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In the CDP, 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,
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living together, 6.5% 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.
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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. The Coast Guard barracks are now part of the East Hampton Town Marine Museum which includes exhibits from the town maritime history,
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of 2000, there were 1,067 people, 493 households, and 281 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 169.6 inhabitants per square mile (65.5/km). There were 1,664 housing units at an average density of 264.5 per square mile (102.1/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.44%
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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
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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 $ 107 million, the highest price for a private residential property.
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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 are protected by
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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.
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The median income for a household in the CDP 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
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spent a summer there in the late 1950s. Perhaps the first wave of "summer people" was the "Devon Colony", which was founded in the late 19th century by executives of the
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and boarded a train for New York. A Coast Guardsman assigned to watch the beach noticed the suspicious strangers on the beach and notified the police and the
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Many houses and other buildings still stand from the 19th and even 18th century in Amagansett, Montauk, the Hamptons and other Long Island communities.
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A popular resort location, many famous people have resided in or owned second homes in Amagansett through the years, including
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There were 493 households, out of which 21.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were
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apartment and a house in Amagansett, which Anderson called "our spiritual home." Reed died there in 2013.
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merchant who moved to East Hampton between 1680 and 1690 after the English took over New Amsterdam.
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for the CDP was $ 45,545. About 2.4% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the
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name for "place of good water" from a water source near what today is Indian Wells beach.
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operates the Amagansett School, serving grades PK through 6. Students then attend
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Marker celebrating the Amagansett's "place of good water" near Indian Wells beach
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Amagansett Historic Sites and East Hampton Village Historic District
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population was 1,165. Amagansett hamlet was founded in 1680.
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Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States
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brothers Abraham and Jacob Schellinger, the sons of a
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Census-designated places in Suffolk County, New York
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