Woodsburgh, New York

History

Woodsburgh is named for Samuel Wood – a local executive who established a resort community in the late 19th century, in what would ultimately become the Incorporated Village of Woodsburgh in the early 20th century. Wood – along with business partner Robert Burton – would spearhead the community's early development.

In 1912, Woodsburgh incorporated as a village, with the majority of residents who voted in the referendum on the matter opting to incorporate and gain home rule powers.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.4 sqmi, of which 0.4 sqmi is land and 0.04 sqmi – or 7.69% – is water.

The village is located between Hewlett and Woodmere and borders Brosewere Bay 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 census, there were 831 people, 257 households and 224 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,286.7 PD/sqmi. There were 268 housing units at an average density of 737.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 98.44% White, 0.36% African American, 0.72% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 0.12% from two or more races. Hispanic 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 married couples 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 median household income 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 per capita income for the village was $76,443. None of the families and 0.4% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Government

The Village of Woodsburgh is governed by the Village of Woodsburgh Board of Trustees, which consists of a mayor and four trustees – one of whom is appointed annually by the Mayor to serve as deputy mayor.

As of September 2025, the Mayor of Woodsburgh is Jacob Harman, the Deputy Mayor is Alan Hirmes, and the Village Trustees are Shimon Fishman, Alan Hirmes, Shira Hoschander, and Barry Rozenberg.

Politics

In the 2024 United States presidential election, the majority of Woodsburgh voters voted for Donald Trump (R).

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 in one part and the Lawrence Union Free School District in another part; geographically, the total area covered by each district within the village is roughly even. Accordingly, 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.

Notable people

• William Fox – Producer; founder of the Fox Film Corporation.
• Henry Ziegler Steinway – Businessman and former president of Steinway & Sons.

References

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