Bellport

Bellport is a village in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 2,084 at the 2010 census. The land that is now Bellport was purchased by settlers from the Unkechaug Indians in 1664. In 1829, Captain Thomas Bell, a Scottish immigrant, bought land there. He changed the name to Bell-Port (now Bellport), envisioning a seaport. In 1963, Bellport High School burned down, but 40 students and teachers were hospitalized. On November 26, 1983, the New York Pyrotechnic Products Company factory exploded, killing two and injuring 24. On July 4, 1980, the Bellport Academy and Bellport Village Historic District were listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The village is on the shore of Bellport Bay, an arm of the Great South Bay. Ho Hum Beach is on Fire Island, 2.2 miles (3.5 km) across the GreatSouth Bay from the BellPort Village Marina. The Whalehouse Point ferry runs from the village Marina from late May to early September. Village residents can buy round-trip ferry tickets, and their guests may ride the ferry for an increased fare for an increase fare. Residents are also welcome to ride their own boats over. Boat slips for non-residents are available for a fee, and the beach offers a bathing area, a screened-in snack shack and showers on the bay side of the beach.

History

The land that is now Bellport was purchased along with what is now the hamlet of Brookhaven (then called Fireplace Neck) and western South Haven in 1664 by settlers from nearby Setauket. Jonathan Rose was the first permanent settler in the 1680s, and by 1720 the Rose family owned much of Occumbomock Neck. In 1829, Captain Thomas Bell, a Scottish immigrant, bought land there. He changed the name to Bell-Port (now Bellport), envisioning a seaport. After World War II, nearby Camp Upton was converted into Brookhaven National Laboratory, bringing in more, highly educated, year-round residents. On July 4, 1980, the Bellport Academy and Bellport Village Historic District were listed on the National Register of Historic Places. On November 26, 1983, the New York Pyrotechnic Products Company factory (now known as Fireworks by Grucci) just north of the village exploded, killing two and injuring 24. The explosion had the effect of an earthquake, causing significant damage to hundreds of homes. On March 8, 1963, Bellport High School burned down. No one was killed, but 40 students and teachers were hospitalized. The replacement school was built in Brookhaven, but is still called BellPort High School. The Bellport Elementary School was opened in 1966, and it is still in operation today. It is located on the eastern edge of Bellport, near the shore of the Long Island Sound.

Geography

Bellport is on the shore of Bellport Bay, an arm of the Great South Bay. The Whalehouse Point ferry runs from the Bellport Village Marina from late May to early September. Ho Hum Beach offers a bathing area, a screened-in snack shack and showers on the bay side of the beach. Village residents can buy round-trip ferry tickets, and their guests may ride the ferry for an increased fare. Boat slips for non-residents are available for a fee. The village has an area of 1.5 square miles (4.0 km²) according to the U.S. Census Bureau, of which 1.4 square miles is land and 0.077 sq miles (0.2 km²), or 5.94% is water. It is located on Fire Island, 2.2 miles (3.5 km) across the GreatSouth Bay from the village Marina. Surfers, sunbathers, and fishermen especially enjoy its privateness. The beach is open to the public from sunrise to sunset. It has a total population of 1,788. It was founded in 1788. The town is located in the New York City borough of Queens, New York, and has a population of 2,856. It also has a small section of Long Island, New Jersey, which is part of the city of N.Y. and the state of New York. The population of the village is 1,874. It had a population in the 2010 Census.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,363 people, 993 households, and 684 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,619.7 people per square mile (624.9/ km²) The racial makeup of the village was 95.13% White, 1.27% African American, 0.38% Native American,. 1.65% Asian,0.08% Pacific Islander, and 1.21% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.78% of the population. The median income for a household in theVillage was $77,523, and the median family income was $80,850. The per capita income for the Village was $38,906. About 0.6% of families were below the poverty threshold, including 0.9% of those under age 18 and1.7% ofThose age 65 or over. The village is located on the U.S. Route 20 corridor. It is located near the junction of the New Hampshire Turnpike and the New Jersey Turnpikes. The U.N. State Line runs through the village, and connects to New Hampshire and New Hampshire via the New England Turnpiked Highway. The New Hampshire Toll Road connects the village to the New York State Highway 7 corridor and the Connecticut River. It also connects to the Massachusetts Turnpute Highway and the Pennsylvania Turnputed Highway. It was the site of the first train station, built in 1881.

