Islip (town), New York
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Islip is a town located in Suffolk County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 322,612.
The Town of Islip is in the southern part of the county and on the south shore of Long Island.
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Geography
The town includes part of Fire Island and the Great South Bay. Its southern boundary is the Atlantic Ocean.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 422.5 km² (163.1 mi²). 272.7 km² (105.3 mi²) of it is land and 149.8 km² (57.8 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 35.46% water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 322,612 people, 98,936 households, and 78,555 families residing in the town. The population density is 1,183.1/km² (3,064.5/mi²). There are 104,278 housing units at an average density of 382.4/km² (990.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 77.25% White, 9.02% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 2.17% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 8.32% from other races, and 2.93% from two or more races. 20.16% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 98,936 households out of which 39.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% are married couples living together, 12.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% are non-families. 16.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.22 and the average family size is 3.55.
In the town the population is spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $65,359, and the median income for a family is $70,451. Males have a median income of $45,069 versus $31,660 for females. The per capita income for the town is $23,699. 6.6% of the population and 4.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 7.9% of those under the age of 18 and 7.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
History
Mobro garbage
In 1987 the City found that it had filkled its landfill capacity. The city agreed to ship its garbage to Morehead City, North Carolina, where there were plans to convert it into methane On March 22 1987 the tugboat Break of Day towed the barge Mobro 4000 and its cargo of over 3,100 tons of trash. While in transit, a rumor spread that the sixteen bundles of trash that contained hospital gowns, syringes, and diapers was a contaminant that affected the entire load. In consequence the state of North Carolina refused to accept the waste. After an 11 day delay, the Mobro made way to its home port in Louisiana but that state too declined the waste. Similarly, Alabama Template:Inote, three other states, and the nations of Mexico, Belize and the Bahamas refused the load before the operators abandoned the plan and returned to New York.Template:Inote
Lowell Harrelson, the owner of the garbage, tried to negotiate for the Mobro to dock near the Borough of Queens, whence the refuse would be carried back to Islip by trucks. Claire Shulman, the President of the Queens, was not consulted, however; she obtained a temporary restraining order that forced the waste to stay at sea. The Mobro and its decaying cargo stayed off the shores of Brooklyn until July, when the vessel was granted a federal anchorage in New Jersey. The court hearings ran until October, when it was agreed that the cargo should be incinerated in Brooklyn. The 430 tons of ash, that remained from this process was added to the landfill in Islip.Template:Inote
Communities and locations in Islip
Villages
- Brightwaters --
- Islandia --
- Ocean Beach --
- Saltaire --
Other communities
- Bay Shore, New York --
- Brentwood, New York
- East Islip, New York --
- Islip --
- Sayville --
- West Sayville --
Other locations
External links
- Town development (http://www.isliptown.org)
References
- 'Garbage Barge Begins Lengthy Trek (March 22, 1987)', News of the Odd (http://www.newsoftheodd.com/article1018.html) Retrieved May 21 2005
- Katz, Jane. 'What a Waste' Regional Review (Boston: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston) Quarter 1, 2002 (http://www.bos.frb.org/economic/nerr/rr2002/q1/waste.htm)