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Subject: [NYNASSAU] Been Water Mill since 1866
Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 10:03:26 EDT

On 7/5/02 (10:12:41 PM EDT), Ned 'Edward' Smith ()
asked,

" ... leads me to ask a question I have been meaning to raise for a while --
what criteria or authority does the LIPA Population Survey rely on to define
the boundaries of the hamlets? Unlike cities, towns or villages, the hamlets
have no officially declared political boundaries, so who determines how they
are demarcated in the survey, and how do they reach their decisions?"

As far as I know, currently the borders and names are determined by the Long
Island Regional Planning Board.

Historically, hamlets generally followed the borders of the original school
districts, before they were combined into 'unions'. However, even here, some
of these earlier hamlets have been absorbed completely into other
communities, either as parts or all of villages or into other hamlets.

I'll check further with my source at the Long Island Regional Planning board
and report back when I know more.

Walter Greenspan

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