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[[File:Barnum Island and Harbor Isle, NY aerial from the west 01A - equalized (9456911500).jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Barnum Island and [[Harbor Isle, New York|Harbor Isle]] from the west.]]
[[File:Barnum Island and Harbor Isle, NY aerial from the west 01A - equalized (9456911500).jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Aerial view of Barnum Island and [[Harbor Isle, New York|Harbor Isle]] from the west.]]
'''Barnum Island''' is a [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States]]. The population was 2,414 at the 2010 census. It occupies the eastern portion of an island situated between [[Long Island]] and Long Beach. That island, previously known in its entirety as [[Hog Island (New York)|Barnum Island]], consists entirely of the communities of Barnum Island, [[Island Park, New York|Island Park]], and Harbor Island.
'''Barnum Island''' is a [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 2,590 at the 2020 census. It occupies the eastern portion of an island situated between [[Long Island]] and Long Beach. That island, previously known in its entirety as [[Hog Island (New York)|Hog Island]], consists entirely of the communities of Barnum Island and [[Island Park, New York|Island Park]].


Barnum Island is an unincorporated area of the [[Town of Hempstead, New York|Town of Hempstead]]. Most of Barnum Island is separated from the [[Island Park, New York|Village of Island Park]] by the [[Long Island Rail Road|LIRR's]] [[Long Beach Branch]] rail line to [[Long Beach, New York|Long Beach]].
Barnum Island is an unincorporated area of the [[Hempstead, New York|Town of Hempstead]]. Most of Barnum Island is separated from the [[Island Park, New York|Village of Island Park]] by the [[Long Island Rail Road|LIRR's]] [[Long Beach Branch]] rail line to [[Long Beach, New York|Long Beach]].


Barnum Island has its own fire district and school district, but is under contract with the Village of Island Park for fire and education services for its residents.
Barnum Island has its own fire district and school district, but is under contract with the Village of Island Park for fire and education services for its residents. Barnum Island is included in the Island Park School District and ZIP code (11558).


The [[E.F. Barrett Power Station]] is located within the hamlet.
==Geography==
[[File:Barnum-island-ny-map.gif|thumb|left|U.S. Census Map]]
Barnum Island is located at {{Coord|40|36|19|N|73|38|51|W|type:city}} (40.605203, -73.647403).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>


==History==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.3|sqmi|1}}, of which {{convert|0.9|sqmi|1}} is land and {{convert|0.4|sqmi|1}} (28.24%) is water.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}
Previously called [[Hog Island (New York)|Hog Island]], after the feral pigs introduced by early European explorers to the Native Americans, it was later renamed for [[Sarah Ann Barnum|Sarah Ann Baldwin Barnum]]. It was also sometimes called Jekyl Island, after the name of the development company that bought it from the county.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Island|first=Jekyl|date=1922-04-23|title=A 700-Acre Development (Barnum Island)|pages=127|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10742989/a_700acre_development_barnum_island/|access-date=2017-05-04|via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{open access}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=1901-07-10|title=Jekyl Island named (headline typo says Jeykl Island)|pages=10|work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10750736/jekyl_island_named_headline_typo_says/|access-date=2017-05-04|via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{open access}}}}</ref>


Between 1851 and 1870, Sarah Ann's husband Peter owned large parcels of land on Long Island, though his primary business was a Manhattan clothier. Sarah Ann arranged the purchase of Hog Island for use as a "poor farm" – a self-supporting almshouse, a social innovation for that period, and the island was renamed in her honor.<ref name="Newsday">{{cite news|last1=Amon|first1=Rhoda|title=Life Was No Circus|newspaper=Newsday|url=http://www.newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/ny-past418,0,5407611.story?coll=ny-lihistory-navigation|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930235321/http://www.newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/ny-past418%2C0%2C5407611.story?coll=ny-lihistory-navigation|archive-date=September 30, 2007}}
==Naming==
</ref><ref>[http://www.kpsearch.com/DF/Villageofislandpark-n/history.htm Village of Island Park - History]</ref>
Previously called [[Hog Island (New York)|Hog Island]], after the feral pigs introduced by early European explorers to the Native Americans, it was later renamed for [[Sarah Ann Barnum|Sarah Ann Baldwin Barnum]]. It was also sometimes called Jekyl Island, after the name of the development company that bought it from the county.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10742989/a_700acre_development_barnum_island/|title=A 700-Acre Development (Barnum Island)|last=Island|first=Jekyl|date=1922-04-23|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-05-04|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|pages=127|via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{open access}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10750736/jekyl_island_named_headline_typo_says/|title=Jekyl Island named (headline typo says Jeykl Island)|last=|first=|date=1901-07-10|work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|access-date=2017-05-04|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|pages=10|via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{open access}}}}</ref>


