Old Bethpage is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, USA. The population was 5,400 at the 2000 census. Its ZIP code is 11804. A hamlet is (usually — see below) a small settlement, too small or unimportant to be considered a village. ... A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ... The Town of Oyster Bay is one of three towns in Nassau County, New York on Long Island, United States. ... Nassau County is a suburban county in the New York Metropolitan Area east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York. ...

Old Bethpage and its neighboring hamlet, Plainview, share a school system, library, fire department and water district. Law enforcement for the community is provided by the Nassau County Police Department's Eighth Precinct. Plainview is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, USA. The population was 25,637 at the 2000 census. ...

History

Until 1936 Old Bethpage was known as Bethpage. In that year the larger, adjacent hamlet of Central Park, changed its name to Bethpage, at which point the area became known as Old Bethpage . This article or section needs additional references or sources. ...

Geography

Old Bethpage is located at 40°45′43″N, 73°27′16″W (40.761819, -73.454544)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 10.7 km² (4.1 mi²), all land. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

It is considered "Mid-Island" by locals due to its central location on Long Island. Map showing Long Island; to the north is Connecticut and to the west are New York City and New Jersey. ...

Parts of Bethpage State Park are also within its boundaries. Bethpage State Park is a 1,476-acre New York state park in Nassau County (and partially in Suffolk County) on Long Island. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 5,400 people, 1,834 households, and 1,557 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 506.1/km² (1,311.4/mi²). There were 1,843 housing units at an average density of 172.7/km² (447.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.57% White, 1.19% African American, 0.04% Native American, 2.94% Asian, 0.35% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.93% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 1,834 households out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.6% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.1% were non-families. 13.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.16. “Matrimony” redirects here. ...

In the CDP the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $89,771, and the median income for a family was $100,325. Males had a median income of $67,917 versus $40,353 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $34,666. About 2.4% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

School System

Old Bethpage's school system is the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central school district. This school district contains one high school, two middle schools, four elementary schools and a kindergarten center. Of these schools, the only one located in Old Bethpage proper, is the Old Bethpage Grade School. School districts are a form of special-purpose district in the United States (amongst some other places) which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools. ... Main article: Secondary education High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory education. ... Middle school and junior high school cover a period of education that straddles primary education and secondary education and serve as a bridge between them. ... Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ...

Old Bethpage also had its own one room school house named the Little Red Schoolhouse. This building, which stood until the 1970s, was located appropriately enough, on Schoolhouse Road, just off of Round Swamp Road. The building was torn down and the property developed into several houses.

Recreation

Parks

Old Bethpage has a number of community parks tucked in between its homes. For residents, the primary park is the Old Bethpage Park, located on Haypath Road. This park features two tennis courts, baseball and softball fields, a basketball court, playgrounds and a community center. For out-of-towners, the town is also home to the Battle Row Campground, which provides accommodations for trailers and tent camping.

Entertainment

Old Bethpage is home to the Old Bethpage Village Restoration, an authentic recreation of a mid-19th century Long Island village, complete with farmhouses, a blacksmith, general store, cobbler, school house and church. ^[1] Map showing Long Island; to the north is Connecticut and to the west are New York City and New Jersey. ...

Old Bethpage was home to one movie theater, located in the Tru-Value Shopping Center. This theater initially showed first or second run movies. However, in the 1970's it began to broadcast pornographic movies until community protests forced the theater to revert to its original general commercial offerings. The theater closed and remained vacant for a number of years until it was reopened as a live action theater known as the CAP center or Cultural Arts Playhouse.

Sports

Old Bethpage is home to "Skate Safe of America", which provides facilities for roller hockey and other indoor sports.

Trivia

• Actor John Savage was born in Old Bethpage.

• Apprentice candidate and businessman Brian Mandelbaum grew up in Old Bethpage.

• Portions of the Long Island Motor Parkway ran through Old Bethpage. Street names such as "Vanderbilt Lane", "Motor Parkway" and "Toll Place" serve as reminders. Segments of the old roadbed and some bridges can still be seen in some places. For example, in Battle Row Campground, Bethpage State Park, and the Old Bethpage Village Restoration.

• At one time a railroad, the Central Railroad of Long Island, ran a spur to a brickworks plant which opened in Old Bethpage in the 1860s. The brickworks had been established to supply necessary materials to Alexander Stewart's Garden City. ^[2] The remnants of a locomotive turntable can be found in the woods on the east side of Round Swamp Road, in Bethpage State Park ^[3]

• Prior to its development as a suburb, the area that is now Lark Avenue roughly between Belair Drive and Lee Place, was once a shooting range.

• The stretch of undeveloped land which starts in Bethpage State Park and crosses Haypath Road, Old Bethpage Road and Old Country Road, was originally purchased as a right of way by the State of New York, for a proposed extension of the Bethpage State Parkway to the Long Island Expressway. The intersection of these two roads would have been Exit 47 on the Expressway. There is still no Exit 47, with the LIE skipping from Exit 46 to Exit 48.

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External links

• Plainview-Old Bethpage Chamber of Commerce
• Plainview-Old Bethpage Chamber of Commerce - Area history
• Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District
• Plainview-Old Bethpage Library
• Plainview-Old Bethpage Fire Department
• Old Bethpage Village Restoration
• Newsday article on Old Bethpage
• More Bethpage History
• 1903 map showing Old Bethpage as Bethpage (including LIRR tracks)
• Old Bethpage Village photo gallery
• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 40.761819° -73.454544°
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  • Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA

Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Sources

• "Our Town: Life in Plainview-Old Bethpage 1600 Through Tomorrow", by Richard Koubek, published in 1987

Notes

1. ^ Field Trip.com
2. ^ Plainview-Old Bethpage Chamber of Commerce
3. ^ Central Railroad of Long Island- Bethpage Turntable