Gilgo, New York
| Gilgo, New York | |
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| Hamlet and census-designated place | |
 Gilgo
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| Coordinates: 40°37′04″N 73°23′48″W / 40.61778°N 73.39667°WCoordinates: 40°37′04″N 73°23′48″W / 40.61778°N 73.39667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Suffolk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.7 sq mi (30.3 km2) |
| • Land | 5.0 sq mi (12.9 km2) |
| • Water | 6.7 sq mi (17.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 131 |
| • Density | 11/sq mi (4.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-28990 |
Gilgo is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Babylon in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 131 at the 2010 census. Prior to the 2010 census the area was part of a larger CDP called Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree, New York. The Gilgo CDP contains several small beach communities on the barrier island along the southern edge of Long Island. In order from west to east, these include West Gilgo (on the Nassau/Suffolk county border), Gilgo Beach, and Cedar Beach (no residences). To the east along the beach is the CDP of Oak Beach–Captree, New York.
Gilgo is located at 40°37′04″N 73°23′48″W / 40.61778°N 73.39667°W.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.7 square miles (30.3 km2), of which 5.0 square miles (12.9 km2) is land and 6.7 square miles (17.4 km2), or 57.31%, is water.
The census numbers are presumably for full-time inhabitants; many of these houses are second homes and not primary residences, although the proportion of seasonal residents is decreasing.
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