| Port Washington | |
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| — CDP — | |
| Port Washington within Nassau County | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Town | North Hempstead |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.6 sq mi (14.6 km2) |
| • Land | 4.2 sq mi (10.9 km2) |
| • Water | 1.4 sq mi (3.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 98 ft (30 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 15,846 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 11050-11055 |
| Area code(s) | 516 |
| FIPS code | 36-59520 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0960979 |
Port Washington is a hamlet and census-designated place in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2010 Census, the community population was 15,846.[1]
Port Washington is an unincorporated area within and directly governed by the town of North Hempstead.
In broader sense, however, Port Washington includes the communities of Baxter Estates, Manorhaven, Port Washington North, Sands Point, Beacon Hill, Beacon Hill Colony, Manhasset Isle, New Salem, and northern Flower Hill as these areas share the same ZIP code, school and library districts.
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The Thomas Dodge Homestead, Execution Rocks Light, Gould-Guggenheim Estate, Main Street School, Monfort Cemetery, Sands-Willets Homestead, and John Philip Sousa House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.6 square miles (15 km2), of which, 4.2 square miles (11 km2) of it is land and 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2) of it (25.22%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 15,215 people, 5,521 households, and 4,168 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,613.7 per square mile (1,395.4/km²). There were 5,662 housing units at an average density of 1,344.8/sq mi (519.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.97% White, 2.81% African American, 0.11% Native American, 6.07% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 3.15% from other races, and 1.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.20% of the population.[1]
There were 5,521 households out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.15.[1]
In the CDP the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.[1]
The median income for a household in the CDP was $85,837, and the median income for a family was $102,646. Males had a median income of $71,024 versus $49,299 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $43,815. About 3.1% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.[1]
Systemax, Publishers Clearing House and NPD Group are among the companies based in Port Washington.
The Port Washington Fire Department is a not for profit private corporation providing contractual public safety services to the area known as the Port Washington Fire Protection District. The Port Washington Fire Protection District is an 11 square mile area on the Northern Peninsula of Nassau County Long Island that includes:
Incorporated Village of Sands Point
Incorporated Village of Port Washington North
Incorporated Village of Manorhaven
Incorporated Village of Baxter Estates
Portions of the Incorporated Village of Plandome Manor
Portions of the Incorporated Village of Flower Hill
Portions of the Unincorporated areas of the Town of North Hempstead
The Port Washington Fire Department is a volunteer department composed of four companies.
The Police District provides police protection for the unincorporated area of Port Washington in the Town of North Hempstead as well as the incorporated villages of Baxter Estates and Port Washington North
Port Washington is the terminus of New York State Route 101, and of the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road built at the end of the 19th Century. Port Washington is known for an easy commute to New York City, NY. Anticipating growth due to the railroad, the community was renamed from Cow Neck. Shoreline roads connect it to Manhasset and Roslyn, New York. During part of the 1930s, before the opening of New York City's Marine Air Terminal, Port Washington was the New York base of the Yankee Clipper Boeing 314 seaplane.
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