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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Merrick, New York
| settlement_type = [[Hamlet (New York)|Hamlet]] and [[census-designated place]]
| nickname =
| motto = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline = Welcome_to_the_Merricks.jpg
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| pushpin_map = USA New York Long Island#New York#USA
| pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of New York
| image_map = Nassau County New York incorporated and unincorporated areas Merrick highlighted.svg
| mapsize = 260px
| map_caption = Location in [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]] and the state of [[New York (state)|New York]].
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| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{Flag|United States}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{Flag|New York}}
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in New York|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = {{Flag|Nassau County, New York|Nassau}}
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| established_date = <!-- Area -->
| area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 20, 2022}}</ref>
| area_magnitude =
| area_total_km2 = 13.34
| area_land_km2 = 10.31
| area_water_km2 = 3.03
| area_total_sq_mi = 5.15
| area_land_sq_mi = 3.98
| area_water_sq_mi = 1.17
<!-- Population -->| population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 22040
| population_density_km2 = 2137.42
| population_density_sq_mi = 5536.30
| population_demonym = Merokian
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| timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset = -5
| timezone_DST = EDT
| utc_offset_DST = -4
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 4
| elevation_ft = 13
| coordinates = {{coord|40|39|34|N|73|33|13|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code = 11566
| area_code = [[Area code 516|516]]
| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info = 36-46668
| blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info = 0956989
| website = {{URL|merrickchamber.com/}}
| footnotes =
| subdivision_name3 = [[Hempstead (town), New York|Hempstead]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Town (New York)|Town]]
| unit_pref = Imperial
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'''Merrick''' is a [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in the [[Town of Hempstead]] in [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]], on the [[South Shore (Long Island)|South Shore]] of [[Long Island]], in [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. {{As of|2010|alt=As of the 2019 census}}, the population was 20,130.<ref name="Census 2019">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/cf/1.0/en/place/Merrick%20CDP,%20New%20York/POPULATION/DECENNIAL_CNT| title=Merrick CDP, New York| publisher=[[American FactFinder]]| access-date=October 4, 2011| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214005444/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/cf/1.0/en/place/Merrick%20CDP,%20New%20York/POPULATION/DECENNIAL_CNT| archive-date=February 14, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Geography==
[[File:Merrick-map.gif|thumb|left|U.S. Census map of Merrick.]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|5.2|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|4.2|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.0|sqmi}}, or 19.27%, is water.
Merrick has a climate that is bordering upon hot-summer [[humid continental climate|humid continental]] (''Dfa'') and [[humid subtropical climate|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==
{{US Census population
|2020= 22040
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
{{As of|2000|alt=As of the [[census]] of 2000}}, there were 22,764 people, 7,524 households, and 6,478 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|5,423.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 7,602 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,811.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.18% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.56% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.24% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.94% from [[Race (United States Census)|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 [[Marriage|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF3/DP3/1600000US3646668 |title=Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000 |publisher=[[American FactFinder]] |access-date=October 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213040300/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF3/DP3/1600000US3646668 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (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.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Long Island Index: Interactive Map|url=http://www.longislandindexmaps.org/?zoom=0&x=1313564&y=266122.5&code=53264&tab=tabServiceProviders&satellite=false&landuse=true&landuseopacity=0.8&mainlayers=Fire_boundary,LIE,ParkwayMainRd,VillageBoundaryUninc,VillageBoundaryInc,TownsCities&labellayers=Fire_boundary,VillageBoundaryUninc,VillageBoundaryInc,TownsCities,LIE&serviceproviderlayers=|access-date=2021-10-28|website=www.longislandindexmaps.org}}</ref>
== Transportation ==
Merrick is served by the [[Merrick (LIRR station)|Merrick station]] on the [[Long Island Rail Road]] on the [[Babylon Branch]].<ref name=":1" />
==Notable people==
[[File:Garden_State_GreenFest,_Union,_NJ_3-15-14_(13179555463)_(cropped).jpg|thumb| right |135px |[[Ed Begley Jr.]]]]
