Sag Harbor, New York
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Sag Harbor is a village in Suffolk County, New York, United States, shared by the towns of East Hampton and Southampton. The population was 2,313 at the 2000 census.
Sag Harbor is about three fifths in Southampton and two fifths in East Hampton. The dividing line is Division Street which becomes Town Line Road just north of the city. Most of the defining landmarks of the city -- including its Main Street, the Whalers Church, Jermain Library, Whaling Museum, the Old Burying Ground, Oakland Cemetery, Mashashimuet Park, and Otter Pond are all in Southampton. However almost all the Bay Street marina complex at the foot of Main Street is in East Hampton as are the village's high school, the Sag Harbor State Golf Course, and the freed slave community of Eastville.
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[edit] Geography
Sag Harbor is located at (40.996603, -72.292190)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 6.4 km² (2.5 mi²). 4.5 km² (1.7 mi²) of it is land and 1.9 km² (0.8 mi²) of it (30.36%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,313 people, 1,120 households, and 583 families residing in the village. The population density was 519.2/km² (1,345.1/mi²). There were 1,942 housing units at an average density of 435.9/km² (1,129.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 85.78% White, 7.44% African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.95% Asian, 2.72% from other races, and 2.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.31% of the population.
There were 1,120 households out of which 18.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.6% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.9% were non-families. 40.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.81.
In the village the population was spread out with 16.5% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 24.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $52,275, and the median income for a family was $70,536. Males had a median income of $41,181 versus $34,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $40,566. About 1.8% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] History
Sag Harbor was founded in 1707. It is a town with a history of whaling, earning a mention in the book Moby Dick by Herman Melville. It was the first designated point of entry for customs in New York, and once a busier port than New York City. After the decline of whaling, Sag Harbor served as home to various industries, the last of which was the Bulova Watchcase Factory, which closed in 1981.
Sag Harbor was also author John Steinbeck's residence from 1955 until his death in 1968. The Sag Harbor-North Haven Bridge is notable as the site of Pop artist Ray Johnson's presumed suicide in 1995 as well as two abortive suicide attempts by monologist Spalding Gray, in September 2002 and October 2003.
[edit] External links
Local Schools
- Sag Harbor Union Free School District
- Pierson Centennial 1907-2007 / Sag Harbor Schools Alumni
- Stella Maris Regional School
- Sag Harbor Village Website
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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