Lawrence, New York

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Back to Lawrence, NY housing info, Nassau County, New York, NY smaller cities, NY small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Lawrence, NY Nassau County Population in July 2008: 6,573. Population change since 2000: +0.8%   Males: 3,188   (48.5%) Females: 3,385   (51.5%) Median resident age:   37.2 years New York median age:   35.9 years Zip codes: 11559. Estimated median household income in 2008: $138,690 (it was $104,845 in 2000) Lawrence:   $138,690 New York:   $56,033 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $66,276 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $1,155,202 (it was $549,900 in 2000) Lawrence:   $1,155,202 New York:   $318,900 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $1,201,334; Detached houses: $1,324,644; Townhouses or other attached units: $1,194,058; In 2-unit structures: $503,830; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $362,464 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 11559 Lawrence, NY residents, houses, and apartments details Profiles of local businesses: Paolo Vista/Gino Ricci/Metodo Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for: near:   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%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Lawrence: 168.6 (very high, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Lawrence, New York on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Lawrence is mentioned 540 times on our forum: Midwesterner possibly moving to St Lawrence cnty  (17 replies) safety of Lawrence gardens apts in Brooklyn?  (2 replies) Lawrence, Inwood, and Elmont  (18 replies) Hierarchy of LI High Schools?  (290 replies) Lawrence Middle School  (5 replies) Moving to attend Sarah Lawrence Grad...HELP!  (6 replies) Latest news from Lawrence, NY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: United States (14.6%), Polish (9.7%), Russian (7.1%), Hungarian (5.5%), German (5.2%), Italian (3.4%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Land area: 3.85 square miles. Population density: 1708 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 40.61 N, Longitude: 73.73 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -85 (-1.3%)
Workers who live and work in this village: 330 (12.8%)

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Average climate in Lawrence, New York

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Lawrence-area historical tornado activity is above New York state average. It is 33% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/7/1998, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 3.7 miles away from the Lawrence village center injured 6 people and caused $1 million in damages.

On 9/18/1973, a category 2 tornado 12.2 miles away from the village center .

Lawrence-area historical earthquake activity is near New York state average. It is 89% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 72.4 miles away from Lawrence center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 36.5 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 32.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Notable locations in Lawrence: Rockaway Hunt Club (A), Cedarhurst Yacht Club (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Lawrence: Temple Israel (A). Display/hide its location on the map Lakes and swamps: Sage Pond (A), Lawrence Marsh (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Bannister Creek (A), Bridge Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Beach: Hicks Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This village:	3.1 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	77.1%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	2.0%
Whole state:	5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.4% of all households

This village:	6.3%
Whole state:	14.6%

This village:	2.6%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lawrence, NY

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Here		76.0%
USA		50.2%

4.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($63,287 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.19%
New York average:	5.41%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($823 average AGI)

Nassau County:	0.08%
New York average:	0.24%

from Queens County, NY	1.50% ($62,164 average AGI)
from Suffolk County, NY	0.78% ($62,846)
from Kings County, NY	0.39% ($60,044)

5.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($64,495 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.58%
New York average:	6.26%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($334 average AGI)

Nassau County:	0.05%
New York average:	0.10%

to Suffolk County, NY	1.31% ($70,321 average AGI)
to Queens County, NY	0.78% ($46,822)
to New York County, NY	0.43% ($90,222)

• Meyer Ave At East Ave, Call Sign: KDA694, Licensee ID: L00461315
  Assigned Frequencies : 46.1000 MHz, 46.2000 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/20/2002, Expiration Date: 03/09/2012
  Registrant: Meadowmere Fire District, Meyer Ave, Lawrence, NY 11559, Phone: (516) 239-3088
• 75 Washington Ave, Call Sign: KEG312, Licensee ID: L00425548
  Assigned Frequencies : 46.1000 MHz, 46.2000 MHz
  Grant Date: 12/07/2001, Expiration Date: 02/04/2012
  Registrant: Lawrence Cedarhurst Fire Dept Inc, 75 Washington Ave, Lawrence, NY 11559, Phone: (516) 569-0042
• Bay Blvd, Call Sign: KRZ973, Licensee ID: L00051730
  Assigned Frequencies : 45.4400 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/09/2001, Expiration Date: 02/11/2011
  Registrant: Hempstead, Town Of, Bay Blvd, Lawrence, NY 11559, Phone: (516) 239-5600
• Lat: 40.599306 Lon: -73.724167, Call Sign: WPZA967
  Assigned Frequencies : 452.287 MHz, 457.287 MHz
  Grant Date: 12/17/2003, Expiration Date: 12/17/2013, Certifier: Peter W Overs
  Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:
• 99-LAWRENCE, Mta Rail Station-Lawrence, Type: Bant, Structure height: 15.3 m, Call Sign: WQEC230
  Assigned Frequencies : 851.037 MHz, 851.537 MHz, 852.037 MHz, 852.537 MHz, 853.037 MHz, 866.037 MHz, 866.537 MHz, 867.037 MHz, 867.537 MHz, 868.037 MHz
  Grant Date: 12/27/2005, Expiration Date: 12/27/2015, Certifier: Thomas J Cowper
  Registrant: State Of, Office For Technology, Statewide Wireless Network New York, 74 North Pearl Street, 2nd Floor, Albany, NY 12207-2721, Phone: (518) 474-9112, Fax: (518) 474-2795, Email:

• STATION, 195 Broadway, Structure height: 26.8 m, Call Sign: WNTJ656
  Assigned Frequencies : 18595.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/19/2001, Expiration Date: 10/19/2011
  Registrant: Phone: (516) 694-7300

• Control Tower Atlantic Beach Bridge Ft Of Doughty Blvd, Type: Building, Overall height: 17 m, Call Sign: KFL348, Licensee ID: L00003666
  Assigned Frequencies : 156.450 MHz, 156.650 MHz, 156.800 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/04/2003, Expiration Date: 01/12/2013
  Registrant: Nassau County Bridge Authority, Lawrence, NY 11559-0341, Phone: (516) 239-6900, Fax: (516) 239-6856

• Aircraft: BEECH D18S (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 10, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 165 mph), Engine: P&W R-985 SERIES (450 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 25A , Serial Number: A-12, Year manufactured: 1945
  Registrant (Corporation): Domingo Aeroflite Systems Inc, 435 Ocean Ave, Lawrence, NY 11559

• #38 on the list of "Top 100 cities with longest commuting times (pop. 5,000+)"
• #73 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest median house value (pop. 5,000+)"

• #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
• #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
• #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
• #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"