hamptons

     

The Hamptons refers specifically to the towns of Southampton an East Hampton on the South Fork, Suffolk County, New York on the east end of Long Island. According to the Census Bureau, the Hamptons have a land area of 552.14 km² (213.18 sq mi). Officially they also have 1,212.99 km² (463.34 sq mi) of water area. Their total population as of the 2000 census was 74,431 inhabitants. By far their most populous community is Hampton Bays. The next most populous are Springs, North Sea, and East Quogue. Enclaved within the Hamptons, but not a part of it, is the Shinnecock Indian Reservation.

Trivia about hamptons

  • In 2003 Calvin Klein paid $30 million for a mansion in the "south" one of these Long Island enclaves; now he's tearing it down
  • One book covers the "Bohemia" of this Long Island beach area that attracted F. Scott Fitzgerald & Winslow Homer