Local lore connects the island's name to [[P.T. Barnum]], the circus impresario, but this is incorrect, and likely due to confusion between "PT" and "PC" (Peter C.).<ref name="Newsday" />
Between 1851 and 1870, Sarah Ann's husband Peter owned large parcels of land on Long Island, though his primary business was a Manhattan clothier. Sarah Ann arranged the purchase of Hog Island for use as a "poor farm" – a self-supporting almshouse, a social innovation for that period, and the island was renamed in her honor.<ref name="Newsday" /><ref>[http://www.kpsearch.com/DF/Villageofislandpark-n/history.htm<!--http://www.villageofislandpark.com/history.htm--> Village of Island Park - History]</ref>


The county discontinued the almshouse and sold the island to the Jekyl Island Realty Company in 1898 for $40,000. The company renamed it ''Jekyl Island.'' The island changed hands several times in 1909, Jekyl sold it to a syndicate of developers for $120,000, who in turn sold it for $650,000 in 1911. (There may have been an interim sale in 1910 as well.)<ref>{{Cite news|date=1909-08-31|title=Jekyl Company Dissolves|pages=8|work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10751137/the_brooklyn_daily_eagle/|access-date=2017-05-04|via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{open access}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=1911-05-06|title=Barnum Island Sold|pages=9|work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10751323/barnum_island_sold/|access-date=2017-05-04|via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{open access}}}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Rather|first=John|date=2001-05-27|title=If You're Thinking of Living In/Island Park; Homey, Near the Water and Within Reach|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/27/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-living-island-park-homey-near-water-within-reach.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527175319/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/27/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-living-island-park-homey-near-water-within-reach.html|archive-date=2015-05-27|access-date=2017-05-05|website=www.webcitation.org}}</ref> Minimal development at that time included construction of several canals, before work was abandoned. One of those canals divides the Harbor Isle section from Island Park.
Local lore connects the island's name to [[P.T. Barnum]], the circus impresario, but this is incorrect, and likely due to confusion between "PT" and "PC" (Peter C.).<ref name="Newsday">{{cite news |last1=Amon |first1=Rhoda |title=Life Was No Circus |url=http://www.newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/ny-past418,0,5407611.story?coll=ny-lihistory-navigation |publisher=Newsday |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930235321/http://www.newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/ny-past418%2C0%2C5407611.story?coll=ny-lihistory-navigation |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |page= |deadurl=yes |df= }}
</ref>


New developers bought the island in 1921, and started building about 10,000 properties built in the 700 acre Island Park section in the center of the island starting in 1922.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> It was in use as a summer resort by 1925.,<ref name=":1" /> Island Park was incorporated as a village in 1926.
The county discontinued the almshouse and sold the island to the Jekyl Island Realty Company in 1898 for $40,000. The company renamed it ''Jekyl Island.'' The island changed hands several times in 1909, Jekyl sold it to a syndicate of developers for $120,000, who in turn sold it for $650,000 in 1911. (There may have been an interim sale is 1910 as well.)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10751137/the_brooklyn_daily_eagle/|title=Jekyl Company Disolves|last=|first=|date=1909-08-31|work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|access-date=2017-05-04|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|pages=8|via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{open access}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10751323/barnum_island_sold/|title=Barnum Island Sold|last=|first=|date=1911-05-06|work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|access-date=2017-05-04|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|pages=9|via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{open access}}}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/27/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-living-island-park-homey-near-water-within-reach.html|title=If You're Thinking of Living In/Island Park; Homey, Near the Water and Within Reach|last=Rather|first=John|date=2001-05-27|website=www.webcitation.org|archive-url=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2001%2F05%2F27%2Frealestate%2Fif-you-re-thinking-living-island-park-homey-near-water-within-reach.html&date=2017-05-05|archive-date=2017-05-05|dead-url=|access-date=2017-05-05}}</ref> Minimal development at that time included construction of several canals, before work was abandoned. One of those canals divides the Harbor Isle section from Island Park.


