Woodsburgh is a

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in the

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in Nassau County, on the South Shore of

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, in

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, United States. The population was 778 at the 2010 United States Census. Woodsburgh is included in the

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(though not as one of the "five"), which is usually said to comprise the villages of

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and Cedarhurst, the hamlets of Woodmere and Inwood, and the Hewletts (the villages of

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, and Hewlett Neck, and the hamlet of Hewlett), along with Woodsburgh.

History

Woodsburgh incorporated as a village in 1912.

Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and (7.69%) is water. The village is located between Hewlett and Woodmere and borders the

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to the south.

Demographics

2020 census

As of 2020, the population of Woodsburgh was at 897 people with a median age of 50.9 years. In 2024, this population drops to 872 people with the male population being it 429 while the female population was 458. The median age was recorded to be at 50.9.

2000 census

At the 2000

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, there were 831 people, 257 households and 224 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 268 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.44%

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, 0.36%

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, 0.72% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 0.12% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.17% of the population. There were 257 households, of which 45.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 83.7% were

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living together, 2.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.8% were non-families. 12.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.50. 33.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 20.1% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males. The

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was $185,296 and the median family income was $189,227. Males had a median income of $100,000 compared with $60,833 for females. The

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for the village was $76,443. None of the families and 0.4% of the population were living below the

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, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Government

*Mayor: Lee A. Israel *Deputy Mayor: Jacob Harman *Trustees: Carl Cayne, Jacob Harman, Alan Hirmes, and Shira Hoschander *Village Justice: Brian Ziegler

Education

School districts

The Incorporated Village of Woodsburgh is located within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the

Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District The Hewlett-Woodmere Public School District, Union Free School District 14, is located in the southwest section of Nassau County, New York and borders the New York City borough of Queens. Communities in the district include Hewlett Neck and H ...

in one part and the

Lawrence Union Free School District The Lawrence Public Schools Union Free School District 15 is a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade, located in the southwest section of Nassau County, New York, and borders ...

in another part;
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geographically, the total area covered by each district within the village is roughly even. As such, children who reside within Woodsburgh and attend public schools go to school in one of these two districts, depending on where they reside within the village.

Library districts

Woodsburgh is located within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the Peninsula Library District and the Hewlett-Woodmere Library District. These two districts serve the areas of the village located within the Lawrence Union Free School District and the Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District, respectively; the boundaries of these two districts roughly correspond with those of the two school districts within Woodsburgh.

References

External links

Official website

Woodsburgh: All Homes, and Fine Ones at That
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