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Amagansett, New York
Coast Guard station at Atlantic Avenue beach which alerted authorities that Nazi saboteurs had come ashore during World War II
Coast Guard station at Atlantic Avenue beach which alerted authorities that Nazi saboteurs had come ashore during World War II
Amagansett, New York (New York)
Amagansett, New York
Amagansett, New York
Coordinates: 40°58′46″N 72°7′31″W / 40.97944, -72.12528
Country United States
State New York
County Suffolk
Area
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 - Land 6. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 3 sq mi (16. 3 km²)
 - Water 1. 8 sq mi (4. 5 km²)
Elevation 30 ft (9 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 1,067
 - Density 169. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 6/sq mi (65. 5/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 11930
Area code(s) 631
FIPS code 36-01594
GNIS feature ID 0942409

Amagansett, founded in 1680, is a hamlet and a census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York on the South Shore of Long Island. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks The area code 631 is used in the state of New York in eastern Long Island exclusively for Suffolk County. Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout A hamlet is (usually&mdashsee below a Rural community — that is a small settlement — which is too small to be considered a Village. A census-designated place ( CDP) is a type of place (a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes Suffolk County is a county located in the US state of New York. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The South Shore of Long Island, in the US state of New York, is the area along Long Island's Atlantic Ocean shoreline Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches As of the United States 2000 Census, the hamlet population was 1,067.

The area is sometimes referred to as Skimhampton. However this specifically refers to the area south of the Montauk Highway along Skimhampton Road. Montauk Highway is one of the original through Highways of Long Island, New York, extending from Jamaica, in the New York City The artist Childe Hassam, who lived on Egypt Lane in East Hampton village, painted the area during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Frederick Childe Hassam (b October 17 1859, Dorchester Boston Massachusetts &ndash d Portions of Skimhampton and the area on the northwest side of Amagansett show up in the United States Census census designated place of East Hampton North, New York. East Hampton North is a census designated place located in Suffolk County, New York.

Amagansett is in the Town of East Hampton. East Hampton is a town located in southeastern Suffolk County, New York and is the easternmost town on the South Shore of Long Island

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History

Marker celebrating the Amagansett's "place of good water" near Indian Wells beach
Marker celebrating the Amagansett's "place of good water" near Indian Wells beach

Amagansett derives its name from the Montaukett name for "place of good water" from a water source near what today is Indian Wells beach. The Montaukett (or improperly as Montauk) is an Algonquian speaking Native American tribe native to eastern of Long Island, New York

Unlike the rest of the Hamptons, Amagansett was initially settled by the Baker, Conklin, and Barnes families, descendants of English settlers, and the Dutch brothers Abraham and Jacob Schellinger, the sons of a New Amsterdam merchant who moved to East Hampton between 1680 and 1690 after the English took over New Amsterdam. The Hamptons refers specifically to the towns of Southampton and East Hampton on the east end of Long Island New York. The Dutch people ( Dutch:) are the dominant Ethnic group of the Netherlands. New Amsterdam (Nieuw Amsterdam was a 17th-century Dutch colonial settlement that later became New York City. [1]

During Operation Pastorius, a failed Nazi attack on the United States staged in June 1942, during World War II, four German spies were dropped off from a submarine on Atlantic Avenue beach in Amagansett, where they made their way to the village's Long Island Rail Road station and boarded a train for New York. Operation Pastorius was a failed plan for Sabotage via a series of attacks by Nazi German agents inside the United States. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including But a local United States Coast Guard watchman noticed the suspicious strangers on the beach and notified the police and the FBI.

The Coast Guard barracks are now part of the East Hampton Town Marine Museum which includes exhibits from the town maritime history including whaling relics and a canon from the American Revolution ship HMS Culloden which ran aground at Montauk, New York. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Salvage Operations The British conducted salvage operations on the ship throughout March retrieving all 28 eighteen-pounder guns from the upper deck and all 18 nine-pounders from the Montauk is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) in Suffolk County, New York on the South Shore of Long Island.

In the Spring of 2007 the original Coast Guard station, which had been moved to a private residence in 1966 to protect it from demolition, was moved back to near its original location at Atlantic Avenue beach.

In 1998 President Bill Clinton who was vacationing in East Hampton gave a Saturday radio address from the Amagansett Fire House. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States On the same visit, Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger hosted a dinner for the President at their home in the Stony Hill section of the hamlet. Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III (born April 3 1958 is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy - and Golden Globe Award -winning American Kimila Ann "Kim" Basinger (ˈbeɪsɪŋɚ bay-sing-er often mispronounced /ˈbæsɪndʒɚ/ bass-in-jer) (born December 8, 1953)

Amagansett includes a section of Further Lane, which is a block from the ocean, and has one of the biggest collections of mansions in East Hampton. In 2007, one of the estates sold for a $107 million which was the highest price for a private residential property. As part of the settlement, several 18th and 19th century buildings which had been moved to the estate to prevent demolition were moved elsewhere in the town -- including five that were moved to form a campus for the East Hampton town government.

