Profile for Glen Cove, New York, NY

Glen Cove is at the entrance to Hempstead Harbor on the south shore of Long Island Sound.

Former and merged names include:
· Mosquito Cove
· Pembroke
· Musketa Cove
· Moscheto Cove

The city developed around the Duryea Corn Starch factory, which closed around 1900.

Filming location for:
· 1995 and 1954 movie versions of "Sabrina"

Well-known residents have included:
· F.W. Woolworth, retailer
· J.P. Morgan, financier
· Thomas Pynchon, writer

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Wildlife: Garvies Point Preserve

Historic sites and museums: Garvies Point Museum

Colleges and universities: Webb Institute

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 118

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Cemeteries (20)

Colleges (7)

Communities (61)

Hotels (7)

Imaginary places (1)

Libraries (19)

Museums (5)

Parks (3)

Ski areas (1)

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7% of Glen Cove residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Glen Cove ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Glen Cove
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• Nassau County Ancestry forum
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• Ancestry.com - NY data
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• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
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• Americans with Disabilities Act
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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Glen Cove was $26,627, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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28% of Glen Cove residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Median rent in Glen Cove, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $907.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,984.

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Libraries in Glen Cove include Glen Cove Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Glen Cove include Glen Cove Record-Pilot

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Nassau County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Glen Cove political report.

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The average commute time for Glen Cove workers is 28 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 4 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Glen Cove between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.5 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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