Editing Hampton Bays, New York

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'''Hampton Bays''' is a [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in the [[Southampton, New York|Town of Southampton]] in [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk County]], on [[Long Island]], in [[New York (state)|New York]]. It is considered as part of the region of Long Island known as [[The Hamptons]]. The population was 13,603 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3631896| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212190445/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3631896| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hampton Bays CDP, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=December 31, 2012}}</ref>

== History ==
The hamlet was settled in 1740 as "Good Ground", which became the main hamlet of eleven in the immediate area.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Shepard|first=Richard F.|date=March 1, 1987|title=ABOUT LONG ISLAND; WHAT'S IN A NAME? HISTORY|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/01/nyregion/about-long-island-what-s-in-a-name-history.html|access-date=August 27, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Good Ground (Suffolk County, NY)|url=https://roadsidethoughts.com/ny/good-ground-xx-suffolk-profile.htm|access-date=August 27, 2021|website=roadsidethoughts.com|language=en-us}}</ref> The area where Main Street, also known as [[Montauk Highway]], is located today, was the approximate area of the original hamlet.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}

There were ten other hamlets in the area. They were called Canoe Place, East Tiana, Newtown, Ponquogue, Rampasture, Red Creek, Squiretown, Southport, Springville, and West Tiana. Most of these hamlets were settled by one or two families and had their own school house. Many of the names from the former hamlets are still featured as local street names today.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}

As a result of the growth of the surrounding hamlets and villages in the Hamptons and increased tourism from [[New York City]], the eleven hamlets, although generally called "Good Ground" collectively by the early part of the 20th century, amalgamated under the name "Hampton Bays" in 1922.<ref name=":0" /> The motive behind the name change was for the hamlet to benefit from the "Hamptons" trade that the community's neighbors were experiencing.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}

In the early 1970s and the 2010s, portions of Hampton Bays unsuccessfully attempted to incorporate itself as the '''Incorporated Village of Hampton Bays'''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 5, 1972 |title=Hampton Bays Is Due to Vote Soon on Incorporation as Village |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/11/05/archives/hampton-bays-is-due-to-vote-soon-on-incorporation-as-village.html |access-date=September 13, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rattiner |first=Dan |date=June 6, 2013 |title=It Takes a Village? Hampton Bays Hamlet, Like Others Before It, Ponders Incorporation – Dan's Papers |url=https://www.danspapers.com/2013/06/it-takes-a-village-hampton-bays-hamlet-like-others-before-it-ponders-incorporation/ |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=www.danspapers.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Erica |date=January 17, 2013 |title=Civic Eyes Forming Village of Hampton Bays |url=https://patch.com/new-york/westhampton-hamptonbays/hampton-bays-eyes-secession |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=Westhampton-Hampton Bays, NY Patch |language=en}}</ref>

== Geography ==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|47.0|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|33.5|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|13.4|km2|disp=flip}}, or 28.54%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010" /><ref name="GR1">{{cite web|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|access-date=April 23, 2011|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The hamlet is surrounded by three bays, the [[Peconic Bay]] to the north, and Shinnecock and Tiana bays to the south.  The two southern bays are a part of a greater bay system, called the [[Great South Bay]] system, which stretches from approximately [[Southampton (village), New York|Southampton Village]] to [[Jamaica Bay]] in [[New York City]]. The [[Shinnecock Canal]], a man-made canal located in the eastern part of the hamlet, connects the Great Peconic Bay with the Shinnecock Bay. [[Shinnecock Inlet]], which leads from the Shinnecock Bay to the [[Atlantic Ocean]], is the easternmost inlet, making it very popular for commercial fishing.  The inlet itself, which separates the barrier beaches of Hampton Bays from those of neighboring Southampton, was created in the [[1938 New England hurricane]] when the forces of the hurricane washed over that area of barrier beach, connecting the waters of the Atlantic with the bay.

The Hampton Bays CDP is bounded by the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to the south; by the Shinnecock Inlet and the eastern portion of [[Shinnecock Bay]] to the east, beyond which lie the village of [[Southampton, New York|Southampton]] and the CDP of [[Shinnecock Hills, New York|Shinnecock Hills]]; by [[Peconic Bay]] to the north, beyond which lie the towns of [[Southold, New York|Southold]] and [[Riverhead (town), New York|Riverhead]]; and by the CDPs of [[Flanders, New York|Flanders]] and [[East Quogue, New York|East Quogue]] (still within the town of Southampton) to the west.

Hampton Bays is located approximately {{convert|81|mi|km}} east of [[Manhattan]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 15228
|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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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 12,236 people, 4,877 households, and 3,092 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1,016.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 6,875 housing units at an average density of {{convert|570.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 92% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.87% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.70% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.10% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.69% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.55% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2% of the population.

