Baiting Hollow, New York

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.3 sqkm, all of it land.

Climate

|Jan record high F = 68 |Feb record high F = 71 |Mar record high F = 77 |Apr record high F = 87 |May record high F = 92 |Jun record high F = 94 |Jul record high F = 98 |Aug record high F = 95 |Sep record high F = 93 |Oct record high F = 90 |Nov record high F = 78 |Dec record high F = 64

|Jan record low F = -4 |Feb record low F = -5 |Mar record low F = 4 |Apr record low F = 20 |May record low F = 26 |Jun record low F = 40 |Jul record low F = 46 |Aug record low F = 46 |Sep record low F = 36 |Oct record low F = 25 |Nov record low F = 15 |Dec record low F = 8

|access-date = February 25, 2023 |access-date = February 25, 2023

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,449 people, 600 households, and 429 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 448.7 PD/sqmi. There were 962 housing units at an average density of 297.9 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.27% White, 1.38% African American, 0.55% Asian, 0.97% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.00% of the population.

There were 600 households, out of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 18.9% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 33.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $128,622, and the median income for a family was $126,455. Males had a median income of $128,036 versus $121,685 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $96,375. About 1.8% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

• Long Island Spirits

Education

School district

Baiting Hollow is located entirely within the boundaries of the Riverhead Central School District. As such, all children who reside within Baiting Hollow and attend public schools go to Riverhead's schools.

Library district

Baiting Hollow is located within the boundaries of the Baiting Hollow Free Library. The boundaries of this library district correspond with those of the hamlet.

Notable people

• Charlie Jarzombek (September 30, 1942 – March 22, 1987) - professional race car driver.

References

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau.
2. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Baiting Hollow CDP, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder.
3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
4. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
5. "Long Island Index: Interactive Map". Long Island Index.
6. "Composite School District Boundaries Shapefiles". NCES.
7. [http://www.near1.com/HALL-OF-FAME/2004/Charlie_Jarzombek.htm Biography] {{Webarchive. link. (2007-10-09 at the [[New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame]], Retrieved October 2, 2007)