Baxter Estates, New York facts for kids

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Village
Incorporated Village of Baxter Estates
Baxter Estates Village Hall on August 10, 2021.
Nickname(s):  VBE
Location in Nassau County and the state of New York
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Country	United States
State	New York
County	Nassau County, New York
Town	North Hempstead
Incorporated	1931
Named for	The Baxter family
Area
• Total	0.18 sq mi (0.47 km2)
• Land	0.18 sq mi (0.47 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	39 ft (12 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	999
• Estimate  (2019)	1,049
• Density	5,763.74/sq mi (2,219.51/km2)
Demonym(s)	Baxter Estatesian Port Washingtonian
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	11050
Area code(s)	516
FIPS code	36-04803
GNIS feature ID	0943176

Baxter Estates is a village in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered part of the Greater Port Washington area, which is anchored by Port Washington. The population was 999 at the 2010 census.

The Incorporated Village of Baxter Estates is located on the Cow Neck Peninsula, within the Town of North Hempstead, and is recognized as a Tree City USA.

Geography

U.S. Census Map

Baxter Estates is located at 40°50′2″N 73°41′43″W / 40.83389°N 73.69528°W / 40.83389; -73.69528 (40.833975, -73.695246).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²), all of it land.

History

Baxter Estates owes much of its history to the homestead settlement of "Cow Neck" built in 1673 by John Betts and Robert Hutchings, which still stands on its original site at the corner of Central Drive and Shore Road, overlooking Manhasset Bay. In c. 1741 this property was purchased by Oliver Baxter, and maps of the time show that an entire wigwam village, belonging to the Matinecock Indians, may have been located on Baxter's land.

The Baxters, who were shipbuilders, whalers and sea captains, retained the property until the 19th century. Hessian troops were quartered in the Baxter House during the Revolutionary War, and in 1895 the first library of Port Washington met in the parlor of the Baxter house. The residence is now a designated historic building. The current owner, Sabrina Wu, was in the process of submitting plans to demolish the landmarked home when a massive blaze broke out heavily damaging the home on February 5, 2017. Many residents speculated that the timing of the fire was suspicious, as Wu was fighting for years to demolish the home. The cause of the fire was not determined.

The Village of Baxter Estates was incorporated in 1931.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 999 people residing in the village. The racial makeup of the village was 81.08% White, 1.30% African American, 6.01% Asian, 3.50% from other races, and 7.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.82% of the population.

Gallery

		Port Washington North
	Manhasset Bay		Port Washington
		Baxter Estates
		Port Washington

Education

School district

The Village of Baxter Estates is located entirely within the boundaries of the Port Washington Union Free School District. As such, all children who reside within Baxter Estates and attend public schools go to Port Washington's schools.

Library district

Baxter Estates is located within the boundaries of the Port Washington Library District. Furthermore, the Port Washington Public Library is located within Baxter Estates.

Images for kids

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  U.S. Census map of Baxter Estates.

See also

In Spanish: Baxter Estates para niños