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East Garden City, New York
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Location was in Nassau County and the state of New York.
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 East Garden City, New York
Location in New York
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  New York |
| County |  Nassau County, New York |
| Elevation | 95 ft (29 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
East Garden City was a census-designated place (CDP) in the northeast part of the Town of Hempstead, in the central part of Nassau County, New York, United States, along the Hempstead/North Hempstead town line. The population was 6,208 at the 2010 census, when it was listed as a CDP. Since then, it is now included in the Uniondale CDP.
East Garden City was mostly a commercial and industrial area and included a portion of Hofstra University's north campus.
Geography
East Garden City is located at 40°43′51″N 73°35′53″W / 40.73083°N 73.59806°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, the CDP has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2), all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 6,208 people living in the then-CDP. There were 1,341 housing units. The racial makeup of the CDP was 67.3% Non-Hispanic White, 16.7% African American, 0.1% Native American, 4.4% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 9.0% Hispanic, and 3.0% from two or more races. In 2015, after a long battle, the community known as East Garden City is now relabeled as being part of Uniondale.
See also
In Spanish: East Garden City para niños
