Editing West Hampton Dunes, New York

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = West Hampton Dunes, New York
| official_name      = Incorporated Village of West Hampton Dunes
| settlement_type    = [[Village (New York)|Village]]
| nickname           = 
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| image_caption      = Houses on the ocean in West Hampton Dunes.
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| map_caption        = Location within Suffolk County and the state of New York.
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| pushpin_label      = West Hampton Dunes
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| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{Flag|New York}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in New York|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk]]
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = [[Mayor (United States)|Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Gary Vegliante
| leader_title1      = 
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| established_title  = [[Municipal incorporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date   = 1993
| unit_pref          = Imperial
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| area_total_km2     = 0.95
| area_land_km2      = 0.81
| area_water_km2     = 0.14
| area_total_sq_mi   = 0.37
| area_land_sq_mi    = 0.31
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.05

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 126
| population_density_km2 = 155.55
| population_density_sq_mi = 402.56

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| elevation_m        = 2
| elevation_ft       = 7
| coordinates        = {{coord|40|46|30|N|72|43|3|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 11978
| area_code          = [[Area codes 631 and 934|631, 934]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 36-80186<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
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'''West Hampton Dunes''' is an [[Administrative divisions of New York#Village|incorporated village]] in the [[Southampton, New York|Town of Southampton]] on [[Westhampton Island]], in [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. Located off the [[South Shore (Long Island)|South Shore]] of [[Long Island]], the village's population was 126 at the time of the 2020 census.

==History==
West Hampton Dunes is located on a [[barrier island]] in the Town of Southampton.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southamptontownny.gov/content/760/762/766/3046/default.aspx|title=Suffolk County Tax Map Range|publisher=Town of Southampton|access-date=September 25, 2013|archive-date=January 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108075119/http://www.southamptontownny.gov/content/760/762/766/3046/default.aspx|url-status=dead|quote=Village of North Haven, Village of Quogue, Village of Southampton, Village of W. Hampton Beach, Village of Sag Harbor, Village of W. Hampton Dunes, Village of Sagaponack, Southampton Town}}</ref>  The barrier island was part of [[Fire Island]] until a [[nor'easter]] in 1931 split the island creating [[Moriches Inlet]]. The inlet created a geographic oddity whereby the [[Brookhaven, New York|Town of Brookhaven]] actually has jurisdiction on land immediately west of West Hampton Dunes although Brookhaven land access to it involves a nearly {{convert|20|mi|adj=on}} drive through the Town of Southampton.

The village incorporated in 1993 in attempt to have more control over its precarious state since it was obliterated in the [[Great Hurricane of 1938]], the [[1991 Halloween Nor'easter]] ("The Perfect Storm") and again in a 1992 nor'easter. Specifically, the village wanted to have a say in [[U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]] handling of the barrier beach—particularly in response to a series of [[groyne]]s at [[Shinnecock Inlet]] that have created major [[coastal erosion|beach erosion]] "downstream" in the [[longshore drift]]. Almost immediately after incorporation, Gary Vegliante, the village's first and to date only mayor, sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for $200 million.  The Corps settled the suit and began replenishing the beach leading to a building boom on what had been a devastated empty section of beach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.danshamptons.com/content/danspapers/issue12_2007/7.html|title=- Founding Westhampton Dunes - The Movie - Dan's Papers June 15, 2007}}</ref>

The [[American Shore and Beach Preservation Association]] named West Hampton Dunes one of America's top restored beaches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.asbpa.org/pdfs/WestHamptonDunesRelease.pdf|title=- American Shore and Beach Preservation Association: West Hampton Dunes named one of America's Top Restored Beaches - May 18th, 2007}}</ref> In 2007, resident Yale Nelson finished a documentary on the town history which premiered October 20, 2007, in Westhampton at the [[Hamptons Film Festival]].

In 1996, West Hampton Dunes was the closest community to the crash of [[TWA Flight 800]], which occurred in the ocean about {{convert|8|mi}} due south of it, although news reports focused on the much larger communities across Moriches Bay that provided the water response.

===Police===
In 1996, the village, under the authority of a court order, formed a law enforcement agency to better serve the needs of the community. The West Hampton Dunes Police Constabulary consists of approximately 12 members, including a department commissioner and two sergeants. The members are certified as peace officers with the [[New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services]] (DCJS) and are trained at either the Suffolk Police and/or Suffolk Sheriffs academy. The members of the department also receive the required DCJS courses for peace officers to perform traffic enforcement duties including Radar/LIDAR, Standard Field Sobriety, and Basic Crash Management.

==Geography==
[[File:West-hampton-dunes-map.gif|left|thumb|U.S. Census map of West Hampton Dunes.]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|10.1|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.9|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|km2|disp=flip}}, or 20.45%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): West Hampton Dunes village, New York |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3680186 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212192819/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3680186 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |access-date=December 21, 2012 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref><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
|align=left
|2000= 11
|2010= 55
|2020= 126
|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>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2020, there were 126 people residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|32.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 172 housing units at an average density of {{convert|503.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 90.91% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 9.09% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]].<!--The number of households and families isn't listed in the given source.-->

There were 7 households, out of which none had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, and 42.9% were non-families. 42.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 28.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.57 and the average family size was 2.00.<!--No source.-->

In the village, the population was spread out, with 18.2% from 25 to 44, 36.4% from 45 to 64, and 45.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58 years. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 266.7 males.<!--No source.-->

The median income for a household in the village was $67,083, and the median income for a family was $127,308. Males had a median income of $32,083 versus $0 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $57,150. None of the population and none of the families were below the [[poverty line]].<!--No source.-->

== Government ==
As of September 2024, the Mayor of West Hampton Dunes is Gary Vegliante, and the Village Trustees are Gary Trimarchi, John J. Eff, Jr, Howard B. Freedman, and Regina M. Mulhearn.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Board of Trustees – Village of Westhampton Dunes|url=https://www.whdunes.org/boards-and-committees/board-of-trustees/|access-date=September 22, 2024|website=www.whdunes.org}}</ref>

==Education==
West Hampton Dunes is within the [[Remsenburg-Speonk Union Free School District]]<!--24420-->.<ref>{{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=6|accessdate=May 2, 2021}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[List of villages in New York (state)]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons}}
* [http://whdunes.org/ Official website]
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20180501001111/http://barrierbeach.org/ The Barrier Beach Preservation Association of West Hampton Dunes]}}
* [http://www.newsday.com/news/columnists/ny-lfisle5409415oct14,0,2585898.column "Documenting a fight against the tide"], ''Newsday'', October 14, 2007
* [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C04E2DA1331F933A2575BC0A9659C8B63 "West Hampton Dunes: Back from the Brink"], ''The NY Times'', August 10, 2003
* [http://www.csc.noaa.gov/beachnourishment/html/human/case.htm "Beach Nourishment: The lessons from one Long Island Community"], A case study on West Hampton Dunes by the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] [http://www.csc.noaa.gov/ Coastal Services Center]

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 | after  = [[Cupsogue Beach County Park|Cupsogue Beach]]
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[[Category:Southampton (town), New York]]
[[Category:Villages in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Villages in Suffolk County, New York]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in New York (state)]]