Springs, New York
| Springs, New York | |
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Memorial boulders for artists Lee Krasner (foreground) and her husband Jackson Pollock (background) in Green River Cemetery
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| Coordinates: 41°1′31″N 72°9′31″W / 41.02528°N 72.15861°WCoordinates: 41°1′31″N 72°9′31″W / 41.02528°N 72.15861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Suffolk |
| Town | East Hampton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.2 sq mi (23.9 km2) |
| • Land | 8.5 sq mi (21.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,592 |
| • Density | 710/sq mi (280/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-70387 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0966103 |
Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) roughly corresponding to the hamlet by the same name in the Town of East Hampton in Suffolk County, New York on the South Fork of Long Island. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP population was 6,592. Springs, along with the rest of East Hampton, boasts some of the world's most valuable residential real estate.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the hamlet has a total area of 9.2 square miles (24 km2), of which 8.5 square miles (22 km2) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), or 8.19%, is water.
Springs is known in art circles as the cradle of the abstract expressionist movement. Artists such as Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and John Ferren worked there. Writers such as Kurt Vonnegut, Joseph Heller, Philip Roth, Nora Ephron, and John Steinbeck have lived in or near Springs. Artists and writers were attracted to the area due to its rural nature, despite being within 100 miles (160 km) of New York City, and because housing prices "north of the Montauk Highway" on the bay side of the East Hampton peninsula have traditionally been lower than those closer to the Atlantic Ocean. Traditionally, locals are referred to as "Bonackers" which comes from Accabonac Harbor in Springs. East Hampton High School has adopted the Bonacker name for its sports teams.
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