Russell Gardens, New York
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Russell Gardens is a village
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 in Nassau County
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, New York
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 in the United States
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. The population was 945 at the 2010 census.

The Village of Russell Gardens is in the Town of North Hempstead. It is on the Great Neck
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 Peninsula on the North Shore
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 of Long Island and is often grouped together with the other hamlets and villages and referred to collectively as "Great Neck" and served by the Great Neck School District
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.

Geography

Russell Gardens is located at 40°46′52"N 73°43′30"W (40.781063, -73.724996).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 1,074 people, 400 households, and 296 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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 was 5,865.0 people per square mile (2,303.7/km²). There were 409 housing units at an average density of 2,233.5 per square mile (877.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 85.94% White, 0.56% African American, 0.09% Native American, 10.61% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 1.02% from other races
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, and 1.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.03% of the population.

There were 400 households out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.5% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the village, the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $108,427, and the median income for a family was $142,636. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $56,250 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the village was $58,680. About 2.4% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.0% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.
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