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Woodsburgh, New York
Incorporated Village of Woodsburgh
Location in Nassau County and the state of New York.
Location in Nassau County and the state of New York.
Woodsburgh, New York is located in New York
Woodsburgh, New York
Woodsburgh, New York
Location in New York
Country United States
State New York
County Nassau
Area
 • Total 0.38 sq mi (0.99 km2)
 • Land 0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2)
 • Water 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)
Elevation
7 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 778
 • Estimate 
(2019)
780
 • Density 2,294.12/sq mi (884.59/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
11598
Area code(s) 516
FIPS code 36-82986
GNIS feature ID 0971715

The Incorporated Village of Woodsburgh is a village within the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, United States. Its population was 778 at the 2010 United States Census.

Woodsburgh is included in the Five Towns (though not as one of the "five"), which is usually said to comprise the villages of Lawrence and Cedarhurst, the hamlets of Woodmere and Inwood, and the Hewletts (the villages of Hewlett Bay Park, Hewlett Harbor, and Hewlett Neck, and the hamlet of Hewlett), along with Woodsburgh.

Geography

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U.S. Census Map

Woodsburgh is located at 40°37′20″N 73°42′26″W / 40.62222°N 73.70722°W / 40.62222; -73.70722 (40.622117, -73.707259).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), of which 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (7.69%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1920 220
1930 376 70.9%
1940 702 86.7%
1950 745 6.1%
1960 907 21.7%
1970 817 −9.9%
1980 847 3.7%
1990 1,190 40.5%
2000 831 −30.2%
2010 778 −6.4%
2019 (est.) 780 0.3%
U.S. Decennial Census

At the 2000 census, there were 831 people, 257 households and 224 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,286.7 per square mile (891.3/km2). There were 268 housing units at an average density of 737.5 per square mile (287.4/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 98.44% White, 0.36% African American, 0.72% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 0.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.17% of the population.

There were 257 households, of which 45.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 83.7% were married couples living together, 2.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.8% were non-families. 12.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.50.

33.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 20.1% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.

The median household income was $185,296 and the median family income was $189,227. Males had a median income of $100,000 compared with $60,833 for females. The per capita income for the village was $76,443. None of the families and 0.4% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

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