Seaford, New York

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Seaford is a census-designated place (CDP) in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 15,791 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Seaford is located at 40°40′7″N, 73°29′33″W (40.668702, -73.492459)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.8 km² (2.6 mi²). 6.7 km² (2.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.38% is water.


[edit] History

The vast land development began with the arrival of Captain John Seaman, a native of Seaford, England. After obtaining the patent for the area, Smith oversaw the creation of Jerusalem South, the first European name given to the town which was to become Seaford. It was also widely referred to as Seaman's Neck.

During the 19th century as villages across Long Island started to grow (due to the creation of the Long Island Rail Road) the town of Jerusalem South seemed to be unaffected. In 1868 the town was then renamed to the current name of "Seaford", to honor the town from which Captain Seaman had come from. During this time, Seaford remained an agriculturally developed area. Overtime the town gained a post office, a church and a one-room school house which was at one time the building which held the Seaford Fire Department. Although the town itself was practically unchanged, many city residents had discovered that the area was great as a summer retreat. At this time many Long Island towns were considered a great place to reside during the summer months including places like Oyster Bay and others along the Northern and Southern coast.

With the creation of Sunrise Highway in 1929, Seaford started to see a large influx of inhabitants. Before 1929 Seaford had approximately 1,200 citizens. Within 25 years this number would triple[1].


[edit] Economy

Cash crops such as corn and wheat were some of the earliest farmed within the Seaford area. Due to easy access to various waterfronts the attempts to fish and recover oysters were widely seen. At first this was a hard task considering the layers of land benieth the water. In the mid 1800s, baymen from the Seaford area created a type of small, round bottomed, boat, now referred to as Seaford Skiff, that was used for fishing and market gunning (commercial waterfowl hunting)[2].

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 15,791 people, 5,257 households, and 4,200 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,345.0/km² (6,072.9/mi²). There were 5,358 housing units at an average density of 795.7/km² (2,060.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.80% White, 0.15% African American, 0.06% Native American, 1.68% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.54% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.71% of the population.

There were 5,257 households out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.4% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.38.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $78,572, and the median income for a family was $85,751. Males had a median income of $60,092 versus $39,083 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $29,244. About 2.8% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

In the year 2000, 4,211 people, aged 3 and over, were enrolled in school in Seaford.[3]

The public schools in Seaford include: Seaford Manor Elementary, Seaford Harbor Elementary, Seaford Middle, and Seaford Senior High School.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Newsday
  2. ^ New York Newsday
  3. ^ http://www.seaford.li/1603666058.pdf


[edit] External links

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