Bronxville, New York

Bronxville is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States, located 15 miles north of midtown Manhattan. The population was 6,543 at the 2000 census. It is part of the town of Eastchester. It is one of the wealthiest communities in the United States.

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,543 people, 2,312 households, and 1,660 families residing in the village. The population density was 6,869.3 people per square mile (2,659.2/km²). There were 2,387 housing units at an average density of 2,506.0/sq mi (970.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 91.88% White, 1.15% African American, 0.05% Native American, 4.83% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.73% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.93% of the population.

There were 2,312 households out of which 40.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the village the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 86.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $144,940, and the median income for a family was $200,000. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $61,184 for females. The per capita income for the village was $89,483. About 1.7% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.

Bronxville is the home of Concordia College, a Christian liberal arts college operated by the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod.

Bronxville's ZIP code is 10708, and covers the Village of Bronxville proper as well as the Chester Heights section of Eastchester, parts of Tuckahoe, and the Lawrence Park West and Cedar Knolls sections of Yonkers. This brings the ZIP code's population to 22,411 (2000 Census), covering an area more than twice as large as the actual municipality of Bronxville itself. Despite its Bronxville mailing address,Sarah Lawrence College is located in the Lawrence Park West section of Yonkers. (more info)

Parks & Recreation

The Village of Bronxville has over 70 acres of parkland including athletic fields, woodlands, and the Bronx River Parkway Reservation. The Reservation, Westchester’s oldest park, was created as an adjunct to the Bronx River Parkway that opened in 1925, and was the first linear park in the United States. The Reservation features ponds, wooden footbridges, and hundreds of varieties of native trees and shrubs. The park is owned by Westchester County and it is a favorite place for bicycling, walking, running and nature study.

The Bronxville School's Scott Field is equipped with a football field, three smaller fields and a running track. Bacon Woodlands, located on Kensington Road, is a natural rock outcropping which is left in its natural state, the flatter portion of which is used as an informal play area by children. Scout Field, located near Mouth Vernon, is heavily utilized by the Bronxville schools' soccer, football, baseball and cross country running programs.

From April to October, a seven-mile stretch of the Bronx River Parkway from Bronxville to White Plains closes to automobile traffic each Sunday between 10 AM and 2 PM. During those times, the Westchester County Parks Department runs "Bicycle Sundays" along this stretch of the parkway.

Notable natives and residents

• Fischer Black, economist, financial engineer responsible for the Black Scholes options pricing formula
• Marvin Bower, the "father of modern management consulting"
• Dick Clark, American television personality and businessman
• Brendan Gill, editor of 'The New Yorker'
• Don DeLillo, writer
• Ford Frick, Commissioner of Baseball (1951-1965), member of Baseball Hall of Fame
• Michael Glazer, television producer and event planner
• Roger Goodell, Commissioner of the National Football League (2006- )
• Don Herbert, "Mr. Wizard" (1951-1965, 1971-72, 1983-1990)
• John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (1961-1963)
• Bobby Kennedy, United States Attorney General (1961-1964)
• Jerome Kern, composer
• Sinclair Lewis American writer
• Ed McMahon, American announcer and television personality
• Jack Paar, American radio and television talk show host
• Tom Phillips, Google
• Dennis Ritchie, computer scientist, creator of the C programming language
• Murari Sharma, Former Ambassador of Nepal to the UN, Current Ambassador to UK
• Andrew Shue, actor

Film and television

• The Bronxville School appears in Stepmom starring Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon.
• The Siwanoy Country Club is featured in Rounders starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton.
• The film Driving in Cars With Boys, featuring Drew Barrymore was shot in and around the village.

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