Town of Hempstead, New York
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Town of Hempstead, New York
Coordinates: 40°42′17″N 73°37′2″W / 40.70472, -73.61722
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Nassau
Government
- Type	civil township
- Supervisor	Kate Murray
Area
- Total	191. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous There are 62 counties in the State of New York. The first twelve counties in New York were created immediately after the British annexation of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam There is also a Town of Nassau in Rensselaer County. Nassau County is a suburban county in the New York Metropolitan A civil township is a widely used unit of Local government in the United States, subordinate to a county. A supervisor, foreman foreperson team leader overseer cell coach facilitator or area coordinator is a manager in business Kate Murray is the Supervisor of the Town of Hempstead New York. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 3 sq mi (495. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 5 km²)
- Land	120. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 0 sq mi (310. 7 km²)
- Water	71. 4 sq mi (184. 8 km²)
Population (2000)
- Total	755,924
- Density	6,301. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 3/sq mi (2,433. 0/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code
Area code(s)	516
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID

The Town of Hempstead is one of the three towns (otherwise known as civil townships) in Nassau County, New York, United States. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 516 is used for Long Island 's Nassau County, located directly east of the New York City Borough of Queens and west Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Administrative divisions of New York State differ from those in certain other countries and most U A civil township is a widely used unit of Local government in the United States, subordinate to a county. There is also a Town of Nassau in Rensselaer County. Nassau County is a suburban county in the New York Metropolitan New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the There are twenty-two incorporated villages completely or partially in the town. Administrative divisions of New York State differ from those in certain other countries and most U Hempstead is the most populous town in the state and the nation with a population of 755,924 at the 2000 Census (estimated to be 763,822 in 2006). It is comparable in population to San Francisco or Jacksonville. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city It is significantly larger and more populous than Boston, Baltimore, or Seattle. It occupies the southwest part of the county. If it were a city, it would be the 14th most populous city in the nation, just above San Francisco, California. The The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. In terms, of land area, it would rank number 67th among US cities. This list ranks US cities by land area (not including bodies of water

There is also a village named Hempstead within the town. Administrative divisions of New York State differ from those in certain other countries and most U Hempstead is a village located in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States.

Contents 1 History 2 Government 2.1 House Representatives 2.2 State Senators and Assemblymen 2.3 County Legislators 3 Politics 4 Employment 5 Geography 6 Demographics 7 State Parks 8 Notable residents 9 Notes 10 See also 11 External links

History

The town was first settled around 1644 following the establishment of a treaty between English colonists, John Carman and Robert Fordham, and the Indians in 1643. Although the settlers were from the English colony of Connecticut, a patent was issued by New Amsterdam after the settlers had purchased land from the local natives. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. New Amsterdam (Nieuw Amsterdam was a 17th-century Dutch colonial settlement that later became New York City. The town may have been named for either Hemel Hempstead in the United Kingdom or the Dutch city of Heemstede. Hemel Hempstead is a Town in Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom with a Population of 81143 at the United Kingdom Census Heemstede ( is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is completely unrelated with Hampstead, a suburb in the London Borough of Camden. Hampstead is an area of London, England, located north-west of Charing Cross. The London Borough of Camden ( is a borough of London, England, which forms part of Inner London. Some other suggestions regarding the origins of the name include one referencing a law during colonial times, requiring all farmers in the town to alternate one year, growing their cash crop, and the other year, growing hemp to replenish the soil. In Agriculture, a cash crop is a crop which is grown for Money. This article is about the cultivation and uses of industrial hemp not its psychoactive cousin Cannabis (drug. This method of soil regeneration was known as cover cropping. Broadly defined a cover crop is any annual, biennial, or Perennial plant grown as a Monoculture (one crop type grown together or Polyculture

During the American Revolution the Loyalists in the south and the American sympathizers in the north caused a split in 1784 into "North Hempstead" and "South Hempstead. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" This article concerns Loyalists in the American Revolution. For information on the role of those Loyalists in Canadian history after their emigration see United Empire North Hempstead is a town in Nassau County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census the town population was 222611 "

