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The Village of Shoreham is inside the Town Of Brookhaven .


GEOGRAPHY

Shoreham is located at 40°57'25" North, 72°54'31" West (40.956866, -72.908727).

The Village of Shoreham, described above, is located within the Town of Shoreham, which is located within Brookhaven Township. According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 1.1 Km&2 (0.4 Mi&2 ). 1.1 km&2 (0.4 mi&2) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census of 2000, there were 417 people, 145 households, and 126 families residing in the village. The Population Density was 365.9/km&2 (938.3/mi&2). There were 163 housing units at an average density of 143.0/km&2 (366.8/mi&2). The racial makeup of the village was 95.20% White , 0.00% African American , 0.00% Native American , 2.40% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 2.16% from Other Races , and 0.24% from two or more races. 2.88% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 145 households out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.5% were Married Couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.1% were non-families. 11.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 17.7% from 25 to 44, 36.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $109,719, and the median income for a family was $116,985. Males had a median income of $81,873 versus $31,250 for females. The Per Capita Income for the village was $37,620. 1.4% of the population and 0.0% of families were below the Poverty Line . 0.0% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.


FACILITIES

At Shoreham, Nikolas Tesla built the Wardenclyffe Tower , which was dismantled in 1917. Nowadays there is the Static Inverter Plant of the HVDC Cross Sound Cable .


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