The town of Hempstead is located in the state of New York. It is known to be the most populated town in New York as well as the rest of the United States. Theoretically, if Hempstead were a city, it would be the fourteenth most populated city in the nation, which would stand just above San Francisco’s statistics. As a town, it is the most populated in the state of New York and the rest of the United States of America.

The name of this town was given by John Carman, its founder, from his hometown of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. Thus, the origin of the name of the town of Hempstead.

Based on the census’ statistics, Hempstead hosts various races in this town. Different ethnic groups comprise the population who reside here. Though a largely white population live here, other groups include African-Americans, Asians, Native Americans, Latinos, Pacific Islanders and other races from different parts of the globe.

Hempstead is also known as one of the largest single employers of Long Island. This town is known to have 22 villages and 35 Hamlets. The town of Hempstead was once dominated by Republicans. Though in recent years, and as time passed, the town has shifted its allegiance to the Democrats.

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