Roosevelt, New York, United States

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Roosevelt, New York, United States, is a hamlet and census-designated place on Long Island in Nassau County, known as a predominantly African American community that has produced several notable athletes and entertainers.

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Roosevelt, New York, United States canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf census-designated place
hamlet
adjacentTo Baldwin, New York
Freeport
surface form: Freeport, New York

Hempstead, New York
North Merrick, New York
Uniondale, New York
areaCode 516
censusDesignation census-designated place
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Nassau County, New York
surface form: Nassau County
elevationInFeet 30
FIPSCode 36-63477
GNISFeatureID 0962830
governmentType unincorporated hamlet governance under Town of Hempstead
hasFeature primarily residential community
suburban character
hasHighSchool Roosevelt High School
hasLandAreaSquareMiles 1.8
hasLatitude 40.678
hasLongitude -73.589
hasNotablePerson Chuck D
Eddie Murphy
Flavor Flav
Howard Stern
Julius Erving
Public Enemy
surface form: Public Enemy (hip hop group)
hasPublicSchoolDistrict Roosevelt Union Free School District
hasRacialCompositionMajority Black or African American
hasWaterAreaSquareMiles 0.0
isPredominantly African American community
locatedIn Nassau County, New York
Town of Hempstead
surface form: Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York
locatedInMetropolitanArea New York metropolitan area
locatedInRegion Northeastern United States
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedOn Long Island
namedAfter Theodore Roosevelt
partOf Nassau County, New York
Town of Hempstead
populationCensus2010 16358
populationCensus2020 16722
postalCode 11575
predominantDemographicGroup African American
state New York
timeZoneDST Eastern Time Zone
surface form: Eastern Daylight Time

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Julius Erving placeOfBirth Roosevelt, New York, United States
Flavor Flav placeOfBirth Roosevelt, New York, United States