The rest of the island remains unincorporated, with the western portion known as [[Harbor Isle, New York|Harbor Island]], and the eastern portion retaining the name Barnum Island. However, all three make up the original Hog Island/Barnum Island, and are part of the Town of Hempstead.
New developers bought the island in 1921, and started building about 10,000 properties built in the 700 acre Island Park section in the center the island starting in 1922.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> It was in use as a summer resort by 1925.,<ref name=":1" /> Island Park was incorporated as a village in 1926.


The entire island was flooded with two to eight feet of water and sewage by [[Hurricane Sandy]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 2014|title=Barnum Island/Oceanside/the Village of Island Park/Harbor Isle NY Rising Community Reconstruction Plan|url=https://stormrecovery.ny.gov/sites/default/files/crp/community/documents/bi-o-vip-hi_final-20140701_high.pdf}}</ref>
The rest of the island remains unincorporated, with the western portion known as [[Harbor Isle, New York|Harbor Island]], and the northeastern portion retaining the name Barnum Island. However, all three make up the original Hog Island/Barnum Island, and are part of the Town of Hempstead.


==Geography==
The entire island was flooded with two to eight feet of water and sewage by [[Hurricane Sandy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stormrecovery.ny.gov/sites/default/files/crp/community/documents/bi-o-vip-hi_final-20140701_high.pdf|title=Barnum Island/Oceanside/the Village of Island Park/Harbor Isle NY Rising Community Reconstruction Plan|last=|first=|date=March 2014|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>
[[File:Barnum-island-ny-map.png|thumb|left|U.S. Census Map]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.3|sqmi|1}}, of which {{convert|0.9|sqmi|1}} is land and {{convert|0.4|sqmi|1}} (28.24%) is water.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=American FactFinder |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911234518/http://factfinder2.census.gov/ |archivedate=2013-09-11 |df= }}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,487 people, 836 households, and 671 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 2,631.8 per square mile (1,021.5/km²). There were 854 housing units at an average density of 903.7/sq&nbsp;mi (350.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.56% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.36% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.12% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.25% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.54% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.13% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 10.29% of the population.
|2020= 2590
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
{{Update after|2030}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2022-04-12 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2020, there were 2,590 people, 1,062 housing units, and 958 households residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|2,877.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,062 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,180|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 68.03% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.97% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.73% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 6.06% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 9.22% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 9.53% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 19.45% of the population.


There were 836 households out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.7% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.16.
There were 958 households, out of which 58.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 28.0% had a male householder with no spouse present.


In the CDP, the population was spread out with 18.0% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 32.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 6.2% under the age of 5, 18.0% under the age of 18, 82.0% was 18 years or older and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 148.2 males.


The median income for a household in the CDP was $79,656, and the median income for a family was $82,742. Males had a median income of $56,563 versus $37,727 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $33,498. About 9.1% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.1% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $102,955. About 7.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.9% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.


