Flanders, New York Explained

Official Name:Flanders, New York
Settlement Type:Hamlet and census-designated place
Mapsize:250x200px
Pushpin Map:New York#USA
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Label:Flanders
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New York
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Suffolk
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Southampton
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:32.07
Area Land Km2:29.78
Area Water Km2:2.29
Area Total Sq Mi:12.38
Area Land Sq Mi:11.50
Area Water Sq Mi:0.88
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:5098
Population Density Km2:171.17
Population Density Sq Mi:443.30
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:2
Elevation Ft:7
Coordinates:40.905°N -72.6117°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:11901
Area Code:631
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:36-26121
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0950227
Unit Pref:Imperial

Flanders is a hamlet and a census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 4,472 at the 2010 census.[2] It is the location of the Big Duck.

It is located in the town of Southampton on the south side of the Peconic River at its mouth in Peconic Bay. Riverhead is across the river to the north.

Geography

Flanders is located at (40.905086, -72.611717).[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 30.1km2, of which 29.7km2 is land and 0.4km2, or 1.49%, is water.[2]

Demographics of the CDP

As of the census[4] of 2010, there were 4,705 people, 1,797 households, and 1,068 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 297.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,797 housing units at an average density of 124sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 25.63% White, 21.12% African American, 8.05% Native American, 1.04% Asian, 2.08% from other races, and 12.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 42.08% of the population.

There were 652 households that had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.28 and the average family size was 3.41.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 19% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 52.7% from 15 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 6,8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 149.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $82,868, and the median income for a family was $69,615. Males had a median income of $46,844 versus $34,833 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $26,274. About 15.7% of families and 16.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Flanders CDP, New York. https://archive.today/20200212191627/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3626121. dead. 2020-02-12. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. 2012-12-28.
  3. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .