Southold (CDP), New York
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Southold is a hamlet (and a census-designated place) in Suffolk County, New York, USA. It is inside the Town of Southold. The population was 5,465 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] History
Southold was the first English settlement in the future New York State and was settled in 1640, though this is partially due to a historical technicality -- the territory of New Netherlands was still owned by the Dutch at the time but Southold lay in a part of Long Island that was part of Connecticut at the time and was later ceded in a legal dispute. The name is believed to be a misspelling of Southwold, which is a coastal town in the corresponding English county of Suffolk. This claim is highly debatable.
[edit] Geography
Southold is located at (41.055428, -72.420935)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 29.3 km² (11.3 mi²). 27.1 km² (10.5 mi²) of it is land and 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²) of it (7.68%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 5,465 people, 2,317 households, and 1,603 families residing in the hamlet. The population density was 201.5/km² (522.2/mi²). There were 3,710 housing units at an average density of 136.8/km² (354.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.45% White, 0.93% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.19% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.71% of the population.
There were 2,317 households out of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.83.
In the hamlet the population was spread out with 20.7% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 25.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.
The median income for a household in the community was $47,074, and the median income for a family was $63,032. Males had a median income of $51,094 versus $29,342 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $29,761. About 1.2% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.
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