North Valley Stream is a

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and

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(CDP) in the

Town of Hempstead The Town of Hempstead is the largest of the three towns in Nassau County (alongside North Hempstead and Oyster Bay) on Long Island, in New York, United States. The town's combined population was 793,409 at the 2020 census. It occupies the so ...

in Nassau County, on

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, in

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, United States. The population was 18,197 at the time of the 2020 census.

History

North Valley Stream's name reflects its location north of the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream. In the 1950s, the

Southern State Parkway The Southern State Parkway (also known as the Southern State or Southern Parkway) is a controlled-access parkway on Long Island, New York, in the United States. The parkway begins at an interchange with the Belt and Cross Island parkways ...

was widened from four lanes to six through the hamlet. The project required roughly 213 North Valley Stream area homes located along the path to be moved or demolished.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 15,789 people, 4,860 households, and 3,946 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 4,951 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 44.73%

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, 37.08%

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, 0.27% Native American, 9.03% Asian, 0.06%

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, 4.69% from other races, and 4.14% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 10.82% of the population. There were 4,860 households, out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were

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living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.21 and the average family size was 3.57. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $82,100, and the median income for a family was $88,914. Males had a median income of $83,450 versus $57,015 for females. The

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for the CDP was $24,727. About 3.0% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the

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, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

Parks and recreation

Valley Stream State Park Valley Stream State Park is a state park located in the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream, in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. It is one of three state parks located within the Town of Hempstead. Park descrip ...

is primarily located within the hamlet, while a small portion extends south into the Village of Valley Stream.

Education

Elementary

North Valley Stream is located within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) three elementary school districts: the Valley Stream 13, Elmont, and Valley Stream 30 Union Free School Districts. As such, children who reside within North Valley Stream and attend public elementary schools go the school in one of these three districts depending on where they reside within the hamlet.

Secondary

North Valley Stream is located within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the

Valley Stream Central High School District The Valley Stream Central High School District is a public central high school district in New York State that serves about 4500 students in most of the village of Valley Stream, most of South Valley Stream, and most of North Valley Stream as ...

and the

Sewanhaka Central High School District The 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 ...

, in different parts. As such, children who reside within North Valley Stream and attend public high schools either attend the Valley Stream CHSD's high schools or the Sewanhaka CHSD's high schools, depending on where they reside within the hamlet. Additionally, the Elmont UFSD feeds into the Sewanhaka CHSD, while the Valley Stream 13 UFSD and Valley Stream 30 UFSD both feed into the Valley Stream CHSD.

Transportation

Road

The

travels through and serves North Valley Stream. The Southern State Parkway meanders its way west-to-east within the hamlet, roughly bisecting the hamlet in half. Other major roads in North Valley Stream include Central Avenue, Corona Avenue,

Dutch Broadway Dutch Broadway is a major, road located in Nassau County, New York, Nassau County, New York. Colloquially known as DBW, the road runs from the Queens–Nassau border in Elmont, New York, Elmont and North Valley Stream, New York, North Valley Stre ...

, Fletcher Avenue, and

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Rail

No rail lines pass through North Valley Stream. The nearest

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stations to the hamlet are

Valley Stream Valley Stream is a village in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population in the Village of Valley Stream was 40,634 at the time of the 2020 census. The Incorporated Village of Valley Stream is within the Town of ...

on the

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, and Westwood & Malverne on the

West Hempstead Branch The West Hempstead Branch is an electrified rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR). It runs between Valley Stream and West Hempstead, in Nassau County, New York, United States. Route description The branch separate ...

Bus

The hamlet is served by the n1, n2, n3, n8, and n25 bus routes – all of which are operated by Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE).

References

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