East Hampton, New York
East Hampton, New York | ||
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Town of East Hampton | ||
FIPS code 36-22194 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 978919 | |
Website | ehamptonny |
The
The town includes the
East Hampton is located on a
The town consists of 70 square miles (180 km2) and stretches nearly 25 miles (40 km), from
History
Native-American history
This area had been inhabited for thousands of years by wandering tribes of
Indians inhabiting the western part of Long Island were part of the Lenape nation, whose language is also in the Algonquian family. Their territory extended to lower New York, western Connecticut and the mid-Atlantic coastal areas into New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Their bands were also known by the names of their geographic locations but did not constitute distinct peoples.[5]
In the late-17th century
In 1660, Chief Wyandanch's widow signed away the rest of the land from present-day Hither Hills to the tip of Montauk Point for 100 pounds, to be paid in 10 equal installments of "
Many of the Montaukett died during the 17th and 18th centuries from
Some Montaukett continued to live on Long Island. In the mid to late nineteenth century, their most well-known member was
Montaukett artifacts and
Anglo-European settlement
East Hampton was the first English settlement in the state of New York. In 1639 Lion Gardiner purchased land, what became known as
On June 12, 1640, nine
The
East Hampton was the third Connecticut settlement on the East end of Long Island. East Hampton formally united with Connecticut in 1657. Long Island was formally declared to be part of New York (and also subject to English law) by Charles II of England after four British frigates captured what is today New York City, releasing East Hampton from its Connecticut governance.
East Hampton was first called Maidstone, after
Geography
East Hampton is bounded by Southampton to the west, the Atlantic Ocean to the south, Block Island Sound to the east, and Napeague Bay to the north.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 386.6 square miles (1,001 km2), of which 74.4 square miles (193 km2) is land and 312.2 square miles (809 km2) (80.76%) is water.[14]
Climate
East Hampton has an Oceanic climate climate (Köppen Cfb).[15] East Hampton has chilly, wet winters and very warm, dry summers due to the moderating influence of the ocean, which suppresses thunderstorm development and moderates summer temperatures. Summers have very warm, sunny, and stable weather, whereas the winters are often stormy due to coastal storms which bring rain but little snow. The region averages only about 10 inches or 0.25 metres of snow annually.
Climate data for East Hampton | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 57 (14) |
59 (15) |
70 (21) |
84 (29) |
86 (30) |
97 (36) |
95 (35) |
97 (36) |
91 (33) |
81 (27) |
72 (22) |
63 (17) |
97 (36) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 37 (3) |
41 (5) |
45 (7) |
55 (13) |
64 (18) |
73 (23) |
79 (26) |
77 (25) |
72 (22) |
63 (17) |
52 (11) |
41 (5) |
59 (15) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 23 (−5) |
25 (−4) |
30 (−1) |
41 (5) |
48 (9) |
57 (14) |
64 (18) |
63 (17) |
57 (14) |
46 (8) |
37 (3) |
27 (−3) |
43 (6) |
Record low °F (°C) | 0 (−18) |
−2 (−19) |
10 (−12) |
16 (−9) |
34 (1) |
36 (2) |
46 (8) |
50 (10) |
39 (4) |
19 (−7) |
18 (−8) |
1 (−17) |
−2 (−19) |
Average rainfall inches (mm) | 2.8 (71) |
3.1 (79) |
3.5 (89) |
4.0 (102) |
3.1 (79) |
2.1 (53) |
1.3 (33) |
1.2 (30) |
2.1 (53) |
2.9 (74) |
5.4 (137) |
2.6 (66) |
34.1 (866) |
Source: Weatherbase [dubious ] |
Gallery
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House and Mill, East Hampton, Long Island, c. 1872-1887. George Bradford Brainerd, Brooklyn Museum
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Blacksmith Shop, East Hampton, Long Island, c. 1872-1887. George Bradford Brainerd, Brooklyn Museum
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Along Beach, East Hampton, Long Island, c. 1872-1887. George Bradford Brainerd, Brooklyn Museum
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Academy, East Hampton, Long Island, c. 1872-1887
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Town Pond at the white house
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Town Pond
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Gardiner Windmill
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Pantigo Windmill
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Hook Mill
Whaling
While East Hampton was developed originally for agriculture, the settlers soon discovered that
Northwest Harbor, located at Northwest Landing on Gardiner's Bay, was the town's first harbor. The harbor turned out to be too shallow for large ships, so a larger port was developed two miles (3 km) West, at Sag Harbor. Some accounts say that it was named because of its relation to the settlement of Sagaponack, New York in the Town of Southampton.[citation needed]
At the peak of the whaling industry, in 1847, some 60 whale ships were based in Sag Harbor, employing 800 men in related businesses. Herman Melville made numerous references to this village in his novel, Moby-Dick. The port rivaled that of New York.[citation needed] After 1847 the whaling industry dropped off dramatically because of the rise of alternative fuel products.
