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Wainscott, NY -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New York
Population (2000): 628
Housing Units (2000): 764
Land area (2000): 6.804509 sq. miles (17.623597 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.496237 sq. miles (1.285247 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 7.300746 sq. miles (18.908844 sq. km)
FIPS code: 77805
Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location: 40.952395 N, 72.245215 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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Housing Units (2000): 764
Land area (2000): 6.804509 sq. miles (17.623597 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.496237 sq. miles (1.285247 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 7.300746 sq. miles (18.908844 sq. km)
FIPS code: 77805
Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location: 40.952395 N, 72.245215 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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Wainscott (LIRR station)
Wainscott was a former railroad station on the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in Wainscott, New York. It was opened in either 1897 or 1898 by the Brooklyn and Montauk Railroad, rebuilt in 1915 by the LIRR, and closed in 1938.
Wainscott Station has the distinction of being the only Long Island Rail Road station to have segregated waiting rooms, in spite of the fact that the New York State Legislature never allowed segregated facilities. Some sources claim that another station was segregated, but this has yet to be confirmed. In early 1938, the station was closed due to the effects of the Great Depression, and was moved to a beach, where it has served as a private residence since then.