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Port Washington, New York
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.Geography
Port Washington is located at 40°49′44″N, 73°41′12″W (40.828948, -73.686688)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 14.6 km² (5.6 mi²). 10.9 km² (4.2 mi²) of it is land and 3.7 km² (1.4 mi²) of it (25.22%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 15,215 people, 5,521 households, and 4,168 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,395.4/km² (3,613.7/mi²). There were 5,662 housing units at an average density of 519.3/km² (1,344.8/mi²). 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.
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.
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.
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.
Notable residents
Schools
Public Schools administered by the Port Washington Union Free School District[1]:
High schools
Elementary schools
- John Philip Sousa Elementary School
- John J. Daly Elementary School
- Manorhaven Elementary School
- Guggenheim Elementary School
- South Salem Elementary School
- Saint Peter of Alcantara School (private school)
Junior High Schools
- Carrie Palmer Weber Middle School[2]
Note: John Phillip Sousa Elementary School used to be a junior high but is now a public elementary school located just outside of the village of Manorhaven.
Transportation
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 beginning of the 20th Century. 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, Port Washington was the New York base of the Yankee Clipper seaplane service of Pan American World Airways, the first scheduled transatlantic passenger air service (the European terminus was in the Shannon estuary near Limerick, Ireland). Private seaplane operations continued after commercial aviation moved to land planes. There is a monument commemorating the seaplane service at the Town Dock on Port Washington's Manhasset Bay waterfront.
Fire Department
The Port Washington Fire Deptartment (PWFD) is part of Nassau County, New York's 8th battalion. The PWFD response area covers the town of Port Washington, the Village of Flower Hill, the Village of Port Washington North, the Village of Baxter Estates, the Village of Sands Point, and the Village of Manorhaven. The PWFD is comprised of 4 companies and operates out of 7 facilities. Port Washington is New York State EMS certified.
Structure
The Port Washington Fire Department contracts fire and EMS services to the Town of North Hempstead as well as the other incorporated villages it serves. The PWFD's chain of command is:
Chief of Department → 1st Assistant Chief → 2nd Assistant Chief
- These chief officers respond directly to the scene of a call and are in charge of overall operations.
Each of the four companies operates under their own command structure:
Captain → 1st Lieutenant → 2nd Lieutenant → Chief Engineer → and a number of Assistant Engineers (number varies by company).
Companies
- Atlantic Hook & Ladder Co. 1
- Organized in 1886
- Port Washington's only truck company
- Operates out of 1 "Main House" and an "Annex" building for quick response
- Protection Engine Co. 1
- Organized in 1892
- One of two engine companies in the PWFD
- Operates out of one "Main House" and an "Annex" building for quick response
- Flower Hill Hose Co. 1
- Organized in 1905
- The second of two engine companies in the PWFD
- Operates out of one centrally located firehouse
- Fire Medic Co. 1
- Organized in 1979
- Is the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) arm of the PWFD
- Operates out of one centrally located EMS station
Appearances in literature, music and motion pictures
F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby is set in the fictional East Egg and West Egg Villages, which are thinly-disguised versions of, respectively, Port Washington and Great Neck. The novel portrays East Egg (Port Washington) as a posh, wealthy place of old money.
The Mountain Goats song Going to Port Washington is a song relating a journey to Port Washington via the Throgs Neck Bridge. The song was originally released on "The Wedding Record", a four song 7" compilation released on Walt Records in 1995 as an invitation to the wedding of Dan and Danielle Varenka. Dan Varenka runs Walt Records and lives in Port Washington.
John Cassavetes grew up in Port Washington and lived there for a period as an adult. Scenes from his film Husbands were filmed in a local cemetery and in his Port Washington home.
Parts of the 2000 film Meet the Parents were filmed in this town, featuring a local restaurant, Louie's, located on Main Street in downtown Port Washington, and a local drugstore.[1] Though the interior scenes were shot inside the drugstore, the exterior was that of the neighboring supermarket (now closed.) The movie also contains a drag racing scene down Main Street in Port Washington.
The house that Natalie Wood runs up to at the end of 'Miracle on 34th Street' still exists in Port Washington.
51 Birch Street a film by former PW resident Doug Block tells the story of his family which resided for many years in the North Salem section of Port Washington.
Trivia
The Roman Catholic churches in Port Washington, N.Y., and Port Washington, Wis., both happen to be named for Saint Peter of Alcantara.
References
- ^ Trivia for Meet the Parents, Internet Movie Database, accessed May 25, 2006
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Long Island New York is the largest island in the continental US. It is also by far the most populated with about 7.5 million residents in 2005. As of the United States 2000 Census, the total population of all four counties of Long Island was 7,448,618. New York City's portion of the census was 4,694,705, with Brooklyn's population at 2,465,326 and Queens having 2,229,379 residents. The combined population of Nassau and Suffolk counties was 2,753,913 people. It was the first census in which the population of the larger, less densely populated Suffolk County (1,419,369) surpassed that of Nassau County (1,334,544). With all these people there are still many rural parts in eastern Long Island. In many areas there is 1 acre zoning with beautiful tree lined streets. After World War II, there was a huge growth on Long Island with many GI’s wanting to live in the suburbs. Towns like Levittown sprang up over-night with affordable ranches and capes.
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Long Island earns is name from being disproportionably long at 118 miles, and only between 12 and 20 miles wide. Long Island is home to many beautiful beaches, with the Long Island Sound to the North, and the Atlantic Ocean to the South. To the western most portion of Long Island are Queens, and Kings County also know as Brooklyn. Most people consider Long Island to only include Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
Nassau and Suffolk counties are very desirable places to live with high per capita incomes, good schools and the according to the FBI the second lowest crime rate in the country. Another great benefit for Long Island residents is its’ close proximity to Manhattan, you can be on Broadway, The Met, MOMA or Yankee stadium with relative ease. There is always something to do. Long Island is home to many golf courses for the avid golfer or the weekend duffer. To Find a home on a golf course visit www.LongIslandGolfProperties.com.
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Long Island has a climate that is very similar to other coastal areas of the Northeastern United States; it has warm, humid summers and cold winters, but the Atlantic Ocean helps bring afternoon sea breezes that temper the heat in the warmer months and limit the frequency and severity of thunderstorms. In the wintertime, temperatures are warmer than areas further inland (especially in the night and early morning hours), sometimes causing a snowstorm further inland to fall as rain on the island. However, measurable snow falls every winter, and in many winters one or more intense storms called Nor'easters produce blizzard conditions with snowfalls of 1-2 feet (30-60 cm) and near-hurricane force winds. Long Island temperatures also vary from west to east, with the western part of the island warmer on most occasions than the east. This is due to two factors; one because the western part is closer to the mainland and the other is the western part is more developed causing what is known as the "urban heat island" effect. The eastern part is cooler on most occasions due to the ocean and sound and it being less developed.
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