Among the sea captains of Sag Harbor were ancestors of politician Howard Dean, who was born in East Hampton.[17]
The most famous voyages out of Sag Harbor were those by Mercator Cooper. In 1845 he was on an American ship that picked up shipwrecked Japanese sailors in the Bonin Islands and returned them to Tokyo. In 1853 Cooper traveled with an expedition to the far South, where he broke through the ice shelf to become the first person to touch East Antarctica.[citation needed]
The Town of East Hampton is still highly influenced by maritime businesses, including tourism. It attracts large summer crowds of residents and tourists. Montauk is New York state's largest fishing port.[18] The Town is famed for its commercial sports fishing, made particularly famous by Frank Mundus. One of the largest buildings in the town is the Promised Land fish meal factory at Napeague.
Presidents and First Ladies
First Ladies Julia Gardiner Tyler and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis spent their childhoods there. Theodore Roosevelt was briefly quarantined in Montauk, at Camp Wyckoff, after returning from the Spanish–American War. Bill and Hillary Clinton spent week-long summer vacations in 1998 and 1999.
Julia Gardiner Tyler
Julia Gardiner was born on Gardiners Island and her father had a house in East Hampton village. On February 28, 1844, she and her father, David Gardiner, were part of the Presidential party aboard the USS Princeton when a malfunctioning cannon exploded. Her father and two Cabinet officers were killed. According to legend Julia fainted into the arms of President John Tyler (who had earlier lost his first wife). They married four months later, creating a national scandal, since there was a 30-year difference in their ages.
Although Tyler was a member of the wealthy Gardiner family and a former First Lady of the United States, she had economic problems after the American Civil War. She and her husband had supported the Confederate States of America. She is buried with the President in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital during the war and the capital of Virginia. Her father and one of her sons are buried in the South End Burial Ground in East Hampton.
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Her parents had been married at St. Philomena's Catholic Church in East Hampton on July 7, 1928. The reception was held at the East Hampton village home of her maternal grandparents, James T. Lee and Margaret Lee, located on Lily Pond.
Her family were members of the
Jacqueline's aunt and uncle, Winifred Lee and Franklin d'Olier, continued to own the Lily Pond Lane home of her maternal grandparents until 2002. The Bouvier family cemetery plot is at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery on Cedar Street. Jackie's father, maternal grandmother, paternal grandparents, and paternal great-grandparents, as well as various relatives, including Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale, are buried in the cemetery.
Bill and Hillary Clinton
In 1998 and 1999 as talk surfaced that Hillary Clinton was considering a Senate run from New York, they began summering in East Hampton, where they stayed at the Georgica Pond home of Steven Spielberg. Clinton gave a Saturday radio chat from the Amagansett fire station.
