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Village
Incorporated Village of Sea Cliff
The Sea Cliff Village Hall, Library, and Museum Complex in 2015.
Motto(s): 1 Square Mile, 16 Parks
Location in Nassau County and the state of New York.
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Country	United States
State	New York
County	Nassau County, New York
Town	Oyster Bay
Incorporated	1883
Area
• Total	1.96 sq mi (5.08 km²)
• Land	1.11 sq mi (2.89 km²)
• Water	0.85 sq mi (2.19 km²)
Elevation	187 ft (57 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	4,995
• Estimate (2019)	5,020
• Density	4,502.24/sq mi (1,738.58/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	11579
Area code(s)	516
FIPS code	36-66047
GNIS feature ID	0964716

Sea Cliff is a village located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. As of the 2010 United States census, the village population was 4,995.

Geography
Demographics
- 2010 census
- 2000 census
History
Education
Notable people
See also

Geography

U.S. Census Map

WPA Poster advertising Sea Cliff (c. 1939)

Sea Cliff is located at 40°50′47″N 73°38′40″W / 40.846388°N 73.644526°W / 40.846388; -73.644526.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²), of which, 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²) of it is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) of it (44.67%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	554	—
1900	1,558	—
1910	1,694	8.7%
1920	2,108	24.4%
1930	3,456	63.9%
1940	4,416	27.8%
1950	4,868	10.2%
1960	5,669	16.5%
1970	5,890	3.9%
1980	5,364	−8.9%
1990	5,054	−5.8%
2000	5,066	0.2%
2010	4,995	−1.4%
2015 (est.)	5,025	0.6%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the 2010 census the population was 92.8% White 88% Non-Hispanic white, 1.3275% non-black white,2.4% African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.9% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.95% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.8% of the population.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,066 people, 2,013 households, and 1,356 families residing in the village. The population density was 4,655.1 people per square mile (1,794.5/km²). There were 2,082 housing units at an average density of 1,913.1 per square mile (737.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 94.83% White, 1.68% African American, 0.10% Native American, 1.22% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.95% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.76% of the population.

There were 2,013 households out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the village, the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $78,501, and the median income for a family was $100,576. Males had a median income of $65,469 versus $41,146 for females. The per capita income for the village was $41,707. About 2.1% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.7% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.

History

Several buildings in Sea Cliff, mostly Victorian houses, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Many of them were built as summer homes as part of Sea Cliff's late nineteenth century role as a resort town, and they have been collectively called "one of the best collections of late Victorian era architecture in Nassau County."