| Official Name: | Bridgehampton, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet and census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Pushpin Map: | New York |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Bridgehampton |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Suffolk |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 38.52 |
| Area Land Km2: | 33.70 |
| Area Water Km2: | 4.82 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 14.87 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 13.01 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.86 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2953 |
| Population Density Km2: | 87.64 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 226.98 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
| Elevation M: | 13 |
| Elevation Ft: | 43 |
| Coordinates: | 40.9331°N -72.3081°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 11932 |
| Area Codes: | 631, 934 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-08136 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0944725 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Bridgehampton is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) on the South Fork of Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 1,756 at the 2010 census.[2]
Bridgehampton is in the town of Southampton, on Long Island. Shortly after the founding of Southampton in 1640, settlers began to move east to the area known by the Shinnecock Indians as Sagaponack and Mecox. At the head of Sagg Pond, the settlers established a community called Bullhead, later renamed Bridgehampton—after the bridge built across the pond. Sagg Bridge was built in 1686 by Ezekiel Sandford. The bridge was the link between Mecox and Sagaponack and gave this locality its name of Bridgehampton. The notorious criminal and memoirist Stephen Burroughs lived there during the 18th century and helped found the town's first library in 1793; the volumes he purchased could be found in the Bridgehampton Public Library as late as 2002.[3]
Bridgehampton became the home of the horse show known as the Hampton Classic and a road racing course that figured prominently in American automobile racing. It's also home to one of the last Kmart stores in the United States.[4]
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,381 people, 627 households, and 369 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 147.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,494 housing units at an average density of 159.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 78.86% White, 17.38% African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 1.45% from other races, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.26% of the population.
There were 627 households, out of which 19.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.1% were non-families. Of all households 33.0% were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 17.7% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 33.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $54,896, and the median income for a family was $74,583. Males had a median income of $50,865 versus $32,778 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $43,781. About 6.8% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.2% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.
Bridgehampton is located at (40.933182, -72.307987).[6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 35.3km2, of which 33.7km2 is land and 1.6km2, or 4.57%, is water.[2]
Bridgehampton has a climate transitioning between humid continental, subtropical and maritime. Due to the cold winter lows, plant hardiness more resembles a continental environment in spite of its oceanside location.
The Bridgehampton Union Free School District operates one school, the Bridgehampton School, serving grades K through 12. The private Hayground School is also located in the hamlet.
The Bridgehampton Race Circuit was a 2.85miles, thirteen-turn road course located near Sag Harbor. The historic road racing track has been converted to a golf course and homes.[7]