Albertson is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 5,182 at the 2010 census.
History
The first European settler was John Seren who came from Connecticut in 1644. Later Townsend Albertson started a farm and gristmill and the community became known as Albertson.
In 1850, a road was built through Albertson on the lands of Isaac Underhill Willets. The road is still known as I.U. Willets Road. (Willets complained that Long Island has more roads than it would ever need). The Long Island Rail Road opened an Albertson train station in 1864.
In 1908, the Vanderbilt Motor Parkway was built on the southern border of Albertson. In 1938, it was closed, and in 1940, it was replaced by the Northern State Parkway, which runs along the northern border of Albertson.
In 1946, suburbanization began with a small development by William Levitt. The last farms were developed in the mid-1960s.
The Searingtown School (now in Albertson) was one of the schools involved in the landmark Supreme Court case Engel v. Vitale (1962), which disallowed government-directed prayers in public schools.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Albertson is located south of Roslyn and east of Searingtown.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 5,182 people, 1,812 households, and 1,442 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,853 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 70.4% White, 24.3% Asian, 0.3% African American, 0.02% Native American, 1.27% from other races, and 1.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.50% of the population.
There were 1,812 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.7% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.27.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $66,516, and the median income for a family was $77,516. Males had a median income of $55,000 versus $44,792 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $31,222. About 4.5% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.
Parks and recreation
John D. Caemmerer Park
Government
Town representation
As Albertson is an unincorporated hamlet, it has no government of its own, and is instead governed directly by the Town of North Hempstead in Manhasset.
Albertson is located within the Town of North Hempstead's 2nd council district, which as of September 2022 is represented on the North Hempstead Town Council by Peter J. Zuckerman (D–East Hills).
Representation in higher government
County representation
Albertson is primarily located within Nassau County's 9th Legislative district, which as of September 2022 is represented in the Nassau County Legislature by Richard Nicoello (R–New Hyde Park). However, the southeastern portion of the hamlet is located within Nassau County's 10th Legislative district, which as of September 2022 is represented in the Nassau County Legislature by Mazi Melesa Pilip (R–Great Neck).
New York State representation
New York State Assembly
Albertson is split between the New York State Assembly's 16th and 19th Assembly districts, which as of September 2022 are represented by Gina Sillitti (D–Manorhaven) and Edward Ra (R–Garden City South), respectively.
New York State Senate
Albertson is located in the New York State Senate's 7th State Senate district, which as of September 2022 is represented in the New York State Senate by Anna Kaplan (D–North Hills).
Federal representation
United States Congress
Albertson is located in New York's 3rd congressional district, which as of September 2022 is represented in the United States Congress by Tom Suozzi (D–Glen Cove).