Government

The Town is headed by the Supervisor, currently Kate Murray (R-Levittown). Kate Murray is the Supervisor of the Town of Hempstead New York. The responsibilities of the office include presiding over meetings of the Town Council and directing the legislative and administrative function of that body. The position also entails creating and implementing the town's budget. Murray is the first woman elected to this office. One famous former supervisor was Republican Alfonse D'Amato, who later served New York in the United States Senate from 1981-1999

The Town Council comprises six voting members, elected from a councilmatic district. Alfonse Marcello D'Amato (born August 1 1937 is a former New York Politician. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Their primary function is to adopt the annual budget, adopting and amending the town code and the building zone ordinances, adopting all traffic regulations, and hearing applications for changes of zone and special exceptions to zoning codes.

As of the 2005 local elections, the council members are:

1. Dorothy L. Goosby (D)
2. Edward A. Ambrosino (R)
3. James Darcy (R)
4. Anthony J. Santino (R)
5. Angie M. Cullin (R)
6. Gary Hudes (R)

Other elected officials in the town include the clerk and the receiver of taxes. The clerk is responsible for issuing birth, marriage, and death certificates and is considered the town's record keeper. The clerk is currently Mark A. Bonilla of Seaford. The Receiver of Taxes is Donald X. Clavin, Jr. of Garden City.

House Representatives

Hempstead is part of New York's 3rd and 4th Congressional Districts. District 3, represented by Peter T. King (R-Seaford), is the southern and eastern portions of the town, while District 4, represented by Carolyn McCarthy (D-Mineola), is the northern and western portions of the town. Peter T King (born April 5, 1944) is a Republican Politician from the U Carolyn McCarthy (born January 5 1944 is an American Politician and has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives

State Senators and Assemblymen

Hempstead is in parts of New York's 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th Senatorial Districts. They are currently represented by Kemp Hannon (R), Craig Johnson (D), Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. (R), and Dean Skelos (R), respectively.

Hempstead has 8 assembly districts either within or in part of the town. They are Districts 12, 14-15, and 17-21. The assembly members are Joseph S. Saladino (R), Bob Barra (R), Robert Walker (R), Thomas McKevitt (R), Earlene Hooper (D), David G. McDonough (R), Harvey D. Weisenberg (D), and Thomas Alfano (R), respectively. Harvey Weisenberg (born December 31st 1933 Democrat is the Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore of the New York State Assembly

County Legislators

Hempstead has 12 county legislative districts either within or in part of the town. They are districts 1-8, 13-15, and 19. The legislators who represent those districts are:
1. Kevan Abrahams
2. Roger Corbin
3. John Ciotti
4. Denise Ford
5. Joseph Scannell
6. Francis X. Becker, Jr.
7. Jeffrey Toback
8. Vincent Muscarella
13. Norma L. Gonsalves
14. David Mejias
15. David L "Dave" Mejias is an American Politician. He is a member of the County Legislature of Nassau County New York, and mounted a failed Dennis Dunne, Sr.
19. David Denenberg

Politics

Though the town government is still controlled by the Republicans (and has been for almost the entire history of that party), town voters in recent years leaned Democratic in elections on the state and federal level. In the last three presidential elections, the Democrat has won decisively in Hempstead (Bill Clinton received 56% in 1996, Al Gore received 58% in 2000 and John Kerry got 53% in 2004). William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer won Hempstead by a large margin in 2004, Democratic County Executive Thomas Suozzi won here in 2001 and 2005, and most of the town is represented in the United States House of Representatives by Democrat Carolyn McCarthy, who has consistently won over 60% of the vote in the last few election cycles. Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumer (born November 23, 1950) is the senior U Thomas R Suozzi (born August 31, 1962 in Glen Cove New York) is the County executive of Nassau County New York. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Carolyn McCarthy (born January 5 1944 is an American Politician and has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives

Employment

According to a Newsday survey, the Town of Hempstead is Long Island's 47th largest single employer with a total of 1,974 employees. Newsday is a daily Tabloid -size Pulitzer Prize winning Newspaper that primarily serves Long Island and the New York City

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 495. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 5 km² (191. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 3 mi²). The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 310. 7 km² (120. 0 mi²) of it is land and 184. 8 km² (71. 4 mi²) of it (37. 30%) is water.

