Kings Point, New York
U.S. Census Map
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 40°48′56″N 73°44′16″W / 40.81556, -73.73778
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Nassau
Area
- Total	4.0 sq mi (10.3 km²)
- Land	3.3 sq mi (8.7 km²)
- Water	0.6 sq mi (1.7 km²)
Elevation	26 ft (8 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	5,076
- Density	1,519.0/sq mi (586.5/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	11024
Area code(s)	516
FIPS code	36-39694
GNIS feature ID	0954670

Kings Point is a village in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the village population was 5,076.

The Village of Kings Point is in the Town of North Hempstead. It is on the Great Neck Peninsula on the North Shore of Long Island and is often grouped together with the other hamlets and villages referred to collectively as "Great Neck". It is part of the Great Neck School District, with resident students attending Great Neck North High School.

Kings Point is the home of the United States Merchant Marine Academy.

Geography

Kings Point is located at 40°48′56″N, 73°44′16″W (40.815655, -73.737725)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.3 km²), of which, 3.3 square miles (8.7 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.7 km²) of it (16.08%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 5,076 people, 1,401 households, and 1,203 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,519.0 people per square mile (586.8/km²). There were 1,455 housing units at an average density of 435.4/sq mi (168.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 91.67% White, 0.87% African American, 0.08% Native American, 3.55% Asian, 0.65% from other races, and 3.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.95% of the population.

As of 2000 Kings Point was the most Iranian conurbation in the United States with 29.7% of its population reporting Iranian ancestry.^[3]

There were 1,401 households out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.7% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.1% were non-families. 11.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.14 and the average family size was 3.38.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 17.8% from 18 to 24, 17.4% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 122.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $153,715, and the median income for a family was $168,232. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $44,107 for females. The per capita income for the village was $71,867. About 3.9% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

• Vitas Gerulaitis (1954-1994), professional tennis player (former resident).^[4]
• Alan King (1927-2004), comedian.^[5]

References

External links

• Kings Point, New York is at coordinates 40°48′56″N 73°44′16″W / 40.815655, -73.737725 (Kings Point, New York)Coordinates: 40°48′56″N 73°44′16″W / 40.815655, -73.737725 (Kings Point, New York)