Town of Hempstead, New York

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The Town of Hempstead is located in Nassau County.

Hempstead is near sea level^<1>.

Time Zone: Hempstead lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Hempstead, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, the Town of Hempstead had a population of 755,924 people^<2> (or 56.57% of the total population of Nassau County). The population of Hempstead represented 3.98% of the total of New York, making it the state's 2nd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Hempstead had a population of 761,101 people. This is an increase of 0.68% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Hempstead.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Babylon	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	219,761	3.76% increase
	Glen Cove	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	26,895	1.03% increase
	Huntington	NE	19 mi [30.58 km]	201,594	3.23% increase
	Lindenhurst	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	28,620	2.88% increase
	Mamaroneck	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	29,113	0.5% increase
	Mamaroneck	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	18,413	1.81% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Hempstead.

The Commemorative Quarter for New York<4>

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People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Hempstead. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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