Lake Success, New York#Demographics

What is now the Village of Lake Success was first settled by Europeans in 1783, and the community became known as Lakeville.{{Cite web |title=Village of Lake Success History |url=https://www.villageoflakesuccess.com/history.php |access-date=June 1, 2021 |website=villageoflakesuccess.com}} This name was widely used to describe the area until about the time that the Incorporated Village of Lake Success in 1927.

In the early 20th century, William K. Vanderbilt II bought land around the Lake Success kettle lake for a home.{{Cite news |date=October 1, 1902 |title=Mr. Vanderbilt Buys Land; Acquires Property on Shores of Lake Success -- To Make Another Effort to Get Water Rights. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1902/10/01/archives/mr-vanderbilt-buys-land-acquires-property-on-shores-of-lake-success.html |access-date=August 18, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/ny-historytown-hist002l,0,6655301.story?coll=ny-lihistory-navigation |title=Lake Success: A Reluctant Host to the United Nations |website=Newsday |access-date=December 4, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060523040243/http://www.newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/ny-historytown-hist002l%2C0%2C6655301.story?coll=ny-lihistory-navigation |archive-date=May 23, 2006}}{{cite web |url=http://www.iparkhudsonny.com/LakeSuccessHistory.pdf |title=Lake Success History |website=iparkhudsonny.com |access-date=December 4, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107233004/http://www.iparkhudsonny.com/LakeSuccessHistory.pdf |archive-date=January 7, 2010}} The {{convert|1500000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} facility continued to be used by various companies (including Unisys and Loral Corporation) to build defense 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.[http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/who-we-are/eesh/remediation/great-neck.html Great Neck, New York], Lockheed Martin 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 about $300 million and comes with an option to buy.{{cite news |date=May 20, 2005 |url=https://libn.com/2005/05/20/north-shorelij-inks-300m-lease-deal-at-ipark/ |title=North Shore-LIJ inks $300M lease deal at iPark |work=Long Island Business News}}

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On December 15, 1954, the village's Board of Trustees approved a plan to construct the Lake Success Village Pool.{{Cite news |date=January 13, 1955 |title=Lake Success OKs New Pool |work=Newsday |pages=33 |via=ProQuest}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Parrish |first=Tory N. |date=April 3, 2023 |title=Natural products maker Hain Celestial exits Lake Success headquarters |url=https://www.newsday.com/business/hain-celestial-ida-lake-success-iezbl85m |access-date=August 13, 2024 |website=Newsday |language=en}} The space was subsequently purchased by Northwell Health.{{Cite web |last=Parrish |first=Tory N. |date=July 24, 2023 |title=Northwell Health buys Hain Celestial's former Lake Success headquarters |url=https://www.newsday.com/business/northwell-health-hain-celestial-lake-success-marcus-avenue-tpw46mh6 |access-date=August 13, 2024 |website=Newsday |language=en}}

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."

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of {{convert|1.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|1.9|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}}, or 2.08%, is water.{{cite web|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|access-date=April 23, 2011|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}

The village borders the Little Neck neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens – as well as the Nassau County communities of Manhasset, Manhasset Hills, North Hills, North New Hyde Park, Thomaston, and University Gardens.

Lake Success is split between three minor drainage areas: Alley Creek (part of the Little Neck Bay Watershed), Hook Creek/Head of Harbor, and Manhasset Bay, and is located within the larger Long Island Sound/Atlantic Ocean Watershed.{{Cite book|title=New York Rapid Watershed Assessment Profile – Northern Long Island Watershed|publisher=United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service|year=2011|location=Syracuse, New York}}{{Cite web|title=EPA – Waters GeoViewer|url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b|access-date=July 28, 2021|website=United States Environmental Protection Agency}}{{Cite web|title=Atlantic Ocean/Long Island Sound Watershed - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation|url=https://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/48375.html#:~:text=Located%20in%20the%20Southeast%20corner,waters%20that%20drain%20into%20them.|access-date=July 27, 2021|website=dec.ny.gov}}

