The Village of Hewlett Harbor is considered part of the Greater Hewlett area, which is anchored by Hewlett – and it is located within the region of Long Island known as the Five Towns. This area, like Back/Old Lawrence is unique because its rural affluence is similar in character to the more well-known Gold Coast of the North Shore instead of being more urbanized like the rest of the South Shore of Nassau County.
History
Prominent attorney Joseph Auerbach (for whom Auerbach Avenue is named) purchased large amounts of land in what would eventually become Hewlett Harbor in 1914. Auerbach, on this land, soon erected a summer home, in addition to what would become the Seawane Country Club.[2][3]
Following Auerbach's sale of the country club in the 1920s, the new owners had large amounts of the club's excess land developed, with the land being subdivided and zoned for single-family residential homes.[2][3]
In 1925, Hewlett Harbor incorporated as a village.[2][3]
Geography
U.S. Census map of Hewlett Harbor.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), of which 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), or 10.98%, is water.[4]
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 1,271 people, 429 households, and 380 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,754.3 inhabitants per square mile (677.3/km2). There were 437 housing units at an average density of 603.2 per square mile (232.9/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 95.12% White, 0.39% African American, 0.16% Native American, 3.15% Asian, 0.63% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.10% of the population.
There were 429 households, out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 84.4% were married couples living together, 2.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.4% were non-families. 10.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $159,682, and the median income for a family was $185,962. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $40,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $82,069. None of the families and 0.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 0.9% of those over 64.
Government
Village government
Hewlett Harbor Village Hall on August 8, 2022.
As of July 2024, the Mayor of Hewlett Harbor is Dominic Calandrella, the Trustees are Gil Bruh, Roman Mazo, Igor Noble and Lorie Rudister.[7]
Representation in higher government
Town representation
Hewlett Harbor is located in the Town of Hempstead's 4th Council District, which as of April 2024 is represented on the Hempstead Town Council by Laura A. Ryder (R–Lynbrook).[8][9]
County representation
Hewlett Harbor is located in Nassau County's 7th Legislative district, which as of April 2024 is represented in the Nassau County Legislature by Howard J. Kopel (R–Lawrence).[10][11]
The Village of Hewlett Harbor is primarily located within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District, while a smaller section is located within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the Lynbrook Union Free School District.[10][16][17] As such, children who reside within Hewlett Harbor and attend public schools go to school in one of these two districts, depending on where they reside within the village.[10][16][17]
Library districts
Hewlett Harbor is located within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the East Rockaway Library District and the Hewlett-Woodmere Library District.[10] These two districts serve the areas of the village located within the Lynbrook 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 Hewlett-Woodmere UFSD and Lynbrook UFSD within Hewlett Harbor.[10]
Infrastructure
Transportation
Road
Major roads either partially or wholly within the village include Auerbach Avenue, East Rockaway Road, Everit Avenue, Harbor Road, Pepperidge Road, and Seawane Drive.[10][18]
Additionally, the village-maintained Mallow Reach Bridge is located entirely within the village, spanning Mallow Reach and the Auerbach Canal.[19]
^ abcWinsche, Richard (October 1, 1999). The History of Nassau County Community Place-Names. Interlaken, New York: Empire State Books. pp. 33–34. ISBN978-1557871541.
^Barron, James. "If You're Thinking Of Living In: Five Towns", The New York Times, July 10, 1983. Accessed May 20, 2008. "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."
