Quiogue is a

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and

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(CDP) in the Town of Southampton, in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 816 at the 2010 census. The name of the CDP was corrected from "Quioque" to "Quiogue" by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2010.

Geography

Quiogue is located at (40.8198217, -72.6289837) and its

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is . According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 25.5%, is water.

Demographics of the CDP

As of the

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of 2000, there were 800 people, 336 households, and 192 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 635.7 per square mile (245.1/km²). There were 545 housing units at an average density of 433.1/sq mi (167.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 74.50%

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(596 people), 11.00%

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(88 people), 1.00% Native American (8 people), 1.88% Asian (15 people), 7.00% from

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(56 people), and 4.62% from two or more races (37 people).

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or Latino of any race were 14.38% (115 people) of the population. There were 336 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.6% were non-families. 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.02. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.3% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.7 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $50,759, and the median income for a family was $62,250. Males had a median income of $38,036 versus $31,696 for females. The

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for the CDP was $29,939. About 2.2% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the

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, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 12.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Town of Southampton: Hamlets

{{authority control Southampton (town), New York Hamlets in New York (state) Census-designated places in New York (state) Census-designated places in Suffolk County, New York Hamlets in Suffolk County, New York Populated coastal places in New York (state)