Bridgehampton, New York

Hampton Classic in September 2006

Bridgehampton is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 1,381 at the 2000 census.

Bridgehampton is in the Town of Southampton.

Shortly after the founding of Southampton in 1640, settlers began to move east to the area known by the Shinnecock Indians as Sagaponack and Mecox. At the head of Sagg Pond the hardy Pilgrims established a settlement called Bullhead, later renamed Bridgehampton -- after the bridge built across the pond. Sagg Bridge was built in 1686 by Ezekiel Sandford. The Bridge was the link between Mecox and Sagaponack and gave this locality its name of Bridgehampton

Geography

Bridgehampton is located at 40°55′59″N 72°18′29″W (40.933182, -72.307987)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 29.0 km² (11.2 mi²). 24.2 km² (9.3 mi²) of it is land and 4.7 km² (1.8 mi²) of it (16.37%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 1,381 people, 627 households, and 369 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 57.1/km² (147.8/mi²). There were 1,494 housing units at an average density of 61.8/km² (159.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 78.86% White, 17.38% African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 1.45% from other races, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.26% of the population.

There were 627 households out of which 19.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.1% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 17.7% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 33.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $54,896, and the median income for a family was $74,583. Males had a median income of $50,865 versus $32,778 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $43,781. About 6.8% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.2% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.