Editing Point Lookout, New York

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'''Point Lookout''' is a [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) located in the town of [[Hempstead (town), New York|Hempstead]] in [[Nassau County, New York]], United States. The population was 1,527 at the time of the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Point Lookout CDP, New York| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=October 4, 2011}}</ref> The town is mostly made up of residential homes, with several small businesses on Lido Boulevard. The town is surrounded on three sides by water. Today, Point Lookout has become a popular location for summer residences. Among its inhabitants, it is commonly referred to as "PLO".

==Geography==
[[File:Point-lookout-ny-map.gif|thumb|left|U.S. Census map of Point Lookout.]]
Point Lookout is located at the east end of [[Long Beach Barrier Island]]. It is adjacent to [[Lido Beach, New York|Lido Beach]], which in turn abuts the city of [[Long Beach, New York|Long Beach]], to the west. Point Lookout covers a total area of {{convert|0.27|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

Long Beach Barrier Island, which lies between [[Reynolds Channel]] and the [[Atlantic Ocean]], was originally formed by glacial deposits<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pointhistorical.org/naturalhistory.html |title=The Natural History of Point Lookout |website=Point Lookout Historical Society |access-date=6 February 2012}}</ref> and includes a variety of bays, dunes, ponds, marshes, and ocean shoreline, which supports a complex ecosystem that includes a wide variety of flora and fauna. [[Jones Inlet]] separates it from [[Jones Beach Island]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pointlookoutcommerce.com/|title=Point Lookout NY Chamber of Commerce 11569 {{!}} Long Island New York|website=www.pointlookoutcommerce.com|access-date=2019-02-01}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 1527
|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>
}}
At the time of the 2020 [[census]] and the 2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates,<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |title=U.S. Census: Point Lookout CDP, New York |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Point_Lookout_CDP,_New_York?g=160XX00US3658849 |access-date=August 8, 2024 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> the total population was 1,527 people and 556 estimated households. The population density was {{convert|5655.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 855 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3166.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.06% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.52% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.18% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.79% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.45% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.06% of the population.

Out of 556 households, 11.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 35.6% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 20.9% had a male householder with no spouse present. The average family size was 2.65.

The population was spread out, with 11.2% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 7.0% from 25 to 44, 33.6% from 45 to 64, and 36.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $104,386, and the median income for a family was $203,889. About 5.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], all between the ages of 18 and 64 years.

==History==
[[File:Point Lookout from Reynolds Channel 01A (9341523108).jpg|thumb|left|Approaching Point Lookout from the northeast by water (2013).]]

Point Lookout's first known inhabitants were [[Merrick, New York|Merrick (Meroke)]] Native Americans, a tribe of the [[Algonquin people]]. The first European settlers in Point Lookout were [[Dutch people|Dutch]], who arrived in the 1640s,<ref name="Point Lookout Historical Society">{{cite web |url= http://www.pointhistorical.org/naturalhistory.html |title=The Natural History of Point Lookout |website=The Natural History of Point Lookout |author=Point Lookout Historical Society|access-date=6 February 2012}}</ref> followed by the English, in the 1660s.

In 1906, [[Long Beach, New York#1900s|Senator William Reynolds]] of [[Brooklyn]] led a consortium that purchased the entire barrier island. In 1918, Nassau By the Sea was nearly wiped out by fire.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://pointlookoutcivic.org/about/|title=Point Lookout Civic Association: about us|website=Point Lookout Civic Association|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-01}}</ref> In the 1920s, Senator Reynolds established Point Lookout Inc., which brought in concrete streets and divided the community into small plots which were sold to families for approximately $2,500 a parcel, giving rise to the Point Lookout community. Those bungalows that had not burned in Nassau By the Sea, as well as others from other marsh islands, were moved to Point Lookout and can be seen around the community today.<ref name=":0" /> The barrier beach on which Point Lookout sits has been, in one incarnation or another, there for hundreds, if not thousands of years. The first mention of Point Lookout begins to appear in the mid-19th century, as a location for whalers, and as a dangerous spot for ships. A [[United States Life-Saving Service]] Station was established at Point Lookout in 1872; ironically, it was due to the [[Wreck of the Mexico (1837)|tragic wreck of the ship ''Mexico'']] on January 2, 1837, that a U.S. Life Saving Station was created; the service remained there until farmers grew [[salt hay]] on the marshes that stretch behind the site.

