Northport

Northport is a historic maritime village on the northern shore of Long Island in Suffolk County, New York, United States. Initially designated Great Cow Harbour by 17th-century English colonists, the area was officially renamed Northport in 1837. In 1894, in an effort to localize governance, the community was incorporated as a village. As of 2010, the village has a population of approximately 7,401 and is served by the Northport-East Northport School District. Northport is known for its Victorian era village center, still bearing trolley rails from a long since discontinued streetcar line. The village Main Street runs from the Village Green along the harbor-front to the former hamlet of Vernon Valley, which has since been subsumed by the neighboring community of East Northport. The oldest house still standing in Northport, the Skidmore House on Main Street, was built in 1761. In 2009 the house was put up for sale, sparking the village to pass a historical preservation law. In the early 19th century, Great Cow Harbor was still a rural farming community. The 1860 census listed Northport's population at 1,016. By 1874, it had become the most flourishing village on Suffolk County's north shore, with three ship yards, five sets of marine railways, two hotels, and at least six general stores. The shipbuilding boom lasted fifty years, but waned at the end of the century as steel-hulled ships began replacing the wooden vessels produced in the village.

History

Northport is the primary city name, but also Fort Salonga are acceptable city names or spellings, Asharoken, Crab Meadow, Eatons Neck, Sunken Meadow on the other hand no longer accepted or obsolete and are no longer used as a designation. Northport is a village on Long Island, New York. It was founded in 1656 by the Matinecocks, one of the 13 Native American tribes of Long Island. The oldest house still standing in Northport, the Skidmore House on Main Street, was built in 1761. Northport was not formally incorporated until 1894, becoming the first village in the Town of Huntington to do so. In 1967, the Northport Power Company opened the largest electric-fired station on the island, which is currently the largest power station in the U.S. The village is home to the Long Island Rail Road, which opened on April 25, 1868, and the New York and Long Island Railroad, which closed on August 19, 1924. It is also the home of Northport Memorial Park, a public park which is a defining feature of the village. The park is located at 40.9995°N 73.3296°W / 40.8995°W; -73.3295°W. (The nearby hamlet of Centerport was known as Little Cow Harbour.) Northport is also home to Crab Meadow, an independent settlement of parts of the community of Crab Meadow (also known as Fresh Hook), as well as western parts of western Northport. The town of Huntington is located on the other side of the harbor, and is the largest city in Suffolk County, with a population of 2.4 million. North port is located in the northern part of the Long island Peninsula, which was once known as the East End of the East Coast.

Geography

Northport is located at 40°5410N 73°2039W (40.902803, -73.344069) According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²) Most of the village is made up of the low, steep hills of Long Island's northern terminal moraine. A prominent feature of Northport is Steer's Pit (known simply as "The Pit" to locals) This unusual geographic feature is the result of sand mining operations by the Steers and Steers Company. Mining began in 1923 and ceased in the 1950s. The mined sand was shipped by barge to New York City where, mixed with Portland cement and rock aggregate, it became the sidewalks of New York. The area has since been utilized for home and condo use, and a portion of the Pit is a park used by local youth soccer and baseball leagues. The Northport Fire Department maintains a training facility in the Pit that is the site of the annual fireman's fair in the summer. The village is located on Long Island, New York, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The city of N.Y. is in the state of Connecticut, and the town of Nantucket is in New Hampshire. Northport has a population of 2,816. It is located in the eastern part of the Long Island Peninsula, near the northern tip of the island.

Government

The village is roughly defined by the boundaries of NY Route 25A to the south, Waterside Rd to the east, and Northport Harbor to the west. The Northport Police Department, established in 1929, conducts all patrol and arrest processing and most training in-house. The department also has a marine unit which patrols the waterways. The village has an elected mayor, deputy mayor, and a board of three trustees. The town has a fire department with 17 full-time officers and a police department with two part-time detectives. It is home to the Northport Volunteer Fire Department, which has its own police department and marine unit. It also has an ambulance service, which is based in the village. It has a public library with a circulation of 2,000 books. The city has a library with 2,500 books, and an auditorium with 1,200 books, which also serves as a meeting place for the town's residents. The mayor has a budget of $1,000,000 for the village, which he can spend on anything he wants. The Town of Northport has a population of about 1,000. The population of the village is about 3,000 people, with the majority of the residents living in Northport. The Village has a mayor, a deputy mayor and aBoard of Trustees, who have a total of three seats on the village's board of trustees, and the mayor is the mayor's son-in-law, who has served as mayor since 2008.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 7,401 people, 2,955 households, and 2,074 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,290.0 people per square mile (1,276.3/km²) The racial makeup of the village was 92.04% White, 2.59% African American, 0.05% Native American, 1.25% Asian, 0.,01% Pacific Islander, 0,30% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.09% of the population. The median income for a household was $90,250, and $104,488 for a family. The per capita income for the village is $43,694. About 1.6% of families and 2.8% of residents were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under the age of 18. The village is located on the U.S. Geological Survey map of New Hampshire. It is the only town in the state to be on the National Register of Historic Places. It was the site of the New Hampshire Turnpike, which was built in 1881. The U.N. World Heritage Site is also located in New Hampshire, and was once the location of the World War II Memorial, which is now a National Park. The National Park Service has a base station in the town. It has a population of 7,347, making it one of the most populated towns in the world.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Northport, Suffolk County, New York = 31.3. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 61. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Northport = 3.7 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 11,686 individuals with a median age of 43.6 age the population dropped by -5.56% in Northport, Suffolk County, New York population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 3,190.19 residents per square mile of area (1,231.71/km²). There are average 2.51 people per household in the 2,833 households with an average household income of $114,814 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 7.30% of the available work force and has dropped -3.67% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 25.36%. The number of physicians in Northport per 100,000 population = 248.1.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Northport = 44.5 inches and the annual snowfall = 21.4 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 104. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 210. 82 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 24.9 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 48, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Northport, Suffolk County, New York which are owned by the occupant = 73.59%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 54 years with median home cost = $583,110 and home appreciation of -5.53%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $26.26 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $11,369 per student. There are 12.9 students for each teacher in the school, 656 students for each Librarian and 312 students for each Counselor. 6.71% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 29.41% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 24.30% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).