According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Geological Survey, the highest point in Lake Success is located at Great Neck South High School, at {{Convert|259|ft|m}}, and the lowest point is located near Community Drive, which is between {{Convert|40-50|ft|m}}.{{Cite web|title=The National Map - Advanced Viewer|url=https://apps.nationalmap.gov/viewer/|access-date=July 30, 2021|website=United States Geological Survey}}

Several companies have offices within Lake Success, including Broadridge Financial Solutions, which has its headquarters located within the village.{{Cite web |title=Broadridge - Leader in Fintech Solutions - Communications, Technology, Data & Intelligence |url=https://www.broadridge.com/ |access-date=August 13, 2024 |website=broadridge.com |language=en}}

Additionally, Lake Success served as the home of Canon USA's corporate headquarters until relocating to Melville in neighboring Suffolk County in the early 2010s.{{Cite web |url=http://www.usa.canon.com/templatedata/AboutCanon/ciwofloc.html |title=About Canon: Corporate Overview: Office Locations - Canon - Retrieved July 17, 2009 |access-date=July 17, 2009 |archive-date=July 21, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090721042818/http://www.usa.canon.com/templatedata/AboutCanon/ciwofloc.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home | title=Canon U.S.A., Inc. | Canon U.S.A., Inc }}

{{US Census population

|1930= 295

|1940= 203

|1950= 1264

|1960= 2954

|1970= 3254

|1980= 2396

|1990= 2484

|2000= 2797

|2010= 2934

|2020= 2828

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}

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As of 2000 census,{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}} there were 2,797 people, 798 households, and 683 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1487.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 824 housing units at an average density of {{convert|438.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. 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.

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.

As of August 2024, the Mayor of Lake Success is Adam C. Hoffman, the Deputy Mayor is Gene Kaplan, and the Village Trustees are Spyro Dimitratos, Lawrence W. Farkas, Robert Gal, Fred Handsman, and Marian Lee.{{Cite web|title=Village of Lake Success Board of Trustees|url=http://www.villageoflakesuccess.com/trustees.php|access-date=August 6, 2021|website=villageoflakesuccess.com}}

Lake Success is located in the Town of North Hempstead's 4th council district, which as of August 2024 is represented on the North Hempstead Town Council by Christine Liu (D–Herricks).{{Cite web |title=Town of North Hempstead - Councilwoman Christine Liu |url=https://www.northhempsteadny.gov/district4 |access-date=August 13, 2024 |website=northhempsteadny.gov}}

Lake Success is located in Nassau County's 10th Legislative district, which as of August 2024 is represented in the Nassau County Legislature by Mazi Melesa Pilip (R–Great Neck).{{Cite web |title=Long Island Index: Interactive Map |url=http://www.longislandindexmaps.org/?zoom=0&x=1313564&y=266122.5&code=53264&tab=tabServiceProviders&satellite=false&landuse=true&landuseopacity=0.8&mainlayers=Fire_boundary,LIE,ParkwayMainRd,VillageBoundaryUninc,VillageBoundaryInc,TownsCities&labellayers=Fire_boundary,VillageBoundaryUninc,VillageBoundaryInc,TownsCities,LIE&serviceproviderlayers= |access-date=March 18, 2021 |website=longislandindexmaps.org}}{{Cite web |title=District 10 - Mazi Melesa Pilip {{!}} Nassau County, NY - Official Website |url=https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/506/District-10---Mazi-Melesa-Pilip |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=www.nassaucountyny.gov}}{{Cite web |last1=Kornbluh |first1=Jacob |author-link=Jacob Kornbluh |date=November 29, 2021 |title=This one-time refugee and former Israeli paratrooper just won a seat in her county legislature |url=https://forward.com/news/478772/this-jewish-woman-of-color-a-former-israeli-paratrooper-just-won-a-seat-in/ |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=The Forward |language=en-US}}

Lake Success is located in the New York State Assembly's 16th State Assembly district, which as of August 2024 is represented by Gina L. Sillitti (D–Manorhaven).{{Cite web |title=Gina L. Sillitti – Assembly District 16 {{!}}Assembly Member Directory {{!}} New York State Assembly |url=https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Gina-Sillitti |access-date=July 22, 2021 |website=nyassembly.gov}}