==Nunley's Ferris wheel==
==Nunley's Ferris wheel==
Nunley's [[Ferris wheel]], formerly located at [[Nunley's]] Carousel and Amusement Park on the [[Baldwin, Nassau County, New York|Baldwin]]-[[Freeport, NY|Freeport]], New York border, is now located in Barnum Island, in [[Baldwin, Nassau County, New York|Baldwin, New York]]. [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]] purchased Nunley's Carousel in 1995, restored it, and reopened it in 2009 at the [[Cradle of Aviation Museum]] in [[Garden City, New York]]. Other Nunley's rides and games were sold at auction after the park closed in 1995 and are now scattered all over the country.<ref>{{cite book|title=Nunley's Amusement Park |author=Berman, Marisa L.|isbn= 9780738598222| publisher =Arcadia Publishing|date=2013|pages=113–114|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PRvEwMtS7MkC&pg=PA114&lpg=PA114&dq=nunley%27s+ferris+wheel+barnum+island&source=bl&ots=1NH0bDxv_A&sig=d7AOxEzcNY0GS_HgGCLTwUZ2ZTo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9pb8U_WeEILKsQTt8oLICg&ved=0CHkQ6AEwDg#v=onepage&q=nunley's%20ferris%20wheel%20barnum%20island&f=false}}</ref>
Nunley's [[Ferris wheel]], formerly located at [[Nunley's]] Carousel and Amusement Park on the [[Baldwin, Nassau County, New York|Baldwin]]-[[Freeport, NY|Freeport]], New York border, is now located in Barnum Island, in [[Baldwin, Nassau County, New York|Baldwin, New York]]. [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]] purchased Nunley's Carousel in 1995, restored it, and reopened it in 2009 at the [[Cradle of Aviation Museum]] in [[Garden City, New York]]. Other Nunley's rides and games were sold at auction after the park closed in 1995 and are now scattered all over the country.<ref>{{cite book|title=Nunley's Amusement Park|author=Berman, Marisa L.|isbn=9780738598222|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|date=2013|pages=113–114|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PRvEwMtS7MkC&q=nunley%27s+ferris+wheel+barnum+island&pg=PA114}}</ref>

==Education==
Barnum Island is in Island Park Union Free School District.<!--UNI 15480-->.<ref name=Districtmapandlist>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36059_nassau/DC20SD_C36059.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721193819/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36059_nassau/DC20SD_C36059.pdf|archive-date=July 21, 2022|url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Nassau County, NY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2024-10-12}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36059_nassau/DC20SD_C36059_SD2MS.txt Text list] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721193916/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36059_nassau/DC20SD_C36059_SD2MS.txt |date=July 21, 2022 }}</ref>


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[[Category:Hempstead, New York]]
[[Category:Hempstead, New York]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in New York]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Hamlets in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Hamlets in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Nassau County, New York]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Nassau County, New York]]

Latest revision as of 02:57, 12 November 2024

Barnum Island, New York
Location in Nassau County and the state of New York.
Location in Nassau County and the state of New York.
Barnum Island, New York is located in New York
Barnum Island, New York
Barnum Island, New York
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 40°36′18″N 73°38′37″W / 40.60500°N 73.64361°W / 40.60500; -73.64361[1]
Country United States
State New York
County Nassau County, New York
TownHempstead
Area
 • Total
1.24 sq mi (3.21 km2)
 • Land0.86 sq mi (2.24 km2)
 • Water0.37 sq mi (0.97 km2)
Elevation7 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,590
 • Density2,994.22/sq mi (1,155.44/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
11558
Area code516
FIPS code36-04550
GNIS feature ID2389175[1]
Aerial view of Barnum Island and Harbor Isle from the west.

Barnum Island is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 2,590 at the 2020 census. It occupies the eastern portion of an island situated between Long Island and Long Beach. That island, previously known in its entirety as Hog Island, consists entirely of the communities of Barnum Island and Island Park.

Barnum Island is an unincorporated area of the Town of Hempstead. Most of Barnum Island is separated from the Village of Island Park by the LIRR's Long Beach Branch rail line to Long Beach.

Barnum Island has its own fire district and school district, but is under contract with the Village of Island Park for fire and education services for its residents. Barnum Island is included in the Island Park School District and ZIP code (11558).

The E.F. Barrett Power Station is located within the hamlet.