A series of hotel and seasonal bungalows was built, as was a seasonal railroad connecting Point Lookout to Long Beach, but nearly all these structures were destroyed over time by either winter storms or fire. During the summer months ferries from the Woodcleft Canal in [[Freeport, New York|Freeport]] brought hundreds of day-trippers to Point Lookout's beaches, and for those who lived in Point Lookout, or in the small community to the east called Nassau By the Sea, the barrier island was a paradise.

During the fall and winter of 2018, with the beach undergoing construction, the Pavilion was torn down. {{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}

Point Lookout has small homes, densely packed into very small plots, and does not have sanitary or storm sewers.

==Places of worship==
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church is located at 75 Parkside Drive, Point Lookout, NY 11561.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://parishworld.org/web/?parishid=39|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202042516/http://parishworld.org/web/?parishid=39|url-status=usurped|archive-date=February 2, 2019|title='Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Catholic Church, Point Lookout, New York|website=parishworld.org|access-date=2019-02-01}}</ref>

Point Lookout Community Church is located at 60 Freeport Avenue, Point Lookout, NY 11569.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theplcc.com/|title=Home|website=The Point Lookout Community Church|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-01}}</ref>

==Fire Department==
Point Lookout is served by the Point Lookout-Lido Fire Department, founded in 1931. It is located at 102 Lido Boulevard in Point Lookout, NY 11569.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pllfd.org/|website=Point Lookout-Lido Fire Department|title=Official Website|access-date=July 30, 2016}}</ref>

==Postal services==
The Point Lookout post office is located at 110 Lido Boulevard in Point Lookout, NY 11569-9700.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.uspspostoffices.com/ny/point-lookout/point-lookout|title=Point Lookout Post Office|website=USPSPostOffices.com|date=July 2016}}</ref> There are no mail delivery services in Point Lookout.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/29/nyregion/they-don-t-deliver.html|title=They Don't Deliver|last=Beller|first=Peter C.|date=2004-02-29|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-02-01|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==Education==
It is in the [[Long Beach City School District]].<!--UNI 17730--><ref name=Districtmapandlist>{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36059_nassau/DC20SD_C36059.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721193819/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36059_nassau/DC20SD_C36059.pdf|archive-date=July 21, 2022|url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Nassau County, NY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|date=January 12, 2021|access-date=2025-03-22}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36059_nassau/DC20SD_C36059_SD2MS.txt Text list] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721193916/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36059_nassau/DC20SD_C36059_SD2MS.txt |date=July 21, 2022 }}</ref>

==Notable residents==
Numerous [[New York Jets]] had homes at Point Lookout.<ref name="Milestones">{{cite web |url=http://www.pointhistorical.org/milestones.html |title=Milestones |website=Point Lookout Historical Society |access-date=6 February 2012}}</ref>  Additionally:

*[[Charles Atlas]] had a home in Point Lookout<ref name="Milestones"/>
*[[Chris Burke (actor)|Chris Burke]], best known for his role as "Corky" from the [[Life Goes On (TV series)|''Life Goes On'']] TV series, was born in Point Lookout.
*[[Harry Chapin]] lived in and wrote songs about Point Lookout.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/12/04/archives/new-jersey-opinion-harry-chapin-words-and-music-a-day-with-the-most.html|title=Harry Chapin: Words and Music|last=Kornheiser|first=Tony|work=The New York Times |date=4 December 1977 |access-date=2018-10-29|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Marlene Dietrich]] had a home in Point Lookout<ref name="pointhistorical.org">{{cite web |url=http://www.pointhistorical.org/milestones.html |title=Milestones |website=Point Lookout Historical Society |access-date= February 6, 2012}}</ref>
*[[Sidney Hillman#Death and legacy|Sidney Hillman]] lived in Point Lookout in his later years.
*[[Burl Ives]] had a home in Point Lookout<ref name="Milestones"/>
*[[Balaram Stack]] is a professional surfer from Point Lookout.
*[[Oscar Wilde]] visited Point Lookout in 1882.<ref name="pointhistorical.org"/>
*[[Kevin Cahill (physician)|Kevin Cahill]] had a home in Point Lookout.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/17/nyregion/kevin-m-cahill-dead.html |title=Kevin M. Cahill, 86, Dies; Tropical Disease Expert with a Political Bent |work=The New York Times |date=September 17, 2022 |last1=Risen |first1=Clay }}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
*[https://pointhistorical.org Point Lookout Historical Society]
*[http://www.pointlookoutcommerce.com Point Lookout Chamber of Commerce]
*[http://www.pointlookoutcivic.org Point Lookout Civic Association]

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