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Shelter Island Heights, New York

Field	Value
official_name	Shelter Island Heights, New York
settlement_type	Hamlet and census-designated place
motto
image_seal
image_map	Shelter-island-heights-map.gif
mapsize	250x200px
map_caption	U.S. Census map of Shelter Island Heights
pushpin_map	New York
map_caption1
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	New York
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Suffolk
established_date
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	35.04
area_land_km2	13.98
area_water_km2	21.06
area_total_sq_mi	13.53
area_land_sq_mi	5.40
area_water_sq_mi	8.13
<!-- Population -->	population_as_of	2020
population_total	1601
population_density_km2	114.52
population_density_sq_mi	296.59
<!-- General information -->	timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	-4
elevation_m	17
elevation_ft	56
coordinates
postal_code_type	ZIP code
postal_code	11965
area_code	631, 934
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	36-66850
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	0965037
unit_pref	Imperial
area_code_type	Area codes
subdivision_type3	Town
subdivision_name3	Shelter Island
pushpin_map_caption	Location within the state of New York
pushpin_label_position	None

Shelter Island Heights is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the Town of Shelter Island, in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is located on the north side of Shelter Island, surrounding the village of Dering Harbor. The population was 1,601 at the time of the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.6 sqmi, of which 5.4 sqmi is land and 0.3 sqmi, or 4.97%, is water.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 981 people, 459 households and 302 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 183.1 PD/sqmi. There were 1,374 housing units at an average density of 256.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.17% White, 0.31% African American, 0.41% Asian, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.33% of the population.

There were 459 households, of which 16.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.62.

14.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 3.1% from 18 to 24, 14.3% from 25 to 44, 31.9% from 45 to 64, and 35.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.

The median household income was $65,446 and the median family income was $76,162. Males had a median income of $46,750 compared with $37,955 for females. The per capita income was $34,083. About 4.6% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The school district for the census-designated place is Shelter Island Union Free School District.

References

"ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Shelter Island Heights CDP, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder.
(2011-02-12). "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". [[United States Census Bureau]].
"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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