History

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Previously called Hog Island, after the feral pigs introduced by early European explorers to the Native Americans, it was later renamed for Sarah Ann Baldwin Barnum. It was also sometimes called Jekyl Island, after the name of the development company that bought it from the county.[3][4]

Between 1851 and 1870, Sarah Ann's husband Peter owned large parcels of land on Long Island, though his primary business was a Manhattan clothier. Sarah Ann arranged the purchase of Hog Island for use as a "poor farm" – a self-supporting almshouse, a social innovation for that period, and the island was renamed in her honor.[5][6]

Local lore connects the island's name to P.T. Barnum, the circus impresario, but this is incorrect, and likely due to confusion between "PT" and "PC" (Peter C.).[5]

The county discontinued the almshouse and sold the island to the Jekyl Island Realty Company in 1898 for $40,000. The company renamed it Jekyl Island. The island changed hands several times in 1909, Jekyl sold it to a syndicate of developers for $120,000, who in turn sold it for $650,000 in 1911. (There may have been an interim sale in 1910 as well.)[7][8][9] Minimal development at that time included construction of several canals, before work was abandoned. One of those canals divides the Harbor Isle section from Island Park.

New developers bought the island in 1921, and started building about 10,000 properties built in the 700 acre Island Park section in the center of the island starting in 1922.[3][9] It was in use as a summer resort by 1925.,[9] Island Park was incorporated as a village in 1926.

The rest of the island remains unincorporated, with the western portion known as Harbor Island, and the eastern portion retaining the name Barnum Island. However, all three make up the original Hog Island/Barnum Island, and are part of the Town of Hempstead.

The entire island was flooded with two to eight feet of water and sewage by Hurricane Sandy.[10]

Geography

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U.S. Census Map

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2), of which 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) (28.24%) is water.[citation needed]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20202,590
U.S. Decennial Census[11]

As of the census[12] of 2020, there were 2,590 people, 1,062 housing units, and 958 households residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,877.7 inhabitants per square mile (1,111.1/km2). There were 1,062 housing units at an average density of 1,180 per square mile (460/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 68.03% White, 2.97% African American, 0.73% Native American, 6.06% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 9.22% from other races, and 9.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.45% of the population.

There were 958 households, out of which 58.9% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 28.0% had a male householder with no spouse present.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 6.2% under the age of 5, 18.0% under the age of 18, 82.0% was 18 years or older and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 148.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $102,955. About 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.9% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

Nunley's Ferris wheel

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Nunley's Ferris wheel, formerly located at Nunley's Carousel and Amusement Park on the Baldwin-Freeport, New York border, is now located in Barnum Island, in Baldwin, New York. Nassau County purchased Nunley's Carousel in 1995, restored it, and reopened it in 2009 at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, New York. Other Nunley's rides and games were sold at auction after the park closed in 1995 and are now scattered all over the country.[13]

Education

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Barnum Island is in Island Park Union Free School District..[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barnum Island, New York
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Island, Jekyl (April 23, 1922). "A 700-Acre Development (Barnum Island)". The New York Times. p. 127. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Jekyl Island named (headline typo says Jeykl Island)". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 10, 1901. p. 10. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ a b Amon, Rhoda. "Life Was No Circus". Newsday. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
  6. ^ Village of Island Park - History
  7. ^ "Jekyl Company Dissolves". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. August 31, 1909. p. 8. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Barnum Island Sold". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 6, 1911. p. 9. Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ a b c Rather, John (May 27, 2001). "If You're Thinking of Living In/Island Park; Homey, Near the Water and Within Reach". www.webcitation.org. Archived from the original on May 27, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  10. ^ "Barnum Island/Oceanside/the Village of Island Park/Harbor Isle NY Rising Community Reconstruction Plan" (PDF). March 2014.
  11. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  12. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  13. ^ Berman, Marisa L. (2013). Nunley's Amusement Park. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 113–114. ISBN 9780738598222.
  14. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Nassau County, NY" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 21, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2024. - Text list Archived July 21, 2022, at the Wayback Machine