Merrick is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. , the population was 20,130.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, 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 humid continental (Dfa) and humid subtropical (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. [https://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/] The local hardiness zone is 7b.
Demographics
, there were 22,764 people, 7,524 households, and 6,478 families residing in the CDP. The population density 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% White, 0.56% African American, 0.10% Native American, 2.24% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.94% from other races, 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 per capita income for the CDP was $26,334. About 2.0% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, 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
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, University of Pennsylvania
Vinnie Caruana, lead singer of I Am the Avalanche and The Movielife
Leonard Chang, 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"
Frank Frazetta, fantasy artist
Bill Freiberger, Emmy-nominated writer/producer of The Simpsons, The PJs
Debbie Gibson, singer
Jerry Greenfield, 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 (born 1981), tennis player
The Lohan residence including Lindsay, Michael Jr., Ali, Dakota and Dina Lohan
Elliot S. Maggin, writer
Romeo Muller, screenplay writer of Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, Frosty the Snowman, Little Drummer Boy
Constantinos Philippou, mixed martial artist
Mario Puzo, author of the novel The Godfather (later adapted to film by Francis Ford Coppola)
Steve Rifkind, hip hop entrepreneur
Robbie Rosen, singer, contestant on season 10 of American Idol
Noah Rubin (born 1996), tennis player
Zack Ryder, WWE professional wrestler, former WWE Intercontinental Champion and WWE United States Champion, WWE Tag Team Champion
Sha Na Na (George and Rob Leonard), Woodstock festival, Grease album rock group
Kevin Shinick, 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
Bruce Sussman, songwriter
Lee Tepper, co-founder of MerchDirect with Glassjaw's Justin Beck
In popular culture
Films
2002 – Blue Vinyl (dir. Daniel B. Gold and Judith Helfand)
2010 – Mildred Pierce (starring Kate Winslet, directed by Todd Haynes)
2019 – Abigail (dir. Max Hechtman and Christonikos Tsalikis)
Television
1996 - 2005 – Everybody Loves Raymond – The homes used for the exterior shots for Frank and Marie'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.
