Editing Hewlett, New York

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'''Hewlett''' is a [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in the [[Hempstead, New York|Town of Hempstead]] in [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]], on [[Long Island]], in [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 6,819 at the 2010 census.

Hewlett is usually included as one of the [[Five Towns]] in the southwestern corner of Nassau County. In the context of the Five Towns, "The Hewletts" or "Hewlett" is often used to refer collectively to the hamlet of Hewlett, together with the villages of [[Hewlett Bay Park, New York|Hewlett Bay Park]], [[Hewlett Harbor, New York|Hewlett Harbor]] and [[Hewlett Neck, New York|Hewlett Neck]], along with [[Woodsburgh, New York|Woodsburgh]].<ref>Barron, James. [https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/10/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-five-towns.html "If You're Thinking Of Living In: Five Towns"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 10, 1983. Accessed February 17, 2025. "The basic five are Lawrence, Cedarhurst, Woodmere, Hewlett and Inwood. But the area also includes some unincorporated communities and two tiny villages, Hewlett Bay Park and Woodsburgh, that are not added to the final total."</ref>

== 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.<ref name=":81">{{Cite book|last=Winsche|first=Richard|title=The History of Nassau County Community Place-Names|date=October 1, 1999|publisher=Empire State Books|isbn=978-1557871541|location=[[Interlaken, New York]]|pages=}}</ref><ref name="CWH">{{cite book|author=Hewlett, Charles W.|title=The Story of the Heritage of the Rockaway Peninsula and the Adjoining Five Towns|date=1965}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":81" /><ref name="CWH" />

==Geography==
[[File:Hewlett-ny-map.gif|thumb|left|U.S. Census map of Hewlett.]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|0.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.9|sqmi|km2}} is land and 1.11% 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|access-date=2011-04-23|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 7262
|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]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2024, there were 7,590 people, 2,547 households, and 1,833 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|7,936.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,708 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3,074.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 7.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.6% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|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 (LIRR station)|Hewlett]] station on the [[Long Island Rail Road]]'s [[Far Rockaway Branch]] is located within the hamlet.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Long Island Index: Interactive Map|url=http://www.longislandindexmaps.org/|access-date=2021-12-21|website=www.longislandindexmaps.org}}</ref>

[[Nassau Inter-County Express]] also runs the {{LI bus link|n1|n31|n31x|n32|Elmont Flexi}} buses into Hewlett.

==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]].<ref name=":0" /><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, 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.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":452" />

=== Private education ===
The [[Yeshiva of South Shore]] is located in Hewlett.<ref>{{Cite web|title=YOSS – Infuse our children with a love for Torah and every Jew|url=https://yoss.org/|access-date=2021-12-21|website=yoss.org}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Deborah Asnis]] (1956–2015), [[Infectious disease (medical specialty)|Infectious disease specialist]], who discovered and reported the first human cases of [[West Nile virus in the United States]]<ref name=nytimes>{{cite news|first=Sam|last=Roberts |title=Dr. Deborah Asnis, Who Sounded Alert on West Nile Virus Outbreak, Dies at 59 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/17/nyregion/dr-deborah-asnis-who-helped-uncover-west-nile-outbreak-in-new-york-dies-at-59.html?_r=0 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2015-09-15 |access-date=2015-10-10}}</ref>
* [[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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://networks.h-net.org/user/login?destination=node/6139871/| title=Learning the Scholar's Craft: Reflections of Historians and International Relations Scholars|author= George Fujii |date=5 May 2020|access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref>
* [[Ross Bleckner]] – artist<ref>Shaw, Dan. [https://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/29/style/bachelor-of-arts.html "Bachelor of Arts"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 29, 1993. Accessed February 17, 2025. "'I always absolutely thought there was a difference between being a young artist and an important young artist,' said Mr. Bleckner, who grew up in Hewlett, L.I., graduated in 1971 from New York University and earned an M.F.A. from the California Institute of the Arts in 1973."</ref>
* [[John P. Campo]] – Thoroughbred racehorse trainer<ref>[[Richard Goldstein (writer, born 1942)|Goldstein, Richard]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/22/sports/othersports/john-campo-trainer-of-1981-derby-winner-is-dead-at-67.html "John Campo, Trainer of 1981 Derby Winner, Is Dead at 67"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 22, 2005. Accessed March 14, 2017. "John Campo, a New York-based trainer for three decades who saddled Pleasant Colony, the winner of the 1981 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, died on Nov. 13 at his home in Hewlett, N.Y."</ref>
* [[Louise Glück]] – poet, essayist and 2020 [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] [[List of Nobel laureates in Literature|laureate]]{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}
* [[Harvey Milk]] – politician and LGBT advocate, who taught at Hewlett High School<ref>{{cite news|url=https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/20/film-evokes-memories-for-harvey-milks-relatives/| title=Film Evokes Memories for Milk's Relatives|author= Sewell Chan |date=20 February 2009|access-date=9 Apr 2020}}</ref>
* [[Errol Morris]] – Film director<ref>Klein, Alvin. [https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/23/nyregion/film-film-dissects-murder-and-justice.html "FILM; Film Dissects Murder and Justice"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 23, 1988. Accessed March 14, 2017. "For Errol Morris, a film maker from Hewlett, ''The Thin Blue Line'' is as much a mission as a motion picture."</ref>
* Ulises Ramos- world Karate champion. 2010 World Martial Arts Games 5x medalist, 2017 Nbl world champion flyweight points, Wku world champion 2019 gold -65&nbsp;kg points, gold kata, WKU world champion gold -65&nbsp;kg, silver open weight, gold Japanese kata, gold hardstyle forms, 2023 WKU world champion-65&nbsp;kg points, gold Japanese kata, silver open weight points, bronze hardstyle forms
* [[Steven T. Ross]] (1937–2018), military historian<ref>[https://www.newportthisweek.com/articles/steven-thomas-ross/ "Steven Thomas Ross"], ''Newport This Week'', August 16, 2018. Accessed February 17, 2025. "Steven Thomas Ross, of Newport, passed away Aug. 12, 2018 after a brief illness. He was 81. The son of Ruth Berlin Ross and Michael Bakunin Ross, Steve grew up in Hewlett, N.Y."</ref>
* [[Max Seibald]] – lacrosse player{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}
* [[Jim Steinman]] – composer, lyricist, record producer and playwright{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Hewlett, New York}}
* [http://www.hewlett-woodmere.net/ Hewlett - Woodmere Union Free School District]
* [http://www.newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/ny-historytown-hist001n,0,6655302.story?coll=ny-lihistory-navigation The Hewletts: A Four-Part Segment of the Five Towns]

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