[[File:Debbie_Gibson_at_Cinema_City_Film_Festival_day_2_1.jpg|thumb| right |135px |[[Debbie Gibson]]]]
[[File:Rubin WM19 (17) (48521743381).jpg|thumb| right |135px |[[Noah Rubin (tennis)|Noah Rubin]]]]
* [[Craig Allen (meteorologist)|Craig Allen]], Fox News weatherman
* [[Roone Arledge]], former president of ABC Sports/News
* [[Frank Bartkus]], soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frank Bartkus |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/frank-bartkus/#google_vignette |access-date=January 6, 2025 |website=worldfootball.net}}</ref>
* [[Justin Beck]], guitarist in the band [[Glassjaw]]
* [[Melissa Howard|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 (businessman)|Ben Cohen]], co-founder of [[Ben and Jerry's]] [[ice cream]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/18/magazine/passing-the-scoop-ben-jerry.html|title=PASSING THE SCOOP; BEN & JERRY|last=Dreifus|first=Claudia|access-date=2018-04-03|language=en|ref=ben-and-jerry}}</ref>
* [[Doreen Cronin]], children's author
* [[Doug Ellin]], writer/creator of ''Entourage''
* [[Paul Feinman]] (1960–2021), associate judge of the [[New York Court of Appeals]]<ref>Roberts, Sam. [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/01/nyregion/paul-feinman-dead.html "Paul Feinman, First Openly Gay Judge on N.Y. High Court, Dies at 61"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 1, 2021. Accessed April 2, 2021. "Paul George Feinman was born on Jan. 26, 1960, in Merrick, N.Y., on Long Island, to Bernard and Judith (Wale) Feinman."</ref>
* [[Amy Fisher]], the "Long Island Lolita"
* [[Frank Frazetta]], fantasy artist
* [[Bill Freiberger]], Emmy-nominated writer/producer of ''[[The Simpsons]]'', ''[[The PJs]]''
* [[Debbie Gibson]], singer
* [[Matthew Nuccio]], Toy Designer
* [[Jerry Greenfield]], co-founder of [[Ben and Jerry's]] [[ice cream]]<ref name=":0" />
* [[Ryan Hunter]], lead vocalist of the band [[Envy on the Coast|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 [[Lindsay Lohan|Lohan]] family, including [[Lindsay Lohan|Lindsay]], Michael Jr., [[Ali Lohan|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]])
* [[Peter Ragone]], public affairs expert and entrepreneur
* [[Steve Rifkind]], hip hop entrepreneur
* [[Robbie Rosen]], singer, contestant on season 10 of ''[[American Idol]]''
* [[Noah Rubin (tennis)|Noah Rubin]] (born 1996), tennis player
* [[Matt Cardona]], [[WWE]] professional wrestler, former [[WWE Intercontinental Champion]] and [[WWE United States Champion]], [[WWE Raw Tag Team Championship|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? (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
*[[Justin Beck|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)
* 2019 – ''[[Abigail (2019 American film)|Abigail]]'' (dir. [[Max Hechtman]] and Christonikos Tsalikis)
=== Television ===
* 1996 - 2005 – ''[[Everybody Loves Raymond]]'' – The homes used for the exterior shots for [[Frank Barone|Frank]] and [[Marie Barone|Marie]]'s residence and [[Raymond Barone|Raymond]] and [[Debra Barone]]'s residence in the show are located within the hamlet, at 136 and 135 Margaret Boulevard, respectively.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Here's what 20 classic TV sitcom houses are worth in real life |url=https://www.decades.com/lists/heres-what-20-classic-tv-sitcom-houses-are-worth-in-real-life |access-date=2021-10-28 |website=Decades}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Everybody Loves Raymond |url=https://www.itsfilmedthere.com/2018/08/everybody-loves-raymond.html |access-date=2021-10-28 |language=en}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[Norman Levy Park and Preserve]]
==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Merrick, New York}}{{Wikivoyage|Merrick}}
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* [http://www.merrickfd.org/ Merrick Fire Department]
* [http://www.merricklibrary.org/ Merrick Public Library]
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[[Category:Census-designated places in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Hamlets in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Nassau County, New York]]
[[Category:Hamlets in Nassau County, New York]]
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