New Hyde Park is a village in
Nassau CountyNassau County is a suburban county in the New York Metropolitan Area east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,334,544...
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, on
Long IslandLong Island is an island located in southeastern New York, United States, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City, and two of which are mainly suburban...
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The population of the Village of New Hyde Park was 9,523 at the 2000 census. Like its neighboring communities, it is primarily a
commuter townA commuter town is an urban community that is primarily residential, from which most of the workforce commute out to earn their livelihood. Many commuter towns act as suburbs of a nearby metropolis that workers travel to daily, and many suburbs are commuter towns...
with over 75% of the land used for single family residential, but also has warehouses and light manufacturing near the
Long Island Rail Road stationNew Hyde Park is a train station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located at New Hyde Park Road and 2nd Avenue in New Hyde Park, New York. The station house is near the eastern part of the westbound platform...
and a retail district along
New York State Route 25New York State Route 25 is a major east-west road running from east midtown Manhattan, New York City, to the Cross Sound Ferry terminal at Orient Point on the end of the North Fork of Long Island.NY 25 has many names...
(Jericho Turnpike).
The Incorporated Village of New Hyde Park is located in both the
Town of HempsteadHempstead is one of the three towns in Nassau County, New York, United States, occupying the southwest part of the county. There are twenty-two incorporated villages completely or partially in the town. Hempstead is the most populous town in the state and the nation with a population of 755,924...
and the Town of North Hempstead.
The place name New Hyde Park is also commonly used to refer to areas outside of the village of New Hyde Park, located within the larger New Hyde Park 11040 postal zone, as set forth below.
New Hyde Park is located at .
According to the
United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the village has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.2 km
2), all of it land.
The village of New Hyde Park borders on the villages of
Floral ParkFloral Park is an incorporated village in Nassau County, New York on Long Island. The population is 16,800. The village is at the western border of Nassau County, and is located in both the Town of Hempstead and the Town of North Hempstead...
,
Stewart ManorStewart Manor is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 1,935 at the 2000 census.The Incorporated Village of Stewart Manor is within the northern part of the Town of Hempstead on Long Island and is a suburb of New York City...
and
Garden CityGarden City is a village in the Town of Hempstead in central Nassau County, New York, in the United States. It was founded by multi-millionaire Alexander Turney Stewart in 1869, and is located on Long Island, to the east of New York City, from mid-town Manhattan, and just south of the Town of...
.
New Hyde Park is a village in
Nassau CountyNassau County is a suburban county in the New York Metropolitan Area east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,334,544...
,
New YorkNew York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
,
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, on
Long IslandLong Island is an island located in southeastern New York, United States, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City, and two of which are mainly suburban...
.
The population of the Village of New Hyde Park was 9,523 at the 2000 census. Like its neighboring communities, it is primarily a
commuter townA commuter town is an urban community that is primarily residential, from which most of the workforce commute out to earn their livelihood. Many commuter towns act as suburbs of a nearby metropolis that workers travel to daily, and many suburbs are commuter towns...
with over 75% of the land used for single family residential, but also has warehouses and light manufacturing near the
Long Island Rail Road stationNew Hyde Park is a train station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located at New Hyde Park Road and 2nd Avenue in New Hyde Park, New York. The station house is near the eastern part of the westbound platform...
and a retail district along
New York State Route 25New York State Route 25 is a major east-west road running from east midtown Manhattan, New York City, to the Cross Sound Ferry terminal at Orient Point on the end of the North Fork of Long Island.NY 25 has many names...
(Jericho Turnpike).
The Incorporated Village of New Hyde Park is located in both the
Town of HempsteadHempstead is one of the three towns in Nassau County, New York, United States, occupying the southwest part of the county. There are twenty-two incorporated villages completely or partially in the town. Hempstead is the most populous town in the state and the nation with a population of 755,924...
and the Town of North Hempstead.
The place name New Hyde Park is also commonly used to refer to areas outside of the village of New Hyde Park, located within the larger New Hyde Park 11040 postal zone, as set forth below.
Geography of the Village
New Hyde Park is located at .
According to the
United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the village has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.2 km
2), all of it land.
The village of New Hyde Park borders on the villages of
Floral ParkFloral Park is an incorporated village in Nassau County, New York on Long Island. The population is 16,800. The village is at the western border of Nassau County, and is located in both the Town of Hempstead and the Town of North Hempstead...
,
Stewart ManorStewart Manor is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 1,935 at the 2000 census.The Incorporated Village of Stewart Manor is within the northern part of the Town of Hempstead on Long Island and is a suburb of New York City...
and
Garden CityGarden City is a village in the Town of Hempstead in central Nassau County, New York, in the United States. It was founded by multi-millionaire Alexander Turney Stewart in 1869, and is located on Long Island, to the east of New York City, from mid-town Manhattan, and just south of the Town of...
. In addition, the village borders upon Floral Park Centre and New Hyde Park (unincorporated portions), both unincorporated areas of the Town of North Hempstead.
Village Government
The village has a mayor-council form of government with a Mayor and four trustees, known collectively as the Board of Trustees. They are elected to serve a four year term. The current Mayor is Daniel P. Petruccio. The current board is Deputy Mayor Robert A. Lofaro, Trustee Richard A. Coppola Jr., Trustee Donald Barbieri, and Trustee Lawrence J. Montreuil.
