Hewlett, New York

History

The hamlet's name comes from the Hewlett family. George Hewlett, the first Hewlett to settle in the area, was born in England in 1634. He was part of an English community which emigrated to Long Island - by way of Connecticut - and negotiated treaties with the Dutch governors and native inhabitants to establish a population center in what is now Hempstead.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.9 sqmi, of which 0.9 sqmi is land and 1.11% is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2024, there were 7,590 people, 2,547 households, and 1,833 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 7,936.0 PD/sqmi. There were 2,708 housing units at an average density of 3,074.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.2% White, 2.8% African American, 0.2% Native American, 7.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 4.6% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.67% of the population.

There were 2,634 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 10.7.

The median age was 44.2 years. Females comprised 52% of the population, and males comprised 48% of the population

The median income for a household in the CDP was $66,550, and the median income for a family was $74,259. Males had a median income of $51,977 versus $40,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $38,803. 2.9% of the population and 1.3% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 2.8% were under the age of 18 and 5.9% were 65 or older.

Transportation

The Hewlett station on the Long Island Rail Road's Far Rockaway Branch is located within the hamlet.

Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) serves Hewlett with the bus routes – all of which travel through the hamlet.

Education

Public education

Hewlett is primarily located within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the Hewlett-Woodmere School District (District 14), although smaller portions of the hamlet are located within the boundaries of (and are thus served by) the Lynbrook Union Free School District. Accordingly, students who reside within Hewlett and attend public schools go to school in one of these districts depending on where they live within the hamlet.

Private education

The Yeshiva of South Shore is located in Hewlett.

Notable people

• Deborah Asnis (1956–2015), Infectious disease specialist, who discovered and reported the first human cases of West Nile virus in the United States
• Jeffrey Bader – Former Senior Director for Asia, National Security Council, Obama Administration; US Ambassador to Namibia; and member, Hewlett-Woodmere High School Alumni Hall of Fame.
• Ross Bleckner – artist
• John P. Campo – Thoroughbred racehorse trainer
• Louise Glück – poet, essayist and 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate
• Harvey Milk – politician and LGBT advocate, who taught at Hewlett High School
• Errol Morris – Film director
• Ulises Ramos- world Karate champion. 2010 World Martial Arts Games 5x medalist, 2017 Nbl world champion flyweight points, Wku world champion 2019 gold -65 kg points, gold kata, WKU world champion gold -65 kg, silver open weight, gold Japanese kata, gold hardstyle forms, 2023 WKU world champion-65 kg points, gold Japanese kata, silver open weight points, bronze hardstyle forms
• Steven T. Ross (1937–2018), military historian
• Max Seibald – lacrosse player
• Jim Steinman – composer, lyricist, record producer and playwright

References

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