Northwest Harbor, New York

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Northwest Harbor is a hamlet ( and census-designated place ) in Suffolk County, New York, United States, USA. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 3,059.

Northwest Harbor is located in the Town of Southampton east of Sag Harbor, New York.

[edit] Geography

Northwest Harbor is located at 41°0′29″N, 72°12′41″W (41.007998, -72.211262)^GR1.

North Harbor is located on the South Fork of Long Island.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 41.7 km² (16.1 mi²). 37.6 km² (14.5 mi²) of it is land and 4.1 km² (1.6 mi²) of it (9.81%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,059 people, 1,181 households, and 818 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 81.3/km² (210.6/mi²). There were 3,008 housing units at an average density of 80.0/km² (207.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.49% White, 3.63% African American, 0.16% Native American, 1.05% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.62% from other races, and 2.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.15% of the population.

There were 1,181 households out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $61,808, and the median income for a family was $78,873. Males had a median income of $51,469 versus $41,161 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $35,112. About 4.4% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.