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Gilgo, New York

Field	Value
official_name	Gilgo, New York
settlement_type	Hamlet and census-designated place
image_skyline	File:GilgoBeach.jpg
image_caption	The Great South Bay looking toward Long Island from Gilgo Beach
pushpin_map	New York
pushpin_label_position	right
pushpin_label	Gilgo
pushpin_map_caption	Location within the state of New York
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	New York
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Suffolk
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	39.84
area_land_km2	13.00
area_water_km2	26.84
area_total_sq_mi	15.38
area_land_sq_mi	5.02
area_water_sq_mi	10.36
population_as_of	2020
population_total	185
population_density_km2	14.23
population_density_sq_mi	36.86
timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	-4
elevation_ft	10
coordinates
area_code	631, 934
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	36-28990
unit_pref	Imperial
subdivision_name3	Babylon
area_code_type	Area codes
subdivision_type3	Town

Gilgo is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Babylon in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 185 at the time of the 2020 census.

Prior to the 2010 census, the area was part of a larger CDP called Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree. The Gilgo CDP contains several small beach communities on a barrier island along the southern edge of Long Island. In order from west to east, these include West Gilgo (on the Nassau/Suffolk county border), Gilgo Beach, and Cedar Beach (no residences). To the east along the beach is the CDP of Oak Beach.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 30.3 km2, of which 12.9 km2 is land and 17.4 km2 – or 57.31% – is water.

Demographics

The census numbers are presumably for full-time inhabitants; many of these houses are second homes and not primary residences, although the proportion of seasonal residents is decreasing.

The land for these communities is not privately owned, but leased from the state of New York through the year 2050. However, the residences on the property are owned. If the leases are not renewed at some point in the future, the owners will have to move the houses elsewhere, similar to what happened at High Hill Beach when Jones Beach State Park was created.

As of the census of 2010, the racial makeup of the CDP was 100.0% White. 2.3% of the population reported Hispanic or Latino ancestry.

The population was spread out, with 19.8% under age 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 16.0% from 25 to 44, 39.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% over 64.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $154,934, and the median income for a family was $154,276. The per capita income for the CDP was $67,428. None of the families or the population were below the poverty line.

Education

It is in the Babylon Union Free School District.

References

"ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Gilgo CDP, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder.
"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
"2020 census - school district reference map: Suffolk County, NY". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].

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