Elwood Wedding

Elwood is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 10,916 at the 2000 census.

Elwood is a community in the Town of Huntington.

Elwood is located at 405044N, 73207W (40.845665, -73.335185)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.5 km (4.8 mi), all land.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 10,916 people, 3,435 households, and 2,985 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 872.6/km (2,262.3/mi). There were 3,493 housing units at an average density of 279.2/km (723.9/mi). The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.02% White, 5.61% African American, 0.22% Native American, 5.60% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.36% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.04% of the population.

There were 3,435 households out of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.9% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.1% were non-families. 10.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.15 and the average family size was 3.36.