Greenport, Suffolk County, New York
Greenport is also a town in Columbia County, New York .
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The bird statue in the Greenport harbor |
Greenport is a
village in
Suffolk County,
New York,
United States. The population was 2,048 at the 2000 census.
The
Village of Greenport is located in the
Town of Southold and is the only incorporated village in the town.
Greenport is a major
port city for its area, having developed strong fishing and whaling industry. More recently the tourism industry has grown substantially too, especially in the warm summer months. This is due in part to Greenport being a three way link for travellers taking 495 towards
New York, crossing
Shelter Island to
Suffolk County, or riding
Cross Sound Ferry to
New England.
The village was previously called Winter Harbor, Stirling, and Green Hill and was incorporated in
1838. Greenport was once a whaling and ship building village, and, since
1844, has been the eastern terminal station on the north fork for the
Long Island Rail Road.
In a rare move, the residents of Greenport voted to disband their nine-member police department, a move that became effective at 1500 hours on Nov. 17, 1994. The department had been established in 1947 and was shut down following a series of scandals and an investigation that concluded the department was "corrupt, incompetent, and unable to police itself." Police services are now provided by the Southold Town Police.
Greenport is located at (41.103062, -72.363954).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.1
km² (1.2
mi²). 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (20.66%) is water.
As of the
census of 2000, there were 2,048 people, 776 households, and 446 families residing in the village. The
population density was 823.7/km² (2,142.7/mi²). There were 1,075 housing units at an average density of 432.4/km² (1,124.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 76.17%
White, 14.26%
African American, 0.39%
Asian, 0.54%
Pacific Islander, 4.74% from
other races, and 3.91% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 17.24% of the population.
There were 776 households out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.1% were
married couples living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.5% were non-families. 34.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the village the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $31,675, and the median income for a family was $36,333. Males had a median income of $36,848 versus $22,165 for females. The
per capita income for the village was $17,595. About 21.2% of families and 19.7% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 33.7% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.
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Stirling Harbor Trattoria*
Cutchogue*
East Marion*
Fishers Island*
Laurel*
North Fork*
Mattituck*
Montauk*
Orient*
New Suffolk*
Peconic*
Sag Harbor*
Shelter Island*
Southold village
