Editing Harbor Hills, New York

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| official_name      = Harbor Hills, New York
| settlement_type    = [[Hamlet (New York)|Hamlet]] and [[census-designated place]]
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| population_total   = 562
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| postal_code        = 11023
| area_code          = [[Area codes 516 and 363|516, 363]]
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'''Harbor Hills''' is a [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) located on the [[Great Neck, New York|Great Neck Peninsula]] within the [[North Hempstead, New York|Town of North Hempstead]] in [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]], on the [[North Shore (Long Island)|North Shore]] of [[Long Island]], in [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 562 at the time of the 2020 census.

== History ==
In 1956, the Town of North Hempstead approved the construction of the community's swimming pool and its bathhouses, and approved of the creation of the Harbor Hills Park District, which was created specifically for the community's new park complex project.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=April 25, 1956|title=Sign Harbor Hills Pool Contract|work=[[Newsday]]|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> The contract was awarded to Great Neck-based Schumacher & Forelle, which bid $169,500 (1956 [[United States dollar|USD]]) for the pool's construction, and promised to do the work in 110 days. The project was paid for by the hamlet's roughly 175 residents.<ref name=":0" />

The community's pool would be reconstructed between 1986 and 1989, and again was paid for by the hamlet's residents.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Marquard|first=Bryan K.|date=September 11, 1991|title=Call for Legal Action in Pool Project: Zwirn seeks $122,817 from consulting firm|work=[[Newsday]]|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> This controversial project led to a lawsuit filed by residents over the payments and unexpected rises in taxes, which the Harbor Hills Civic Association charged were due to North Hempstead overpaying, expanding the project, and failing to properly communicate with or notify the locals.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Chicurel|first=Judy|date=April 7, 1991|title=A private community in Great Neck to seek court action.|work=[[The New York Times]]|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Eisenberg|first=Carol|date=August 15, 1990|title=Probe of $1.3M Pool Repair Urged: Town paid exorbitant fees, expanded project, civic leader charges|work=[[Newsday]]|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref>

The Harbor Hills CDP was first created for the [[2000 United States census|2000 United States Census]].<ref>{{cite web|date=September 2003|title=New York: 2000 Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-3-34.pdf|access-date=2021-10-01|page=III-9}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Harbor-hills-ny-map.gif|thumb|left|U.S. Census map of Harbor Hills.]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}}  (35.29%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 2000 = 563
| 2010 = 576
| 2020 = 562
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 563 people, 181 households, and 165 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|5,043.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 186 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,666.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.27% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.36% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.13% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.24% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.24% of the population.

There were 181 households, out of which 47.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 85.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 8.3% were non-families. 7.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 32.1% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 19.4% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $153,181, and the median income for a family was $153,619. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $35,156 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $62,054. About 3.4% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

== Government ==

=== Town representation ===
As Harbor Hills is an unincorporated hamlet, it has no government of its own, and is instead governed directly by the Town of North Hempstead in [[Manhasset, New York|Manhasset]].<ref name=":13">{{Cite web|title=Long Island Index: Interactive Map|url=http://www.longislandindexmaps.org/?zoom=0&x=1313564&y=266122.5&code=53264&tab=tabServiceProviders&satellite=false&landuse=true&landuseopacity=0.8&mainlayers=Fire_boundary,LIE,ParkwayMainRd,VillageBoundaryUninc,VillageBoundaryInc,TownsCities&labellayers=Fire_boundary,VillageBoundaryUninc,VillageBoundaryInc,TownsCities,LIE&serviceproviderlayers=|access-date=2021-08-05|website=www.longislandindexmaps.org}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Town of North Hempstead - Councilwoman Lee R. Seeman (5th District)|url=https://northhempsteadny.gov/content/16253/16764/16774/default.aspx|access-date=2021-09-12|website=northhempsteadny.gov}}</ref>

Harbor Hills is located in the Town of North Hempstead's 5th district, which as of March 2022 is represented on the Town Board by David A. Adhami ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]–Great Neck).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Town of North Hempstead - David Adhami |url=https://www.northhempsteadny.gov/content/16253/16764/35141/default.aspx |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=www.northhempsteadny.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-08 |title=Republicans Sweep in Historic Election Wins |url=https://www.theleaderonline.com/single-post/republicans-sweep-in-historic-election-wins |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=theleader |language=en}}</ref>

