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Place Name
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Southampton
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Place Status (Type)
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village
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Population
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3,980 (1990)
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Location
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Suffolk County, New York (NY), United States, North America
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Latitude
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40°52'N
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Longitude
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72°24'W
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Southampton
, residential village (
6 sq mi/15.5 sq km; 1990 pop.
3,980), Suffolk co., SE N.Y., on SE L.I.,
14 mi/23 km ESE of Riverhead; 40°52'N
72°24'W. Some light mfg.; in rapidly shrinking potato-farming area.
Affluent summer resort known for its many fine estates and
celebrity residents. Parrish Memorial Art Mus. is here, as is
Southampton Col. of L.I. Univ. Shinnecock Indian Reservation is W.
Settled 1640 as 1st Eng. settlement in state, inc. 1894.
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