East Garden City, New York
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East Garden City is a census-designated place
(CDP) in the northeast part of the Town of Hempstead, in the central part of Nassau County, New York
, along the Hempstead/North Hempstead town line. The population was 6,028 at the 2010 census. East Garden City is a hamlet (an unincorporated area) and a mostly commercial and industrial area.
Beginning on its northern border and proceeding clockwise, the hamlet of East Garden City in the Town of Hempstead is bordered on the north by the hamlet of Carle Place and the Village of Westbury in the Town of North Hempstead (the Hempstead/North Hempstead town line); on the east by the hamlet of East Meadow; on the south by the hamlet of Uniondale and the Village of Hempstead; and, on the west by the Village of Hempstead and the Village of Garden City.
East Garden City is one of those many villages and hamlets on Long Island where none of the places in the community have the hamlet name as part of their mailing address: places in the hamlet of East Garden City have either a "Garden City, NY 11530", a "Westbury, NY 11590", a "Uniondale, NY 11553" or a "Hempstead, NY 11550" mailing address.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the CDP has a total area of 3 square miles (7.8 km²), all land.
of 2010, there were 6,208 people residing in the CDP. There were 1,341 housing units. The racial makeup of the CDP was 72.1% White, 17.5% African American, 0.1% Native American, 4.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 9.0% Hispanic
, and 3.0% from two or more races.
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
(CDP) in the northeast part of the Town of Hempstead, in the central part of Nassau County, New York
Nassau County, New York
Nassau County is a suburban county on Long Island, east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York, within the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,339,532...
, along the Hempstead/North Hempstead town line. The population was 6,028 at the 2010 census. East Garden City is a hamlet (an unincorporated area) and a mostly commercial and industrial area.
Geography
East Garden City is located at 40°43′51"N 73°35′53"W (40.730790, -73.598050).Beginning on its northern border and proceeding clockwise, the hamlet of East Garden City in the Town of Hempstead is bordered on the north by the hamlet of Carle Place and the Village of Westbury in the Town of North Hempstead (the Hempstead/North Hempstead town line); on the east by the hamlet of East Meadow; on the south by the hamlet of Uniondale and the Village of Hempstead; and, on the west by the Village of Hempstead and the Village of Garden City.
East Garden City is one of those many villages and hamlets on Long Island where none of the places in the community have the hamlet name as part of their mailing address: places in the hamlet of East Garden City have either a "Garden City, NY 11530", a "Westbury, NY 11590", a "Uniondale, NY 11553" or a "Hempstead, NY 11550" mailing address.
According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 3 square miles (7.8 km²), all land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2010, there were 6,208 people residing in the CDP. There were 1,341 housing units. The racial makeup of the CDP was 72.1% White, 17.5% African American, 0.1% Native American, 4.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 9.0% Hispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
, and 3.0% from two or more races.