| Sands Point, New York | |
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| Castle Gould, now part of Sands Point Preserve, once belonged to the Guggenheim family | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Nassau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.6 sq mi (14.6 km2) |
| • Land | 4.2 sq mi (11.0 km2) |
| • Water | 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,675 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 11050 |
| Area code(s) | 516 |
| FIPS code | 36-65035 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0964415 |
Sands Point is a village located at the northernmost tip of the Cow Neck Peninsula on the North Shore of Long Island in Nassau County, New York. As of the United States 2010 Census, the village population was 2,675. The Incorporated Village of Sands Point is in the Town of North Hempstead.
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The village was incorporated in 1910. In 1917, the village absorbed the communities of Barkers Point and Motts Point. It was originally owned by three families, the Sands, Vanderbilts, and Cornwells. In 1910 Daniel Guggenheim bought his 216-acre (0.87 km2) Hempstead House, formerly Castle Gould. His son Harry Guggenheim, founder of Newsday, later erected his estate "Falaise" nearby. Today, the estate is part of the Sands Point Preserve, notable for a medieval fair run by Medieval Scenars and Recreations, Ltd., which is held every September. In the 1960s, under less strict building codes, many homes were built on 1-acre (4,000 m2) parcels. Current zoning allows subdivisions of 2 acres (8,100 m2) or more.
The Sands Family Cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]
Sands Point is bordered almost entirely by water - Long Island Sound to the north, Manhasset Bay to the west and Hempstead Harbor on the east. It shares land borders with the villages of Port Washington, Port Washington North, Manorhaven, and Soundview. Sands Point is located at .[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.6 square miles (15 km2), of which, 4.2 square miles (11 km2) of it is land and 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2) of it (24.56%) is water.
As of the census[3] of 2005, there were 2,845 people, 878 households, and 783 families residing in the village. The population density was 657.5 people per square mile (253.7/km2). There were 902 housing units at an average density of 212.9 per square mile (82.1/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 90.89% White, 1.2% African American, 7.8% Asian, .3% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.7% of the population.
There were 878 households out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 82.3% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.8% were non-families. 8.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.12 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the village the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males.
The median income for a household in the village was in excess of $200,000, as is the median income for a family. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $60,938 for females. The per capita income for the village was $95,647. About 2.1% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over. ]
In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, Sands Point was referred to as "East Egg". East Egg residents inherited their fortunes and were considered more respected than the nouveau riche in newer "West Egg" (Great Neck/Kings Point) because Sands Point had "old money." The story's fictional Buchanans lived in the western part of Sands Point. Reports suggest[4] that Fitzgerald – who was often a guest at the mansion of Herbert Bayard Swope on Hoffstot Lane at Prospect Point in Sands Point – used the site as his inspiration for the fictional Buchanan home in East Egg. The 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) waterfront mansion had originally been built for A.C. Sloane, originally named Keewaydin, had been designed by Stanford White and built in 1902.[4] Demolition of the house "Land's End" began on April 16, 2011. It is to be replaced with a subdivision of five houses tentatively priced at $10 million each.[5] Its owner David Brodsky said it was costing him $4,500/day to maintain and that it was in need of extensive renovations.[6][7]
Carlos Beltran
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