Stony Brook is a hamlet
(unincorporated community) (and census-designated place) located in
the Town of
Brookhaven
in Suffolk County, New York
, which is on Long Island. The population was
13,727 at the 2000 census.
General information
Located on
the picturesque North Shore of
Long Island, the area is home to, among other things, the
State University of New York at Stony
Brook
, The Stony Brook School
, and "Stony Brook Village." The history of the
town has been closely linked to that of Ward Melville, a local
businessman who at one point owned most of what is now sometimes
called the "Three Villages" (consisting of Stony Brook, the hamlet
of Setauket
, and the incorporated village of Old
Field
). The Three Village Central School District
serves all three communities. See www.wmho.org for full
history.
Beginning
in 1939 with the creation of the Community Fund, Melville began the
transformation of the area into his idea of an idyllic New England
village, with white clapboard and quaint
stores. This effect has been largely achieved in the
population center, which consists of a green and a crescent of
stores. In further pursuit of this goal, Melville donated the land
and funds for the creation of the State University of New York at
Stony Brook to the state of New York, as well as for the local
school district.
The area has virtually no industrial or commercial base due to
current zoning, and the rapid growth of residential development in
the past decade has begun to place serious strain on schools trying
to accommodate the increasing class size. However, the schools are
generally considered to be above average.
Geography
Stony Brook is located at (40.906399, -73.128443) .
According to the
United
States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.2
square miles (16.0
km²),
of which, 5.7 square miles (14.9 km²) of it is land and 0.4
square miles (1.1 km²) of it (6.97%) is water.
Demographics
Village Center
As of the
census of 2000, there were 13,727
people, 4,758 households, and 3,787 families residing in the CDP.
The
population density was
2,390.5 per square mile (923.3/km²). There were 4,970 housing units
at an average density of 865.5/sq mi (334.3/km²). The racial
makeup of the CDP was 91.82%
White, 1.23%
African American, 0.04%
Native American, 5.70%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 0.25% from
other races, and 0.94%
from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 2.43% of the
population.
There were 4,758 households out of which 39.2% had children under
the age of 18 living with them, 71.3% were
married couples living together, 6.3% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families.
16.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had
someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average
household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age
of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to
64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was
39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every
100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $90,009, and the
median income for a family was $95,567. Males had a median income
of $68,400 versus $41,770 for females. The
per capita income for the CDP was $35,247.
About 1.9% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 1.9% of those
under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.
Famous residents and natives
Image:Stony Brook Harbor.jpg|The bay of
Stony Brook
HarborImage:Stony Brook Grist Mill.jpg|The grist
millImage:Stony Brook Pond.jpg|The mill pond
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