Official Name: | Hewlett, New York |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet and census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | USA New York Long Island#New York |
Pushpin Label Position: | none |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York |
Mapsize: | 260px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Hempstead |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 2.33 |
Area Land Km2: | 2.28 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.05 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.90 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.88 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 7262 |
Population Density Km2: | 3184.01 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 8242.91 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 6 |
Elevation Ft: | 20 |
Coordinates: | 40.6419°N -73.6942°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 11557 |
Area Code: | 516 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 36-34286 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0952660 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Named For: | The Hewlett family |
Hewlett is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 6,819 at the 2010 census.
Hewlett is usually included as one of the Five Towns in the southwestern corner of Nassau County. In the context of the Five Towns, "The Hewletts" or "Hewlett" is often used to refer collectively to the hamlet of Hewlett, together with the villages of Hewlett Bay Park, Hewlett Harbor and Hewlett Neck, along with Woodsburgh.[2]
The hamlet's name comes from the Hewlett family. George Hewlett, the first Hewlett to settle in the area, was born in England in 1634.[3] [4] He was part of an English community which emigrated to Long Island - by way of Connecticut - and negotiated treaties with the Dutch governors and native inhabitants to establish a population center in what is now Hempstead.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.9sqmi, of which 0.9sqmi is land and 1.11% is water.[5]
As of the census[6] of 2024, there were 7,590 people, 2,547 households, and 1,833 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 7936sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,708 housing units at an average density of 3074.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.2% White, 2.8% African American, 0.2% Native American, 7.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 4.6% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.67% of the population.
There were 2,634 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 22.1% 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 2.67 and the average family size was 10.7.
The median age was 44.2 years. Females comprised 52% of the population, and males comprised 48% of the population
The median income for a household in the CDP was $66,550, and the median income for a family was $74,259. Males had a median income of $51,977 versus $40,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $38,803. 2.9% of the population and 1.3% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 2.8% were under the age of 18 and 5.9% were 65 or older.
The Hewlett station on the Long Island Rail Road's Far Rockaway Branch is located within the hamlet.[7]
Nassau Inter-County Express also runs the buses into Hewlett.
Hewlett is primarily located within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the Hewlett-Woodmere School District (District 14), although smaller portions of the hamlet are located within the boundaries of (and are thus served by) the Lynbrook Union Free School District.[8] As such, students who reside within Hewlett and attend public schools go to school in one of these districts depending on where they live within the hamlet.
The Yeshiva of South Shore is located in Hewlett.[9]
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