Bayville, New York
Bayville | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 U.S. Census Map | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Nassau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.5 sq mi (3.8 km2) |
| • Land | 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 7,135 |
| • Density | 5,065.7/sq mi (1,955.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 11709 |
| Area code | 516 |
| FIPS code | 36-05034 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0943216 |
The Village of Bayville, often referred to as Pine Island, is located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 7,135 at the 2000 census. The village was incorporated in 1919.[1] Bayville has its own post office and zip code.
Bayville was a popular tourist destination in the early 20th century, featuring a sandy beach and an entertainment "casino" with dining, dancing and lawn bowling. Historically Bayville was known for its production of The Pine Island Oyster.
Bayville has traditionally been served with rail service to New York City through the Locust Valley Station of the Long Island Railroad, and its children attend the Locust Valley Schools. Bayville is connected to the main body of Long Island by a beautiful stone draw bridge erected in 1922 and refurbished in 1938.
During the 1960s Bayville became a center of statewide controversy when then Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller announced his plan to build a bridge connecting Nassau County to either Westchester County or Connecticut, using Bayville as the stepping-off point of the southern side of the bridge. Local residents resisted the idea and eventually defeated it, utilizing the Federal Wetlands Protection Act as their principal weapon. Even the Governor's sister, then a resident of nearby Mill Neck, privately supported the defeat of the bridge plan.
Geography
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km²), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (3.42%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 7,135 people, 2,566 households, and 1,906 families residing in the village. The population density was 5,065.7 people per square mile (1,953.8/km²). There were 2,683 housing units at an average density of 1,904.9/sq mi (734.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.01% White, 0.31% African American, 0.24% Native American, 1.64% Asian, 1.08% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.82% of the population.
There were 2,566 households out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the village the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $68,380, and the median income for a family was $77,838. Males had a median income of $50,969 versus $38,304 for females. The per capita income for the village was $33,665. About 2.7% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.
Notable residents
Beginning in 1927, Bayville was the home of Harrison Williams. Williams has been estimated to have been the wealthiest man in the nation on the eve of the Great Depression. He amassed a fortune of between $680,000,000 and one billion dollars, by consolidating electric utilities companies into investment trusts, with the help of his attorney John Foster Dulles & the firms of Dillon Read & Goldman Sachs.
Williams' wife Mona was voted "The Best Dressed Woman in The World" several times.
Other notable residents of Bayville have included:Virginia Coates Chafee, former First Lady of Rhode Island, wife of U.S. Senator, John Chafee; Robert Clarkson, the President of The American Express Company; Hon. Alexander Del Giorno Esq., former member of the New York State Legislature and a New York State Court of Claims - Supreme Court Judge; Joseph "Frenchy" Ferrarro, convicted murderer; Brad Fiedel, Hollywood Film Musical Composer; Ferdinand Jelke Esq., Attorney and socialite; Jackie Martling, former writer for the Howard Stern Show; Billy Martin, Baseball player & executive; William McKittrick, Director, Pan American Airways; Sal Mineo, Actor and Film Maker; Michael Novak, Philosopher & Diplomat; Winslow Shelby Pierce, Bayville's first Mayor, and a Wall Street Lawyer; Rick Pitino, Coach, University of Louisville Basketball Team; Grace Douglas Pierce Sandilands, Lady Torphichen, British Aristocrat; Henry L. Serra Esq., former Village Justice & founder of the Bayville-Centre Island Republican Club; James O. Stack, the President of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Chain; Michael Genovese, brother of Vito Genovese (Gangster); and for several summers the Actress Kim Novak.
References
- ^ "Bayville Time Line". Retrieved 2010-02-15.