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About Uniondale

Uniondale is a hamlet and census-designated place in Nassau County, New York, on Long Island, in the town of Hempstead. The population was 32,473 at the 2020 United States Census. Uniondale is home to Hofstra University's north campus, as well as a portion of its southern campus.The community unsuccessfully tried incorporating itself as a village in the 1970s. == History == In the early 1970s, Uniondale residents attempted to incorporate their hamlet as a village, citing dissatisfaction with the way their community was being represented on policy board of the committee for redeveloping Mitchel Field. Their plans were unsuccessful, and Uniondale remains an unincorporated hamlet governed by the Town of Hempstead.Musician Frank Zappa's last US performance was at Uniondale in the Nassau Coliseum, in 1988. == Geography == According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2), all land.The hamlet gained territory between the 2010 and 2020 Censuses due to the former CDP of East Garden City being absorbed by Uniondale. == Economy == Lufthansa United States has its headquarters in Uniondale, moving to the hamlet from adjacent East Meadow in 2019.At one point, Swiss International Air Lines operated its United States office at 776 RexCorp Plaza in the EAB Plaza in Uniondale. The airline moved from 41 Pinelawn Road in Melville, Suffolk County, around 2002. == Demographics == === 2020 census === Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category.