Saltaire | |
Official Name: | Incorporated Village of Saltaire |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | USA New York Fire Island##New York |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location on Fire Island##Location within the state of New York |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Suffolk |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Islip |
Established Title: | First settled |
Established Date: | 1910 |
Established Title1: | Incorporated |
Established Date1: | 1917 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.74 |
Area Land Km2: | 0.60 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.13 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.28 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.23 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.05 |
Elevation M: | 1 |
Elevation Ft: | 3 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 113 |
Population Density Km2: | 187.43 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 484.98 |
Timezone1: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 40.6375°N -73.1967°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 11706 |
Area Code: | 631, 934 |
Area Code Type: | Area codes |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 36-64881 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0964335 |
Saltaire is a village on Fire Island in the Town of Islip, in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The year-round population was 113 at the time of the 2020 census, which, as a summer beach community, increases many times over in the summer.
Saltaire was founded in 1910 and incorporated in 1917.
The village was heavily damaged and six residents killed in the Hurricane of 1938.[2]
In early 2009, the village underwent a beach restoration project.[3]
The village was damaged by Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has an area of 0.7km2, of which 0.6km2 is land and 0.1km2, or 18.04%, is water. Among other things, Saltaire is known for its great softball league in the summer. The village encompasses the widest portion of Fire Island, at approximately .
Saltaire can be reached by the Fire Island Ferries, by private boat, by walking, or by car. Fire Island Ferry service to Saltaire leaves from the Fire Island ferry terminal in Bay Shore, New York.
The village is on the western part of Fire Island between the Great South Bay and the Atlantic Ocean and between the hamlets of Kismet (to the west) and Fair Harbor (to the east).[4]
There are 459 housing units in the community,[4] as well as a Village Hall and Court, general market, fire house, two churches, and a members yacht club.
Saltaire is the second-largest Fire Island community, and is on the widest part of the island.
The following demographics represent year-round Saltaire households (not representative of total ownership, or summer population):
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 43 people, 14 households, and 9 families residing in the village. The population density was 155sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 401 housing units at an average density of 1445.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 79.07% White, 9.30% Asian, and 11.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.33% of the population.
There were 14 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, and 28.6% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.50.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 37.2% under the age of 18, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 152.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $75,252, and the median income for a family was $49,500. Males had a median income of $51,250 versus $41,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,125. None of the population and none of the families were below the poverty line.
The Saltaire Yacht Club was founded in 1911. All property owners and renters in the village are eligible to join.
The Village is governed by a Mayor and Board of Trustees.
Children of year-round residents are zoned to Fire Island School District.[6] They attend the sole school of the district, Woodhull School in Ocean Beach until grade 6, at which point they are bussed to Long Island for grades 7-12, with a choice of either the Bay Shore School District (which operates Bay Shore Middle School and Bay Shore High School) or to the Islip School District (which operates Islip High School).[7] They may also be bussed to one of the many private and parochial schools on the mainland.
The Saltaire Volunteer Fire Company was established in 1969 to provide fire suppression services to the village. In 1986, the fire company became the first Fire Island fire department to provide Emergency Medical Services to the village and surrounding communities.[8]