West Hampton Dunes, New York

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West Hampton Dunes is a community in Suffolk County, New York, U.S., on the South Shore of Long Island. The population was 11 at the 2000 census.

West Hampton Dunes is located on a barrier island in the Town of Southampton. The village incorporated in 1993 in attempt to have more control over its precarious state since it was obliterated in the Great Hurricane of 1938, 1991 Halloween Nor’easter (the "The Perfect Storm") and again in a 1992 Nor'easter.

Specifically, the village wanted to have a say in Army Corps of Engineers handling of the barrier beach -- particularly in response to a series of groynes at Shinnecock Inlet that have created major beach erosion "downstream" in the longshore drift.

[edit] Geography

West Hampton Dunes is located at 40°46′30″N, 72°43′3″W (40.774871, -72.717624)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.2 km² (0.9 mi²). 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is land and 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of it (60.47%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 11 people, 7 households, and 3 families residing in the village. The population density was 12.5/km² (32.2/mi²). There were 172 housing units at an average density of 195.3/km² (503.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 90.91% White and 9.09% Asian.

There were 7 households out of which none had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were married couples living together, and 42.9% were non-families. 42.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 28.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.57 and the average family size was 2.00.

In the village the population was spread out with 18.2% from 25 to 44, 36.4% from 45 to 64, and 45.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58 years. For every 100 females there were 266.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 266.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $67,083, and the median income for a family was $127,308. Males had a median income of $32,083 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the village was $57,150. None of the population and none of the families were below the poverty line.

[edit] External links

Town of Southampton, New York

County

Suffolk County, New York

Villages

North Haven · Quogue · Sag Harbor · Sagaponack · Southampton · Westhampton Beach · West Hampton Dunes

Hamlets

Bridgehampton · Eastport · East Quogue · Flanders · Hampton Bays · Northampton · North Sea · Noyack · Quioque · Riverside · Shinnecock Hills · Speonk · Tuckahoe · Watermill · Westhampton

Website town.southampton.ny.us