Lloyd Harbor is a
village
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in the
Town of Huntington in
Suffolk County, on the
North Shore of
Long Island, in
New York, United States. As of the
2010 census, the village's population was 3,660.
History
In 1654, the
Matinecock
Matinecock is a village located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 810 at the 2010 census.
History
Matinecock incorporated as a village on April 2, 1928, in order to ...
Native Americans sold of what is now called Lloyd Neck to English settlers from
Oyster Bay. The Matinecock referred to the region as ''Caumsett'' ("place by sharp rock"). In 1676, James Lloyd acquired the neck, which was then taken over by his son Henry. Henry Lloyd farmed the land and erected a house, which still survives in
Caumsett State Park. After his death in 1763, his son Joseph built the
Joseph Lloyd Manor House, which he was forced to abandon by the British during the
Revolutionary War. The British built several fortifications in the neck, including Fort Franklin. Henry Lloyd IV was the last Lloyd to own the estate, in 1841. In the 1880s, it became a stop for
steamboats coming from
New York City
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, bringing tourists and wealthy New Yorkers.
In 1886, Lloyd's Neck, which was then part of the town of Oyster Bay and had earlier been known as Queens Village, was set off and separated from
Queens County and annexed to the town of Huntington in
Suffolk County.
The 1900s ushered the era of the Long Island
Gold Coast
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** Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1642)
** Dutch G ...
, and various wealthy families began to buy land and build seaside mansions and estates. These included William Matheson,
Marshall Field III,
Ronald Conklin,
Harold Dimppel, Sr.,
Ferdinand Eberstadt and
George McKesson. In 1926, Lloyd Neck and West Neck became incorporated as a municipality which was named Lloyd Harbor.
Robin Gibb,
Charles Lindbergh
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,
Jerry Seinfeld and
Billy Joel have each lived on the Neck for a time. Currently many of these estates have been adapted for other uses. Marshall Field III's estate is now
Caumsett State Historic Park
Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve is a state park on Lloyd Neck, a peninsula extending into the Long Island Sound, in the Village of Lloyd Harbor, New York. It is operated by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Pr ...
, and the Conklin estate is a
Roman Catholic
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seminary
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. Others have become a county park and a wildlife refuge. Charles Robertson's estate is now the Banbury Center, a small conference center of
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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It is one of 68 institutions supported by the Cancer Centers ...
.
In 1969 the
Long Island Lighting Company
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proposed locating a
nuclear power plant in the community. Local opposition quickly defeated the plan, with
Ferdinand Eberstadt donating his estate to the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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to become
Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and , or 12.03%, is water.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 3,675 people, 1,147 households, and 1,036 families residing in the village. The
population density
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was 392.9 people per square mile (151.8/km
2). There were 1,188 housing units at an average density of 127.0 per square mile (49.1/km
2). The racial makeup of the village was 96.49%
White
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, 0.63%
African American
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, 0.05%
Native American, 1.88%
Asian
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, 0.22% from
other races
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, and 0.73% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties forme ...
or
Latino
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of any race were 2.31% of the population.
There were 1,147 households, out of which 46.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 85.0% were
married couples living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.6% were non-families. 8.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.33.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 31.3% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $380,411, and the median income for a family was $596,650. Males had a median income of $500,000 versus $41,167 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the village was $76,696. About 1.0% of families and 1.3% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 0.4% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Lloyd Harbor is located entirely within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the Cold Spring Harbor Central School District.
As such, all children who reside within the village and attend public schools go to Cold Spring Harbor's schools.
Notable people
*
Dee Snider, singer for
Twisted Sister
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*
Christie Brinkley
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, model
*
Taylor Dayne
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, singer
*
Robin Gibb, singer
[http://www.lloydharborluxuryhomes.com/ ]
*
Billy Joel, singer and songwriter
*
Angelina Jolie
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, actress
*
Sean Hannity
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, political commentator
*
Marshall Field III, department store heir
*
John Phillips, singer, songwriter and member of
Mamas and Papas
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*
Bijou Phillips
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, actress and model
*
Jerry Seinfeld, comedian, actor, writer and producer
References
External links
Village of Lloyd Harbor official websitePictures and info on Lloyd Harbor's historic estates
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Huntington, New York
Villages in New York (state)
Long Island Sound
Villages in Suffolk County, New York
Populated coastal places in New York (state)