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The Village of Northport sits along New York State Highway 25A in the Town Of Huntington . Known for its bucolic main street which still bears trolley rails from a long discontinued streetcar that brought people to the village from The Long Island Rail Road stop that is in East Northport . Northport was incorporated as a village in 1894 . Northport Village lies on Long Island's picturesque North Shore. Main Street has a number of fine restaurants and ice cream parlors, as well as an old-style barbershop, Oscar's, and a Gap clothing store. INTERESTING FACTS Northport was also home to writer Jack Kerouac in the early 1960's where he was often found at Gunther's Tap Room, a tavern still operating under the same owner. Other notable people to come from Northport are actressess Patti Lupone , Edie Falco and Elizabeth Hendrickson (All My Children), and playwright and director Charles Ludlam . Also musicians Paul Pesco, Paul Zunno, and Vance Brescia hail from this small waterside community. In 1997 the film '' In & Out '', directed by Frank Oz , was on location on Main Street. The film, starring Kevin Kline , was about how a high school English teacher is outed as a gay man by a former student while accepting an Academy Award. Comedy ensues in the teacher's private life and small town where he teaches. Story rumored to be loosely based upon Tom Hanks acceptance speech when receiving his Academy Award for ''Philadelphia''. One scene was filmed in The Shipwreck Diner that is an actual railroad dining car that has sat near the end of Main Street for generations. The village's main street was made up to play the role of Greenleaf, Indiana. To maintain the fiction, camera crews were careful to shoot away from the harbor at the end of Main Street. GEOGRAPHY Northport is located at 40°54'10" North, 73°20'39" West (40.902803, -73.344069). According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 6.6 Km&2 (2.5 Mi&2 ). 6.0 km&2 (2.3 mi&2) of it is land and 0.6 km&2 (0.2 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 9.02% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 7,606 people, 2,952 households, and 2,069 families residing in the village. The Population Density was 1,271.3/km&2 (3,287.0/mi&2). There were 3,052 housing units at an average density of 510.1/km&2 (1,319.0/mi&2). The racial makeup of the village was 97.04% White , 0.59% African American , 0.05% Native American , 1.25% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.30% from Other Races , and 0.75% from two or more races. 2.09% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 2,952 households out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were Married Couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.07. In the village the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males. The median income for a household in the village was $86,456, and the median income for a family was $104,488. Males had a median income of $78,715 versus $50,119 for females. The Per Capita Income for the village was $43,694. 2.8% of the population and 1.6% of families were below the Poverty Line . 2.7% of those under the age of 18 and 2.8% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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