Official website (http://www.townofhempstead.org/)
Hempstead
Also known as Hempstead, New York, Hempstead, NY, Town of Hempstead
town in Nassau County, New York, United States, suburb of NYC
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New York
- County
- Nassau
- First settled
- 1644 ; 382 years ago ( 1644 )
- Town seat
- Hempstead
- Type
- Town council
- Town supervisor
- John Ferretti Jr. ( R )
- Town council
- Members • D1: Dorothy L. Goosby ( D ) • D2: Thomas E. Muscarella ( R ) • D3: Melissa Miller ( R ) • D4: Laura Ryder ( R ) • D5: Christopher Schneider ( R ) • D6: Dennis Dunne Sr. ( R )
- Total
- 191.77 sq mi (496.68 km )
- Land
- 118.68 sq mi (307.39 km )
- Water
- 73.09 sq mi (189.29 km ) 38.11%
- Rank
- 2nd in New York
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Hempstead is the most populous town in the state of New York. It is the largest of the three towns within Nassau County (alongside North Hempstead and Oyster Bay), located on Long Island, immediately east of southern Queens. The population was 793,409 at the time of the 2020 United States census, its highest decennial census count ever.
The town occupies the southwestern part of Nassau County, on western Long Island. A total of 22 incorporated villages (one of which is named Hempstead) are completely or partially within the town.