Atlantic Beach, New York
| Atlantic Beach, New York | |
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| Incorporated Village of Atlantic Beach | |
Atlantic Beach
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 Location in Nassau County and the state of New York. |
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 Atlantic Beach, New York
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| Coordinates: 40°35′24″N 73°43′54″W / 40.59000°N 73.73167°WCoordinates: 40°35′24″N 73°43′54″W / 40.59000°N 73.73167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Nassau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | George Pappas (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2) |
| • Land | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,891 |
| • Density | 1,900/sq mi (730/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 11509 |
| Area code(s) | 516 |
| FIPS code | 36-02968 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0942673 |
| Website | www |
Atlantic Beach is an affluent village off the South Shore of Long Island in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York. It is located on Long Beach Barrier Island, one of the outer barrier islands which it shares with Long Beach, East Atlantic Beach, Atlantic Beach Estates, Lido Beach and Point Lookout.
As of the 2010 United States Census, the village population was 1,891.
During the summer months, the population swells by thousands as people flood the beaches. Atlantic Beach residents may obtain season passes and access the beaches through nine entrances.
In the 1980s Nancy McCartney the third wife of Beatle Paul McCartney lived there with her ex husband Bruce Blakeman.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,986 people, 766 households, and 569 families residing in the village. The population density was 4,114.8 people per square mile (1,597.5/km2). There were 954 housing units at an average density of 1,976.6 per square mile (767.4/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 96.98% White, 0.70% African American, 0.81% Asian, 0.55% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.97% of the population.
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