North Hempstead, New York

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North Hempstead (officially known as the Town of North Hempstead) is one of three towns in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 237,639 at the time of the 2020 census.<ref name="QF"/> It is the 7th most populous city or town in New York.

History

The area was first settled by Europeans around 1643 and was a part of the town of Hempstead. During the American Revolution the southern part of Hempstead was primarily Tory, while the northern part, having been settled by Yankees, supported the revolution.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> Following the war, the Town of North Hempstead was split off from Hempstead in 1784.<ref name=":0" />

North Hempstead became more affluent with the opening of the Long Island Rail Road through to Great Neck, and the inauguration of steamboat service from Manhattan in 1836.<ref name=":0" />

The Town of North Hempstead is made up of 30 incorporated villages that claimed the right to set zoning restrictions to protect their rights and resources.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> No new villages have been created in the Town of North Hempstead since 1932, and prospective villages were further discouraged from incorporating when the county charter was revised in 1936, which denied zoning powers to future villages in the county.<ref name=":81">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

There are also some unincorporated areas in the Town of North Hempstead which are not part of villages; these areas are instead governed by the Town of North Hempstead.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

U.S. Census map of North Hempstead (highlighted in yellow).

The western town line is the border of Queens County, New York, part of New York City. The northern town line, delineated by the Long Island Sound, is the border of Bronx County (also part of New York City) and Westchester County. The Town of Oyster Bay and the City of Glen Cove are its eastern neighbors, and the Town of Hempstead is its southern neighbor.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert, or 22.62%, is water.

North Hempstead is the only town on Long Island that does not have a corresponding hamlet or village in its borders with the same name; Hempstead and Oyster Bay in Nassau County and the towns of Huntington, Babylon, Islip, Smithtown, Brookhaven, Riverhead, Southold, Southampton, Shelter Island and East Hampton in Suffolk County all have smaller neighborhoods with the same name.<ref name=":1" />

Demographics

Template:US Census population As of the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 222,611 people, 76,820 households, and 58,460 families residing in the town. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 78,927 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the town was 78.98% White, 6.40% African American, 0.14% Native American, 9.11% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.90% from other races, and 2.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.83% of the population.

There were 76,820 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the town was $96,517, and the median income for a family was $115,697.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Males had a median income of $60,094 versus $41,331 for females. The per capita income for the town was $41,621. About 3.1% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

Between the 1990 census and the 2000 census, North Hempstead lost some population growth to Queens.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Communities in North Hempstead

Villages (incorporated)

The Town of North Hempstead contains 31 villages:<ref name=":1" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Div col

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Hamlets (unincorporated)

The Town of North Hempstead includes the following unincorporated hamlets, which are governed by North Hempstead:<ref name=":1" />

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Albertson
Carle Place
Garden City Park
Glenwood Landing (part; with Oyster Bay.)
Great Neck Gardens
Greenvale (part; with Oyster Bay.)
Harbor Hills
Herricks
Hillside Manor
Manhasset (town seat<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>)
Manhasset Hills
New Cassel
North New Hyde Park
Port Washington
Roslyn Heights
Saddle Rock Estates
Searingtown
Strathmore
University Gardens

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Other locations

Cow Neck, or Manhasset Neck – A peninsula into the Long Island Sound.
Great Neck – A peninsula into the Long Island Sound.
Hempstead Harbor – A bay of the Long Island Sound.
Lake Success – A lake near the western town line.
Little Neck Bay – A bay of the Long Island Sound.
Manhasset Bay – A bay of the Long Island Sound.
United States Merchant Marine Academy – located in Kings Point.

