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Hempstead, New York
Verified Oct 11, 2026Who leads Hempstead, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Waylyn Hobbs Jr.
- Role
- Mayor
- Population
- 56,554
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 11, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 11, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcevillageofhempstead.org/301/Mayor-Waylyn-Hobbs-Jr ↗
- Official leadership pagevillageofhempstead.org/301/Mayor-Waylyn-Hobbs-Jr ↗
- City websitevillageofhempstead.org ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Waylyn Hobbs Jr. CurrentMayor · added Jul 3, 2026 · verified Oct 11, 2026
- Don Clavin FormerMayor · added May 4, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 56,554
- Median household income
- $80,350
- Median age
- 35.6
- Land area
- 3.69 sq mi
- Population density
- 15,326.3 per sq mi
- County
- Nassau County
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$198M
- City hall phone
- (516) 478-6200
- Official website
- villageofhempstead.org ↗
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