Education
New Hyde Park has schools in the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park School District.
Sewanhaka Central High School DistrictThe Sewanhaka Central High School District is a central high school district located in western Nassau County on Long Island, in New York State. The district is currently composed of five high schools: Sewanhaka High School, Elmont Memorial High School, New Hyde Park Memorial High School, Floral...
which includes
New Hyde Park Memorial High SchoolNew Hyde Park Memorial Junior/Senior High School is a six-year public high school in New Hyde Park, New York, as part of the Sewanhaka Central High School District. Like the four other high schools in the Sewanhaka Central district, the school is home to grades 7 to 12, a combined middle and high...
and
Sewanhaka High SchoolSewanhaka High School is a six-year public high school located in Floral Park, New York, United States, as part of the Sewanhaka Central High School District. The school's sports teams are known as "The Indians" and the team colors are purple, gold, and white. The school's name translates to...
, Elmont School District, H. Frank Carey High School, Floral Park Memorial High School Herricks Union Free School District, and the residents of the Parkville section of town (generally north of Hillside Avenue and west of New Hyde Park Road) are assigned to the
Great Neck School DistrictThe Great Neck School District is a comprehensive community public school district primarily serving students in Great Neck, New York. It also serves students in some parts of Manhasset and New Hyde Park. It is Union Free School District Number 7 in the Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County, New...
.
Demographics
As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 9,523 people, 3,290 households, and 2,569 families residing in the village. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
was 11,281.8 people per square mile (4,377.2/km
2). There were 3,353 housing units at an average density of 3,972.3/sq mi (1,541.2/km
2). The racial makeup of the village was 82.01% White, 0.57% African American, 0.07% Native American, 13.40% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.59% from
other racesRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 1.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.94% of the population.
There were 3,290 households out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were
married couplesMarriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...
living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.31.
In the village the population was spread out with 22.1% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $61,585, and the median income for a family was $72,384. Males had a median income of $50,066 versus $38,393 for females. The
per capita incomePer capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone. Per capita income is usually reported in units of currency per year...
for the village was $24,771. About 2.4% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.
Greater New Hyde Park
In addition to the village of New Hyde Park, the New Hyde Park 11040 zip code includes New Hyde Park (unincorporated portions), North New Hyde Park, Garden City Park, Herricks, Manhasset Hills and Lakeville Estates, all unincorporated areas of the Town of North Hempstead, in
Nassau CountyNassau County is a suburban county in the New York Metropolitan Area east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,334,544...
. In addition, a small section of the New Hyde Park postal zone extends into the village of
North HillsNorth Hills is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 4,301 at the 2000 census.The Village of North Hills is located in the Town of North Hempstead.-Geography:North Hills is located at ....
, also in
Nassau CountyNassau County is a suburban county in the New York Metropolitan Area east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,334,544...
. Finally, a small portion of New Hyde Park's 11040 zip code is located in Queens County, in the City of New York.
The Village of New Hyde Park, along with the aforementioned areas encompassing the New Hyde Park 11040 zip code located in
Nassau CountyNassau County is a suburban county in the New York Metropolitan Area east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,334,544...
, are patrolled by the
Nassau County Police DepartmentThe Nassau County Police Department is the law enforcement agency of Nassau County, New York.-History:In 1925, concerned about rising crime rates, the County Board of Supervisors voted to create the Nassau County Police Department, replacing a scattered system of constables and town and village...
. The small portion of the New Hyde Park 11040 postal zone, located in Queens County, is patrolled by the
New York City Police DepartmentThe New York City Police Department , established in 1845, is currently the largest police force in the United States, with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the five boroughs of New York City...
.
The New Hyde Park Fire Department, Garden City Park Fire Department and the Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department provide fire protection for various portions of the New Hyde Park 11040 postal zone located in
Nassau CountyNassau County is a suburban county in the New York Metropolitan Area east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,334,544...
. The
New York City Fire DepartmentThe New York City Fire Department or the Fire Department City of New York has the responsibility for protecting the citizens and property of New York City's five boroughs from fires and fire hazards, providing emergency medical services, technical rescue as well as providing first response to...
provides fire services for the portion of New Hyde Park located in Queens County.
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of New Hyde Park include:
- Al Oerter
Alfred Adolf Oerter, Jr. was an American athlete, four times Olympic Champion in the discus throw....
, OlympicThe Olympic Games are a major international event of summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes compete in a wide variety of events. The Games are currently held every two years, with Summer and Winter Olympic Games alternating. Originally, the ancient Olympic Games were held in...
discus throwThe discus throw is an event in track and field competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc — called a discus — in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...
4-time gold medalist.
- Frank Doyle, former keyboard player for Meat Loaf
Michael Lee Aday , better known by his stage names Meat Loaf and Meat Loaf Aday, is an American rock musician and actor...
- Luke Cummo
Luke Joseph Cummo , is a mixed martial arts fighter who appeared in the second season of the reality TV series The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV. After winning two exhibition fights, he made it to the finals where he was defeated by Joe Stevenson by decision in a close bout...
, MMA practitioner and TUF 2 finalist
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