West Hills is a
hamlet
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and
census-designated place
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(CDP) in the
Town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
of
Huntington,
Suffolk County,
New York. The population was 5,592 at the 2010 census.
Residents share a post office with the hamlet of
Huntington but much earlier in its history, West Hills had its own post office, located on Jericho Turnpike (formerly Middle Post Road). Also, it is adjacent to the hamlet of
Woodbury.
Geography
West Hills is located at (40.824098, −73.434381).
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
West Hills County Park is the location of
Jayne's Hill, the natural highest point on Long Island ().
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 5,607 people, 1,978 households, and 1,647 families residing in the CDP. The
population density
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was 1,131.7 per square mile (437.3/km
2). There were 2,008 housing units at an average density of 405.3/sq mi (156.6/km
2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.40%
White
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, 0.89%
African American
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, 0.02%
Native American, 3.41%
Asian, 0.45% from
other races
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, and 0.84% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 2.41% of the population.
There were 1,978 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.7% were
married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 13.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $87,295, and the median income for a family was $94,363. Males had a median income of $61,919 versus $45,134 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the CDP was $42,783. About 1.0% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including none of those under age 18 and 0.8% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
*
Francis T. P. Plimpton, U.S. diplomat and attorney
*
George Plimpton
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, author
*
Henry L. Stimson
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, U.S. statesman
*
Walt Whitman
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, poet
See also
*
Oheka Castle
References
External links
West Hills County Park
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Huntington, New York
Census-designated places in New York (state)
Hamlets in New York (state)
Census-designated places in Suffolk County, New York
Hamlets in Suffolk County, New York