Sag Harbor, New York
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Sag Harbor is a village in Suffolk County, New York, United States, shared by the towns of East Hampton and Southampton. The population was 2,313 at the 2000 census.
The Village of Sag Harbor is on the western town line of East Hampton, which is the eastern town line of Southampton.
Geography
Sag Harbor is located at (40.996603, -72.292190)[Geographic references#1GR1].According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 6.4 km² (2.5 mi²). 4.5 km² (1.7 mi²) of it is land and 1.9 km² (0.8 mi²) of it (30.36%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 2,313 people, 1,120 households, and 583 families residing in the village. The population density was 519.2/km² (1,345.1/mi²). There were 1,942 housing units at an average density of 435.9/km² (1,129.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 85.78% White, 7.44% African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.95% Asian, 2.72% from other races, and 2.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.31% of the population.There were 1,120 households out of which 18.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.6% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.9% were non-families. 40.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.81.
In the village the population was spread out with 16.5% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 24.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $52,275, and the median income for a family was $70,536. Males had a median income of $41,181 versus $34,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $40,566. About 1.8% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.
History
Sag Harbor was founded in 1707. It is a town with a history of whaling, earning a mention in the book Moby Dick by Herman Melville. It was the first designated point of entry for customs in New York, and once a busier port than New York City. After the decline of whaling, Sag Harbor served as home to various industrial business, the last of which was the Bulova Watchcase Factory, which closed in 1981.Sag Harbor was also author John Steinbeck's residence from 1955 until his death in 1968. The Sag Harbor-North Haven Bridge is notable as the site of Pop artist Ray Johnson's presumed suicide in 1995 as well as two abortive suicide attempts by monologist Spalding Gray, in September 2002 and October 2003. Jay Severin's hometown
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