Belle Terre, New York
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Belle Terre is a village in Suffolk County
, New York
, United States
. The population was 832 at the 2000 census.
The Incorporated Village of Belle Terre is in the Town of Brookhaven
, on the North Shore
of Long Island
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 832 people, 286 households, and 237 families residing in the village. The population density
was 952.3 people per square mile (369.2/km²). There were 297 housing units at an average density of 339.9 per square mile (131.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 91.71% White, 1.08% African American, 5.05% Asian, 0.60% from other races
, and 1.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.92% of the population.
There were 286 households out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.6% were married couples
living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.8% were non-families. 11.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the village the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 36.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $132,155, and the median income for a family was $144,708. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $50,156 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $56,191. None of the families and 1.4% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 3.2% of those over 64.
, who were leasing shared housing in the village. In Village of Belle Terre v. Boraas
, 416 U.S. 1 (1974), the United States Supreme Court, in an opinion by Justice William O. Douglas, held that it was constitutional to forbid more than two people unrelated by blood, adoption, or marriage — not counting household servants — from living and cooking together as a single housekeeping unit in the village for the purpose of maintaining a quiet residential sector, a legitimate state interest.
Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,493,350. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came...
, New York
New York
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, United States
United States
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. The population was 832 at the 2000 census.
The Incorporated Village of Belle Terre is in the Town of Brookhaven
Brookhaven, New York
The Town of Brookhaven is one of the ten towns into which Suffolk County, New York, United States, has been divided. Part of the New York metropolitan area, it is located in central Suffolk County and is the only town in the county that stretches from the North Shore to the South Shore of Long...
, on the North Shore
North Shore (Long Island)
The North Shore of Long Island is the area along Long Island's northern coast, bordering Long Island Sound. The region has long been the most affluent on Long Island, as well as the most affluent in the New York metropolitan area, which has earned it the nickname "the Gold Coast." Though some...
of Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
.
Geography
Belle Terre is located at 40°57′37"N 73°4′5"W (40.9628083, -73.068439).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 832 people, 286 households, and 237 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 952.3 people per square mile (369.2/km²). There were 297 housing units at an average density of 339.9 per square mile (131.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 91.71% White, 1.08% African American, 5.05% Asian, 0.60% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.92% of the population.
There were 286 households out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.6% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.8% were non-families. 11.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the village the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 36.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $132,155, and the median income for a family was $144,708. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $50,156 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the village was $56,191. None of the families and 1.4% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 3.2% of those over 64.
Belle Terre v. Boraas
Belle Terre is known for a law that evicted students from a nearby university campus, the State University of New York at Stony BrookState University of New York at Stony Brook
The State University of New York at Stony Brook, also known as Stony Brook University, is a public research university located in Stony Brook, New York, on the North Shore of Long Island, about east of Manhattan....
, who were leasing shared housing in the village. In Village of Belle Terre v. Boraas
Village of Belle Terre v. Boraas
Village of Belle Terre v. Boraas, is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld the constitutionality of a residential zoning ordinance that limited the number of unrelated individuals who may inhabit a dwelling.-Background:...
, 416 U.S. 1 (1974), the United States Supreme Court, in an opinion by Justice William O. Douglas, held that it was constitutional to forbid more than two people unrelated by blood, adoption, or marriage — not counting household servants — from living and cooking together as a single housekeeping unit in the village for the purpose of maintaining a quiet residential sector, a legitimate state interest.