- Coram, New York
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Coram, New York — CDP — U.S. Census Map
Location within the state of New York
Coram, New YorkCoordinates: 40°53′26″N 73°0′38″W / 40.89056°N 73.01056°WCoordinates: 40°53′26″N 73°0′38″W / 40.89056°N 73.01056°W Country United States State New York County Suffolk Area - Total 13.8 sq mi (35.7 km2) - Land 13.8 sq mi (35.7 km2) - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Elevation 95 ft (29 m) Population (2000) - Total 34,923 - Density 2,532.1/sq mi (977.6/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP code 11727 Area code(s) 631 FIPS code 36-18157 GNIS feature ID 0947423 Coram is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Suffolk County, New York, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 34,923.
Coram is a community in the Town of Brookhaven served by the Longwood Central School District and the Middle Country Central School District.
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History
Coram is the oldest settlement in the central part of the Town of Brookhaven. Its early name was "Wincoram", perhaps the name of an Indian who lived in the area as late as 1703. The first white settler in the area was likely William Satterly, who sought permission to open a tavern to cater to travelers in 1677.[1]
During the American Revolutionary War, Benjamin Tallmadge's Culper Ring captured and burned 300 tons of British hay at what later become the corner of New York State Route 25 and New York State Route 112.[2]
From 1784 to 1885, Coram served as the meeting place for the Town of Brookhaven government, using the Davis Town Meeting House for much of that period.[3] The Davis House, built in the 1750s, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 and is the oldest existing structure in Coram.
Notable residents
- Howard Ronald Stuart-Houston, son of William Patrick Stuart-Houston, nephew of Adolf Hitler. Howard when he died in 1989 and buried in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Coram was one of the last surviving members of the Alois Hitler bloodline.
- Craig Schneider, contestant in Season four of the American reality-television cooking competition Hell's Kitchen[4][5]
Geography
The CDP has a total area of 13.8 square miles (36 km2), all land.[6]
Demographics
Historical populations Census Pop. %± 1980 24,752 — 1990 30,111 21.7% 2000 34,923 16.0% As of the 2000 census[6], 34,923 people, 12,530 households, and 9,121 families resided in the CDP. The population density was 2,532.1 per square mile (977.8/km²). There were 12,880 housing units at an average density of 933.9/sq mi (360.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.5% White, 6.7% African American, 0.3% Native American, 3.1% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 3.1% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.5% of the population.
There were 12,530 households out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $61,309, and the median income for a family was $70,769. Males had a median income of $46,905 versus $34,545 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $24,597. About 4.1% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.
Schools
- Longwood Central School District
- Middle Country Central School District
- Coram Elementary School
Footnotes
- ^ History of Coram, by Osborn Shaw, Brookhaven Town Historian (1947), Longwood's Journey website, Retrieved 2009-10-22
- ^ Burning of the Hay (Longwood Public Library)
- ^ The Lester Davis Home (Longwood Public Library), Retrieved 2009-10-22
- ^ Hell's Kitchen 4 - Season Premiere EPK
- ^ Reality TV World: "Fox reveals the identities of 'Hell's Kitchen's fourth-season contestants", by Christopher Rocchio, March 12, 2008
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
External links
Town of Brookhaven, New York County Villages Belle Terre · Bellport · Lake Grove · Mastic Beach · Old Field · Patchogue · Poquott · Port Jefferson · ShorehamHamlets Blue Point · Brookhaven · Calverton · Canaan Lake · Center Moriches · Centereach · Cherry Grove · Coram · Crystal Brook · Cupsogue Beach · Davis Park · East Moriches · East Patchogue · East Setauket · East Shoreham · Eastport · Farmingville · Fire Island Pines · Gordon Heights · Hagerman · Holbrook · Holtsville · Lake Ronkonkoma · Manorville · Mastic · Medford · Middle Island · Miller Place · Moriches · Mount Sinai · North Bellport · North Patchogue · Ocean Bay Park · Point O' Woods · Port Jefferson Station · Ridge · Rocky Point · Ronkonkoma · Selden · Setauket · Shirley · Sound Beach · South Haven · Stony Brook · Strongs Neck · Terryville · Upton · Wading River · Water Island · West Manor · YaphankIndian
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