Lake Success is located in the New York State Senate's 7th State Senate district, which as of August 2024 is represented by Jack M. Martins (R–Old Westbury).{{Cite web |title=NY Senate District 7 |url=https://www.nysenate.gov/district/7 |access-date=December 18, 2020 |website=NY State Senate}}

Lake Success is located entirely within New York's 3rd congressional district, which as of August 2024 is represented in the United States Congress by Thomas R. Suozzi (D–Glen Cove).{{Cite news |last=Fandos |first=Nicholas |date=February 29, 2024 |title=Tom Suozzi Returns to Congress With 2 Words for House: 'Wake Up' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/28/nyregion/tom-suozzi-speech-congress.html |access-date=March 1, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}

Like the rest of New York, Lake Success is represented in the United States Senate by Charles Schumer (D) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D).{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: Contacting U.S. Senators |url=https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm?State=NY |access-date=July 22, 2021 |website=senate.gov}}

In the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the majority of Lake Success voters voted for Hillary Clinton (D).{{Cite news |last=Park |first=Alice |last2=Smart |first2=Charlie |last3=Taylor |first3=Rumsey |last4=Watkins |first4=Miles |date=February 2, 2021 |title=An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2020 Election |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/upshot/2020-election-map.html |access-date=July 20, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |title=How Long Island Voted |url=https://projects.newsday.com/long-island/how-long-island-voted/?election=2016%20General&position=U.S.%20President®ion=United%20States |access-date=June 23, 2021 |website=Newsday |language=en-US}}

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The heavy majority of the Village of Lake Success is located within the Great Neck Union Free School District. A small part of the village's northeastern corner, meanwhile, is located within the Manhasset Union Free School District. However, all homes in Lake Success are in the portion of the village zoned for Great Neck's schools, and as such, all children who reside within Lake Success and attend public schools go to Great Neck's schools.

Furthermore, the Great Neck UFSD's Lakeville Elementary School, Great Neck South Middle School, and Great Neck South High School are all located within the village – along with its administrative offices.

Lake Success is the city of license for hot adult contemporary radio station WKTU, although the station is based in Manhattan along with other iHeartMedia stations.{{Cite web |title=WKTU-FM 103.5 MHz - Lake Success, NY |url=https://radio-locator.com/info/WKTU-FM |access-date=April 18, 2022 |website=radio-locator.com}}

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The Long Island Expressway (Interstate 495) and the Northern State Parkway pass through Lake Success. Other major roads within the village include Northern Boulevard (NY 25A), Community Drive (CR 11A), Lakeville Road (CR 11), and Marcus Avenue (CR D46).

Additionally, the former Long Island Motor Parkway once passed through the village.

There are no Long Island Rail Road stations within Lake Success. The nearest stations to the village are Great Neck station and Little Neck station on the Port Washington Branch, as well as New Hyde Park station on the Main Line.

The n20G, n20H, n20X, n21, n25, and n26 bus routes run through Lake Success.{{Cite web |title=Nassau Inter-County Express - Maps and Schedules |url=https://www.nicebus.com/Tools/Maps-and-Schedules |access-date=August 19, 2021 |website=nicebus.com}} All of these bus routes are operated by Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE).

National Grid USA provides natural gas to homes and businesses that are hooked up to natural gas lines in Lake Success.{{Cite web|title=Long Island Utility Information - LIPA, Nat Grid, & Local Water Authorities.|url=https://www.longisland.com/utilities.html|access-date=October 24, 2020|website=LongIsland.com}}{{Cite web|title=Natural Gas & Electricity {{!}} National Grid|url=https://www.nationalgridus.com/Default.aspx|access-date=July 21, 2021|website=www.nationalgridus.com}}

PSEG Long Island provides power to all homes and businesses within Lake Success.{{Cite web|title=Home Page - PSEG Long Island|url=https://www.psegliny.com/|access-date=July 21, 2021|website=psegliny.com}}

Lake Success is sewered.{{Cite web|title=Village of Lake Success Public Works|url=https://www.villageoflakesuccess.com/publicworks.php#url|access-date=August 6, 2021|website=villageoflakesuccess.com}}{{Cite web|title=Village of Lake Success Municipal Services|url=http://www.villageoflakesuccess.com/municipal_services.php|access-date=August 6, 2021|website=villageoflakesuccess.com}} The southern part of Lake Success is within the Nassau County Sewage District. The other portions of Lake Success are connected to the village's sanitary sewer network, which flows into and is treated by the Belgrave Sewer District under a contract.