In June 2008, at the conclusion of Hillary Clinton's Presidential bid, she stayed at the Wiborg Beach home of Thomas H. Lee in East Hampton Village.[20]
African-American history
East Hampton has played an important role in
During this period Sag Harbor rose to a port status, rivaling New York, due to its whale oil trade. In 1808 the United States and Great Britain cooperated in ending the African slave trade, but Spain continued to transport slaves to its Caribbean and Latin American colonies. On August 26, 1839, crew from This was an international case, with Spain arguing for the return of the ship and slaves (or compensation). The United States had its own laws to interpret. The Mende people who had been illegally taken argued for their freedom. Amistad case was ultimately decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1841. John Quincy Adams argued for the Africans. The court decided in their favor, opining that the initial capture of the Mende by the Spanish was illegal, so they were classified as free men defending their freedom and were not charged under slave law with mutiny or revolt. East Hampton film director Steven Spielberg popularized the slave revolt and Supreme Court case in the 1997 film Amistad.
One of the Amistad former slaves stayed in the United States after the trial. He worked as a valet for President John Tyler. He was killed aboard USS Princeton along with David Gardiner and two Cabinet officers, when one of the cannons exploded during a demonstration.
In 1845 African-American sailor Pyrrhus Concer of Sag Harbor was aboard the Manhattan, a ship captained by Mercator Cooper, which picked up shipwrecked Japanese sailors in the Bonin Islands. The ship was allowed to enter Tokyo Bay under escort to return the sailors. As Japan had been closed to foreign shipping, it was the first American ship to visit Tokyo. Concer was the first African American the Japanese had seen. He is depicted in their drawings of the event.[citation needed]
East Hampton from its earliest days with the settlement of Gardiners Island has had a reputation as being a home for the wealthy especially after the Gardiners married into almost all the wealthy New York City families.
More than one hundred fifty miles from Manhattan, East Hampton remained largely undeveloped until 1880 when Austin Corbin extended the Long Island Rail Road from Bridgehampton to Montauk. As part of the development, Arthur W. Benson forced an auction and paid US$151,000 for 10,000 acres (40 km2) around Montauk. He forced the eviction of the Montaukket Native Americans there.
Benson brought in architect Playground for the rich
Corbin had industrial ambitions associated with extending the train to Montauk. He thought a new port city would develop around the train station on Fort Pond Bay, and that oceangoing ships from Europe would dock there. Passengers could take the train into New York City–thus saving a day in transit.
The grand plans for Montauk did not pan out. The land was sold to the United States Army. Theodore Roosevelt made a much publicized visit to Camp Wyckoff there at the end of the Spanish–American War.
In 1926,
Fisher lost his fortune in the Stock Market
Through the year,s East Hampton's wealth has evolved. The village has grown, and former farmland dominated by potato fields has been developed for residential housing. The village of East Hampton is considered to have the most dazzling row of mansions, located along Further Lane and Lily Pond Lane parallel to the ocean.
While ostentatious displays of wealth occurred near the ocean ("south of the
In November 2006, the median price of a house in the Town was US $895,000 [23] compared with a national median for the U.S. of $225,000.[24] Several houses in East Hampton now sell for prices in the tens of millions of dollars. Living in East Hampton is relatively expensive, in 2007 the cost of living was 168% of the national average.[25]
Service community
A portion of the community consists of working people who provide services to the wealthy community. The service community within the town of East Hampton is centered in Springs which contains the more modest housing available.[26]
Artists' colony
East Hampton's reputation as an artists' colony began with painter
Among the other artists who popularized East Hampton as an artists' colony were
Pollock died in 1956 while driving with his mistress, Ruth Kligman, and a friend of hers, on Springs Fireplace Road, after picking them up at the Long Island Railroad station in East Hampton.[27]
Pollock and Krasner are buried in Green River Cemetery, in Springs, along with many of the artists of their generation. Pollock's influence continues to be felt in the community.
Marcia Gay Harden won a 2000 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for portraying Krasner in Pollock, which was shot in East Hampton as the dream project of Ed Harris, who was also nominated for Best Actor.
An ongoing debate rages over whether 24 paintings and drawings found in a Wainscott locker in 2003 are Pollock originals. Physicists have argued over whether
In 1993, the Andy Warhol Foundation donated 15.6 acres (63,000 m2) of the estate to the
Natural disasters
Two major natural disasters that affected East Hampton include the
East Hampton does not have the
Due to storms on Fort Pond Bay, the hamlet of Montauk was actually moved by the Navy at the end of World War II. The hamlet was originally located at the train station, but was constantly being flooded.
