2,359 at the 2000 census.

Melrose Park is a suburb of Auburn, New York, located south of the city.

Geography

Melrose Park is located at 42°54′43″N 76°32′18″W / 42.91194°N 76.53833°W / 42.91194; -76.53833 (42.912071, -76.538289)^[1].

United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.3 square miles (11 km²), of which, 3.7 square miles (9.6 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it (12.79%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 2,359 people, 908 households, and 698 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 630.1 per square mile (243.5/km²). There were 931 housing units at an average density of 248.7/sq mi (96.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.73% White, 0.13% African American, 0.68% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.

There were 908 households out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.6% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $51,600, and the median income for a family was $60,000. Males had a median income of $42,857 versus $28,472 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,724. About 1.2% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.