The Knicks are one of only two teams of the original National Basketball Association that is still located in its original city (the other being the Boston Celtics. The Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League merged in 1949 to form the NBA.
... of the census of 2000, there are 16,146 people, 5,480 households, and 4,197 families residing in the town. The population density is 1,058.4/km² (2,740.4/mi²). ...