Hauppauge, New York
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Hauppauge (pronounced /hɔphɔg/) is a hamlet in the Town of Islip and the Town of Smithtown in Suffolk County, New York, United States. Its name means "land of High Water" in the true Native American definition of the word Hauppauge. The term "Land Of Sweet Water" was found to be false, and "Land Of High Water" was found to be true because there was a lack of knowledge of the Native American languages at the time of the town's naming. Since there was an ignorance of those languages, the name stuck. The Native Americans defined the town as the "Land Of High Water" due to the fact that Hauppauge used to have many lakes and swamps. Today, Hauppauge still has a small number of lakes and swamps scattered about, but due to the high residential demand for property, a majority of these bodies of water have been filled in and built over for housing purposes. Another notable fact is that Hauppauge remains the head of the Nissequogue River.
The Hauppauge Industrial Park, located at the edge of the hamlet, is the largest on Long Island, and by some accounts the second largest in the nation. The park has over 1,300 companies, and employs over 55,000 Long Islanders. The companies in the industrial park provide the tax revenue that makes up the bulk of the Hauppauge school district's budget. As a result, school taxes for residents are relatively low, while the budget for schools is actually higher than usual. It is noted for its well funded schools, with multiple internet-accessible computers in every classroom, many after school activities, etc.
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[edit] Geography
Hauppauge is located at (40.818205, -73.206878)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Census-Designated Place (CDP) has a total area of 28.4 km² (11.0 mi²). 28.0 km² (10.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (1.37%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 20,100 people, 7,006 households, and 5,597 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 717.9/km² (1,860.0/mi²). There were 7,153 housing units at an average density of 255.5/km² (661.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.25% White, 1.14% African American, 0.03% Native American, 3.59% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.76% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.41% of the population.
There were 7,006 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.6% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $98,178, and the median income for a family was $94,819. Males had a median income of $58,103 versus $38,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $30,915. About 2.0% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Famous Residents
Hauppauge is home to professional racecar driver, Joey Scarallo, currently racing for RLR/Anderson Racing in the Indy Pro Series and has previously raced in Altantics and Trans-Am
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