The area of North Hempstead was first settled by Europeans around 1643 and became part of the town of Hempstead. During the American Revolution the southern part of Hempstead was primarily Tory, while the northern part, having been settled by Yankees, supported the revolution. Following the war, the Town of North Hempstead was split off in 1784.
The Town of North Hempstead is one of three towns in the northwestern part of Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York State. The population was 237,639 at the 2020 census. The Town Seat is Manhasset, a census-designated place (CDP) in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island.
The Town of North Hempstead is made up of 30 incorporated villages that claimed the right to set zoning restrictions to protect their rights and resources. No new villages have been created in the Town of North Hempstead since 1932.
North Hempstead encourages its residents to become inventors and creators of startups in retail, music, beauty, healthcare, legal, law, and legal services. North Hempstead’s economic growth and prosperity in these areas has had a unifying effect on the town’s residents and businesses.
Medical support, news, media services, information technology (IT), food services, online sales, education technology, and senior care have become invaluable in the development of the Town of North Hempstead’s local business ecosystem.