Southampton, New York

This article is about the town. For the village, see Southampton (village), New York.

Town in New York, United States

Southampton, New York
Town
Town of Southampton
Cooper's Beach in Southampton
Flag Seal
Southampton
Coordinates: 40°53′7″N 72°23′43″W / 40.88528°N 72.39528°W / 40.88528; -72.39528Coordinates: 40°53′7″N 72°23′43″W / 40.88528°N 72.39528°W / 40.88528; -72.39528
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Suffolk
Government
• Type	Civil township
• Supervisor	Jay Schneiderman (D)
Area [1]
• Total	293.71 sq mi (760.70 km2)
• Land	139.19 sq mi (360.51 km2)
• Water	154.51 sq mi (400.19 km2)
Elevation	26 ft (8 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	56,790
• Estimate  (2016)[2]	58,119
• Density	417.54/sq mi (161.21/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	11968-11969
Area code(s)	631
FIPS code	36-103-68473
GNIS feature ID	0965893
Website	www.southamptontownny.gov

Southampton, (pron. suh-THEM-ton) officially the Town of Southampton, is a town located in southeastern Suffolk County, New York, partly on the South Fork of Long Island. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town had a total population of 56,790. Southampton is included in the stretch of shoreline prominently known as The Hamptons.

Stony Brook University's Southampton campus is located here.

Contents

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  1 History
  


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  2 Government and politics
  


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  3 Geography
  
  
  
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    3.1 Villages (incorporated)
    
  
  
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    3.2 Hamlets (unincorporated)
    
  
  
  
  


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  4 Demographics
  


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  5 Economy
  


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  6 Radio stations
  


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  7 Notable people
  


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  8 Transportation
  
  
  
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    8.1 Railroad lines
    
  
  
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    8.2 Bus service
    
  
  
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    8.3 Major roads
    
  
  
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    8.4 Airports
    
  
  
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    8.5 Ferries
    
  
  
  
  


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  9 See also
  


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  10 References
  


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  11 External links
  

History

George Bradford Brainerd (American, 1845–1887). East Side of Pond, South Hampton, Long Island, ca. 1872–1887. Collodion silver glass wet plate negative, Brooklyn Museum

The town was founded when settlers from Lynn, Massachusetts established residence on lands obtained from local Shinnecock Indian Nation in 1640. The first settlers included eight men, one woman, and a boy who came ashore at Conscience Point. These men were Thomas Halsey, Edward Howell, Edmond Farrington, Edmund Needham, Abraham Pierson the Elder, Thomas Sayre, Josiah Stanborough, George Welbe, Henry Walton and Job Sayre.
By July 7, 1640, they had determined the town boundaries. During the next few years (1640–43), Southampton was further increased in population by 43 families.

From 1644, the colonists established an organised whale fishery, significant in the history of whaling as the first in New England. They chased pilot whales ("blackfish") onto the shelving beaches for slaughter, a sort of dolphin drive hunting. They also processed drift whales they found on shore. They observed the Native Americans' hunting techniques, improved on their weapons and boats, and then went out to ocean hunting.^[3]

The first meeting house was on a hill that is the site of the current Southampton Hospital. The oldest existent house in the town is the Halsey House at 249 Main Street, which was built by Thomas Halsey, one of the first Englishmen to trade with the Shinnecocks.^[4]

Shinnecock Hills Golf Club

Southampton has 47 public and private cemeteries,^[5] not including Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, which is claimed as an Indian burial ground that is no longer in active use.^[6]
Southampton is named after the port city of Southampton in Hampshire, England.

The Town of Southampton operates an official historical web site.^[7] The site shows the locations of over 100 points of interest, historic markers, and historic districts as well as over 1500 photos.

In 2005 the Shinnecock nation filed a lawsuit against the state seeking the return of 3,500 acres (14 km²) in Southampton located near the tribe’s reservation, and billions of dollars in reparations for damages suffered by colonial land grabs. The disputed property includes the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, which Shinnecock say is the location of tribe burial grounds.

The tribe has challenged the state legislatures' approval of an 1859 sale of the 3,500 acres of tribal land. This broke the terms of a 1,000-year-lease signed by Southampton colonial officials and the tribe in 1703. The suit charges that in 1859, a group of powerful New York investors conspired to break the lease by sending the state Legislature a fraudulent petition from a number of Shinnecock tribal members. Although other tribal members immediately protested that the petition was a forgery, the legislature approved the sale of 3,500 acres (14 km²) of tribal land.^[8]

Government and politics

The current town supervisor is Jay Schneiderman, a former Independence Party member now a registered Democratic who was elected in November 2015 with 56.34% of the vote and again in November 2017 with 62.3%.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 295.6 square miles (765.6 km²), of which, 138.9 square miles (359.7 km²) of it is land and 156.7 square miles (405.9 km²) of it is water. The total area is 53.02% water.

