Huntington Bay, New York

History

Huntington Bay incorporated as a village in 1924.

In 2000, the Village and the Huntington Yacht Club were involved in a legal dispute over proposals for added floating piers made by the latter party.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.9 sqkm, of which 2.6 sqkm is land and 2.3 sqkm, or 47.32%, is water.

Demographics

As of the Census of 2000, there were 1,496 people, 539 households, and 454 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,456.4 PD/sqmi. There were 560 housing units at an average density of 545.2 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 98.46% White, 0.94% Asian, 0.07% African American, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.27% of the population.

There were 539 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.9% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.6% were non-families. 12.6% 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 2.78 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 18.9% from 25 to 44, 35.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $151,816, and the median income for a family was $163,820. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $55,893 for females. The per capita income for the village was $71,798. None of the families and 2.0% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 2.9% of those over 64.

As of the 2020 census, there were 1,446 people. The racial makeup of the village was 90.46% White, 2.01% Asian, 0.35% Black, 0.07% American Indian, 1.80% were of some other race, and 5.32% were of two or more races.

Government

As of July 2024, the Mayor of Huntington Bay is Mark Dara and the Village Trustees are Barbara Beuerlein, Luan Doan, Elizabeth Richter and Kenneth Anna.

Village police

The Village of Huntington Bay has its own police department, which provides the entirety of the village with police protection. The 2009-2010 police budget was $1,119,250.00 excluding personnel benefits and soft costs as per the 2024-2025 Adopted Budget.

References

References

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3. "About Huntington Bay Village".
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10. https://www.huntingtonbay.org/_files/ugd/b05d67_20e2916b65034951a9b301e56b1f2f9b.pdf {{Bare URL PDF. (August 2025)