=== Representation in higher government ===

==== Nassau County representation ====
Harbor Hills is located in Nassau County's 10th Legislative district, which as of March 2022 is represented in the [[Nassau County Legislature]] by [[Mazi Melesa Pilip]] (R–Great Neck).<ref name=":13" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=District 10 - Mazi Melesa Pilip {{!}} Nassau County, NY - Official Website |url=https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/506/District-10---Mazi-Melesa-Pilip |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=www.nassaucountyny.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kornbluh | date=November 29, 2021 |first=Jacob |title=This one-time refugee and former Israeli paratrooper just won a seat in her county legislature |url=https://forward.com/news/478772/this-jewish-woman-of-color-a-former-israeli-paratrooper-just-won-a-seat-in/ |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=The Forward |language=en-US}}</ref>

==== New York State representation ====

===== New York State Assembly =====
Harbor Hills is located in the [[New York State Assembly]]'s 16th Assembly district, which as of March 2022 is represented by [[Gina Sillitti]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]–[[Manorhaven, New York|Manorhaven]]).<ref name=":13" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Gina L. Sillitti - Assembly District 16 {{!}}Assembly Member Directory {{!}} New York State Assembly|url=https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Gina-Sillitti|access-date=2021-07-22|website=nyassembly.gov}}</ref>

===== New York State Senate =====
Harbor Hills is located in the [[New York State Senate]]'s [[New York's 7th State Senate district|7th State Senate district]], which as of March 2023 is represented in the New York State Senate by [[Jack M. Martins]] [R].<ref name=":13" /><ref name=":14">{{Cite web|title=NY Senate District 7|url=https://www.nysenate.gov/district/7|access-date=2021-07-22|website=NY State Senate|language=en}}</ref>

==== Federal representation ====

===== United States Congress =====
Harbor Hills is located in [[New York's 3rd congressional district]], which as of March 2022 is represented in the [[United States Congress]] by [[Tom Suozzi]] (D–[[Glen Cove, New York|Glen Cove]]).<ref name=":13" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-17|title=Suozzi Declares Victory In NY 3rd Congressional District Race|url=https://patch.com/new-york/huntington/suozzi-declares-victory-santos-concedes-3rd-congressional-race|access-date=2021-07-22|website=Huntington, NY Patch|language=en}}</ref>

===== United States Senate =====
Like the rest of New York, Harbor Hills is represented in the [[United States Senate]] by [[Chuck Schumer|Charles Schumer]] (D) and [[Kirsten Gillibrand]] (D).<ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. Senate: Contacting U.S. Senators|url=https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm?State=NY|access-date=2021-07-22|website=www.senate.gov}}</ref>

=== Politics ===
In the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the majority of Harbor Hills voters voted for [[Hillary Clinton|Hillary Clinton (D)]].<ref name=":53">{{Cite web|last=Welch|first=Will|date=2017-11-08|title=How Long Island Voted|url=https://projects.newsday.com/long-island/how-long-island-voted/?election=2016%20General&position=U.S.%20President&region=United%20States|access-date=2021-06-23|website=Newsday|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Education ==

=== School district ===
Harbor Hills is located entirely within the boundaries of the [[Great Neck Union Free School District]].<ref name=":13" /><ref name=":452">{{Cite web|title=Composite School District Boundaries Shapefiles|url=https://nces.ed.gov/programs/edge/Geographic/DistrictBoundaries|access-date=2020-10-23|publisher=NCES}}</ref> As such, all children who reside within Harbor Hills and attend public schools go to Great Neck's schools.<ref name=":13" /><ref name=":452" />

=== Library district ===
Harbor Hills is located within the boundaries of the Great Neck Library District.<ref name=":13" />

==References==
<references />{{Greater Great Neck, New York}}{{NorthHempsteadNY}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Hamlets in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Nassau County, New York]]
[[Category:Hamlets in Nassau County, New York]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in New York (state)]]