The Town of Southampton contains 7 incorporated villages and 16 unincorporated areas, which are called hamlets in New York state.^[9]

Villages (incorporated)

• North Haven


• Quogue


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  Sag Harbor – partially, with the Town of East Hampton
  


• Sagaponack


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  Southampton (village)


• Westhampton Beach


• West Hampton Dunes

Hamlets (unincorporated)

• Bridgehampton


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  Eastport – partially, with the Town of Brookhaven
  


• East Quogue


• Flanders


• Hampton Bays


• Northampton


• North Sea


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  Noyack – also spelled Noyac
  


• Quiogue


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  Remsenburg – also see Remsenburg-Speonk
  


• Riverside


• Shinnecock Hills


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  Speonk – also see Remsenburg-Speonk
  


• Tuckahoe


• Water Mill


• Westhampton

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1790	3,408		—
1800	3,670		7.7%
1810	3,899		6.2%
1820	4,229		8.5%
1830	4,850		14.7%
1840	6,205		27.9%
1850	6,501		4.8%
1860	6,803		4.6%
1870	6,135		−9.8%
1880	6,352		3.5%
1890	8,200		29.1%
1900	10,371		26.5%
1910	11,240		8.4%
1920	11,614		3.3%
1930	15,341		32.1%
1940	15,295		−0.3%
1950	16,830		10.0%
1960	27,095		61.0%
1970	36,154		33.4%
1980	42,849		18.5%
1990	44,976		5.0%
2000	54,713		21.6%
2010	56,790		3.8%
Est. 2016	58,119	[2]	2.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[10]

As of the census^[11] of 2000, there were 54,712 people, 21,504 households and 13,805 families residing in the town. The population density was 394.0 people per square mile (152.1/km²). There were 35,836 housing units at an average density of 258.0 per square mile (99.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 87.98% White, 6.62% Black or African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.89% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 2.28% from other races, and 1.73% from two or more races.

There were 21,504 households out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the town, the population was spread out with 21.1% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $53,887, and the median income for a family was $65,144. Males had a median income of $47,167 versus $32,054 for females. The per capita income for the town was $31,320. About 5.3% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.

In 2016, according to Business Insider, the 11962 zip code encompassing Sagaponack, within Southampton, was listed as the most expensive in the U.S., with a median home sale price of $8.5 million.^[12]

Economy

Major employers in Southampton include^[13]

Employer	Community
Southampton Hospital	Southampton
Stop & Shop	Southampton
Village of Southampton	Southampton
Southampton Union Free School District	Southampton
Meadow Club of Southampton	Southampton
Hardy Fuel	Shinnecock Hills
The Hamptons Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing	Southampton
Hampton Jitney	North Sea
Bathing Corporation of Southampton	Southampton

Radio stations

Bridgehampton

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  WBAZ – 102.5 FM

Hampton Bays

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  WLIR – 107.1 FM

Sag Harbor

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  WLNG – 92.1 FM

Southampton

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  WHFM – 95.3 FM


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  WPPB – 88.3 FM


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  WRLI – 91.3 FM

Westhampton

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  WBON – 98.5 FM

Notable people

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  Riley Biggs, American football player


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  Tim Bishop, U.S. Representative


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  Amanda Clark, Olympic sailor


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  Mary L. Cleave, engineer and NASA astronaut


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  Pyrrhus Concer, former slave


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  Pamela Council, artist


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  Paul Gibson, Major League baseball pitcher


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  Grenville Goodwin, anthropologist


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  Nicoll Halsey, U.S. Representative


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  George Rogers Howell, historian


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  Andre Johnson, NFL football player


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  Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, First Lady 1961-63


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  Jean Shafiroff, philanthropist and socialite


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  Howard Stein, financier


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  Howard Stern, radio host


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  Carlos Eduardo Stolk, business magnate


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  Foots Walker, NBA basketball player


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  Carl Yastrzemski, Hall of Fame Major League baseball player


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  Victor Garber, actor

Transportation

Railroad lines

The Long Island Rail Road's sole line in the Town of Southampton is the Montauk Branch, which includes stations in Speonk, Westhampton, Hampton Bays, Southampton and Bridgehampton. Quogue and Southampton Campus also had their own stations until 1998.

Bus service

The Town of Southampton is served primarily by Suffolk County Transit bus routes, although Hampton Jitney buses are available for trips to and from New York City.

Major roads

See also: List of county routes in Suffolk County, New York

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  New York State Route 24
  


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  New York State Route 27
  


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  New York State Route 114
  


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  County Route 38 (Suffolk County, New York)
  


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  County Route 51 (Suffolk County, New York)
  


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  County Route 79 (Suffolk County, New York)
  


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  Montauk Highway, including County Route 80 (Suffolk County, New York)
  


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  County Route 104 (Suffolk County, New York)
  


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  County Route 105 (Suffolk County, New York)
  

Airports

The town of Southampton contains the Francis S. Gabreski Airport north of Westhampton, and East Hampton Airport along the Southampton-East Hampton Town Line. The Southampton Heliport can also be found on the east side of the Shinnecock Inlet.

