Shelter Island (Town), New York - Shelter Island, New York (Paperback)

Chapters: Shelter Island, New York. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 35. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Shelter Island (town), New York - Shelter Island is nestled between the North and South Forks of Long Island. The island is surrounded on three sides by Shelter Island Sound. The fourth side, on the east, is adjacent to Gardiners Bay. It can be reached via ferry from Greenport to the north (approximately 8-minute trip) or from North Haven to the south (approximately 5-minute trip). New York State Route 114 runs through the island. The island is around 8,000 acres (32 km) in size. However, vast tracts are protected wetlands nature preserve marshland. Nearly one-third of the island is owned by The Nature Conservancy and kept in a forever-wild state. The Preserve has four nature and bird-watching trails, varying in length from 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to 11 miles (18 km), as well as a barrier-free Braille trail for the visually impaired. According to the United States Census Bureau, Shelter Island has a total area of 27.1 square miles (70.2 km), of which, 12.1 square miles (31.4 km) of it is land and 15.0 square miles (38.7 km) of it (55.20%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,228 people, 996 households, and 656 families residing in the town. However, during the summer months the population can exceed 8,000. The population density was 183.6 people per square mile (70.9/km). There were 2,370 housing units at an average density of 195.3/sq mi (75.4/km). The racial makeup of the town was 96.32% White, 0.72% Black or African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 2.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.38% of the population. There were 996 households out of which 20.3% had children under the age of 18 living with ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=260093