Government

The Town of North Hempstead is governed by a seven-member board composed of six council members and the Town Supervisor. Council members are each elected by and represent a single district within the Town. The Supervisor is elected at-large and represents the entirety of the Town. In addition to Supervisor, there are two other town-wide positions elected at-large: Town Clerk and Receiver of Taxes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Elected officials

Supervisor

As of January 2024, the Town Supervisor of North Hempstead is Jennifer S. DeSena (R–Manhasset).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":2">Template:Cite web</ref>

The following is a list of North Hempstead's supervisors, from 1784 to present:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Town Supervisors of North Hempstead:
Supervisor's name	Year(s) in office	Residence
Adrian Onderdonck	1784–1786	Manhasset
Richard Throne	1786–1787	Great Neck
Adries Hegeman Sr.	1787–1809	Flower Hill
Lawrence Denton	1809–1819	Herricks
John B. Kissam	1819–1821	Herricks
Singleton Mitchell	1821–1829	Manhasset
Henry I. Hagner	1829–1830	Herricks
William L. Mitchell	1830–1838	Great Neck
John Willis	1838–1846	Westbury
Silvanus S. Smith	1846–1853	East Herricks
John S. Wood	1853–1854	Westbury
John M. Clark	1854–1855	Westbury
Andrew J. Hegeman	1855–1856	Manhasset
John M. Clark	1856–1868	Westbury
Benjamin W. Allen	1868–1870	Great Neck
Henry D. Remsen	1870–1873	Great Neck
John M. Clark	1873–1874	Westbury
Henry D. Remsen	1874–1875	Great Neck
Samuel Willets	1875–1877	Westbury
John M. Clark	1877–1882	Westbury
Jacob S. Powell	1882–1885	Manhasset
Augustus Denton	1885–1886	New Hyde Park
Jacob S. Powell	1886–1889	Manhasset
John T. Woolley	1889–1890	Lake Success
John M. Clark	1890–1892	Westbury
Augustus Denton	1892–1893	New Hyde Park
Jacob S. Powell	1893–1895	Manhasset
Augustus Denton	1895–1900	New Hyde Park
Edwin C. Willets	1900–1903	Roslyn
Eugene V. Willis	1903–1904	Mineola
Edwin C. Willets	1904–1907	Roslyn
Philip J. Christ	1907–1917	New Hyde Park
Cornelius E. Remsen	1917–1929	Roslyn
Charles Snedeker	1929–1938	Manhasset
Dwight Rogers	1938	Mineola
Hartford N. Gunn Sr.	1938–1950	Port Washington
Henry A. Sahm	1950–1960	Great Neck
Clinton G. Martin	1960–1965	North New Hyde Park<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Solomon Wachtler	1965–1967	Kings Point<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Robert C. Meade	1968–1970	Great Neck
Michael J. Tully Jr.	1971–1982	North New Hyde Park
John B. Kiernan	1982–1989	Williston Park
Benjamin L. Zwirn	1990–1993	Port Washington
May W. Newburger	1994–2003	Great Neck
Jon Kaiman	2004–2014	Great Neck
Judi Bosworth	2014–2021	Harbor Hills<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Jennifer S. DeSena	2021–present	Strathmore<ref name=":022">Template:Cite web</ref>

Council members

As of January 2024, the North Hempstead Town Council consists of the following council members:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

**North Hempstead Town Council**
District	Legislator	Party	Residence
1	Robert J. Troiano	Democratic	Westbury
2	Edward Scott	Republican	Albertson
3	Dennis J. Walsh	Republican	Mineola
4	Christine Liu	Democratic	Herricks
5	David A. Adhami	Republican	Great Neck
6	Mariann Dalimonte	Democratic	Port Washington

Clerk

As of January 2024, the Town Clerk of North Hempstead is Ragini Srivastava (R–Manhasset Hills).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Receiver of Taxes

As of January 2024, the Receiver of Taxes of North Hempstead is Mary Jo Collins (R–Flower Hill).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Politics

In the 2020 U.S. presidential election, 396,504 Town of North Hempstead voted for Joseph Biden (D) at 54.11% of the electorate. Donald Trump (R) received 326,716 votes, placing him at 44.59% of the vote.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Economy

