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Hicksville, unincorporated village, Nassau County, southeastern New York, on Long Island, part of Oyster Bay town; settled 1648. Manufactures include electronic parts, communications equipment, paper and plastic products, and scientific supplies. The Long Island Railroad arrived here in 1836. The village was a major center of potato farming until the mid-1940s, when much land was given over to residential housing. It is named for Valentine Hicks, a railroad official. Population 43,245 (1980); 40,174 (1990); 40,174 (1996 estimate).