Two history books are 'Images of America: Amagansett' by Carleton Kelsey (died in 2005, aged 92 years) and Lucinda Mayo (descendant of one of Amagansett's 17th century founders); and Kelsey's 'Amagansett, A Pictorial History'. Carleton Kelsey was a schoolteacher before becoming director of the Amagansett Free Library -- a post in which he served until the age of 86. Town Historian and charter board member of the Amagansett Historical Association, he also performed in regional community theater for decades, and gave regular lively talks on regional history to academic and community groups. He could often be found sharing Amagansett "lore & legend" over breakfast at Estia with such well-known residents as Alec Baldwin, another Long-Island native (Massapequa). Carleton's extraordinary collection of several thousand Long Island photographs, dating back to 1860 and the 'American Civil War', were bequeathed by him to the Amagansett Historical Association.

Notable residents

A popular resort location, many famous people have resided in or owned second homes in Amagansett through the years, including Alec Baldwin, Kathleen Turner, Billy Joel, Jerry Seinfeld, Paul McCartney, Christie Brinkley, Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, Jann Wenner, and Lorne Michaels. Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III (born April 3 1958 is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy - and Golden Globe Award -winning American Mary Kathleen Turner (born June 19, 1954) is a Tony Award - and Academy Award -nominated American actress. William Martin Joel (born May 9 1949 is an American Pianist and Singer-songwriter. Jerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld (born on April 29 1954 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American comedian actor and writer Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Christie Brinkley (born February 2, 1954) is a former American fashion model, and ex-wife of musician Billy Joel. Sarah Jessica Parker (born March 25, 1965) is an American Actress and producer with a portfolio of Television, Film Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American award-winning film and stage Actor who is best known for his roles as the title character Jann Simon Wenner (born January 7, 1946, in New York City) is the co-founder and publisher of the music and politics biweekly Rolling Stone Lorne Michaels (born November 17, 1944) is a Canadian -American Emmy -winning television producer, Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller spent a summer there in the late 1950s. Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson, June 1 1926 &ndash August 5 1962 baptized Norma Arthur Asher Miller (October 17 1915 &ndash February 10 2005 was an American Playwright and Essayist. Perhaps the first wave of "summer people" was the "Devon Colony", which was founded in the late 19th century by executives of the Procter & Gamble company. Procter & Gamble Co ( P&G,) is a Fortune 500, American global corporation based in Cincinnati Ohio, that manufactures a wide Other notable residents include:

Geography

Amagansett is located at 40°58′46″N, 72°7′31″W (40. Alfred Conkling ( October 12, 1789 &ndash February 5, 1874) was a lawyer statesman and jurist from New York. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. 979532, -72. 125174)[2].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the hamlet has a total area of 8. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 1 square miles (20. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 8 km²), of which, 6. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 3 square miles (16. 3 km²) of it is land and 1. 8 square miles (4. 6 km²) of it (21. 86%) is water.

At the end of the last ice age, Amagansett stood at the eastern tip of Long Island. At that time, Montauk was an island on its own in the Atlantic. In the intervening several thousand years, ocean currents, or littoral drift, filled in space with sand. This area is now known as Napeague.

Distinct places within Amagansett include Amagansett village, Beach Hampton, and the Devon Colony on Gardiner's Bay. Other places of geographic significance include the "Walking Dunes" in Napeague and the Atlantic Double Dunes, which is protected by the Nature Conservancy and local and federal governments.

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,067 people, 493 households, and 281 families residing in the hamlet. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 169. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 6 per square mile (65. 5/km²). There were 1,664 housing units at an average density of 264. 5/sq mi (102. 1/km²). The racial makeup of the hamlet was 96. 44% White, 1. 69% African American, 0. 28% Native American, 0. 37% Asian, 0. 28% from other races, and 0. 94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4. 03% of the population.

There were 493 households out of which 21. 1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48. 1% were married couples living together, 6. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43. 0% were non-families. 34. 9% of all households were made up of individuals and 15. 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 16 and the average family size was 2. 78.

In the hamlet the population was spread out with 19. 1% under the age of 18, 3. 2% from 18 to 24, 22. 3% from 25 to 44, 33. 0% from 45 to 64, and 22. 4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 102. 9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94. 8 males.

The median income for a household in the hamlet was $56,406, and the median income for a family was $69,306. Males had a median income of $48,750 versus $36,500 for females. The per capita income for the hamlet was $45,545. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 2. 4% of families and 5. 3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 7% of those under age 18 and 4. 9% of those age 65 or over.

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