Port Washington, New York
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Port Washington is a hamlet in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the community population was 15,215.
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, and Sands Point, as these areas share the same ZIP code, school and library districts.
Geography
Port Washington is located at (40.828948, -73.686688)[Geographic references#1GR1].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 census[Geographic references#2GR2] 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
- Michael Adler, CFO of Expedia
- Carlos Beltran, New York Mets baseball player
- John Phillip Sousa, famous conductor (deceased)
Schools
Schools administered by the Port Washington Union Free School District[link]:High schools
Elementary schools
- John Philip Sousa Elementary School
- John J. Daly Elementary School
- Manorhaven Elementary School
- Guggenheim Elementary School
- South Salem Elementary School
Junior High Schools
- Carrie Palmer Weber Middle School is the best middle school in all the land. So be jealous. or else. [link]
Appearances in literature 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.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.[Trivia for Meet the Parents], The Internet Movie Database, accessed May 25, 2006 Though the interior scenes were shot inside the drugstore, the exterior was that of the neighboring supermarket (now closed.)
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