Half Hollow Hills is a large hamlet in the Towns of

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and Huntington in Suffolk County,

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, United States. Although the area is now frequently associated with portions of Deer Park,

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, Melville, South Huntington, Wheatley Heights, and

Wyandanch Wyandanch (, ) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Babylon in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 12,990 at the time of 2020 census. In the past, some or all of Wyandanch was proposed to become ...

, it remains a widely used place-name, which is still used by multiple special taxation districts in the area, including the

Half Hollow Hills Central School District Half Hollow Hills Central School District (#5) is located in Dix Hills, New York, on Long Island, and primarily serves the hamlets of Dix Hills and part of Melville, while also serving small areas of East Farmingdale, Deer Park, West Hills ...

and the Half Hollow Hills Community Library District. There have been multiple proposals made over the years to incorporate the area as the Incorporated Village of Half Hollow Hills.

History

Over the years, multiple attempts to incorporate Half Hollow Hills as a village have been made – most notably in the 1950s and in the early 2000s. The boundaries of the large, proposed village would be coterminous with those of the Half Hollow Hills Central School District's boundaries and those of the Half Hollow Hills Community Library District's. The reasons frequently cited for the proposals to incorporate are related to planning and zoning laws, as well as

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. During every major incorporation proposal made (i.e.: in 1955 and 2003), it had been felt by many in the community that the Towns of Huntington and Babylon were lax in their stances on new developments being constructed in the area, thus allowing the area to become more urbanized.

Demographics

As of the 1970 United States census, the population of the hamlet was 12,181; the totals would be included with those of the Dix Hills CDP's beginning with the 1980 census.

Education

School district

Half Hollow Hills is located entirely within (and is thus served by) the

Library district

The hamlet is located entirely within (and is thus served by) the Half Hollow Hills Community Library District.

Transportation

The

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passed through the hamlet; portions of this highway survive as a Suffolk County-maintained thoroughfare through the area: County Route 67.

References

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