Plandome, New York
Plandome is a village in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is one of the three villages which comprise the area of Cow Neck known as the Plandomes – and it is also considered part of the Greater Manhasset area, which is anchored by Manhasset. The population was 1,448 at the time of the 2020 census.
The Incorporated Village of Plandome was ranked fifth on Forbes 10 most affluent U.S. communities list in 2009.
History
Pre-incorporation (pre-colonization – 1910)
The location of what is now the Village of Plandome was originally inhabited by Matinecock Native Americans. These Native American inhabitants called the area Sint Sink, meaning "place of small stones."During the 17th century, Dutch and English colonists began to settle the area, with fishing in Manhasset Bay and farming serving as a major industries. In 1623, Cow Neck was claimed by the Dutch West India Company, and they began forcing English settlers to leave in 1640. A land purchase in 1643 made it possible for English settlers to return to Cow Neck. This era saw members of prominent colonial families settle on the peninsula, including members of the Mitchill, Nicolls, and Willets families. The Mitchill family, which settled in the area in 1694, owned a significant portion of the land which would eventually become the village – as did the George Willets, of the Willets family, which has long had a large presence on Cow Neck and across Long Island.
The Great Neck and Port Washington Railroad, a subsidiary of the Long Island Rail Road, built what is today known as the Port Washington Branch through the community in 1898; Plandome became a flag stop until the opening of the permanent Plandome station in 1909. This new station would also house the community's U.S. Post Office, which would service all portions of what are now the Village of Plandome and Village of Plandome Manor, in addition to a portion of what is now the Village of Flower Hill.
During the first few years of the 20th century, four friends, all young men residing in New York City, purchased approximately of the property owned by the Mitchill family. They founded the Plandome Land Company, through which they subsequently developed vast swaths of the land with single-family homes, centered around Plandome Village Green and a large Tudor building which would eventually become Plandome Village Hall.
Village of Plandome (1911 – present)
The Village of Plandome was incorporated in 1911 as the Plandome Land Company began to develop land, though some homes, farmhouses, and mills had been built in the area in prior decades.In 1913, the village established the Plandome Fire Department, a municipal fire department exclusively serving the village.
In the 1930s, Plandome's municipal water supply system was established, as part of a New Deal-funded public works project. Construction started in 1934 and was completed in 1935.
In 1943, the Plandome Post Office, which had operated as an independent branch up until that point, merged with the Manhasset Post Office. As part of the merger, the Plandome Post Office would continue to operate but it would be reclassified as a branch of the Manhasset Post Office, thereby allowing the facility to remain in operation while enabling the residents of Plandome to receive home delivery services from the post office.
In January 1987, the original Plandome LIRR station house and the Plandome Post Office within it burned down in an arson attack executed by vandals. It was rebuilt, in addition to having its platform lengthened and refurbished, by 1990. The Plandome Post Office was also rebuilt within the structure, this time in its own, dedicated space on the ground floor, beneath the station's waiting room.
In the early 1990s, the Reconstructionist Synagogue of the North Shore moved to Plandome from nearby Roslyn Estates; it moved to a property formerly owned and utilized by the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the North Shore – which itself was moving to a new location off Shelter Rock Road in Manhasset – as a church.
The Village of Plandome celebrated its centennial in 2011.
In 2019, former Village Trustee Thomas S. Minutillo was elected as Mayor of Plandome through a write-in campaign. He was succeeded by former village trustee John "Jake" Kurkjian in 2023.
In 2022, the village built a memorial garden to its victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. This memorial garden includes large clock, and is located adjacent to Plandome Village Hall.
Etymology
The Village of Plandome – like the Village of Plandome Manor to its north and the Village of Plandome Heights to its south – derives its name from the Latin phrase, Planus Domus, meaning plain or level home.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of, of which is land and 2.00% is water.Topography
According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Geological Survey, the highest point in Plandome is located on Parkwoods Road at the Plandome–Flower Hill border in the southeastern part of the village, at roughly, and the lowest point is Manhasset Bay, which is located at sea level.Drainage
Plandome is located entirely within the Manhasset Bay Watershed, with some portions of the village draining directly to the bay while other portions drain to the Leeds Pond sub-watershed of the Manhasset Bay Basin.Furthermore, the village, in its entirety, is also located within the larger Long Island Sound/Atlantic Ocean Watershed.
Climate
The Village of Plandome features a humid subtropical climate under the Köppen climate classification and is located near the broad transitional zone between humid subtropical and humid continental climates. Accordingly, the village experiences hot, humid summers and cold winters, and experiences precipitation throughout the entirety of the year.Economy
Plandome is a bedroom community of the City of New York. Accordingly, a significant number of its residents commute to/from New York for work.The village itself is predominantly residential in character, with the heavy majority of lots within the village being zoned for single-family homes; there is no multi-family housing. There are no lots zoned for business or commercial uses and, accordingly, there are no business districts anywhere within the village.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 1,349 people residing in the village. The racial makeup of the village was 94.74% White, 0.82% African American, 0.07% Native American, 3.63% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.22% of the population.Census 2000
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,272 people, 409 households, and 361 families residing in the village. The population density was. There were 422 housing units at an average density of. The racial makeup of the village was 95.75% White, 0.24% African American, 0.08% Native American, 3.14% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.12% of the population.There were 409 households, out of which 42.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 82.4% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.7% were non-families. 11.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.08 and the average family size was 3.34.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 30.7% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 18.2% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $192,073, and the median income for a family was $200,000. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $52,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $95,102. About 2.8% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.