Cold Spring Harbor, New York
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- See Cold Spring Harbor for other uses of the name.
Cold Spring Harbor is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in Suffolk County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 4,975.
Cold Spring Harbor is in the Town of Huntington. It is home to the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (Biological research; and the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum. http://www.cshwhalingmuseum.org/
Geography
Cold Spring Harbor is located at 40°51'48" North, 73°26'35" West (40.863398, -73.443116)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 10.1 km² (3.9 mi²). 9.6 km² (3.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 4.86% water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 4,975 people, 1,753 households, and 1,416 families residing in the CDP. The population density is 516.4/km² (1,336.3/mi²). There are 1,790 housing units at an average density of 185.8/km² (480.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP is 97.03% White, 0.42% African American, 0.02% Native American, 1.31% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. 1.97% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 1,753 households out of which 38.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.8% are married couples living together, 7.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 19.2% are non-families. 14.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.84 and the average family size is 3.15.
In the CDP the population is spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP is $101,122, and the median income for a family is $112,441. Males have a median income of $78,984 versus $44,464 for females. The per capita income for the CDP is $52,403. 2.2% of the population and 1.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 0.4% of those under the age of 18 and 3.6% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
External links
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (http://www.cshl.org)