Springs, New York
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Springs is a census-designated place
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 (CDP) roughly corresponding to the hamlet (unincorporated community) by the same name in the town of East Hampton
East Hampton (town), New York
The Town of East Hampton is located in southeastern Suffolk County, New York, at the eastern end of the South Shore of Long Island. It is the easternmost town in the state of New York...

 in Suffolk County
Suffolk County, New York
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, New York
New York
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 on the South Fork
South Fork, Suffolk County, New York
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 of Long Island
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. As of the United States 2000 Census, the hamlet population was 4,950. Springs, along with the rest of East Hampton
East Hampton (town), New York
The Town of East Hampton is located in southeastern Suffolk County, New York, at the eastern end of the South Shore of Long Island. It is the easternmost town in the state of New York...

, boasts some of the world's most valuable residential real estate.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the hamlet has a total area of 9.2 square miles (23.8 km²), of which, 8.5 square miles (22 km²) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) of it (8.24%) is water.

History

Springs is known in art circles as the cradle of the abstract expressionist movement. Artists such as Jackson Pollock
Jackson Pollock
Paul Jackson Pollock , known as Jackson Pollock, was an influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. During his lifetime, Pollock enjoyed considerable fame and notoriety. He was regarded as a mostly reclusive artist. He had a volatile personality, and...

, Willem de Kooning
Willem de Kooning
Willem de Kooning was a Dutch American abstract expressionist artist who was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands....

, John Ferren, and Randy Rosenthal worked there. Many important writers live or have lived in or near Springs including Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was a 20th century American writer. His works such as Cat's Cradle , Slaughterhouse-Five and Breakfast of Champions blend satire, gallows humor and science fiction. He was known for his humanist beliefs and was honorary president of the American Humanist Association.-Early...

, Joseph Heller
Joseph Heller
Joseph Heller was a US satirical novelist, short story writer, and playwright. His best known work is Catch-22, a novel about US servicemen during World War II...

, Philip Roth
Philip Roth
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, Nora Ephron
Nora Ephron
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, and John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck
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.

Artists and writers were attracted to Springs because of its rural nature, despite being within 100 miles (160.9 km) of New York City
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, and because housing prices "north of the Montauk Highway
Montauk Highway
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" on the bay side of the East Hampton peninsula
Peninsula
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 have traditionally been lower than those closer to the Atlantic Ocean
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.

This has created a blue collar
Blue collar
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 neighborhood of people who support the mansions closer to the ocean. Locals are referred to as "Bonackers
Bonackers
Bonackers is the name for a native people of the Springs area of East Hampton, New York.-History:The name traditionally refers specifically to the working class families who live in an area called Springs in the north of the Town of East Hampton, New York Bonackers is the name for a native people...

" which comes from Accabonac Harbor in Springs. East Hampton High School has adopted the Bonacker name for its sports teams.

The main roads connecting Springs to East Hampton are Springs-Fireplace Road, and Three Mile Harbor Road. Jackson Pollock died in a car crash on Springs-Fireplace Road in 1956.

Pollock and his wife Lee Krasner
Lee Krasner
Lee Krasner was an influential abstract expressionist painter in the second half of the 20th century. On October 25, 1945, she married artist Jackson Pollock, who was also influential in the Abstract Expressionism movement....

 are buried in Green River Cemetery
Green River Cemetery
Green River Cemetery is a cemetery in the hamlet of Springs, New York within the Town of East Hampton.The cemetery was originally intended for the blue collar local families of the Springs neighborhood who supported the ocean mansions in East Hampton , New York...

. Pollock's grave is marked by a large glacial erratic
Glacial erratic
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 stone on top of a hill, Krasner's by a small stone lower on the hill. Since Pollock's burial numerous other writers and artists have been buried in the cemetery joining the locals.

The Pollock-Krasner House and Studio
Pollock-Krasner House and Studio
In November 1945, Jackson Pollock and his wife Lee Krasner moved to what is now known as the Pollock-Krasner House and Studio in Springs in the town of East Hampton on Long Island, New York. The wood-frame house on with a nearby barn is on Accobonac Creek....

 on Springs-Fireplace Road is owned by State University of New York at Stony Brook
State University of New York at Stony Brook
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 and is open for tours by appointment. It includes an external studio shed where dried paint from Pollock's projects is splattered on the floor and evokes Pollock's most famous works. The neighborhood around it is an East Hampton historic district.

Fireplace Road gets its name from fireplaces at its terminus that were used to signal the residents of Gardiners Island
Gardiners Island
Gardiners Island is a small island in the town of East Hampton, New York, in eastern Suffolk County; it is located in Gardiners Bay between the two peninsulas at the eastern end of Long Island. It is long, wide and has of coastline...

 that supplies were ready to be picked up.

Springs derives its name from a spring that fed a small creek going into the harbor.

Landmarks

  • Green River Cemetery
    Green River Cemetery
    Green River Cemetery is a cemetery in the hamlet of Springs, New York within the Town of East Hampton.The cemetery was originally intended for the blue collar local families of the Springs neighborhood who supported the ocean mansions in East Hampton , New York...

  • Pollock-Krasner House and Studio
    Pollock-Krasner House and Studio
    In November 1945, Jackson Pollock and his wife Lee Krasner moved to what is now known as the Pollock-Krasner House and Studio in Springs in the town of East Hampton on Long Island, New York. The wood-frame house on with a nearby barn is on Accobonac Creek....

  • Ashawagh Hall
  • Charles Parsons Blacksmith Building
  • Springs General Store
  • Pussy's Pond Park
  • Barnes's Country Store
  • Merrill Lake Sanctuary, owned by The Nature Conservancy
    The Nature Conservancy
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  • Springs School

Demographics

As of the census
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 of 2000, there were 4,950 people, 1,924 households, and 1,252 families residing in the CDP, although the actual population may be closer to 10,000. The population density
Population density
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 was 584.8 per square mile (225.9/km²). There were 3,878 housing units at an average density of 458.2/sq mi (177.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.82% White, 1.47% African American, 0.20% Native American, 1.45% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 3.86% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 3.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.24% of the population.

There were 1,924 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 22.3% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $57,038, and the median income for a family was $66,607. Males had a median income of $42,500 versus $32,107 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the CDP was $29,910. About 6.7% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

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