Pleasantville, New York

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Pleasantville is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 7,172 at the 2000 census. As a village, it is located in the Town of Mount Pleasant. Pleasantville is home to a campus of Pace University and the Jacob Burns film center.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Demographics
4 Notable Citizens
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Pleasantville is located at 41°8′11″N, 73°47′15″W (41.136410, -73.787521)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.7 km² (1.8 mi²), all land.

[edit] History

Pleasantville was founded in 1695 by dutch settlers. The town has had a fairly simple history. The most notable occurrence is that the famous war traitor Benedict Arnold may have been captured within the village of Pleasantville. The original name of the town was Mechanicsville but was changed in the early 20th century.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 7,172 people, 2,637 households, and 1,824 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,521.5/km² (3,943.4/mi²). There were 2,684 housing units at an average density of 569.4/km² (1,475.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 90.35% White, 2.90% African American, 0.18% Native American, 2.89% Asian, 1.73% from other races, and 1.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.36% of the population.

There were 2,637 households out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the village the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $86,632, and the median income for a family was $105,227. Males had a median income of $62,344 versus $47,978 for females. The per capita income for the village was $41,397. About 2.0% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

Pleasantville High School is ranked #340 by Newsweek's list of the top High Schools in the country. (The top 5% extends down to #1200) [1]

[edit] Notable Citizens

Will Shortz, Editor of the New York Times crossword puzzles. Leonore Gray, Pearl of the Orient. Joseph Matthew Conlon III, Distant half cousin of German poet, Rainer Maria Rilke. John Tjia, Author of Building Financial Models.