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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = West Bay Shore, New York |settlement_type = [[Hamlet (New York)|Hamlet]] and [[census-designated place]] |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = <!-- Maps --> |pushpin_map = New York |pushpin_label = West Bay Shore |pushpin_label_position = right<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> |pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of New York |pushpin_mapsize = |image_map = West-bayshore-map.gif |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = U.S. Census map |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = <!-- Location --> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[New York (state)|New York]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in New York|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk]] |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = <!-- Area --> |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 = 14.00 |area_land_km2 = 5.65 |area_water_km2 = 8.35 |area_total_sq_mi = 5.41 |area_land_sq_mi = 2.18 |area_water_sq_mi = 3.22 <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] |population_footnotes = |population_total = 4625 |population_density_km2 = 817.89 |population_density_sq_mi = 2118.64 <!-- General information --> |timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 4 |elevation_ft = 13 |coordinates = {{coord|40|42|46|N|73|16|31|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 11706 |area_code = [[Area code 631|631]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 36-79301<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> |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 0969094<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref> |website = |footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_est = |unit_pref = Imperial }} '''West Bay Shore''' is a [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in the [[Islip, New York|Town of Islip]], [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. Its population was 4,648 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3679301| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212191415/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3679301| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): West Bay Shore CDP, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=January 10, 2013}}</ref> ==History== [[Sagtikos Manor]] is one of the oldest structures in the Town of Islip. The original structure, which was later expanded, was built in 1697 by New York City's first native-born mayor, [[Stephanus Van Cortlandt]]. The manor functioned for a time, during the [[American Revolution]], as local headquarters for British forces under [[Henry Clinton (American War of Independence)|General Sir Henry Clinton]].<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=AIA Architectural Guide to Nassau and Suffolk Counties, Long Island|author1=American Institute of Architects. Long Island Chapter|author2=Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities|date=1992|publisher=Dover|isbn=9780486269467|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H6sLhey465YC|page=82|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref> [[George Washington]] used it as a stopover during a 1790 tour of [[Long Island]].<ref name="suffolkcountyny">{{cite web|url=http://suffolkcountyny.gov/Home/departments/parks/Sagtikos%20Manor.aspx|title=Suffolk County Government > 404 Error|publisher=suffolkcountyny.gov|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newsday.com/topic/us/new-york/suffolk-county-(new-york)/islip-(suffolk-new-york)/bay-shore-PLGEO100101022030658.topic|title = Newsday | Long Island's & NYC's News Source| date=May 21, 2023 }}</ref> It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1976.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref> ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|5.9|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|5.7|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqkm|disp=flip|2}}, or 4.12%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> ==Demographics== {{US Census population |2020= 4625 |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> }} As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,775 people, 1,721 households, and 1,366 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1,996.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,789 housing units at an average density of {{convert|748.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.62% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.94% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.17% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.92% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.15% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.08% of the population. There were 1,721 households, out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.3% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.11. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $73,194, and the median income for a family was $75,055. Males had a median income of $61,635 versus $41,667 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $31,998. About 3.1% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over. ==Education== The school district is the [[Bay Shore Schools|Bay Shore Union Free School District]]<!--UNI 04080-->.<ref name=CensusSDMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36103_suffolk/DC20SD_C36103.pdf|title=2020 census - school district reference map: Suffolk County, NY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|page=4 (PDF p. 5/6)|access-date=2024-10-18}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36103_suffolk/DC20SD_C36103_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{IslipNY}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Islip (town), New York]] [[Category:Census-designated places in New York (state)]] [[Category:Census-designated places in Suffolk County, New York]] [[Category:Populated coastal places in New York (state)]]
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