Upper Brookville
| Upper Brookville, New York | |
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| Village of Upper Brookville | |
 Location in Nassau County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 40°50′48″N 73°33′59″W / 40.84667°N 73.56639°WCoordinates: 40°50′48″N 73°33′59″W / 40.84667°N 73.56639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Nassau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.3 sq mi (11.1 km2) |
| • Land | 4.3 sq mi (11.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 157 ft (48 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,698 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 11545, 11732, 11771 |
| Area code(s) | 516 |
| FIPS code | 36-76331 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0968262 |
| Website | www |
The Village of Upper Brookville is a village located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County a suburban county on Long Island, immediately east of New York City, United States. The population was 1,698 at the 2010 census.
The village is named for the brook that one time ran along its main road, Wolver Hollow. Albeit the village is physically lower than the surrounding areas, resident Hope Goddard Iselin opposed the name of Lower Brookville, stating "I refuse to live in lower anything. If you must call it something, and I suppose you must, call it Upper Brookville. Subsequently, Upper Brookville was the name that stuck.
Upper Brookville is located at 40°50′48″N 73°33′59″W / 40.84667°N 73.56639°W (40.846692, -73.566493).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.3 square miles (11 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,801 people, 568 households, and 483 families residing in the village. The population density was 418.5 people per square mile (161.7/km²). There were 599 housing units at an average density of 139.2 per square mile (53.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 83.23% White, 5.66% African American, 0.11% Native American, 7.22% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 3.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.33% of the population.
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