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Bellerose, New York
Incorporated Village of Bellerose
A village welcome sign at the Bellerose station in August 2022.
A village welcome sign at the Bellerose station in August 2022.
Motto(s): 
"An American Beauty"
Location in Nassau County and the state of New York
Location in Nassau County and the state of New York
Bellerose, New York is located in Long Island
Bellerose, New York
Bellerose, New York
Location in Long Island
Bellerose, New York is located in New York
Bellerose, New York
Bellerose, New York
Location in New York
Country  United States
State  New York
County Nassau
Town Hempstead
Incorporated 1924
Area
 • Total 0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2)
 • Land 0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
85 ft (26 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 1,173
 • Density 9,309.52/sq mi (3,605.08/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip Code
11001
Area codes 516, 363
FIPS code 36-05639
GNIS feature ID 0943608

Bellerose /bɛlrz/ is a village in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 1,173 at the 2020 census.

History

The village was founded by Helen Marsh of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. In 1907, planning to build a model community, Marsh purchased 77 acres (310,000 m2) of Floral Park gladiola fields. The first Bellerose home was completed, under Marsh's supervision, in 1910. Marsh persuaded the Long Island Rail Road to place a station in the new village, and she named the station Bellerose. Though it has been suggested that she named the station for the Rose farm, south of the railroad, and her daughter Belle, she said that she simply found the name "euphonious". A vote of the homeowners made the name official in 1917.

Bellerose incorporated itself as a village in 1924 in order to gain and maintaine home rule.

The Bellerose Village Hall, Fire House and Police Booth are on the National and State registries of Historic Places; the complex is known as the Bellerose Village Municipal Complex.

Geography

Bellerose-ny-map
U.S. Census map of Bellerose.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.1203 square miles (0.312 km2), all land.

The village borders Queens to the north, Bellerose Terrace to the west, and Floral Park to the south.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1930 1,202
1940 1,317 9.6%
1950 1,134 −13.9%
1960 1,083 −4.5%
1970 1,136 4.9%
1980 1,187 4.5%
1990 1,101 −7.2%
2000 1,173 6.5%
2010 1,193 1.7%
2020 1,173 −1.7%
U.S. Decennial Census
2010 2020

2020 census

Bellerose village, New York – Racial and Ethnic Composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2010 Pop 2020 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 964 896 80.80% 76.39%
Black or African American alone (NH) 35 36 2.93% 3.07%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 4 1 0.34% 0.09%
Asian alone (NH) 52 62 4.36% 5.29%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 1 0.00% 0.09%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 5 13 0.42% 1.11%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 20 43 1.68% 3.67%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 113 141 9.47% 10.32%
Total 1,193 1,173 100.00% 100.00%

Education

It is in the Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District and the Sewanhaka Central High School District.

Notable people

  • Joanne Persico, volleyball coach
  • John P. Shanley (1915-1985), journalist, specializing in radio, television and drama, who spent much of his career with The New York Times.
  • Nick Wall, (1906-1983), jockey

See also

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