Bellport, New York

Bellport is a village in Suffolk County, New York, USA. The population was 2,363 at the 2000 census. The village is named after the Bell family, early settlers.

The Village of Bellport is in the Town of Brookhaven and is on the south shore of Long Island.

History

This former fishing village became a vacation location and home to the historic Gateway Playhouse.

Former residents of note

William Glackens, artist.
the late William Higinbotham, physicist at nearby Brookhaven National Laboratory. He developed one of the earliest video games, Tennis for Two.
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, presidential spouse.
Oliver Robertson, inventor of ball bearings.
Elmer Sperry, inventor of gyroscope.
E.B. White, author.

Current residents of note

Isabella Rossellini

Geography

Bellport is located at (40.757034, -72.941603).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.0 km² (1.5 mi²). 3.8 km² (1.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (5.81%) is water.

Bellport is located on the shore of Bellport Bay, an arm of the Great South Bay.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,363 people, 993 households, and 684 families residing in the village. The population density was 624.9/km² (1,619.7/mi²). There were 1,139 housing units at an average density of 301.2/km² (780.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.13% White, 1.27% African American, 0.38% Native American, 1.65% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.78% of the population.

There were 993 households out of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the village the population was spread out with 18.7% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 32.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $77,523, and the median income for a family was $80,850. Males had a median income of $51,189 versus $40,985 for females. The per capita income for the village was $38,906. About 0.6% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.9% of those under age 18 and 1.7% of those age 65 or over.

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