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Old 11-04-2007, 07:29 AM
 
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That percentage is skewed since they are counting Massapequa Park, which may be technically in East Massapequa for statistical purposes, but is not really considered "East Massapequa" ...
While parts of the Hamlet of East Massapequa have a "Massapequa Park, NY 11762" mailing address, as well as a "Massapequa, NY 11758" mailing address, no part of the Village of Massapequa Park is in the Hamlet of East Massapequa.

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Old 11-04-2007, 02:13 PM
 
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That percentage is skewed since they are counting Massapequa Park, which may be technically in East Massapequa for statistical purposes, but is not really considered "East Massapequa" (and is in the Massapequa school district - not to mention very white). East Massapequa is generally considered the area west of Carmans Road going towards Amityville (within the Amityville school district). This area has a completely different demographic compared to the rest of Massapequa, and is largely comprised of black households.
I did mean east of Carmens, btw.
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Old 11-04-2007, 02:15 PM
 
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While parts of the Hamlet of East Massapequa have a "Massapequa Park, NY 11762" mailing address, as well as a "Massapequa, NY 11758" mailing address, no part of the Village of Massapequa Park is in the Hamlet of East Massapequa.

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Doesn't matter, they are adding the 11762 areas and other adjoining neighborhoods that are in the Massapequa school district and lumping them into "East Massapequa".
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Old 11-04-2007, 02:16 PM
 
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What actually is east Massapequa and considered Massapequa are two different things. I live west of Carmen's RD, in the 11762 zipcode and part of the Massapequa SD. Generally thought of as Massapequa Park but I am technically in East Massapequa. I explained the general borders above, though its even more technical than how I explained it.

Just took a look at the Census site. All of the area that is considered East Massapequa (ie east of Carmens road) falls within the 5220 Census district so the stats were pretty easy to find.

44.48% White
33.03% Black
15.84% Hispanic
3.10% Asian
2.91% Mixed

The white population tends to be a bit older

18+
49.37% White
30.40% Black
14.48% Hispanic
3.02% Asian
2.23% Mixed

under 18
41.31% Black
29.14% White
20.08% Hispanic
5.04% Mixed
3.36% Asian
Seems pretty much right.
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Old 11-04-2007, 02:26 PM
 
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Doesn't matter, they are adding the 11762 areas and other adjoining neighborhoods that are in the Massapequa school district and lumping them into "East Massapequa".
It's the part of the "Massapequa Park, NY 11762" postal zone that is outside of the Village of Massapequa Park, as well as the part of the "Manhasset, NY 11758" postal zone that is outside of the Hamlet of Massapequa.

Bear in mind, concomittent with the 1990 federal census, it was the Hamlet of West Amityville (the area east of Carman's Road that had been in the "Amityville, NY 11701" postal zone) that was absorbed into the Hamlet of East Massapequa, not vice versa.
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Old 11-04-2007, 03:01 PM
 
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It's the part of the "Massapequa Park, NY 11762" postal zone that is outside of the Village of Massapequa Park, as well as the part of the "Manhasset, NY 11758" postal zone that is outside of the Hamlet of Massapequa.

Bear in mind, concomittent with the 1990 federal census, it was the Hamlet of West Amityville (the area east of Carman's Road that had been in the "Amityville, NY 11701" postal zone) that was absorbed into the Hamlet of East Massapequa, not vice versa.
A bit of a typo there, I'm sure you mean Massapequa not Manhasset, but you are right. The area where I live is in the Mass Pk postal code & Massapequa S.D, is generally thought of as Massapequa park, but just because its generally thought of being that doesn't make it so. Its actually East Massapequa.

The school district breakdown of East Massapequa is probably about 59% Massapequa, 33% Amityville, 8% Farmingdale. Massapequa High School is technically in East Massapequa as is the Nassau Shores.
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Old 11-04-2007, 05:14 PM
 
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A bit of a typo there, I'm sure you mean Massapequa not Manhasset ...
I did. I am my own worst proof reader.
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Old 11-05-2007, 12:34 AM
 
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A bit of a typo there, I'm sure you mean Massapequa not Manhasset, but you are right. The area where I live is in the Mass Pk postal code & Massapequa S.D, is generally thought of as Massapequa park, but just because its generally thought of being that doesn't make it so. Its actually East Massapequa.

The school district breakdown of East Massapequa is probably about 59% Massapequa, 33% Amityville, 8% Farmingdale. Massapequa High School is technically in East Massapequa as is the Nassau Shores.
For some reason, most people seem to have a really hard time understanding this. I get the impression that geographic areas are thought of more in socioeconomic terms than where their actual borders lay. I bet a lot of your neighbors would be pretty offended if you told them they lived in East Massapequa.
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Old 11-05-2007, 01:40 AM
 
Location: Long Island (chief in S Farmingdale)
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For some reason, most people seem to have a really hard time understanding this. I get the impression that geographic areas are thought of more in socioeconomic terms than where their actual borders lay. I bet a lot of your neighbors would be pretty offended if you told them they lived in East Massapequa.
Possibly, however from an economic standpoint the area thought of as East Massapequa is very much middle class. IIRC pretty much around the incomes of Plainedge, Levittown and Farmingale. Granted a bit lower than my area, but from an economic stand point I would say my area is closer to East Massapequa (East of Carmens) then it is to the Nassau Shores, Bar Harbor, etc
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Old 11-05-2007, 07:26 AM
 
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For some reason, most people seem to have a really hard time understanding this.
The reason that geographic illiteracy is so widespread is the mistaken very strong belief, fostered almost universally by the print and electronic media, that a place is located in the community whose name is in that place's mailing address.
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