Williston Park, New York

Williston Park is an incorporated village in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 7,287 at the 2010 census.

History
Williston Park was founded in 1926 when 195 acre of land were purchased by New York City developer William Chatlos. Chatlos was seeking to create an affordable, planned community for New York City residents wishing to move to the suburbs. Later that year, residents of the village voted to break with the residents of East Williston and formally incorporate the village. Williston Park is named for Samuel Willis, a settler who came to the area in the late 17th century. The home of one of Willis's family members stood in the village until the 1950s.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.6 sqmi, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2020, there were 7,591 people, 2,691 households, and 1,959 families residing in the village. The population density was 12126.20 PD/sqmi. There were 2,787 housing units at an average density of 4423.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 67.8% White, 1.2% Black or African American, 0.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 19.2% Asian, 4.0% from other races, and 7.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.9% of the population.

There were 2,691 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.3% were married couples living together, 2.9% were co-habitating couples living together, 24.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present, and 12.7% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 33.4% of households had individuals under 18 years of age, and 38.6% had individuals 65 years of age and older.

21.3% of the population was below the age of 18, and 19.0% of the population was above the age of 65. The median age was 43.9.

According to the American Community Survey, The median income for a household in the village was estimated at $120,625. About 1.2% of the population reported poverty status in 2020, including 4.6% of those aged 65 years or older.

Government
As of September 2021, the Mayor of Williston Park is Paul Ehrbar, the Deputy Mayor is Kevin Rynne, and the Village Trustees are William Carr, William O'Brien, Kevin Rynne, and Michael Uttaro.

Education
The Village is served by two school districts: the Mineola Union Free School District and Herricks Union Free School District the. There is also St. Aidan's Catholic Elementary lower and upper schools.

Cross Street Elementary School, part of the Mineola Union Free School District, served until 1996 as the police academy for the Nassau County Police Department. The building currently serves as the home of the Schechter School of Long Island Upper School.

The Village has the Williston Park Public Library of the Nassau Library System.

Notable people

 * John D. Caemmerer - Former NY State Senator
 * Bill Fiore - Actor of American television, Film, Voice-over. Appeared on The Mary Tyler Moore show in Season One, Episode Twelve: "Anchorman Overboard".
 * Liam McHugh - NBC hockey sportscaster
 * Christopher Ruddy - CEO of Newsmax Media, Inc.
 * Stephen Schwartz - Composer
 * Jaclyn Smith - Paralympic Athlete