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'Valley Stream' is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the village population was 36,368. If you include South Valley Stream, and North Valley Stream the total population is 57,795 as of the 2000 census.
'The Incorporated Village of Valley Stream' is inside the southwest part of the Town of Hempstead along the border with Queens.
The village is served by the Long Island Rail Road at the Valley Stream station, located at Sunrise Highway and Franklin Avenue.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Education

Valley Stream School District #13

Valley Stream School District #30

Valley Stream School District #24

Interesting Facts

Notable residents [Former/Current]

References

External links

Geography

Valley Stream is located at (40.664780, -73.703327).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 9.0 km² (3.5 mi²). 8.9 km² (3.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.86%) is water.
Communities bordering Valley Stream are Elmont (Home of Belmont Park Racetrack), Lynbrook, Rockville Centre, Malverne, Franklin Square, Garden City, Hewlett, Woodmere, and Rosedale (a neighborhood in Queens in New York City).
There are many different sections of Valley Stream that are listed below:

★ Valley Stream (Village)

★ North Valley Stream

★ South Valley Stream

★ North Woodmere

★ Mill Brook

★ Valley Stream Woods

★ Gibson

★ Westwood

★ Parkwold Estates

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 36,368 people, 12,484 households, and 9,600 families residing in the village. The population density was 4,081.9/km² (10,569.5/mi²). There were 12,688 housing units at an average density of 1,424.1/km² (3,687.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 85.34% White, 5.46% African American, 0.15% Native American, 4.86% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 4.15% from other races, and 2.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.27% of the population.
There were 12,484 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.37.
In the village the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $89,750, and the median income for a family was $91,585. Males had a median income of $57,094 versus $35,260 for females. The per capita income for the village was $25,636. About 2.2% of families and .05% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.9% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.
The village is home to a significant Italian American population.

Education

Valley Stream has many elementary schools, a few school districts, and a few high schools.

Valley Stream School District #13

★ James A. Dever Elementary School

★ Howell Road School

★ Wheeler Avenue Elementary School

★ Willow Road Elementary School

Valley Stream School District #30

★ Forest Road Elementary School

★ Shaw Avenue Elementary School

★ Clear Stream Avenue Elementary School

Valley Stream School District #24

★ Robert W. Carbonaro Elementary School

★ William L. Buck Elementary School

★ Brooklyn Avenue Elementary School
===Valley Stream Central High School District===

★ Valley Stream Central High School

★ Valley Stream North High School

★ Valley Stream South High School

★ Valley Stream Memorial Junior High School

Interesting Facts

★ Snapple Beverage Co., and the drink itself, started in Valley Stream.

★ National Amusements Movie Theater chain started in Valley Stream.

★ Portions of the film ''Goodfellas'', "Trees Lounge", "Grease" and "The Brothers McMullen" were filmed in Valley Stream.^[1]

★ Valley Stream State Park was originally part of the Brooklyn water supply system.

Notable residents [Former/Current]

★ Matt Rubano - Bassist, Taking Back Sunday, was born in Valley Stream.

★ James J. Roscher II - Manager of Good Morning America, was raised in Valley Stream.

★ Lance Primis - President, New York Times, grew up in Valley Stream.

★ Fred Armisen - Actor/Comedian, was raised in Valley Stream.

★ Peter Barton - Actor, was raised in Valley Stream.

★ Stephen Boyd - Professional football player, was raised in Valley Stream.

★ Michael Brandon - Actor, Raised in Valley Stream

★ Edward Burns - Actor, was raised in Valley Stream.

★ Jim Breuer - Actor/Comedian, was raised in Valley Stream.

★ Bruce Blakeman-Politician,Lawyer, Power Broker was raised in V.S.

★ Steve Buscemi - Actor/Director, grew up in Valley Stream.

★ Eileen Charbonneau - Novelist, grew up in Valley Stream.

★ Patricia Charbonneau - Actress, grew up in Valley Stream.

★ Everlast - Singer, born in Valley Stream.

★ Mary Gordon - Author, partially grew up in Valley Stream.

★ Chuck Halper - Old-time boxer, lived in Valley Stream.

★ Steve Hytner - Actor, grew up in Valley Stream.

★ George E. Killian, President of FISU was raised in Valley Stream.

★ Larry Miller - Comedian and actor, grew up in Valley Stream.

★ Steve Orich - Tony-nominated Orchestrator, grew up in Valley Stream.

★ Edward Renehan - Writer, grew up in Valley Stream.

★ Phil LaPorta - Professional football player, was raised in Valley Stream.

★ Terence Sheridan - investment banker, grew up in Valley Stream

★ Larry Norton - Physician/Scientist grew up in Valley Stream

★ Leslie Moonves - President of CBS, grew up in Valley Stream

★ Conrad Dierking - Professional Basketball player, grew up in Valley Stream

★ Wendy Kaufman aka The Snapple Lady - Spokesperson for Snapple, grew up in Valley Stream

★ Esther Jungreis - Founder of Hineni, lived in Valley Stream

★ Jeffrey M. Friedman, Scientist, Discoverer of Leptin, was raised in Valley Stream

★ Keith Kamer - Mathematician, was raised in Valley Stream

★ Eugene Marshalik, NYPD Auxiliary Police officer who was shot and killed in Greenwich Village on March 14, 2007, grew up in Valley Stream

★ The Comedy group, Basket Full of Puppies, originated in Valley Stream

★ Reggae singer, Shaggy, lived in Valley Stream

References

1. [1], accessed January 17, 2007

External links

★ Valley Stream official website

★ Henry Waldinger Memorial Library

★ Valley Stream Fire Department

★ Valley Stream Historical Society Pagan-Fletcher Restoration

★ Valley Stream: The Bicycling Craze Rolled Into Town