Editing East Quogue, New York

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'''East Quogue''' is a [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in the [[Town of Southampton]] in [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk County]], on [[Long Island]], in [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 4,757 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3622832| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212193859/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3622832| url-status=dead| archive-date=2020-02-12| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): East Quogue CDP, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=2012-12-27}}</ref>

== History ==
East Quogue originally settled in 1673 and was known as '''Fourth Neck'''. In the 2010s, portions of the hamlet attempted to incorporate as a village.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2019-10-18 |title=Residents Vote Down Quogue Village Incorporation |url=https://patch.com/new-york/westhampton-hamptonbays/residents-vote-down-quogue-village-incorporation |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=Westhampton-Hampton Bays, NY Patch |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The ViLLAGE OF EAST QUOGUE – VOTE on Thursday, October 17 |url=https://eqvillageexploratorycommittee.com/ |access-date=2022-09-13 |language=en-US}}</ref> The attempts to incorporate the village failed in 2019 after the majority of voters within the proposed village's boundaries resident voted against incorporating.<ref name=":0" />

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|29.9|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|23.0|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|7.0|km2|disp=flip}}, or 23.23%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010" /><ref name="GR1">{{cite web |date=2011-02-12 |title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=2011-04-23 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
[[File:Beach At East Quogue.jpg|thumb|A beach in East Quogue.]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 5557
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 4,265 people, 1,660 households, and 1,133 families in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|414.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,465 housing units at an average density of {{convert|239.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 95.26% White, 0.70% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.96% from other races, and 2.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.39%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>

Of the 1,660 households 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 24.9% of households were one person and 9.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.08.

The age distribution was 24.2% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.

The median household income was $57,441 and the median family income  was $67,734. Males had a median income of $50,652 versus $37,115 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $28,551. About 3.5% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

== Notable people ==
*[[Laura Branigan]], musician<ref>{{cite web|url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/5853276/ns/today-entertainment/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100916053212/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/5853276/ns/today-entertainment |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-09-16 |title=Singer Laura Branigan dead at 47 - Entertainment - Music - TODAY.com |publisher=[[MSNBC]] |date=2004-08-31 |access-date=2012-10-03}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.eqny.com/ East Quogue Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.eastquogue.k12.ny.us/ East Quogue Union Free School District]

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[[Category:Census-designated places in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Hamlets in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Suffolk County, New York]]
[[Category:Hamlets in Suffolk County, New York]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in New York (state)]]