New Hempstead is a

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in the town of Ramapo,

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, United States. It is located north of

New Square New Square ( yi, שיכון סקווירא, Shikun Skvir) is an all-Hasidic village in the town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located north of Hillcrest, east of Viola, south of New Hempstead, and west of New Cit ...

, east of Wesley Hills, south of Pomona, and west of New City. The population was 5,132 at the 2010 census. Residents utilize the Spring Valley and New City post offices.

History

New Hempstead was incorporated on March 21, 1983. Joseph Berger of the ''

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'' said in a 1997 article that New Hempstead was one of several villages formed in Ramapo by non-

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and more

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"to preserve the sparse Better Homes and Garden ambiance that attracted them to Rockland County."

Geography

New Hempstead is located at (41.145945, -74.046641). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and .35% is water. New Hempstead is located roughly north of the Tappan Zee Bridge and roughly northeast of

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 4,767 people, 1,282 households, and 1,160 families residing in the village. The

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was 1,678.8 people per square mile (648.1/km²). There were 1,300 housing units at an average density of 457.8 per square mile (176.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 69.96%

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, 17.54%

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, .17% Native American, 7.26%

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, .08%

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, 3.06% from

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, and 1.93% from two or more races.

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of any race were 9.04% of the population. There were 1,282 households, out of which 48.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81% were

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living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.5% were non-families. 7.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.69 and the average family size was 3.88. In the village, the population was spread out, with 35.7% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99 males. The median income for a household in the village was $95,472, and the median income for a family was $100,127. Males had a median income of $64,013 versus $44,028 for females. The

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for the village was $32,917. About 1.2% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the

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, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.

Government

As of July 2021, the mayor of New Hempstead is Abe Sicker, the deputy mayor is Shalom Mintz, and the trustees are Jennifer Eisenstein, Adam Reich, and Moshe Schulgasser. The village is located within the East Ramapo School District.

Landmarks and places of interest

* The Brick Church - 220 Brick Church Road - The church was founded by Dutch settlers in 1774 and was once known as the Reformed Church of West New Hempstead. Its present home was built in 1857 with bricks made from clay mined during the heyday of Haverstraw's brick industry. The graves of Revolutionary War soldiers and some original settlers are found in its church yard. Its cemetery building once served as the town hall for Haverstraw and later for Ramapo. Due to overcrowding in the East Ramapo school district buildings in the 1960s, the district made use of the Brick Church school. Recently the church celebrated its 150th anniversary. (

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) * The English Meeting House (now the New Hempstead Presbyterian Church) - first English-speaking church west of the

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in New York state.

References

External links

New Hempstead official website
{{authority control Villages in New York (state) Villages in Rockland County, New York 1983 establishments in New York (state)