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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Oyster Bay Cove, New York | official_name = Incorporated Village of Oyster Bay Cove | settlement_type = [[Village (New York)|Village]] | nickname = | motto = <!-- Images --> | image_skyline = Village of Oyster Bay Cove sign.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = An Oyster Bay Cove village welcome sign | image_flag = | image_seal = <!-- Maps --> | pushpin_map = USA New York Long Island##New York | pushpin_label_position = none | pushpin_map_caption = Location on Long Island##Location within the state of New York | pushpin_mapsize = | image_map = Nassau County New York incorporated and unincorporated areas Oyster Bay Cove highlighted.svg | mapsize = 260px | map_caption = Location in [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]] and the state of [[New York (state)|New York]]. <!-- Location -->| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = {{Flag|United States}} | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_name1 = {{Flag|New York}} | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in New York|County]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau]] | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | established_title = [[Municipal incorporation|Incorporated]] | established_date = 1931 | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 20, 2022}}</ref> | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 11.02 | area_land_km2 = 10.84 | area_water_km2 = 0.18 | area_total_sq_mi = 4.25 | area_land_sq_mi = 4.18 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.07 <!-- Population -->| population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] | population_footnotes = | population_total = 2265 | population_density_km2 = 209.00 | population_density_sq_mi = 541.35 <!-- General information -->| timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] | utc_offset = -5 | timezone_DST = EDT | utc_offset_DST = -4 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 18 | elevation_ft = 59 | coordinates = {{coord|40|51|46|N|73|29|41|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} | postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]s | postal_code = 11771, 11791 | area_code = [[Area codes 516 and 363|516, 363]] | area_code_type = [[Area codes]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 36-56011 | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 0959719 | website = {{URL|www.oysterbaycove.net}} | footnotes = | pop_est_as_of = | pop_est_footnotes = | population_est = | subdivision_name3 = [[Oyster Bay (town), New York|Oyster Bay]] | subdivision_type3 = [[List of towns in New York|Town]] }} '''Oyster Bay Cove''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Village|village]] located within the [[Oyster Bay (town), New York|Town of Oyster Bay]] in [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]], on the [[North Shore (Long Island)|North Shore]] of [[Long Island|Long island]], in [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. It is considered part of the Greater Oyster Bay area, which is anchored by Oyster Bay. The population was 2,265 at the time of the 2020 census. [[Youngs Memorial Cemetery]], resting place of President [[Theodore Roosevelt]], is located in the village. == History == The village incorporated in 1931, and on January 14, 1932, residents unanimously voted in George T. Bowdoin as the first Mayor of Oyster Bay Cove.<ref name=":81" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=January 15, 1932|title=OYSTER BAY COVE ELECTS.; G.T. Bowdoin Chosen First Mayor of New Village.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1932/01/15/archives/oyster-bay-cove-elects-gt-bowdoin-chosen-first-mayor-of-new-village.html|access-date=December 20, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The village expanded its borders through annexations in 1963.<ref name=":81">{{Cite book|last=Winsche|first=Richard|title=The History of Nassau County Community Place-Names|date=October 1, 1999|publisher=Empire State Books|isbn=978-1557871541|location=[[Interlaken, New York]]|pages=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oysterbaycove.net/ |title=Welcome to the Village of Oyster Bay Cove}}</ref> ==Geography== [[File:Oyster-bay-cove-ny-map.gif|thumb|left|U.S. Census Map]] According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|4.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|4.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} – or 1.41% – is water.<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> ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1940= 466 |1950= 561 |1960= 988 |1970= 1320 |1980= 1799 |1990= 2109 |2000= 2262 |2010= 2197 |2020= 2265 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> }} At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 2,262 people, 725 households, and 633 families in the village. The population density was {{convert|538.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 742 housing units at an average density of {{convert|176.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the village was 90.23% White, 5.97% Asian, 1.77% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.97% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.68%.<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 the 725 households 42.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 82.3% were married couples living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no male present, and 12.6% were non-families. 9.9% of households were one person and 4.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.12 and the average family size was 3.31. The age distribution was 28.4% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 32.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males. The median household income was in excess $200,000, as is the median family income . Males had a median income of over $100,000 versus $53,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $103,203. About 1.3% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.8% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over. == Education == === School districts === Oyster Bay Cove is primarily within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the [[Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District|Oyster Bay–East Norwich Central School District]].<ref name=":0">{{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 9, 2021|website=www.longislandindexmaps.org}}</ref><ref name=":452">{{Cite web|title=Composite School District Boundaries Shapefiles|url=https://nces.ed.gov/programs/edge/Geographic/DistrictBoundaries|access-date=October 23, 2020|publisher=NCES}}</ref> However, southern portions and some of the easternmost extremes of the village are served by the [[Syosset Central School District]] and the Cold Spring Harbor Central School District, respectively.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":452" /> As such, students who attend public schools and reside in Oyster Bay Cove attend school in one of these three districts depending on where they live in the village.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":452" /> === Library districts === Oyster Bay Cove is located within the boundaries of Cold Spring Harbor's library district, the Oyster Bay–East Norwich Library District, and the Syosset Library District.<ref name=":0" /> The boundaries of these districts within the village roughly correspond with those of the school districts.<ref name=":0" /> ==References== {{reflist}} {{OysterBayNY}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Oyster Bay (town), New York]] [[Category:Villages in New York (state)]] [[Category:Villages in Nassau County, New York]] [[Category:Populated coastal places in New York (state)]]
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