East Hampton is regularly hit by hurricanes and Nor'easters. Given the town's generally flat topography, water often accumulates on town roads stranding motorists in heavy rains.
The town's most serious environmental problem is
The lack of beach front development, including the fact there are no boardwalk promenades, which are features of many developed beach communities, has contributed to East Hampton beaches being listed among the best beaches in the country.[31]
Military history
While East Hampton is considered almost exclusively a residential community, it has been the home of United States Navy, United States Army, and United States Air Force bases, the last of which closed in the 1980s. It currently has a United States Coast Guard headquarters.
Skirmishes and military incidents took place in the town from the 17th century through World War II.
Massacre Valley
The biggest recorded loss of life in the various skirmishes and conflicts in East Hampton was "Massacre Valley" in 1653 in Montauk when 30 members of the Montaukett tribe were killed by members of the
The Montauketts had a thriving wampum (made from whelk shells on the East Hampton beaches) trade Connecticut tribes. The arrangements were disrupted in 1637 by the Pequot War which was to solidify English domination of New England and change the balance of power among Native American tribes.
The Pequot War was to contribute to the Montauketts selling Gardiners Island, East Hampton and Southampton to the English with the understanding the English would protect the Montauketts from attacks from Connecticut. However a war broke out between the Montauketts and the Narragansett, the nominal Native American victors in Pequot War.
In 1653 the Narragansetts under Ninigret attacked and burned the Montaukett village, killed 30 and captured one of Wyandanch's daughters. The daughter was ransomed with the aid of Lion Gardiner (who in turn was to get large portion of Smithtown, New York in appreciation). The Montauketts temporarily moved closer to East Hampton village and the English ordered ships in Long Island Sound to sink Narragansett canoes.[33] The skirmishes were to end in 1657.
Captain Kidd
East Hampton had pirates on its waterways in the 17th century and early 18th century, the most notable of which was Captain Kidd who was hanged after his booty on Gardiners Island was introduced at his trial.
Kidd is said to have buried treasure all over Long Island. He parted ways after his east indian adventures with his quartermaster, Hendrick van der Heul, at Little Northwest Creek, near Sag Harbor in 1699 after dividing up the booty from the voyage. Money Ponds at the Montauk Lighthouse are named because of treasure reported to have been left there.
In June 1699 Kidd was stopped on the island while sailing to Boston to try to clear his name. With the permission of the proprietor, Mrs. Gardiner, he buried $30,000 in treasure in a ravine between Bostwick's Point and the Manor House. For her troubles he gave her a piece of gold cloth (a piece of which is now at the East Hampton library) that was captured from a Moorish ship off Madagascar, as well as a bag of sugar. Kidd warned that if it was not there when he returned he would kill Gardiner. Kidd was tried in Boston and Gardiner was ordered to deliver the treasure as evidence. The booty included gold dust, bars of silver, Spanish dollars, rubies, diamonds, candlesticks and porringers. Gardiner kept one of the diamonds, which he gave his daughter. A plaque on the island marks the spot, but it's on private property.[34]
American Revolution
In 1775 the British first ventured toward Long Island at Fort Pond Bay at Montauk during the Siege of Boston. John Dayton, who had limited troops at his disposal, feigned that he had more by walking them back and forth across a hill turning their coats inside out to make it look like there more of them (a tactic referred to as Dayton's Ruse).[35] The British would not formally attack Long Island until 1776.
After the fall of Long Island during the Battle of Long Island, the East Hampton ports of Northwest and Sag Harbor were blockaded by the British and the British used Gardiner's Island for a hunting preserve.
The first American victory in New York after the Battle of Long Island was Meigs Raid on Sag Harbor (sometimes called the Battle of Sag Harbor) when continentals from Connecticut raided the British earth works in the village and burned the ships and wharfs on the East Hampton side of the village. The Americans killed six and transported 90 British prisoners back to Connecticut without losing a single soldier.