Ferries

The sole ferry in the Town of Southampton takes NY 114 drivers across the Shelter Island Sound between North Haven and Shelter Island.

See also

• Basilica of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (Southampton, New York)


• National Register of Historic Places listings in Southampton (town), New York

References

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   ^ "Exploring Main St. In The Oldest Town In N.Y. By Emily J. Weitz – Dan's Papers – June 1, 2007". danshamptons.com.
   


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   ^ Clavin, Tom (August 15, 2004). "Southampton Takes A Cemetery Census". New York Times. Retrieved October 16, 2008. The Town of Southampton has completed the first phase of an ambitious census of its 47 public and private cemeteries in an effort to record local history and to deter vandalism.
   


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   ^ Longislandgolfnews.com Archived May 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
   


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   ^ "Southampton NY Historic Places". historic.southamptontownny.gov.
   


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   ^ "This Tribe Wants to Kick Rich People Out of the Hamptons". vice.com. September 3, 2014.
   


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   ^ "Hamlets". Town of Southampton. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
   


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    ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
    


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    ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
    


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    ^ Raisa Bruner (March 7, 2016). "The 25 most expensive ZIP codes in America". Business Insider. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
    


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    ^ Search Results - Salinas, California - ReferenceUSA Current Businesses
    

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  "Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife Refuge" at the United States Fish and Wildlife Service website


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  "A History of Long Island: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 2" on Google Books
  


• Longislandgenealogy.com

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Town of Southampton, New York.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Southampton (New York).

• Hamptons.com


• Southampton Patch


• Town of Southampton (official site)


• Historic Southampton (official site)


• History of Southampton


• Pictures and Info on Southampton's Historic Estates

v t e Municipalities and communities of Suffolk County, New York, United States
County seat: Riverhead
Towns	Babylon Brookhaven East Hampton Huntington Islip Riverhead Shelter Island Smithtown Southampton Southold
Villages	Amityville Asharoken Babylon Belle Terre Bellport Brightwaters Dering Harbor East Hampton Greenport Head of the Harbor Huntington Bay Islandia Lake Grove Lindenhurst Lloyd Harbor Nissequogue North Haven Northport Ocean Beach Old Field Patchogue Poquott Port Jefferson Quogue Sag Harbor Sagaponack Saltaire Shoreham Southampton Village of the Branch Westhampton Beach West Hampton Dunes
CDPs	Amagansett Aquebogue Baiting Hollow Bay Shore Bayport Baywood Blue Point Bohemia Brentwood Bridgehampton Brookhaven Calverton Center Moriches Centereach Centerport Central Islip Cold Spring Harbor Commack Copiague Coram Cutchogue Deer Park Dix Hills East Farmingdale East Hampton North East Islip East Marion East Moriches East Northport East Patchogue East Quogue East Shoreham Eastport Eatons Neck Elwood Farmingville Fire Island Fishers Island Flanders Fort Salonga Gilgo Gordon Heights Great River Greenlawn Greenport West Halesite Hampton Bays Hauppauge Holbrook Holtsville Huntington Huntington Station Islip Islip Terrace Jamesport Kings Park Lake Ronkonkoma Laurel Manorville Mastic Mastic Beach Mattituck Medford Melville Middle Island Miller Place Montauk Moriches Mount Sinai Napeague Nesconset New Suffolk North Amityville North Babylon North Bay Shore North Bellport North Great River North Lindenhurst North Patchogue North Sea Northampton Northville Northwest Harbor Noyack Oak Beach–Captree Oakdale Orient Peconic Port Jefferson Station Quiogue Remsenburg-Speonk Ridge Riverhead Riverside Rocky Point Ronkonkoma Sayville Selden Setauket-East Setauket Shelter Island Shelter Island Heights Shinnecock Hills Shirley Smithtown Sound Beach South Huntington Southold Springs St. James Stony Brook Stony Brook University Terryville Tuckahoe Wading River Wainscott Water Mill West Babylon West Bay Shore West Hills West Islip West Sayville Westhampton Wheatley Heights Wyandanch Yaphank
Hamlets	Canaan Lake Cherry Grove Crystal Brook Cupsogue Beach Davis Park Fire Island Pines Hagerman Ocean Bay Park Point O' Woods Remsenburg South Haven South Jamesport Speonk Strongs Neck Upton Water Island West Manor
Reservations	Poospatuck Shinnecock

v t e Town of Southampton, New York
County	Suffolk County, New York
Villages	North Haven Quogue Sag Harbor Sagaponack Southampton Westhampton Beach West Hampton Dunes
Hamlets	Bridgehampton Eastport East Quogue Flanders Hampton Bays Northampton North Sea Noyack Quiogue Remsenburg Riverside Shinnecock Hills Speonk Tuckahoe Water Mill Westhampton
CDP	Remsenburg-Speonk
Reservation	Shinnecock

Preceded by Bridgehampton

The Hamptons

Succeeded by Hampton Bays

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