Hicksville, New York Explained

Official Name:Hicksville, New York
Settlement Type:Hamlet and census-designated place
Motto:"The community with time for you"
Pushpin Map:New York
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Hicksville in New York state
Mapsize:260px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:17.63
Area Land Km2:17.59
Area Water Km2:0.04
Area Total Sq Mi:6.81
Area Land Sq Mi:6.79
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:43869
Population Density Km2:2493.74
Population Density Sq Mi:6458.92
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:45
Elevation Ft:148
Coordinates:40.7633°N -73.5233°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:11801
Area Code:516
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:36-34374
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0952707
Unit Pref:Imperial
Pushpin Label:Hicksville, New York
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Oyster Bay
Named For:Valentine Hicks

Hicksville is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York. The population of the CDP was 43,869 at the 2020 census.

History

Hamlet namesake Valentine Hicks was the son-in-law of abolitionist and Quaker preacher Elias Hicks, and eventual president of the Long Island Rail Road. He bought land in the village in 1834 and turned it into a station stop on the LIRR in 1837.[2] The station became a depot for produce, particularly cucumbers for a Heinz Company plant. After a blight destroyed the cucumber crops, the farmers grew potatoes. It turned into a bustling New York City suburb in the building boom following World War II.[3] [4]

Failed incorporation attempt

In 1953, Hicksville attempted to incorporate itself as the Incorporated Village of Hicksville.[5] Many residents felt that by incorporating as a village, the community would be run more effectively than by the Town of Oyster Bay. A petition had been signed with 6,242 signatures from residents in favor of the plan.[6] [7]

However, these plans were unsuccessful, and Hicksville remains an unincorporated area of the Town of Oyster Bay to this day, as of 2023.[8] [9]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.8sqmi, of which 6.8sqmi is land and 0.15% is water.[10]

Climate

The climate is borderline between hot-summer humid continental (Dfa) and humid subtropical (Cfa) and the local hardiness zone is 7a.[11] Average monthly temperatures in the village center range from 31.9 °F in January to 74.7 °F in July.[12]

Economy

Metalab Equipment Company, a division of Norbute Corp, made laboratory furniture and cabinetry.[13] Alsy Manufacturing manufactured electric lamps and lampshades from 1975 through 1991.

The Rubber Company of America (RUCO) built a manufacturing site in 1945. RUCO Polymer Corp. (Hooker Chemical Company) manufactured plastics, latex, and esters. Occidental Chemical Corporation (OCC) owned and operated this site from 1966 to 1982. The site was purchased by Sybron Corporation, then in 2000, the Bayer Corporation (Bayer MaterialScience) purchased the Hooker Ruco facility and in 2002 decided to close the facility. The facility was a freight customer of the Long Island Rail Road and New York and Atlantic Railway, served by a spur track off the Main Line next to the grade crossing at New South Road.[14] The site was used for the production of polyester from 1982 until 2002. The LIRR removed the switch during track work sometime after the closure and demolition of the buildings on the property. The property remains fenced-off and vacant currently.[15]

The presence of a major LIRR hub means that Hicksville developed as a major bedroom community of New York City. The LIRR has a team yard on West John Street, just east of Charlotte Avenue, served by the New York and Atlantic Railway, for off-line freight customers receiving or shipping cargo by rail to anywhere in the North American rail network.

Hicksville's North Broadway, positioned in the center of Nassau County, developed into a significant retail center. North Broadway was home to the Mid-Island Shopping Plaza (now known as Broadway Mall), a 156,000-square-foot Sears department store and auto center (which closed in 2018)[16] and various other restaurants and retail stores.[17]

Hicksville is home to a number of South Asian grocery stores, clothing shops and restaurants, due to its large proportion of immigrants from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.[18]

Business with headquarters in Hicksville

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 43,869 people, and 13,409 households residing in the CDP. The population density was 6,458.9 people per square mile.

The racial makeup of the CDP was 47.2% White, 32.8% Asian, 3.4% African American, 0.2% Native American, 6.9% from two or more races, and Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.6% of the population.

For the period 2017–2021, the median annual income for a household in the CDP was $123,230. The per capita income for the CDP was $46,504. About 4.1% of people were below the poverty line.[20]

Asian population growth

By 1996 there were around four to five restaurants in Hicksville serving South Asian cuisine, and this started the ascent of a "Little India" there.[21]

Between 2010 and 2020, Asian populations in Hicksville grew faster than the population as a whole. During this period, Hicksville's Asian population grew from 8,139 to 14,178, comprising 32.3% of the town's population. By 2020, Hicksville had become "a hub" of Indian-American life, with multiple South Asian grocery stores, clothing shops, and restaurants, serving the religious, economic, financial, and cultural needs of its many South Asian residents.

Education

School districts

Hicksville is primarily located within the boundaries of the Hicksville Union Free School District.[22] However, a small part of the hamlet's southeastern corner is located within the boundaries of the Bethpage Union Free School District while a small portion of the hamlet's northeastern corner is located within the boundaries of the Syosset Central School District. As such, children who reside within Hicksville and attend public schools go to school in one of these three districts depending on where they live within the hamlet. In 2023, Hicksville High School was ranked in the top 30% of New York schools by the National Center for Education Statistics.[23]

Library districts

Hicksville is located within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the Hicksville Library District, the Bethpage Library District, and the Syosset Library District. The boundaries of these three districts within the hamlet roughly correspond to those of the three school districts.

Transportation

Road

Four state-owned roads pass through the hamlet: New York State Route 106, New York State Route 107, the Northern State Parkway, and the Wantagh State Parkway. Additionally, the Northern State Parkway forms portions of the hamlet's northern border.

Other major roads within the hamlet include Jerusalem Avenue, Old Country Road, Plainview Road, and South Oyster Bay Road.

Rail

Hicksville is a major hub on the Long Island Rail Road, where the Ronkonkoma Branch meets with the Port Jefferson Branch to form the Main Line.

Bus

The area is also a hub for the following routes operated by Nassau Inter-County Express:[24]

Public safety

Hicksville's fire protection is provided by the Hicksville Fire Department. Its police protection comes from the Nassau County Police Department's 2nd and 8th precincts, as well as the MTA Police and Nassau County Auxiliary Police.

Notable people

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  3. http://www.newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/ny-historytown-hist002w,0,7376208.story Hicksville: Bound Together by Railroad Ties – Newsday – Retrieved November 14, 2007
  4. Ron Ziel and George H. Foster, Steel Rails to the Sunrise, ©1965
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  8. News: December 19, 1953. Court Backs Nix by Board On Annex Vote. Newsday. ProQuest.
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  10. Web site: 2011-02-12. US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. 2011-04-23. United States Census Bureau.
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  22. Web site: Composite School District Boundaries Shapefiles. 2020-10-23. NCES.
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