Baldwin Harbor, New York
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Baldwin Harbor is a
hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...
and former
census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in the Town of Hempstead, in Nassau County, on
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, in
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, United States. It was created concomitant with the
1990 United States census The 1990 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 248,709,873, an increase of 9.8 percent over the 226,545,805 persons enumerated during the 1980 census. Approximatel ...
from the southernmost portions of the neighboring hamlet of Baldwin. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 8,102.


History

The CDP was created by the
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at the time of the
1990 United States census The 1990 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 248,709,873, an increase of 9.8 percent over the 226,545,805 persons enumerated during the 1980 census. Approximatel ...
. The Baldwin Harbor CDP was merged back into the Baldwin CDP concomitant with the 2020 United States Census.


Geography

According to the
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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (28.24%) is water. Baldwin Harbor is located within the Milburn Creek–Middle Bay
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, and is located within the larger
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/
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Watershed. According to the
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and the
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, the highest point in Baldwin Harbor is approximately , and the lowest points are located at the bays, which are at
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.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2010, there were 8,102 people, 2,687 households, and 2,185 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,782 housing units at an average density of 2,318../sq mi (897.4/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 61.25%
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, 26.57%
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, 0.13% Native American, 4.87% Asian, 3.78% from other races, and 3.36% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 11.83% of the population. There were 2,687 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were
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living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.7% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.33. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 32.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $113,950, and the median income for a family was $120,344. Males had a median income of $59,855 versus $56,394 for females. The
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for the CDP was $33,543. About 1.6% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the
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, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.


Parks and recreation

* Baldwin Park – A park operated by the Town of Hempstead.


Education


School district

Baldwin Harbor is located entirely within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the Baldwin Union Free School District. As such, all children who reside within the hamlet and attend public schools go to Baldwin's schools.


Library district

Baldwin Harbor is located within the boundaries of the Baldwin Library District.


Notable people

* Jeff Gewirtz, basketball executive * Louis Lomax (1922–1970), journalist and author * Nathan Schiff, filmmaker * Bernard Waber (1921–2013), children's author *
Steve Witkoff Steven Charles Witkoff (born March 15, 1957) is an American real estate investor and lawyer who has served as the Ambassadors of the United States#Special envoys, representatives, and coordinators, United States Special Envoy to the Middle East ...
(born 1957), Special Envoy to the Middle East for U.S. President
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; real estate investor and developer, founder of the Witkoff Group, attorney


See also

* Locust Grove – Another hamlet and former CDP in Nassau County.


References

{{authority control Hempstead, New York Census-designated places in New York (state) Hamlets in New York (state) Census-designated places in Nassau County, New York Hamlets in Nassau County, New York Populated coastal places in New York (state)