A story often circulated is the story of Isaac Van Scoy who had a farm in Northwest. According to the tales the British raided his farmhouse and he killed one soldier with a pitchfork. Van Scoy was reported to have eventually been captured and taken to a prison ship in Sag Harbor where he escaped.[36] The earthen remains of Van Scoy's house are still visible in the Northwest Preserve where he is buried (American flags mark his grave on holidays). His name is applied to various placenames in the area including Van Scoy Pond.
The manor house on Gardiners Island had just been built in 1774 and members of the British forces were to use it throughout the war – with or without permission. Among the British guests were
The British fleet used East Hampton waters for blockading Connecticut and planning for a new offense to retake New England (that never took place). One of the ships,
After the war, Gardiners Island which had been considered an independent colony was officially added to New York and East Hampton.
War of 1812
During the War of 1812 British frigates once again controlled the northern bays of East Hampton with frigates headquartered in Gardiners Bay particularly harassing ships going into Sag Harbor.[38]
Sag Harbor had a fort manned by 3,000 troops on Turkey Hill. July 11, 1813 One hundred British Marines raided the wharf but were driven back after setting fire to one sloop by Americans led by Capt. David Hand.[39]
During the War of 1812 a British fleet of seven ships of the line and several smaller frigates anchored in Cherry Harbor and conducted raids on American shipping Long Island Sound. Crews would come ashore for provisions which were purchased at market prices. During one of the British excursions, Americans captured some of the crew. The British came to arrest then Lord of the Manor John Lyon Gardiner. Gardiner, who was a delicate man, adopted the "green room defense" where he stayed in a bed with green curtains surrounded by medicine to make him look feeble. The British, not wanting a sick man on board, let him be.[37]
The British were to bury several personnel on the island. Some of the British fleet that burned Washington assembled in the harbor in 1814.[40]
Gardiner's supply boats were manned by slaves during the war and this made it easier for them to pass through British lines. Many of the Gardiner slaves were to live in the Freetown (East Hampton), just north of East Hampton (village), New York.[37]
American Civil War
During the American Civil War, some of the Sag Harbor whaling ships were scuttled in Charleston, South Carolina harbor to blockade the city.
The
Spanish–American War
During the Spanish–American War, the Army built Fort Tyler on Gardiners Point Island in an attempt to protect Long Island.
A more important fort was the massive Camp Wickoff (also called Wyckoff) which stretched from the current Montauk Long Island Railroad station to the Montauk Point Lighthouse.
The area was used to quarantine soldiers coming from the conflict. The most prominent group among the 20,000 soldiers who passed through the base were
World War I
During
World War II
During World War II, coastal fortifications were set up along the eastern tip of Long Island at Montauk. A concrete observation tower as built next to the Montauk Lighthouse. 16 inch naval guns were placed in adjacent bunkers at
On June 13, 1942, as part of Operation Pastorius four German agents led by George John Dasch were landed by U202 [44] at what is now Atlantic Avenue Beach (sometimes called Coast Guard Beach) in Amagansett. Confronted by Coast Guardsman John C. Cullen, they said they were Southampton fishermen. When one of the four said something in a foreign tongue, they offered him $300 to keep quiet.[45] The agents disappeared into the night after he sought out his supervisor. When reinforcements arrived they discovered German cigarettes on the beach along with four heavy, waterproof oaken boxes buried in the sand filled with brick-sized blocks of high explosives, bombs disguised as lumps of coal, bomb-timing mechanisms of German make, and innocent-looking “pen-and-pencil sets” that were actually incendiary weapons.
The agents rode the Long Island Railroad into New York City and were ultimately captured along with four others who had come ashore at Jacksonville, Florida. Six of the agents were to be executed.[46]
In May 2007 the original Coast Guard station was moved to the property at the Town Marine Museum in Amagansett across the dunes from its original Atlantic Avenue beach location. The station was moved in 1966 to private property to save it from demolition by Joel Carmichael [47] The Marine Museum itself was the former barracks for the Coast Guard.