Northwell Health, the largest employer on Long Island, is based in Great Neck.
The Americana Manhasset (and the "Miracle Mile", as a whole) – one of Long Island's most famous shopping malls and areas – is located on Northern Boulevard (NY 25A) in Manhasset.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Stores at the Americana Manhasset.
The North American headquarters of Sabena were located in a Template:Convert office building in Manhasset in North Hempstead. In April 2002 Knightsbridge Properties Corp. bought the building for $4.9 million. Due to the bankruptcies of Sabena and Swissair, the real estate deal took over a year to finish. During that month, the building was 30% occupied. Sabena was scheduled to move out of the building on May 10, 2002. The buyer planned to spend an additional $2 million to convert the building into a multi-tenant, Class A office and medical facility.<ref>Anastasi, Nick. "Knightsbridge Properties buys former Sabena HQ." Long Island Business News. Friday April 26, 2002. Retrieved on April 26, 2010.</ref> At one time, Servisair's Americas offices were in Great Neck.<ref>Template:Cite web. Penauille Servisair. Retrieved on September 13, 2011. "Americas Penauille Servisair, 111 Great Neck Road, Suite 600 P.O. Box 355, Great Neck, NY 11022-0355 USA"</ref>
Sumitomo Corporation operates its Lake Success Shared Services Center in an area in the town of North Hempstead, south of Lake Success.<ref>"Office Network Template:Webarchive". Sumitomo Corporation. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref>
Systemax, Pall, Publishers Clearing House and NPD Group are based in Port Washington.

Top employers

According to North Hempstead's 2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> the top employers in the town are:

#	Employer	# of Employees
1	North Shore University Hospital	13,697
2	NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island	8,706
3	St. Francis Hospital	3,573
4	Northwell Health Home Care	1,001
5	Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty	950
6	Northwell Health Stern Family Center	576
7	Laffey Real Estate	560
8	Coffee Distributing Corp	390
9	Sunharbor Manor	220
10	Sands Point Center for Health & Rehabilitation	197

Transportation

Rail service

The Long Island Rail Road's Oyster Bay Branch serves the town's vicinity from Mineola to Greenvale. The Main Line runs through the southern parts of the town with stations at Merillon Avenue in Garden City Park through Westbury. The Port Washington Branch runs through the northern part of the town and uses stations from Great Neck across the Manhasset Viaduct into Port Washington.

Bus service

The Town of North Hempstead is served primarily by Nassau Inter-County Express bus routes, though at least two MTA Bus Routes enter Nassau County from Queens.

Major roads

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Interstate 495 is the Long Island Expressway, and the sole interstate highway in the Town of North Hempstead, with interchanges from Exit 33 in Lake Success to Exit 39 in Old Westbury.
Northern State Parkway is a suburban continuation of the Grand Central Parkway that has interchanges from Exit 25 in Lake Success to Exit 34 in Westbury. The route runs along the south side of the Long Island Expressway. As a parkway, no trucks are allowed.
Meadowbrook State Parkway runs south to north and only exists within the town between Old Country Road (Exits M1) and the Northern State Parkway, at the Westbury Interchange.
Wantagh State Parkway only exists within the town between Old Country Rd (Exit W2) and Northern State Parkway.
New York State Route 25A is the northernmost west–east route in the town, and is a suffixed route of NY 25.
The William Cullen Bryant Viaduct (formerly named the Roslyn Viaduct) carries New York State Route 25A over Hempstead Harbor in Roslyn.
New York State Route 25B is another west–east suffixed route of NY 25 that runs from the Bellerose section of Queens into NY 25 in Westbury.
New York State Route 25
New York State Route 101 is a south–north state route that runs from Flower Hill, through downtown Port Washington, and eventually into Sands Point.
Beacon Hill Road
Bryant Avenue
East Broadway
Glen Cove Road
Herricks Road
Mineola Avenue
Old Country Road
Old Northern Boulevard
Shelter Rock Road
West Shore Road
Willis Avenue