The west town line is the border of Queens County, New York, in New York City. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The City of New York Its northern border is along the main line of the Long Island Rail Road and along Old Country Road in Garden City heading east towards the Wantagh Parkway. This article is about the Old Country Road in Nassau and western Suffolk County in the United States. Its eastern border runs parallel (and several hundred feet west of) Route 107. To the south is the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Atlantic Beach, Lido, Pt. Lookout, and Jones Beach. The town is located on Long Island. Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches

The Town of Hempstead contains 21 villages and 35 hamlets:

Villages:

1. Atlantic Beach
2. Bellerose
3. Cedarhurst
4. East Rockaway
5. Floral Park (part; with North Hempstead)
6. Freeport
7. Garden City
8. Hempstead (village)
9. Hewlett Bay Park
10. Hewlett Harbor
11. Hewlett Neck
12. Island Park
13. Lawrence
14. Lynbrook
15. Malverne
16. New Hyde Park (part; with North Hempstead)
17. Rockville Centre
18. South Floral Park
19. Stewart Manor
20. Valley Stream
21. Woodsburgh

Hamlets:

1. Baldwin
2. Baldwin Harbor
3. Barnum Island
4. Bay Park
5. Bellerose Terrace
6. Bellmore
7. Bethpage^[1] (part; with Town of Oyster Bay)
8. East Atlantic Beach
9. East Garden City
10. East Meadow
11. Elmont
12. Franklin Square
13. Garden City South
14. Harbor Isle
15. Hewlett
16. Inwood
17. Lakeview
18. Levittown
19. Lido Beach
20. Malverne Park Oaks
21. Merrick
22. North Bellmore
23. North Merrick
24. North Valley Stream
25. Oceanside
26. Point Lookout
27. Roosevelt
28. Salisbury (South Westbury)
29. Seaford
30. South Hempstead
31. South Valley Stream
32. Uniondale
33. Wantagh
34. West Hempstead
35. Woodmere

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 755,924 people, 246,828 households, and 193,513 families residing in the town. The Town of Hempstead is one of the three towns (otherwise known as Civil townships) in Nassau County, New York, United States. Administrative divisions of New York State differ from those in certain other countries and most U Administrative divisions of New York State differ from those in certain other countries and most U Atlantic Beach is one of the "exclusive" Villages in the South Shore of Long Island in Nassau County, New York on a Barrier island Bellerose is a Village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. Cedarhurst is a village in Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, New York in the USA. East Rockaway is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. Floral Park is an incorporated village in Nassau County, New York on Long Island. North Hempstead is a town in Nassau County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census the town population was 222611 Freeport is a village in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, USA, on the South Shore of Long Island Garden City New York is a village in central Nassau County, New York, in the USA, which was founded by multi-millionaire Alexander Turney Hempstead is a village located in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States. Hewlett Bay Park is a village in Nassau County, New York in the USA, on the South Shore of Long Island. Hewlett Harbor is a village in Nassau County, New York in the USA. Hewlett Neck is a village in Nassau County, New York in the USA. Island Park is a Village located in Nassau County, New York in the United States. Lawrence is a village in Nassau County, New York in the USA. As of the United States 2000 Census, the village population was 6522 Lynbrook is a Village in Nassau County, New York, USA. The population was 19911 at the 2000 census but had increased to 29000 by 2006 Malverne is a Village in Nassau County, New York, United States. New Hyde Park is a village in Nassau County, New York, United States, on Long Island. Rockville Centre is a Village located in South Floral Park is a Village in Nassau County, New York, United States. Stewart Manor is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. Valley Stream is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. Woodsburgh is a Village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. Baldwin is also a Town in Chemung County New York. ---- Baldwin is a hamlet (and a Census-designated place) located Baldwin Harbor is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York, United States. Barnum Island is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York, United States. Bay Park is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York, United States. Bellerose Terrace is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York, USA. Bethpage is a hamlet and a Census-designated place in Nassau County, New York, USA This article refers to the Town of Oyster Bay For the hamlet named Oyster Bay within the town see Oyster Bay (hamlet, New York. East Atlantic Beach is a Census-designated place (CDP in Nassau County, New York, United States. East Garden City is a Census-designated place (CDP in the northeast part of the Town of Hempstead in the central part of Nassau County New York, along the Hempstead/North East Meadow is a hamlet (and Census-designated place or CDP in Nassau County ( Long Island) New York, United States. Elmont is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) as well as a bedroom suburb of New York City in Long Island, Nassau County New York Franklin Square is a hamlet (and a Census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York, United States. Garden City South is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York, United States. Harbor Isle is a Census-designated place (CDP in Nassau County, New York, United States. Hewlett is a hamlet and Census-designated place (CDP in Nassau County, New York on the South Shore of Long Island. This article is about the community of Inwood in Nassau County Lakeview is a Census-designated place (CDP in Nassau County, New York, United States. Levittown, a Suburb of New York City is a hamlet in the Town of Hempstead located on Long Island in Nassau County New York. Lido Beach is a Census-designated place (CDP in Nassau County, New York, United States. Malverne Park Oaks is a Census-designated place (CDP in Nassau County, New York, in the United States. Merrick is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York, USA. North Merrick is a community and Census-designated place in Nassau County, New York, United States. North Valley Stream is a Census-designated place (CDP in Nassau County, New York, United States. Oceanside is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) located in the south part of the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County New York. Point Lookout is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) located in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County New York. Roosevelt is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York, United States. This article is about Salisbury a hamlet of the Town of Hempstead. Seaford is a Census-designated place (CDP in Nassau County, New York, United States. South Hempstead is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York, United States. South Valley Stream is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York, United States. Uniondale is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) as well as a suburb of New York City in Nassau County, New York, United States Wantagh ( pronounced /WAHN-taw/ is a hamlet and census-designated place (an unincorporated section of the Town of Hempstead) in Nassau County West Hempstead is a Suburban community (and Census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York, United States. Woodmere is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York, United States. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 2,433. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 0/km² (6,301. 3/mi²). There were 252,286 housing units at an average density of 812. 0/km² (2,103. 0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 74. 65% White, 14. 78% Black or African American, 0. 19% Native American, 3. 53% Asian, 0. 03% Pacific Islander, 4. 50% from other races, and 2. 33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11. 46% of the population.

