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Population (year 2000): 6,522. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,501 (-0.3% change)
Males: 3,164 (48.5%), Females: 3,358 (51.5%)
Nassau County
Zip code:
11559
Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $104,845 (year 2000)
Median house value: $580,500 (year 2000)
Races in Lawrence:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.3%)
- Hispanic (3.4%)
- Black (1.1%)
- Asian Indian (1.0%)
- Other race (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
Ancestries: United States (14.6%), Polish
(9.7%), Russian (7.1%), Hungarian (5.5%), German (5.2%), Italian
(3.4%).
Land area: 3.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lawrence
- High school or higher: 95.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 64.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 34.9%
- Unemployed: 1.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 41.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lawrence village
- Never married: 21.0%
- Now married: 66.7%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 7.3%
- Divorced: 4.2%
14.4% Foreign born (8.1% Europe, 4.3% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +252 (+4.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Lawrence:
- PENINSULA HOSPITAL CENTER (about 3 miles; FAR
ROCKAWAY, NY)
- LONG BEACH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; LONG
BEACH, NY)
- FRANKLIN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; VALLEY
STREAM, NY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lawrence:
- JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (about 4 miles; NEW YORK, NY;
ID: JFK)
- LA GUARDIA (about 15 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: LGA)
- PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 20 miles;
NEW YORK, NY; ID: JRB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lawrence:
- FLUSHING (about 13 miles; NEW YORK/FLUSHING/, NY;
ID: FLU)
- SANDS POINT (about 16 miles; PORT WASHINGTON, NY;
ID: 7N3)
- EVERS (about 17 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: 6N6)
Amtrak stations near Lawrence:
- 5 miles: KENNEDY AIRPORT NEW YORK (QUEENS, ) - Bus
Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, snack bar and vending
machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, car rental agency, taxi stand.
- 15 miles: LA GUARDIA AIRPORT (QUEENS, ) - Bus
Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, snack bar and vending
machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, car rental agency, taxi stand.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lawrence:
- ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY-NEW YORK (about 9 miles;
JAMAICA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 15,070)
- CUNY QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10
miles; NEW YORK, NY; FT enrollment: 7,431)
- NASSAU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; GARDEN
CITY, NY; FT enrollment: 13,710)
- ADELPHI UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; GARDEN CITY, NY;
FT enrollment: 4,074)
- CUNY YORK COLLEGE (about 11 miles; JAMAICA, NY; FT
enrollment: 3,877)
- CUNY QUEENS COLLEGE (about 11 miles; FLUSHING, NY;
FT enrollment: 10,278)
- HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; HEMPSTEAD, NY;
FT enrollment: 10,842)
Private high school in Lawrence:
- RAMBAM MESIVTA (Students: 165; Location: 15
FROST LANE; Grades: 9 - 12; Boys only)
Public primary/middle schools in Lawrence:
- LAWRENCE MS (Students: 878; Location: 195
BROADWAY; Grades: 06 - 08)
- 1 SCHOOL (Students: 291; Location: 260
CENTRAL AVE; Grades: 01 - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Lawrence:
- HEBREW ACADEMY OF FIVE TOWNS (Students: 830;
Location: 33 WASHINGTON AVENUE; Grades: PK - 5)
- BRANDEIS SCHOOL (Students: 418; Location: 25
FROST LANE; Grades: PK - 8)
- HEBREW ACAD LONG BCH HS BOYS (Students: 105;
Location: 140 CENTRAL AVE; Grades: 9 - 11; Boys only)
Library in Lawrence:
- PENINSULA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,971,684; Location: 280 CENTRAL AVENUE; 135,945 books;
4,002 audio materials; 4,003 video materials; 310 serial
subscriptions)
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