The Navy appropriated almost all of Montauk during the war for facilities including Montauk Manor which was used as a dormitory. Torpedoes were tested in Lake Montauk. Ships and dirigibles docked on Navy Road on Fort Pond Bay. The Navy was to find Fort Pond inhospitable since it was shallow. Dredging was to contribute to problems with flooding. After the war the Navy moved the residential section of Montauk which had been on the bay by the Long Island Rail station a mile to the south to get away from the flooding. One of the biggest legacies of the Navy presence was to be the dredging of Lake Montauk so that it replaced Fort Pond as Montauk's dock. The Coast Guard is now headquartered there on Star Island.
Cold War
After the war, most of the military property was disposed of as surplus, except for gun emplacements at
In 1992, Long Island residents
Government
The town has two governments, which sometimes are in conflict. The most visible town government is the elected Town Board, which consists of five people, including its head, the Town Supervisor. They are responsible for managing the taxes, roads, police, parks, zoning and general governance of the town. The Town Board was stablished by the State of New York in 1788. The government operates from a 13-acre (53,000 m2) campus on Pantigo Road.[48]
The historic, original Town government is known as the Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town of East Hampton. Today it is formally responsible for day-to-day decisions related to common property in the town. The Trustees derive their power from the Dongan Patent of December 9, 1686, which set up self-governance for the town. The patent (a
Since the late 20th century, the Town has often approved progressive social initiatives, including domestic partnership registration. In 1999, it imposed a 2 percent tax on residential real estate sales in excess of $250,000 for the purpose of buying open space for preservation.[50] The money has been used in part to the Town's establishing more than 200 miles (320 km) of trails,[51] including the Paumanok Path. Between 2002 and 2005, the tax raised $71 million.[52] In 2006, the Town adopted a dark skies ordinance, which is now being considered as a model for wider use in New York State to cut down on light pollution at night.[53]
Despite East Hampton's great wealth, its fire department and ambulance are both volunteer services, dependent on local full-time residents. In August 1998, President Bill Clinton was to give his weekend radio address from the Amagansett Volunteer Fire Station during his vacation.
Although residences in the town are often featured in architectural magazines, the town offices have been housed for years in several
The transfer of the historic houses to the Town government site was part of the sale of the de Menil to financier
The township has aggressively pursued zoning ordinances to protect its residential and rural character. It has no chain
Police
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The East Hampton Town Police Department, commonly referred to as EHTPD, is a professional police organization responsible for primary jurisdictional law enforcement for the town. The headquarters are located at 131 Wainscott Northwest Road, Wainscott, NY 11975 (631) 537-7575. The East Hampton Town Police Department is headed by Chief Michael Sarlo[57]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1790 | 1,497 | — | |
1800 | 1,549 | 3.5% | |
1810 | 1,484 | −4.2% | |
1820 | 1,646 | 10.9% | |
1830 | 1,668 | 1.3% | |
1840 | 2,076 | 24.5% | |
1850 | 2,122 | 2.2% | |
1860 | 2,267 | 6.8% | |
1870 | 2,372 | 4.6% | |
1880 | 2,515 | 6.0% | |
1890 | 2,431 | −3.3% | |
1900 | 3,746 | 54.1% | |
1910 | 4,722 | 26.1% | |
1920 | 4,852 | 2.8% | |
1930 | 6,569 | 35.4% | |
1940 | 6,529 | −0.6% | |
1950 | 6,325 | −3.1% | |
1960 | 8,827 | 39.6% | |
1970 | 10,980 | 24.4% | |
1980 | 14,029 | 27.8% | |
1990 | 16,132 | 15.0% | |
2000 | 19,718 | 22.2% | |
2010 | 21,457 | 8.8% | |
2020 | 28,385 | 32.3% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[58] |
Demographics in East Hampton were skewed by the fact that more than half the houses were owned as second homes (among the owners were some of the wealthiest people in the country).[59] The East Hampton economy was based on retail and services to support the residential community.
As of the
As of the census[60] of 2000, there were 1,445 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.07.
