Sound Beach, New York

Sound Beach, established in 1929, is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the north part of the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population of the CDP was 7,612 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Sound Beach is located at 40°57′25″N 72°58′15″W / 40.95694°N 72.97083°W / 40.95694; -72.97083 (40.956986, -72.970765). It is bordered on the north by Long Island Sound, by Rocky Point to the east, and Miller Place to the west.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.2 km²), all land.

Demographics of the CDP

As of the census of 2000, there were 9,807 people, 3,358 households, and 2,612 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,691.1 per square mile (1,423.5/km²). There were 3,640 housing units at an average density of 1,370.0/sq mi (528.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.22% White, 0.63% African American, 0.14% Native American, 1.19% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.69% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.48% of the population.

Old Greenwich (Metro-North station)

The Old Greenwich Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of the Old Greenwich section of Greenwich, Connecticut via the New Haven Line.

The station is 31.2 miles (50.2 km) from Grand Central Terminal. The station has 578 parking spaces, 397 owned by the state. Lot 3, with 181 spaces and across the street from the station, is owned by the town of Greenwich, which also owns the street parking north of Lot 1.

The station house, built in 1892, was moved to its present location three years later. The station was originally called the "Sound Beach Railroad Station", but its name was changed in 1931 to "Old Greenwich". The building was later placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Platform and track configuration

This station has two slightly offset high-level side platforms, each six cars long. The northern platform, adjacent to Track 3, is generally used by westbound trains. The southern platform, adjacent to Track 4, is generally used by eastbound trains.