Kings Point, New York
Kings Point is a village located on the Great Neck Peninsula in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 5,005 at the 2010 census. The Great Neck North Middle School is located on the border of Great Neck Village and Kings Point. History. The Village of Kings Point incorporated in November 1924. It is named for the King family, which owned large portions of land in the area. The entire area was formerly known as Hewlett's Point for the  Hewlett family, which owned land in the area, as well; this name is still used at times in reference to the northern tip of the village. Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.3 km), of which 3.3 square miles (8.7 km) is land and 0.6 square mile (1.7 km) (16.08%) is water. Demographics. As of the census of 2000, there were 5,076 people, 1,401 households, and 1,203 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,519.0 people per square mile (586.8/km). There were 1,455 housing units  at an average density of 435.4 per square mile (168.2/km). The racial makeup of the village was 91.67% White, 0.87% African American, 0.08% Native American, 3.55% Asian, 0.65% from other races, and 3.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.95% of the population. As of 2000 Kings Point was the most Iranian conurbation in the United States with 29.7% of its population reporting Iranian Jewish ancestry. There were 1,401 households, out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.7% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a  female householder with no husband present, and 14.1% were non-families. 11.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.14 and the average family size was 3.38. In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 17.8% from 18 to 24, 17.4% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 122.2  males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.7 males. The median income for a household in the village was $116,957, and the median income for a family was $122,692. Males had a median income of $100,714 versus $50,595 for females. The per capita income for the village was $57,965. About 0.8% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over. Government. Village government. As of September 2021, the Mayor of Kings Point is  Michael C. Kalnick, the Deputy Mayor is David Harounian, and the Village Trustees are Hooshang Nematzadeh, Ira S. Nesenoff, and Kouros “Kris” Torkan. Representation in higher government. Town representation. Kings Point is located in the Town of North Hempstead's 4th district, which as of September 2021 is represented on the Town Board by Veronica Lurvey (D–Great Neck). Nassau County representation. Kings Point is located in Nassau County's 10th Legislative district, which as of September 2021 is represented in the Nassau County Legislature by Ellen W. Birnbaum (D–Great Neck). New York State representation. New York State Assembly . Kings Point is located in the New York State Assembly's 16th Assembly district, which as of September 2021 is represented by Gina Sillitti (D–Manorhaven). New York State Senate. Kings Point is located in the New York State Senate's 7th State Senate district, which as of September 2021 is represented in the New York State Senate by Anna Kaplan (D–North Hills). Federal representation. United States Congress. Kings Point is located in New York's 3rd congressional district, which as of September 2021 is represented in the United States Congress by Tom Suozzi (D–Glen Cove). United States  Senate. Like the rest of New York, Kings Point is represented in the United States Senate by Charles Schumer (D) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D). Politics. In the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the majority of Kings Point voters voted for Donald Trump (R). Education. School district. Kings Point is located entirely within the boundaries of the Great Neck Union Free School District. As such, all children who reside within the village and attend public schools go to Great Neck's schools. Library district. Kings Point is located within the boundaries of the Great Neck Library District. Landmarks. Kings Point is the  home of the United States Merchant Marine Academy and its maritime museum, the American Merchant Marine Museum. There is also a lighthouse known as Kings Point Light. This is a private building which is owned and operated by the United States Merchant Marine Academy. It is the lighthouse on top of the chapel that shines as a way to bring wayfaring sailors back home from at sea and students back from Long Island Sound, also known as the Play Pen. Official newspaper. The Great Neck Record is the newspaper of record for the Village of Kings Point. Section::::"The Great Gatsby . In the 1920s, F. Scott Fitzgerald lived in Great Neck, at 6 Gateway Drive in Great Neck Estates, which is probably Great Neck's greatest claim to fame. It was a modest house, not dissimilar to that of Nick, the protagonist of his novel, The Great Gatsby". It is said that Fitzgerald modeled West Egg, the fictional town in which Nick lived, next to the mansion of Jay Gatsby, after Great Neck (specifically Kings Point), for its epitome of "nouveau riche" gaudiness, atmosphere, and lifestyle. He modeled East Egg, the town where Daisy and Tom lived, after Great Neck's  eastern neighbor Sands Point, which is part of Port Washington.