Huntington (CDP), New York
Encyclopedia
Huntington is a hamlet located in the Town of Huntington
in Suffolk County, New York
, United States
. The Census Bureau has also defined a census-designated place
(CDP) with the same name that corresponds to the most densely populated area, however local understanding of the hamlet may differ somewhat from the census definition.
The aggregate demographic and geographic data for the hamlet is also included in the data for the Town of Huntington. The population was 18,403 at the 2000 census. The central business district, called Huntington Village locally, is old and well developed, but it is not incorporated and does not have a village form of government.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the CDP has a total area of 7.7 square miles (19.9 km²), of which, 7.5 square miles (19.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (1.82%) is water.
of 2000, there were 18,403 people, 7,052 households, and 4,992 families residing in the CDP. The population density
was 2,442.5 per square mile (943.6/km²). There were 7,273 housing units at an average density of 965.3/sq mi (372.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.71% White, 2.09% Black or African American
, 0.11% Native American, 1.80% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.14% from other races
, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.58% of the population.
There were 7,052 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples
living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $82,934, and the median income for a family was $100,494. Males had a median income of $71,164 versus $45,027 for females. The per capita income
for the CDP was $42,960. About 1.9% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over..
and Jupiter Hammon
, aerospace pioneer Leroy Grumman
, singer Mariah Carey
, and actor Ralph Macchio
. It is also where world-renowned jazz musicians John Coltrane
and his wife Alice Coltrane
(harpist and pianist) lived in the later years of their life together; he died in Huntington in 1967.
Other public figures who have resided in Huntington include: Fiorello La Guardia, Leon Friedman, Otto Kahn, William K. Vanderbilt III, Sergei Rachmaninoff
, George Plimpton
, Jackie Gleason
, Billy Joel
, Jack Kerouac
, Antoine de St Exupery, Arthur Dove
, George Grosz
.
Huntington, New York
The Town of Huntington is one of ten towns in Suffolk County, New York, USA. Founded in 1653, it is located on the north shore of Long Island in northwestern Suffolk County, with Long Island Sound to its north and Nassau County adjacent to the west. Huntington is part of the New York metropolitan...
in Suffolk County, New York
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...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The Census Bureau has also defined a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
(CDP) with the same name that corresponds to the most densely populated area, however local understanding of the hamlet may differ somewhat from the census definition.
The aggregate demographic and geographic data for the hamlet is also included in the data for the Town of Huntington. The population was 18,403 at the 2000 census. The central business district, called Huntington Village locally, is old and well developed, but it is not incorporated and does not have a village form of government.
Geography
Huntington is located at 40°52′40"N 73°24′49"W (40.877798, -73.413687).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the CDP has a total area of 7.7 square miles (19.9 km²), of which, 7.5 square miles (19.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (1.82%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 18,403 people, 7,052 households, and 4,992 families residing in the CDP. 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 2,442.5 per square mile (943.6/km²). There were 7,273 housing units at an average density of 965.3/sq mi (372.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.71% White, 2.09% Black or African American
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 0.11% Native American, 1.80% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.14% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.58% of the population.
There were 7,052 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% 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, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $82,934, and the median income for a family was $100,494. Males had a median income of $71,164 versus $45,027 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 CDP was $42,960. About 1.9% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over..
Famous residents
Huntington is the birthplace of American poets Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman
Walter "Walt" Whitman was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse...
and Jupiter Hammon
Jupiter Hammon
Jupiter Hammon was a Black poet who became the first African-American published writer in America when a poem appeared in print in 1760. He was a slave his entire life, and the date of his death is unknown. He was living in 1790 at the age of 79, and died by 1806...
, aerospace pioneer Leroy Grumman
Leroy Grumman
Leroy Randle "Roy" Grumman was an American aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and industrialist. In 1929, he co-founded Grumman Aeronautical Engineering Co. later to become Grumman Aerospace Corporation, now part of Northrop Grumman.-Early life:Born in Huntington, New York, Grumman's forebears had...
, singer Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
, and actor Ralph Macchio
Ralph Macchio
Ralph George Macchio is an American actor, best known for his roles as Daniel LaRusso in the Karate Kid series, Bill Gambini in My Cousin Vinny, and Johnny Cade in The Outsiders. He is also known to American television audiences for his season five recurring role as Jeremy Andretti on the...
. It is also where world-renowned jazz musicians John Coltrane
John Coltrane
John William Coltrane was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and later was at the forefront of free jazz...
and his wife Alice Coltrane
Alice Coltrane
Alice Coltrane, née McLeod was an American jazz pianist, organist, harpist, and composer.-Biography:...
(harpist and pianist) lived in the later years of their life together; he died in Huntington in 1967.
Other public figures who have resided in Huntington include: Fiorello La Guardia, Leon Friedman, Otto Kahn, William K. Vanderbilt III, Sergei Rachmaninoff
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music...
, George Plimpton
George Plimpton
George Ames Plimpton was an American journalist, writer, editor, and actor. He is widely known for his sports writing and for helping to found The Paris Review.-Early life:...
, Jackie Gleason
Jackie Gleason
Jackie Gleason was an American comedian, actor and musician. He was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy style, especially by his character Ralph Kramden on The Honeymooners, a situation-comedy television series. His most noted film roles were as Minnesota Fats in the drama film The...
, Billy Joel
Billy Joel
William Martin "Billy" Joel is an American musician and pianist, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to...
, Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac
Jean-Louis "Jack" Lebris de Kerouac was an American novelist and poet. He is considered a literary iconoclast and, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, a pioneer of the Beat Generation. Kerouac is recognized for his spontaneous method of writing, covering topics such as Catholic...
, Antoine de St Exupery, Arthur Dove
Arthur Dove
Arthur Garfield Dove was an American artist. An early American modernist, he is often considered the first American abstract painter.-Youth and education:...
, George Grosz
George Grosz
Georg Ehrenfried Groß was a German artist known especially for his savagely caricatural drawings of Berlin life in the 1920s...
.