North New Hyde Park is a

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and

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(CDP) in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, on

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, in

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, United States. The population was 15,657 at the 2020 census. Portions of the area are also known as Floral Park Centre and Lakeville Estates.

History

The hamlet's name reflects the fact that it is located immediately north of

New Hyde Park New Hyde Park is a village in the Towns of Hempstead and North Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. It is the anchor community of the Greater New Hyde Park area. The population was 10,257 at the time of the ...

. The Lake Success Shopping Center, located on Union Turnpike within the hamlet, opened in 1956 and was designed by A.H. Salkowitz.

Geography

According to the

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, North New Hyde Park has a total area of , all land. As aforementioned, the areas known as Floral Park Centre and Lakeville Estates are located within the boundaries of North New Hyde Park.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 14,889 people residing in the CDP. The racial makeup of the CDP was 65.67%

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, 0.72%

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, 0.26% Native American, 29.14% Asian, 0%

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, 2.04% from other races, and 2.16% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 7.24% of the population.

Census 2000

As of the census of 2000, there were 14,542 people, 5,032 households, and 4,055 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 5,116 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 82.38% White, 0.33% African American, 0.14% Native American, 14.83% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.22% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.86% of the population. There were 5,032 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.9% were

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living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.28. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $69,792, and the median income for a family was $80,688. Males had a median income of $53,667 versus $42,162 for females. The

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for the CDP was $31,998. About 1.8% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the

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, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The CDP is divided among these school districts: * New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District and

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* Great Neck Union Free School District

Notable person

* Michael J. Tully, Jr. – Former New York State Senator and Supervisor of the Town of North Hempstead; lived at 113 Patton Boulevard.

References

External links

Greater New Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce official website
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