Government

Bellport is governed by four trustees and a mayor. Each trustee is elected to a two-year term, with two trustees up for election every year. Bellport is responsible for many local services, such as snow removal, road maintenance, and garbage removal. These are paid for by taxes on property within the village boundaries, which the Brookhaven town receiver of taxes collects. Education is the responsibility of the South Country Central School District, and fire service by the Bellport Fire District. Police service is provided by the Suffolk County Police Department and Bellport code enforcement. For confidential support call the Samaritans in the UK on 08457 90 90 90, visit a local Samaritans branch or see www.samaritans.org for details. In the U.S. call the National Suicide Prevention Line on 1-800-273-TALK (8255). For confidential help in the United States, call the national Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-844-8255 or visit the National suicide Prevention Line at http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/. For confidential. support in Australia, call 08457 909090. For support in the Middle East, contact the British Embassy in Canberra on 0800 615-7255. For information on how to get involved in your local community, visit www.suffolkcounty.gov.uk. For more information on Bellport and its services, visit Bellport’s Facebook page or www.facebook.com/Bellport.

Education

The South Country Central School District serves the Bellport community. It has six schools, three elementary schools (kindergartengrade 3), Frank P. Long Intermediate School (grades 45), Bellport Middle School ( grades 68) and Bellport High School. The district also has a middle school, high school and a middle and high elementary school. The school district is a part of the South Country School District, which is based in Southport, New York. The South Country school district was formed in the early 1900s. It was the first school district in the state of New York, founded in 1828. The current school district opened in the 1950s. The Bellport school district has been in existence since the 1950's. It is the largest school district of its kind in New York state. It also has the second-largest school district, after the New York City School District in the late 1950s and early 1960s, according to the district's website. The schools are located in Bellport, the town's largest suburb, as well as the city's second largest city, which has a population of 3,000. The community is home to a variety of businesses, including a hospital, a bank, a post office and a bank. The town's population is about 2,000 people. The high school has about 1,500 students. The elementary school has around 1,200 students, with the middle school and high school having about 300. The middle school has more than 1,000 students.

Transportation

The main route through Bellport is South Country Road (Suffolk CR 36), a former section of Montauk Highway that runs west to east from East Patchogue to Brookhaven. The main south-north road is Bellport Lane, which becomes Bellport Avenue north of South Country road. At the northern village border, the principal south- north route shifts to Station Road and runs toward West Yaphank. Other roads include Head of the Neck Road, which runs west through east from North Bellport and skirts the village's northern border east of Fairway Drive. The S68 and 7B also provide a direct connection to the Bellport LIRR station in the hamlet of North Bell Port. The village is served by three bus routes: the S66 from Patchogue, the S68 from Riverhead, and the 7B from Medford. It is home to the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) station, which is located on the MontauK Branch of the LIRr in Bellport's northern hamlet. The town's population is around 2,000 people, according to the 2011 census. It has a population of 4,000. The city's population was 3,000 in the 2010 census. The LIRN station is located in the northern part of the village, at the intersection of Bellport Road and Station Road. It also has a stop at the Westchester County Line at Bellport-Yaphank Road, near the village border with Long Island.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Bellport, Suffolk County, New York = 31.3. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 60. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Bellport = 3.7 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 5,678 individuals with a median age of 50.2 age the population dropped by -6.81% in Bellport, Suffolk County, New York population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,431.47 persons per square mile. There are average 2.34 people per household in the 940 households with an average household income of $98,674 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 7.30% of the available work force and has dropped -3.67% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 25.36%. The number of physicians in Bellport per 100,000 population = 248.1.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Bellport = 47.2 inches and the annual snowfall = 28.5 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 107. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 205. 83 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 21.9 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 47, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Bellport, Suffolk County, New York which are owned by the occupant = 72.65%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 55 years with median home cost = $385,600 and home appreciation of -5.53%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $26.26 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $13,659 per student. There are 12.5 students for each teacher in the school, 511 students for each Librarian and 457 students for each Counselor. 6.33% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 17.75% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 24.97% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).