Napeague, New York
Napeague, New York | ||
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FIPS code 36-49424 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 0958252 |
Napeague (
Napeague is located on a very narrow, low-lying strip between the
Napeague derives its name from the Montaukett name for "land overflowed by the sea".[3]
Landmark structures
The hamlet's three major landmarks are the Mackay Radio Tower, the Art Barge, and the Smith Meal Fish Factory.
Mackay Radio Tower
The Mackay Radio Tower is the last of two towers (originally 300 feet (91 m) high and 1,000 feet (300 m) apart) that were used to transmit international point-to-point radio communications starting in 1927. At the height of
At 12:35 pm. on January 28, 1961, an
The Mackay towers were decommissioned in 1984,[6] and its underlying land is now part of Napeague State Park. One of the towers was torn down. The remaining tower is used for communication purposes by the New York State Police.[7] Its flashing white lights are visible throughout coastal areas of East Hampton.
The Art Barge
The Art Barge is the home of the Victor D'Amico Institute of Art. Victor D'Amico was Director of Education for the Museum of Modern Art from 1937 until 1969. In 1955 the department had begun art classes at Ashawagh Hall in Springs, New York. D'Amico, looking for a permanent home, worked with local baymen to beach a retired World War II barge at its current location just northeast of the Mackay Towers. A summer outpost of MoMA's Institute of Modern Art, it was for a time called the Kearsarge Art Center, for a Native American word meaning "place of heaven". A second story was added in 1961. It was re-chartered as the Napeague Institute of Art in 1973 and finally renamed the Victor D'Amico Institute of Art, after its founder, in 1981. However, the popular name of "Art Barge" stuck. The Art Barge operates June through September. A complement to The Art Barge is the Mabel and Victor D'Amico Studio and Archive, the former home of Victor and his wife, the artist teacher Mabel Birckhead D'Amico, found across Napeague Harbor on the Lazy Point peninsula.[8]
Smith Meal Fish Factory
The Smith Meal Fish Factory in Promised Land was a plant that processed
The closed Smith Meal Fish Factory was sold to The Nature Conservancy, who transferred it to the State Parks Commission. Napeague State Park was the subject of an ongoing court battle about whether it should be used as a dock for the Cross Sound Ferry for a car ferry service to New London, Connecticut.[11] The park has been undeveloped since its transfer in 1986 and is home to a nesting colony of piping plover which will dictate its future use.
Water sports
Napeague Harbor is a well-known
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.7 km2), of which 3.7 square miles (9.5 km2) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.2 km2), or 2.12%, is water.[2]
At the end of the last ice age, Napeague was submerged under the sea. (At that time, Montauk was an island.) In the intervening several thousand years, ocean currents, or littoral drift, filled in this space with sand, giving rise to Napeague.
The main settlement in Napeague is the small community of Lazy Point, also known as "Promised Land". It acquired this nickname, according to local lore, because of the menhaden plant located there in years gone by, which "stunk to high heaven".[citation needed]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 368 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[13] |
Demographics of the CDP
As of the
There were 107 households, out of which 17.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.9% were non-families. 40.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.87 and the average family size was 2.45.[14]
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 15.0% under the age of 20, 1.0% from 20 to 24, 21.0% from 25 to 44, 37.0% from 45 to 64, and 26.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 20 and over, there were 91.0 males.[14]
The median income for a household in the CDP was $93,750, and the median income for a family was $120,313. Males had a median income of $96,250 versus $32,024 for females. The
References
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- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Napeague CDP, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
- ^ "The Sag Harbor Express". Archived from the original on August 8, 2007. Retrieved June 10, 2007.
- ^ "Wireless History". Retrieved August 19, 2009.
- ^ "6 Die as Jetliner Crashes Off L.I. on Training Flight". The New York Times. January 29, 1961. p. 1. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
- ^ "Radio Facilities on Long Island". Retrieved August 19, 2009.
- ^ Rather, John (April 30, 2006). "Eyesore Or Not, A Tower Is Likely". The New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
- ^ "History of the Art Barge". Archived from the original on July 22, 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
- ^ Sherrill, E.L. III (April 12, 2007). "Recalling Captain Norman". The East Hampton Star. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved August 19, 2009.
- ^ Rattiner, Dan (June 12, 2009). "Historic Napeague Chimney May Be Taken Down". Dan's Papers. Retrieved August 30, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Rattiner, Dan (June 26, 2009). "Rule Upheld: Car Ferry Nixed in East Hampton". Dan's Papers. Retrieved August 19, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Nadel, Laurie (May 19, 2002). "Finding An Inner Balance, Chasing A Dream". The New York Times. Retrieved August 19, 2009.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 9, 2018.