| Cove Neck, New York | |
| Official Name: | Incorporated Village of Cove Neck |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Seal Type: | logo |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New York Long Island#New York |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location on Long Island##Location within the state of New York |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nassau |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Thomas R. Zoller |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | 1927 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.05 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.33 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.72 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.56 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.28 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.28 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 293 |
| Population Density Km2: | 88.10 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 228.19 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 7 |
| Elevation Ft: | 23 |
| Coordinates: | 40.8778°N -73.4972°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 11771 |
| Area Code: | 516, 363 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-18597 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0947571 |
| Subdivision Name3: | Oyster Bay |
| Subdivision Type3: | Town |
| Pushpin Label: | Cove Neck, New York |
| Area Code Type: | Area codes |
Cove Neck is a village located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York. The population was 286 at the 2010 census.[2]
Cove Neck incorporated as a village in 1927.[3]
Cove Neck is the site of the home of President Theodore Roosevelt.[4] [5] His estate, Sagamore Hill, is now a museum operated by the National Park Service.[4] It attracts many visitors annually.[4]
On January 25, 1990, Avianca Flight 052, which was operated by one of the airline's Boeing 707 jetliners, ran out of fuel before crashing into a hillside in Cove Neck.[5] [6] [7] 73 out of the 158 passengers and crew on board died in the accident.[7]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of, of which is land and, or 18.47%, is water.[8]
The village is located on a peninsula projecting into Oyster Bay.[9] It is located directly across from Centre Island.[9]
As of the census[10] of 2000, there were 300 people, 110 households, and 83 families in the village. The population density was 233.4sp=usNaNsp=us. Cove Neck is the least densely populated community in Nassau County. There were 140 housing units at an average density of 108.9sp=usNaNsp=us. es living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 19.1% of households were one person and 11.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.16.
The age distribution was 26.3% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 20.3% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% 65 or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.
As of December 2021, the Mayor of Cove Neck is Thomas R. Zoller and the Village Trustees are Joseph Castellano, Marjorie Isaksen, and Marta Kelly.[11]
In the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the majority of Cove Neck voters voted for Hillary Clinton (D).[12]
The entirety of Cove Neck is located within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District.[9] [13] As such, all children who reside within the village and attend public schools go to Oyster Bay–East Norwich's schools.[9]