Lake Success is located within the boundaries of the Manhasset–Lakeville Water District, which provides the entirety of the village with water.

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Portions of Long Island Jewish Medical Center are located within the Village of Lake Success. This hospital is operated by Northwell Health.

The Manhasset–Lakeville Fire District provides the entirety of the village with fire protection services.

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The Village of Lake Success is served by its own municipal law enforcement agency, known as the Lake Success Police Department. This village police department exclusively provides Lake Success with police protection.{{Cite web |title=Village of Lake Success Police Department |url=https://www.villageoflakesuccess.com/LSPD/index.php |access-date=August 13, 2024 |website=villageoflakesuccess.com}}{{Cite web |title=County Map {{!}} Nassau County Police, NY |url=https://www.pdcn.org/189/County-Map |access-date=October 24, 2020 |website=pdcn.org}}{{Cite web |title=Police Departments |url=https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2827/Police-Departments?bidId= |access-date=December 20, 2020 |website=nassaucountyny.gov}} The sole exceptions are the Long Island Expressway and Northern State Parkway, which are patrolled the Nassau County Police Department Highway Patrol and the New York State Police, respectively.

As of 2024, the Lake Success Police Department consists of 23 officers, as well as three full-time and five part-time emergency dispatchers.{{Cite web |title=Lake Success Village Police Department - Lake Success, New York |url=https://www.police1.com/law-enforcement-directory/police-departments/lake-success-village-police-department-lake-success-NY-kTR7pj0TxkpOtyzo/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614110424/https://www.police1.com/law-enforcement-directory/police-departments/lake-success-village-police-department-lake-success-NY-kTR7pj0TxkpOtyzo/ |archive-date=June 14, 2023 |access-date=April 18, 2022 |website=police1.com |language=en}}

• Whitey Ford – Professional Hall of Fame baseball pitcher who holds the record for most wins as New York Yankees pitcher.{{Cite news |last=Durso |first=Joseph |date=January 9, 1966 |title=For Whitey Ford at 37: 'Just Four More Good Years'; For Whitey Ford at 37: 'Four More Good Years' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1966/01/09/archives/for-whitey-ford-at-37-just-four-more-good-years-for-whitey-ford-at.html |access-date=August 18, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
• Arthur Moore – Labor leader.{{Cite news |date=July 16, 1993 |title=Crazy Eddie Fraud Case In Jury's Hands |work=Newsday |pages=47 |via=ProQuest}}
• Paul Newman – Actor, film director, race car driver, businessman, and philanthropist; lived on West Woods Road.{{Cite web |title=Archives July 9, 1956: When Paul Newman dined at the Jolly Fisherman in Roslyn, got arrested in Flower Hill and booked in Mineola {{!}} News {{!}} Roslyn Landmark Society |url=https://www.roslynlandmarks.org/news/newsday-archives-july-9-1956-paul-newman-visits-rosly-gets-arrested-in-flower-hill-and-booked-in-mineola |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=www.roslynlandmarks.org}}
• Henry Phipps Jr. – Entrepreneur known for his involvement in the American steel industry.{{Cite news |date=November 3, 1958 |title=L. I. SCHOOLS DEDICATED; 2 Buildings at Great Neck Cost Total of $9,205,000 |url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.comhttp//timesmachine.content-tagging.us-east-1-01.prd.dvsp.nyt.net/timesmachine/1958/11/03/92655055.html?pageNumber=73 |access-date=March 20, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en}}
• Talia Shire – Actress who played Connie Corleone in The Godfather film series and Adrian Balboa in the Rocky film series.{{Cite news |last=Klmesrud |first=Judy |date=November 22, 1976 |title=Talia Shire: No Longer the Kid Sister |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/11/22/archives/westchester-weekly-the-new-york-times-monday-november-22-1976-talia.html |access-date=August 18, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
• William Kissam Vanderbilt II – Racing driver and yachtsman; member of the Vanderbilt family.

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