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History · Elmont

Elmont’s post office opened in 1899, and 18% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: maps from 1897 on and the census since 2000.

1899first post office
1on the National Register
18%homes built before 1940
11famous people
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Quick answers

How Elmont began

When was Elmont founded?

1899

The Elmont post office opened in 1899, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 32,657 in 20002020 census: 35,265127 years
Founding year: the first Elmont post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Elmont’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Elmont are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18975 editions of the USGS map, 1897 to 1969. Watch Elmont change.Old housesHalf of Elmont’s homes were built before 1952.Famous sons and daughtersKalliopi Stratakis, Jayden Reid and 9 more were born here.
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Start Elmont’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Elmont’s history is told.

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On the map

Elmont on the map, 1897 to 1969

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Elmont. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Elmont on the 1897 USGS mapElmont on the 1903 USGS mapElmont on the 1947 USGS mapElmont on the 1954 USGS mapElmont on the 1969 USGS map1897Hempstead sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Elmont.

The story

How Elmont came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Elmont.

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In 1650, Christopher and Thomas Foster purchased a large plot of land. The Fosters' land was controlled by Dutch settlers. The Fosters intended to raise cattle and sheep on their newly settled land, the Hempstead Plains of Long Island. They named this place "Foster's Meadow"—a name which would remain for the next 200 years of the village's history.

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Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Elmont, 1897 to 2001

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1897On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  3. 20th century
  4. 1978Born hereKalliopi Stratakis is born here
  5. 1985Born hereMichaelle C. Solages is born here
  6. 1990Born hereSamantha Edwards is born here
  7. 21st century
  8. 2001Born hereJayden Reid is born here
By decade

Elmont, decade by decade

Today5 recent
Presbyterian Church Elmont 2022 jeh2012Presbyterian Church Elmont 2022 jehElmont Memorial High School2010Elmont Memorial High SchoolStage diving TOWNSEND2009Stage diving TOWNSENDCovert Ave Sch Elmont jeh2008Covert Ave Sch Elmont jehElmont-ny-map2007Elmont-ny-mapMap
On the National Register

1 historic place in Elmont

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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none yet
historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Elmont, census by census

05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00020002020Peak: 35,265

Between 32,657 and 35,265 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Elmont’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

11 famous people were born in Elmont

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Kalliopi StratakisGreek-American soccer player · b. 1978
Jayden ReidAmerican soccer player · b. 2001
Michaelle C. SolagesAmerican politician · b. 1985
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Samantha EdwardsSprinter · b. 1990
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Anthony ElechiBasketball player · b. 1993
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George MartensAmerican jockey · b. 1958
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Floral ParkIts storyB−Franklin Square1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNorth Valley Stream1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSouth Floral ParkIts storyC+Hempstead29 historic placesANew York City1039 historic placesA+

Questions about Elmont’s history

What year was Elmont founded?

The Elmont post office opened in 1899, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (5), Wikidata (1), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.