There were 246,828 households out of which 36. 5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62. 2% were married couples living together, 12. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21. 6% were non-families. 18. 1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9. 2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3. 02 and the average family size was 3. 41.

In the town the population was spread out with 25. 4% under the age of 18, 7. 8% from 18 to 24, 29. 2% from 25 to 44, 23. 4% from 45 to 64, and 14. 1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92. 3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88. 2 males.

According to a 2006 estimate, the median income for a household in the town was $81,455, and the median income for a family was $93,319. [1] Males had a median income of $50,818 versus $36,334 for females. The per capita income for the town was $28,153. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 4. 0% of families and 5. 8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 6% of those under age 18 and 5. 7% of those age 65 or over.

State Parks

• Hempstead Lake State Park
• Valley Stream State Park
• Jones Beach State Park

Notable residents

• Kalomoira, popular Greek singer who grew up in West Hempstead. Hempstead Lake State Park is a State park located in West Hempstead, Nassau County New York in the United States. Valley Stream State Park is a State park located in Valley Stream, Nassau County New York in the United States. Jones Beach State Park (colloquially "Jones Beach" is a State park of the U Kalomoira ( Καλομοίρα in Greek characters; born Marie Carol Sarantis, January 31, 1985, West Hempstead,
• Gabriela Mistral, Chilean poet and recepiant of Nobel Prize for literature. Gabriela Mistral ( April 7, 1889 — January 10, 1957) was the Pseudonym of Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga

Notes

See also

• Town of Oyster Bay, New York
• Town of North Hempstead
• 29 Maple Avenue, Hempstead New York

External links

• Town of Hempstead, Long Island, NY
• Town of Hempstead information
• Town of Hempstead history

This article refers to the Town of Oyster Bay For the hamlet named Oyster Bay within the town see Oyster Bay (hamlet, New York. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous North Hempstead is a town in Nassau County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census the town population was 222611 Francis E Dec ( January 6, 1926 – January 21, 1996) was an American from Hempstead New York known for his social-political

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