As of the census[60] of 2010, in the town the population was spread out, with 19.9% under the age of 18, 2.2% from 18 to 20, 5.1% from 20 to 24, 11.3% from 25 to 34, 21.5% from 35 to 49, 22.5% from 50 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males.
As of the
Special events
One of the highlights of the summer is East Hampton Fire Department fireworks display at Main Beach, usually held the Saturday night closest to July 4. The fireworks displays have generated controversy since 2005, when they were postponed because they were considered disruptive to the nearby nesting of the endangered piping plover. In 2005, 2007, and 2008 the fireworks were postponed until Labor Day weekend to protect the birds' nesting season. The village administration has since postponed the fireworks display to Labor Day weekend indefinitely.
A big draw in the summer had also been the shark fishing tournaments in Montauk. Since 2007, the
Each summer, the Artists and Writers Softball Game, a charity benefit, is held. Past players have included John Irving, Norman Mailer, Kurt Vonnegut, Dustin Hoffman, President Bill Clinton, and singer Paul Simon.
Every October the town hosts the Hamptons International Film Festival, an event screening independent films in several local theaters. It has a fairly large draw from the New York City crowd.
Barefoot Contessa, a Food Network original show, is shot in East Hampton.
Communities and locations
Villages (incorporated)
- East Hampton
- Town of Southampton)
Hamlets (unincorporated)
Census-designated places
In addition to the above, the United States Census has two locations using terms that are usually used by residents of the town:
- East Hampton North – the area just north of the village, known locally as Freetown, as it was founded in the 19th century by free people of color, including some of Montaukett descent.
- Northwest Harbor – this area northwest of the village that is usually referred to locally as "Northwest" or "Northwest Woods." It has a harbor.
State parks
- Amsterdam Beach State Park
- Camp Hero State Park
- Hither Hills State Park
- Montauk Downs State Park
- Montauk Point State Park
- Napeague State Park
- Sag Harbor State Golf Course
- Shadmoor State Park
Suffolk County parks
- Cedar Point County Park
- Theodore Roosevelt County Park
Education
East Hampton does not have any colleges. The now disbanded Clinton Academy on Main Street was the first chartered Academy authorized by the New York State Board of Regents in 1784.[62] Three high schools are in the Town:
- East Hampton High School, part of the East Hampton Union Free School District, and the principal school for the entire town outside of Sag Harbor. There were 920 enrolled students in grades 9-12 for the 2019–2020 school year.[63] Its mascot is the Bonackers, which derives its name from Accabonac Harbor in the nearby Springs.
- Pierson Middle-High School, part of the Sag Harbor Union Free School District, is physically in East Hampton and serves Sag Harbor (which is partially within the town of Southampton). There were 535 enrolled students in grades 6-12 for the 2019–2020 school year.[64] Its mascot is the Whalers.
- Ross School – The largest private school on the East End, the Ross School educates students from pre-school through 12th grade.[65]
American educator Catharine Beecher was born in East Hampton.
Television stations in East Hampton
- UHF Channel 50, the largest FCC licensed TV station in Suffolk County. It broadcasts from the East Hampton Airportindustrial park in Wainscott.
- Local-access television broadcasts the two public access channels in East Hampton town, Ch 20 public access, and Ch 22 government and education. They are located at the LTV Studios in Wainscott.
Radio stations in East Hampton
East Hampton
- WEHM 96.9 FM
Montauk
Transportation
Railroad lines
The
Bus service
The Town of East Hampton is served primarily by Suffolk County Transit bus routes, although Hampton Jitney buses are available for trips to New York City.
Major roads
- New York State Route 27
- New York State Route 114
- County Route 38
- County Route 79
- County Route 113
Airports
The town of East Hampton contains the East Hampton Airport along the Southampton-East Hampton town line, and Montauk Airport on the northeastern corner of Lake Montauk.
Ferries
The sole ferry in the Town of East Hampton is a passenger ferry taking people across the Block Island Sound between Montauk Harbor and either Block Island, New London, or Oak Bluffs on Martha's Vineyard.
See also
References
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I believe that foremost among them is protecting and improving our water quality
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