There were 4,877 households, out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.8% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $50,161, and the median income for a family was $58,773. Males had a median income of $47,633 versus $30,426 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $27,027. About 6.7% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the [[poverty threshold]], including 12.9% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
Like most of the other communities in The Hamptons, [[tourism]] is a critical component of the local economy.

Commercial fishing remains a vital part of the Hampton Bays economy, centered on the fishing station at [[Shinnecock Inlet]]. After [[Montauk, New York|Montauk]], Hampton Bays is the second-busiest commercial fishing port in the state of New York. According to 2014 statistics by the [[National Marine Fisheries Service]], 4.7 million pounds of finfish and shellfish, worth $5.5 million, were landed in the Hampton Bays/Shinnecock port.<ref>[https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/commercial-fisheries/commercial-landings/other-specialized-programs/total-commercial-fishery-landings-at-major-u-s-ports-summarized-by-year-and-ranked-by-poundage/index NOAA Fisheries (Total Commercial Fishery Landings At Major U. S. Ports Summarized By Year and Ranked By Poundage)]</ref>

Hampton Bays was used as the set of the 2007 movie ''[[Margot at the Wedding]]'' starring [[Nicole Kidman]] and [[Jack Black]].

== Education ==
Hampton Bays is served by [[Hampton Bays Public Schools]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Long Island Index: Interactive Map|url=http://www.longislandindexmaps.org/?zoom=0&x=1313564&y=266122.5&code=53264&tab=tabServiceProviders&satellite=false&landuse=true&landuseopacity=0.8&mainlayers=Fire_boundary,LIE,ParkwayMainRd,VillageBoundaryUninc,VillageBoundaryInc,TownsCities&labellayers=Fire_boundary,VillageBoundaryUninc,VillageBoundaryInc,TownsCities,LIE&serviceproviderlayers=|access-date=August 27, 2021|website=www.longislandindexmaps.org}}</ref> The district operates three schools. Hampton Bays Elementary School serves grades Pre-K-4,<ref>{{cite web|title=Elementary School Grades K-4|url=http://www.hbschools.us/our_schools/elementary_school|publisher=Hampton Bays Public Schools}}</ref> and Hampton Bays Middle School, which fully opened in Fall 2008, serves grades 5-8. It is the first "green" school in New York state.<ref>{{cite web|title=Middle School - Grades 5-8|url=http://www.hbschools.us/our_schools/middle_school|publisher=Hampton Bays Public Schools}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hampton Bays Middle School is a GREEN School!|url=http://www.hbschools.us/our_schools/hbms_green_school|access-date=January 12, 2013}}</ref> [[Hampton Bays High School]] serves grades 9-12.<ref name=":1" />

HB Schools' athletic teams are called the "Baymen", in honor of local commercial fishermen who work the hamlet's inland waters. Team colors are purple, black and white.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

== Media ==
[[WLIR-FM]] is a [[Radio broadcasting|radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to serve Hampton Bays.

== Transportation ==
[[File:Hampton_Bays_LIRR_Station;_Two_Trains.JPG|thumb|Hampton Bays LIRR Station and two trains]]
Hampton Bays is served by [[Sunrise Highway]] (NY 27), which is a major artery to the western parts of [[Long Island]] and [[New York City]].<ref name=":1" /> The hamlet is also served by [[Montauk Highway]] ([[New York State Route 27A|NY 27A]]), which runs from [[Queens]] to [[Montauk, New York|Montauk]]. Montauk Highway serves as the "Main Street" of many hamlets and villages along the south shore of Long Island.

The [[Long Island Rail Road]] (LIRR) provides limited rail service seven days per week via the [[Montauk Branch]] connecting [[Hampton Bays station|Hampton Bays]] to [[Montauk station|Montauk]] and [[Jamaica station|New York City]]. [[Hampton Jitney]] and [[Hampton Luxury Liner]] coach bus services provide slightly more frequent passenger travel between New York City and Hampton Bays, especially during summer months. Local Suffolk County buses also provide service to neighboring areas.

The waterways in the area, including the [[Shinnecock Canal]], provide invaluable routes for boats.<ref name=":1" />

==See also==
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* [[Good Ground Windmill]]
* [[Hampton Bays Public Schools]]
* [[Hampton Bays station]]
* [[Southampton, New York]]
* The [[Southampton Animal Shelter]], located at 102 Old Riverhead Road West, Hampton Bays

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* [http://hbay.suffolk.lib.ny.us/ Hampton Bays Public Library]
* [http://www.hbschools.us/ Hampton Bays Public Schools]
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[[Category:Hamlets in Suffolk County, New York]]
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