- North Salem, New York
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North Salem — Town — Loca tion within the state of New York
North SalemCoordinates: 41°19′41″N 73°36′47″W / 41.32806°N 73.61306°WCoordinates: 41°19′41″N 73°36′47″W / 41.32806°N 73.61306°W Country United States State New York County Westchester Area - Total 22.9 sq mi (59.2 km2) - Land 21.4 sq mi (55.5 km2) - Water 1.5 sq mi (3.8 km2) Elevation 338 ft (103 m) Population (2000) - Total 5,173 - Density 241.5/sq mi (93.2/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP code 10560 Area code(s) 914 FIPS code 36-53517 GNIS feature ID 0979292 Website North Salem Website 
The Balanced Rock, a North Salem landmark
North Salem is a town in the northeast part of Westchester County, New York, United States. The county ranks second for wealthiest counties in New York State and the seventh wealthiest county nationally. The population of North Salem was 5,173 at the 2000 census.[1]
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Geography
The north town line is the border of Putnam County, New York and the east town line is the border of Connecticut.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 32.9 square miles (85 km2), of which, 31.4 square miles (81 km2) of it is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2) of it (6.38%) is water.
Demographics
In 2009 the median income for a household in the town was $128,109. The median house value in 2009 was $772,817. The per capita income for the town was $59,403. About 1.5% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 5,173 people, 1,764 households, and 1,374 families residing in the town. The population density was 241.5 people per square mile (93.2/km²). There were 1,979 housing units at an average density of 92.4 per square mile (35.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.44% White, 0.75% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.97% Asian, 1.12% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.65% of the population.
There were 1,764 households out of which 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.1% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.
Communities and locations in North Salem
- Croton Falls – A hamlet in the northwest corner of the town with its own Metro-North station.
- Grants Corner – A hamlet southeast of North Salem.
- North Salem – A hamlet in the west part of the town.
- Salem Center – A hamlet at the east end of Titicus Reservoir. The (fictitious) X-Mansion and Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, jointly the headquarters of the X-Men Marvel Comics superhero team, is located in Salem Center.
- Purdys – A hamlet south of Croton Falls with its own Metro-North station. The Joseph Purdy Homestead was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[2]
- Twin Lakes Village – A hamlet on the south town line.
Education
The North Salem Middle School High School (or North Salem MSHS), is located at 230 June Road in North Salem, New York [3]. The North Salem School District's border includes the entire town of North Salem; while also emcompassing sections of the Putnam County towns Southeast (commonly referred to as Brewster) and Carmel. Some Somers residents reside within the district line as well. In 2006, the high school was declared a Blue Ribbon School, a distinguishment awarded for high levels of educational achievenment by the United States Department of Education [4]. Pequenakonck Elementary School, located 0.3 miles away from the middle school/high school, serves grades K-5 and the North Salem Middle School, which shares the same building with the high school, serves grades 6-8.
Notable residents
- Alan Menken [5], eight-time Academy Award winning [6] film composer and song writer
- David Letterman [7], talk show host of the Late Show with David Letterman
- David Marks [8], musician and former guitar player for the Beach Boys band
See also
- South Salem
- Baxter Preserve - North Salem's most popular park
References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "northsalemschools". http://northsalemschools.org/district/contact_directory. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ "northsalemschools". http://northsalemschools.org/schools/ms_named_school_to_watch. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ "Westchester Magazine". http://www.westchestermagazine.com/Westchester-Magazine/Neighborhoods/Westchester/index.php/name/North-Salem/record/2353/. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ "Alan Menken". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Menken. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ "Westchester Magazine". http://www.westchestermagazine.com/Westchester-Magazine/Neighborhoods/Westchester/index.php/name/North-Salem/record/2353/. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ "Westchester Magazine". http://www.westchestermagazine.com/Westchester-Magazine/Neighborhoods/Westchester/index.php/name/North-Salem/record/2353/. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
External links
- North Salem official website
- Ruth Keeler Memorial Library
- North Salem schools
- The Journal News, the local newspaper
- North Salem Lions
- North Salem Chamber of Commerce
- Community YMCA
Categories:- Towns in New York
- Populated places in Westchester County, New York
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