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History
What is now the Village of Lake Success was first settled by Europeans in 1783, and the community became known as Lakeville. This name was widely used to describe the area until circa 1927, about the time the Village of Lake Success incorporated as a village.
In the early 20th century, William K. Vanderbilt II bought land around the Lake Success kettle lake for a home.
In 1939, the United States government bought a large tract between Marcus Avenue, Lakeville Road, and Union Turnpike, to be the home to the Sperry Gyroscope Company, which built a variety of maritime, military, aerospace, and navigation products. During World War II, the plant had 22,000 employees. After the war, part of the plant became the temporary headquarters of the United Nations from 1947 to 1952, while its headquarters building in New York City was being built. The 1,500,000-square-foot (140,000 m2) facility continued to be used by various companies (including Unisys and Loral Corporation) to build military products over ensuing decades. It was purchased by Lockheed Martin in 1996. The company closed the plant in 1998 and began an environmental clean-up of the site overseen by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The building became I-Park, and a few technical companies moved it – but, much of the space was unused. In 2005, Northwell Health leased 454,000 square feet of the 1.4-million-square-foot former defense plant, and is valued at approximately $300 million, and comes with an option to buy.
On December 15, 1954, the village's Board of Trustees approved a plan to construct the Lake Success Village Pool. A few weeks later, on January 12, 1955, village residents approved a $125,000 (1955 USD) bond to construct the facility.
In 2023, Hain Celestial Group, which had been headquartered in Lake Success for roughly a decade, moved to a new location outside of the village. The space was subsequently purchased by Northwell Health.
Etymology
The Village of Lake Success derives its name from a kettle lake of the same name which, according to village lore, had a Native American name of "Sucut."
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Lake Success had a population of 2,828. The median age was 45.8 years. 24.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.4% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 85.3 males.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
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There were 820 households in the village, of which 47.2% had individuals under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 75.4% were married-couple households, 6.1% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present, and 16.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 9.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 858 housing units, of which 4.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 0.0%.
2010 census
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 2,897 people, 789 households, and 734 families in the village. The racial makeup was 75.3% White, 5.4% African American, 0.0% Native American, 19.3% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 0.2% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population.
2000 census
As of 2000 census, there were 2,797 people, 798 households, and 683 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,487.3 inhabitants per square mile (574.2/km2). There were 824 housing units at an average density of 438.2 per square mile (169.2/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 78.94% White, 4.76% African American, 15.16% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population.
There were 798 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.9% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.4% were non-families. 12.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 20.1% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 15.8% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 35.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $134,383, and the median income for a family was $145,562. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $46,923 for females. The per capita income for the village was $58,002. About 1.4% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.
From Wikipedia’s article on Lake Success, New York, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4