Springs is a

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(CDP) roughly corresponding to the

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by the same name in the

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of East Hampton in Suffolk County,

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, United States, on the South Fork of

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. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP population was 6,592.

History

Springs is known in art circles as the cradle of the

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movement. Artists such as

Jackson Pollock Paul Jackson Pollock (; January 28, 1912August 11, 1956) was an American painter. A major figure in the abstract expressionist movement, Pollock was widely noticed for his "Drip painting, drip technique" of pouring or splashing liquid household ...

Willem de Kooning Willem de Kooning ( , ; April 24, 1904 – March 19, 1997) was a Dutch-American abstract expressionist artist. Born in Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, he moved to the United States in 1926, becoming a US citizen in 1962. In 1943, he married pa ...

and John Ferren worked there. Writers such as

Kurt Vonnegut Kurt Vonnegut ( ; November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American author known for his Satire, satirical and darkly humorous novels. His published work includes fourteen novels, three short-story collections, five plays, and five nonfict ...

Joseph Heller Joseph Heller (May 1, 1923 – December 12, 1999) was an American author of novels, short stories, plays, and screenplays. His best-known work is the 1961 novel '' Catch-22'', a satire on war and bureaucracy, whose title has become a synonym for ...

Philip Roth Philip Milton Roth (; March 19, 1933 – May 22, 2018) was an American novelist and short-story writer. Roth's fiction—often set in his birthplace of Newark, New Jersey—is known for its intensely autobiographical character, for philosophical ...

Nora Ephron Nora Ephron ( ; May 19, 1941 – June 26, 2012) was an American journalist, writer, and filmmaker. She is best known for writing and directing romantic comedy films and received numerous accolades including a British Academy Film Award as ...

, and

John Steinbeck John Ernst Steinbeck ( ; February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was an American writer. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social percep ...

have lived in or near Springs. Artists and writers were attracted to the area due to its rural nature, despite being within of

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, and because housing prices "north of the

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" on the bay side of the East Hampton

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have traditionally been lower than those closer to the

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. Traditionally, locals are referred to as " Bonackers" which comes from Accabonac Harbor in Springs. East Hampton High School has adopted the Bonacker name for its sports teams. The main roads connecting Springs to East Hampton are Springs-Fireplace Road and Three Mile Harbor Road. Jackson Pollock died in a car crash on Springs-Fireplace Road in 1956. Pollock and his wife Lee Krasner are buried in Green River Cemetery. Pollock's grave is marked by a large

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stone on top of a hill, Krasner's by a small stone lower on the hill. Since Pollock's burial, numerous other writers and artists have been buried in the cemetery, joining the locals. The Pollock-Krasner House and Studio on Springs-Fireplace Road is owned by

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and is open for tours by appointment. It includes an external studio shed where dried paint from Pollock's projects is splattered on the floor and evokes Pollock's most famous works. The neighborhood around it is an East Hampton historic district. Springs-Fireplace Road gets its name from

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s at its terminus that was used to signal the residents of

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that supplies were ready to be picked up.

Geography

According to the

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, the hamlet has a total area of , of which is land and , or 8.19%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 6,592 people, 2,318 households, and 1,500 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 4,340 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 83.3%

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, 1.7%

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, 0.7% Native American, 1.5% Asian, 0.02%

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, 11.3% some other race, and 1.5% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 36.6% of the population. There were 2,318 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were headed by

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living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84, and the average family size was 3.27. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.7 males. For the period 2007–2011, the median annual income for a household in the CDP was $70,546, and the median income for a family was $85,582. Males had a median income of $37,000 versus $35,607 for females. The

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for the CDP was $33,937. About 4.7% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the

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, including 14.7% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The Springs Union Free School District operates the Springs School, which educates students from pre-kindergarten through grade 8. High school students attend East Hampton High School.

Gallery

File:Springs, NY NRHP collection 02.jpg, Marders pollinaters sanctuary'' Bee pollinators sanctuary ''Springs, Long Island,'' File:Springs, NY NRHP collection 19.jpg, Springs trail marker File:Springs, NY NRHP collection 15.jpg, “Little Red Schoolhouse” built in 1847. ''Ashawagh hall, Springs, Long Island, c. 1847.'' File:Springs, NY NRHP collection 16.jpg, Charles S. Parsons Blacksmith Shop. ''Blacksmith Shop, Springs, Long Island, c. 1886-1925.'' File:Springs, NY NRHP collection 18.jpg, Charles S. Parsons Smithy - Springs Blacksmith Shop historical marker ''Blacksmith Shop, Springs, Long Island, c. 1886-1925.'' File:Springs, NY NRHP collection 27.jpg, Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center. '' Springs, Long Island,'' File:Springs, NY NRHP collection 30.jpg, Marders pollinators sanctuary sign, ''Springs, Long Island,'' File:Springs, NY NRHP collection 20.jpg, Pussy's Pond Park Town Pond at Amagansett trail ''Springs, Long Island,'' File:Springs, NY NRHP collection 10.jpg, Springs General Store rocking chair ''Springs, Long Island,'' File:Springs, NY NRHP collection 06.jpg, Springs General Store vintage gas pumps, ''Springs, Long Island,'' File:Springs, NY NRHP collection 05.jpg, Springs General Store front porch, ''Springs, Long Island,'' File:Farmstand in Springs 091818.jpg, Farmstand in Springs File:Springs Historic District sign 092104.jpg, Springs Historic District sign File:Three Mile Harbor NY June 2021.jpg, Three Mile Harbor (2021)

Landmarks

* Ashawagh Hall * Barnes's Country Store * Charles Parsons Blacksmith Building * Green River Cemetery * Merrill Lake Sanctuary, owned by

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* Pollock-Krasner House and Studio * Pussy's Pond Park * Springs General Store * Springs Historical Society (Springs Library) * Springs School

Beaches

* Accabonac Beach * Barnes Hole Beach * Clearwater Beach (private) * Louse Point Beach * Maidstone Park Beach * Sammys Beach

Education

The school district for the census-designated place is Springs Union Free School District.
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Notable people

(1923-1999) was an author of novels, short stories, plays, and screenplays. * Lee Krasner (1908-1984) was an abstract expressionist painter and spouse of

. * Marijane Meaker (1927-2022) was an author of novels, children's stories, biographies, and is considered one of the founders of the lesbian pulp fiction genre. *

(1912-1956) was a painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement.

References

External links

Pollock-Krasner House
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