Cutchogue, New York | |
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.jpg) Cutchogue waterfront onLong Island Sound | |
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  Cutchogue, New York | |
| Coordinates:41°1′N72°28′W / 41.017°N 72.467°W /41.017; -72.467 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Suffolk |
| Town | Southold |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.95 sq mi (28.35 km2) |
| • Land | 9.78 sq mi (25.32 km2) |
| • Water | 1.17 sq mi (3.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,437 |
| • Density | 351.5/sq mi (135.73/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 11935 |
| Area code | 631 |
| FIPS code | 36-19466 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0947961 |
Cutchogue (/ˈkʌtʃɒɡ/KUTCH-og) is ahamlet andcensus-designated place (CDP) inSuffolk County,New York, United States, on theNorth Fork ofLong Island'sEast End. The population was 3,349 at the 2010 census.[2]
The Cutchogue CDP roughly represents the area of the Cutchogue hamlet in thetown ofSouthold.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 10.2 square miles (26.3 km2), of which 9.7 square miles (25.2 km2) is land and 0.42 square miles (1.1 km2), or 4.2%, is water.[2]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,849 | — | |
| 2010 | 3,349 | 17.6% | |
| 2020 | 3,437 | 2.6% | |
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The nameCutchogue is derived from anAlgonquin word meaning "principal place". Many of the local Native Americans lived atFort Corchaug before English-American settlers began arriving in 1640. TheOld House, built ca. 1699, is the oldest English-style house in the village. In fact, it is one of the best surviving examples of English domestic architecture in the United States, and it has been named aNational Historic Landmark.
Famous 18th century residents include political figureParker Wickham and his nephewJohn Wickham. Cutchogue is also the birthplace of composerDouglas Moore (1893–1969).
In 1854, Cutchogue was the location of three notorious murders perpetrated byNicholas Bain.[4]
Hargrave Vineyard, the firstwinery on Long Island, was established in Cutchogue in 1973. The Long Island Merlot Alliance, which promotes wine-making using themerlot grape, the principal Long Island grape, is based in Cutchogue.
As of thecensus of 2000, there were 2,849 people, 1,120 households, and 801 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 351.7 inhabitants per square mile (135.8/km2). There were 1,680 housing units at an average density of 207.4 per square mile (80.1/km2). The racial makeup of the community was 93.86%White, 2.42%African American, 0.04%Native American, 0.53%Asian, 1.72% fromother races, and 1.44% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 5.69% of the population.[8]
There were 1,120 households, out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% weremarried couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.93.[8]
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.[8]
The median income for a household in the community was $65,469, and the median income for a family was $71,611. Males had a median income of $51,103 versus $34,432 for females. Theper capita income for the CDP was $35,042. About 2.0% of families and 5.6% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.[8]
An avid sailor,Albert Einstein once calledLittle Peconic Bay in Cutchogue "the most beautiful sailing ground I ever experienced."[9] In the summers of 1938 and 1939 he rented a cottage on Old Cove Road, now called West Cove Road, on Nassau Point, and spent many hours alone in a little sailboat he called Tineff (Yiddish for "worthless"). Albert Einstein was taught to sail on Little Peconic Bay but his sailing skills left much to be desired.[9]
While in Cutchogue on August 2, 1939, pipe-smoking Einstein was visited by fellow Jewish physicists from HungaryLeó Szilárd (who had produced a nuclear chain reaction in a laboratory atColumbia University) andEdward Teller (both prompted byNiels Bohr), and dictated the famousLetter to President Roosevelt, alerting him to the new developments innuclear physics and hinting that the Germans might be working on an atomic bomb, urging him to launch his own program.[10] The letter is widely credited with setting in motion theManhattan Project, the US government effort that built the firstatomic bomb.
When Szilárd first explained the concept of anuclear chain reaction to him, Einstein gave the famous reply, "Daran habe ich gar nicht gedacht!" ("I really never thought of that before").[11]
einstein I never thought of that.
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