Greenport, Suffolk County, New York
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Greenport is a village in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 2,048 at the 2000 census.
The Village of Greenport is located in the Town of Southold and is the only incorporated village in the town.
Greenport is a major port city for its area, having developed strong fishing and whaling industry. More recently the tourism industry has grown substantially too, especially in the warm summer months. This is due in part to Greenport being a three way link for travellers taking 495 towards New York, crossing Shelter Island to Sag Harbor, or riding Cross Sound Ferry to New England.
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[edit] History
The village was previously called Winter Harbor, Stirling, and Green Hill and was incorporated in 1838. Greenport was once a whaling and ship building village, and, since 1844, has been the eastern terminal station on the north fork for the Long Island Rail Road.
[edit] Police Department Disbanded
In a rare move, the residents of Greenport voted 617-339 on Nov. 15, 1994 to disband their nine-member police department, a move that became effective at 1500 hours on Nov. 17, 1994. The department, which was established in 1947, was shut down following a grand jury investigation into a series of scandals. Since the shutdown, police services have been provided by the Southold Town Police.
[edit] Geography
Greenport is located at (41.103062, -72.363954)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.1 km² (1.2 mi²). 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (20.66%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,048 people, 776 households, and 446 families residing in the village. The population density was 823.7/km² (2,142.7/mi²). There were 1,075 housing units at an average density of 432.4/km² (1,124.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 76.17% White, 14.26% African American, 0.39% Asian, 0.54% Pacific Islander, 4.74% from other races, and 3.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.24% of the population.
There were 776 households out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.1% were married couples living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.5% were non-families. 34.9% 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 2.42 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the village the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $31,675, and the median income for a family was $36,333. Males had a median income of $36,848 versus $22,165 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,595. About 21.2% of families and 19.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.7% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Dining & Entertainment
- Stirling Harbor Trattoria
- Greenport Official Site
- Long Island Wineries Near Greenport
- Greenport Real Estate
[edit] External links
- 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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