North Bellport is a

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and

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(CDP) located within the

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, United States. The population was 11,545 at the 2010 census.

History

North Bellport was built by the Hagerman Land Company, named after the neighboring hamlet of Hagerman. Originally a predominantly white community, North Bellport was blockbusted during the early 1960s, resulting in a major influx of African Americans into the community. In 1962, the community was the subject of first of several notable court cases concerning the practice of blockbusting by real estate agents in New York.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 9,007 people, 2,349 households, and 2,036 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 1,937.7 per square mile (747.9/km²). There were 2,520 housing units at an average density of 542.1/sq mi (209.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 15%

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, 60%

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, 1.50% Native American, 1.98% Asian, 0.07%

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, 7.28% from

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, and 5.14% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 30% of the population. There were 2,349 households, out of which 49.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 23.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.3% were non-families. 8.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.75 and the average family size was 3.91. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 33.6% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $55,145, and the median income for a family was $56,140. Males had a median income of $38,099 versus $27,939 for females. The

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for the CDP was $16,733. About 11.5% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the

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, including 22.6% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

School district

North Bellport is located entirely within the boundaries of the

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. As such, all children residing in North Bellport who attend public schools go to South Country's schools.

Library district

North Bellport is located within the boundaries of the South Country Library District.

Transportation

The Long Island Rail Road's Bellport station on the

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is located within the hamlet.

References

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