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Rocky Point, New York

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living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89, and the average family size was 3.34.
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In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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of 2010, there were 14,014 people, 4,820 households, and 3,615 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,240.2 inhabitants per square mile (478.8/km). There were 5,366 housing units at an average density of 474.9 per square mile (183.4/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.7%
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For the period 2007–2011, the median annual income for a household in the CDP was $ 87,752, and the median income for a family was $ 99,304. Males had a median income of $ 66,103 versus $ 48,529 for females. The
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The 5,200-acre (21 km) Rocky Point site was decommissioned in 1978 and demolished in the 1980s. It now consists of many concrete ruins and downed telephone poles and radio towers, owned by the
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once operated a large transmitting and transmitter research facility, known as Radio Central. RCA began to transmit transatlantic radio messages from Radio Central over
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initiated the first transatlantic commercial telephone service, linking London and New York. AT&T's transmitter was at Radio Central, and their receiver was in
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There were 4,820 households, out of which 42.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were headed by
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for the CDP was $ 33,183. About 3.6% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the
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Noah Hallock homestead, the oldest extant structure in Rocky Point
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hiking trail is in the forest, with the eastern terminus at the
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Rocky Point is home to the site where American radio company
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Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States
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Census-designated places in Suffolk County, New York
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Rocky Point, Long Island
Hamlet
census-designated place
The c. 1721 Noah Hallock homestead, the oldest extant structure in Rocky Point
U.S. Census map
Rocky Point is located in Long Island
Rocky Point is located in New York
40°57′13″N 72°55′38″W / 40.95361°N 72.92722°W / 40.95361; -72.92722
Country
State
New York
County
Suffolk
Town
Brookhaven
Time zone
UTC−05:00
Eastern Time Zone
DST
UTC−04:00
ZIP Code
Area code(s)
631, 934
FIPS code
GNIS
hamlet
census-designated place
Brookhaven, New York
2010 United States census

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