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History · Hewlett Bay Park

Hewlett Bay Park was first counted by the census in 1930, and 28% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 4 old photos and papers, maps from 1897 on, and the census since 1930.

1930first census
0on the National Register
28%homes built before 1940
4old photos & papers
1famous people
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From Hewlett Bay Park’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Hewlett Bay Park began

When was Hewlett Bay Park founded?

1930

Hewlett Bay Park first appears in the census in 1930.

First census: 407 in 19302020 census: 49496 years
Founding year: the first census.

What stands out about Hewlett Bay Park’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 4 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18975 editions of the USGS map, 1897 to 1969. Watch Hewlett Bay Park change.Old housesHalf of Hewlett Bay Park’s homes were built before 1958.
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Start Hewlett Bay Park’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hewlett Bay Park’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
2 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo1 archive item has no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewRockaway Hunt Races, 4-29-16: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

Hewlett Bay Park on the map, 1897 to 1969

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

Hewlett Bay Park on the 1897 USGS mapHewlett Bay Park on the 1903 USGS mapHewlett Bay Park on the 1947 USGS mapHewlett Bay Park on the 1954 USGS mapHewlett Bay Park 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 Hewlett Bay Park.

The story so far

Hewlett Bay Park, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hewlett Bay Park yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Hewlett Bay Park is a village located within the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 494 at the time of the 2020 census. The area, like Back/Old Lawrence is unique because its rural affluence is similar in character to the more well known Gold Coast of the North Shore instead of being more urbanized like the rest of the South Shore of Nassau County. Hewlett Bay Park is usually included as one of the Five Towns in the southwestern corner of Nassau County. In the context of the Five Towns, "The Hewletts" or "Hewlett" is often used to refer collectively to the hamlet of Hewlett, together with the villages of Hewl…

Its first post office opened in 1930. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 404 to 494 (+22%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Hewlett Bay Park, 1897 to 1993

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. 1916In the archiveRockaway Hunt Races, 4-29-16
  5. 1923In the archiveWhitonhousenowschool
  6. 1993Born hereCharles Mason is born here
By decade

Hewlett Bay Park, decade by decade

2 decades in the archive, from the 1910s to the 1920s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1910s–1920s3 items
Rockaway Hunt Races, 4-29-161916Rockaway Hunt Races, 4-29-16Toreador winning 2d race, 4-29-161916Toreador winning 2d race, 4-29-16Whitonhousenowschool1923Whitonhousenowschool
1930s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Date unknown1 to date
Hewlett Bay ParkDate?Hewlett Bay Park
Today12 recent
Homes along Macy Channel, Hewlett Bay Park, NY August 8, 2022 B2022Homes along Macy Channel, Hewlett Bay Park, NY August…Homes along Macy Channel, Hewlett Bay Park, NY August 8, 2022 A2022Homes along Macy Channel, Hewlett Bay Park, NY August…Hewlett Bay Park Welcome Sign, Hewlett Bay Park, NY August 8, 20222022Hewlett Bay Park Welcome Sign, Hewlett Bay Park, NY A…Hewlett Bay Park Village Hall, Hewlett Bay Park, NY August 8, 20222022Hewlett Bay Park Village Hall, Hewlett Bay Park, NY A…George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett Bay Park, NY August 8, 2022 D2022George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett Bay Park, NY A…George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett Bay Park, NY August 8, 2022 C2022George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett Bay Park, NY A…George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett Bay Park, NY August 8, 2022 B2022George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett Bay Park, NY A…George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett Bay Park, NY August 8, 2022 A2022George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett Bay Park, NY A…Elinor Road, Hewlett Bay Park, NY August 8, 20222022Elinor Road, Hewlett Bay Park, NY August 8, 2022Cedar Avenue, Hewlett Bay Park, NY August 8, 2022 B2022Cedar Avenue, Hewlett Bay Park, NY August 8, 2022 BCedar Avenue, Hewlett Bay Park, NY August 8, 2022 A2022Cedar Avenue, Hewlett Bay Park, NY August 8, 2022 AAdams Lane, Hewlett Bay Park & Hewlett Neck, NY August 8, 20222022Adams Lane, Hewlett Bay Park & Hewlett Neck, NY Augus…
Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Rockaway Hunt Races, 4-29-16
Retake this viewRockaway Hunt Races, 4-29-16, 1916

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Hewlett Bay Park’s page.

Retake this view · +15
People over time

Hewlett Bay Park, census by census

010020030040050060019401960198020002020Peak: 586

Between 404 and 586 people in every census since 1930.

10 censuses, 1930–2020.

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Hewlett HarborIts storyDHewlettIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHewlett NeckIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWoodmereIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Hewlett Bay Park’s history

What year was Hewlett Bay Park founded?

The Hewlett Bay Park post office opened in 1930, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

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 (16), 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.