Cedarhurst (historically known as Ocean Point) is a village in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 7,374 at the time of the 2020 census.

The Incorporated Village of Cedarhurst is located in the region of Long Island's South Shore known as the Five Towns.

History

The village was incorporated in 1910. It is part of the "Five Towns," together with the village of Lawrence and the hamlets of Woodmere and Inwood, and "The Hewletts," which consist of the villages of Hewlett Bay Park, Hewlett Harbor and Hewlett Neck and the hamlet of Hewlett, along with Woodsburgh.

Cedarhurst's early name was Ocean Point. Rail service arrived in 1869 which led people to the area, especially to the Rockaway Hunting Club, built in Cedarhurst in 1878. A post office was established in 1884, and Ocean Point was renamed Cedarhurst, partly at the request of the Hunt Club. The name Cedarhurst is in reference to a grove of trees that once stood at the post office.

In 1959, the present Cedarhurst Village Hall was erected. This two-story building houses the village's government.

Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition

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|+Cedarhurst village, New York – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>

!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>

!Pop 2000

!Pop 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020

!% 2000

!% 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020

|-

|White alone (NH)

|5,294

|5,423

|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,803

|85.89%

|82.27%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |78.70%

|-

|Black or African American alone (NH)

|70

|134

|style='background: #ffffe6; |151

|1.14%

|2.03%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.05%

|-

|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|7

|2

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.11%

|0.03%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

|-

|Asian alone (NH)

|190

|236

|style='background: #ffffe6; |189

|3.08%

|3.58%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.56%

|-

|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|0

|0

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.00%

|0.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

|-

|Other race alone (NH)

|15

|42

|style='background: #ffffe6; |74

|0.24%

|0.64%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.00%

|-

|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|73

|50

|style='background: #ffffe6; |117

|1.18%

|0.76%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.59%

|-

|Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|515

|705

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,040

|8.35%

|10.69%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |14.10%

|-

|Total

|6,164

|6,592

|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,374

|100.00%

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

|}

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Cedarhurst had a population of 7,374. The median age was 32.3 years. 32.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.1 males age 18 and over.

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 2,265 households in Cedarhurst, of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 57.3% were married-couple households, 16.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older., there were 6,164 people, 2,289 households, and 1,636 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 2,366 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 90.74% White, 1.28% African American, 0.11% Native American, 3.08% Asian, 2.94% from other races, and 1.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.35% of the population.

There were 2,289 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $56,441, and the median income for a family was $71,406. Males had a median income of $52,460 versus $37,292 for females. The per capita income for the village was $29,591. About 4.3% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

Demographic estimates

Over the past 20 years significant numbers of Orthodox Jewish families have moved into Cedarhurst supporting synagogues and other Jewish organizations. Italian-Americans (15.3%), Russian Americans (10.5%), Polish-Americans (9.7%) and Irish-Americans (6.9%) also make up a large percentage of the Five Towns community.

Education

Cedarhurst is part of School District 15 and is served by the Lawrence Union Free School District. Lawrence High School as well as the No. 5 Elementary School – both of which serve students from a number of surrounding communities – are located within the Village of Cedarhurst.

The town is also home to St. Joachim Church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, also on Central Avenue. The church's parish elementary school was closed in June 2005 due to declining enrollment in the school's area over the previous decade.

Government

As of September 2025, the Mayor of the Village of Cedarhurst, its Village Trustees, and its Village Justice are as follows: NICE regularly services the neighborhood with the n31, n31x, and n32 buses.

Cedarhurst is served by the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department.

Notable people

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  • Lyle Alzado (1949–1992), actor and All Pro National Football League defensive lineman
  • Jake Burton (1954–2019), snowboarding pioneer
  • Helen Hicks (1911–1974), pro golfer who was one of the 13 co-founders of the LPGA in 1950
  • Red Holzman (1920–1998), two-time NBA All-Star guard, former coach of the New York Knicks, Hall of Fame
  • Alan Kalter (born 1943), announcer on the Late Show with David Letterman
  • Lisa Lillien, cookbook author and founder of Hungrygirl.com
  • Shane Olivea (1981-2022), football player
  • Victor Orena (born 1934), mobster who became the acting boss of the Colombo crime family
  • Alwin Max Pappenheimer Jr. (1908-1995), biochemist and immunologist after whom Pappenheimer bodies are named
  • Lil Tecca (born 2002), rapper, singer and songwriter
  • Evan Roberts (born 1983), radio personality
  • Michael Scanlan (1931–2017), Roman Catholic priest
  • Rodolfo Valentin (born 1944), celebrity hair stylist
  • Parts of the movie Married to the Mob, most notably the opening scene at the train station, were filmed in Cedarhurst.

See also

  • List of municipalities in New York
  • List of Italian-American neighborhoods

References

  • Official website