Patchogue, New York

Patchogue, New York
Village
U.S. Census map
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Suffolk
Government
• Mayor	Paul V. Pontieri Jr.
Area
• Total	2.5 sq mi (6.5 km2)
• Land	2.2 sq mi (5.8 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation	20 ft (6 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	11,919
• Density	5,301.2/sq mi (2,046.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	11772
Area code	631
FIPS code	36-56660
GNIS feature ID	0959977

Patchogue (Template:Pron-en or Template:IPAlink-en) is a waterfront village on the south shore of Long island in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 11,919 at the 2000 census.

The village is named after the Patchogue Indians, who once inhabited the area.

The Village of Patchogue is within the Town of Brookhaven, on the South Shore of Long Island on the Great South Bay.

The Patchogue area is not neatly divided into North, East, etc. For additional demographic and geographic information on the area also see North Patchogue and East Patchogue.

The Patchogue Post Office also serves the hamlet of Davis Park, New York and other areas on Fire Island.

Overview

Patchogue is about 55 miles east of Manhattan and became incorporated in 1893. A riverfront and a natural harbor are natural resources that the village has used for the past 100 years to become a modern and largely self-contained community.

The current mayor of Patchogue is Paul Pontieri, who was a vice-principal in the neighboring South Country School District's Bellport High School for many years, and also served as a vice-principal at Ward Melville High School in Three Village School District. He was elected in 2004 to a term that ended in March 2008, then re-elected in March 2008 to a term that ends in 2012. He is the only Mayor to run unopposed when he was re-elected in 2008.

Patchogue and the adjacent hamlet of Medford share a school district and library. There are Primary, Middle and High Schools, plus continuing education programs for adults and an emphasis on sports. The School District combines with the St. Joseph's and the Briarcliffe Colleges to give what some say is a strong commitment to local education.

The Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts is a local venue for plays and the like. Opening in 1923, the Theatre was home to many Vaudeville acts. It was then renovated into a tri-plex, then into a single movie theatre closing its doors in the late 1980s. In the mid-1990s, the Village, under the administration of Mayor Stephen Keegan,acquired the theatre and completely refurbished the building bringing it back to the splendor and beauty that it was known for. It now seats just over 1,200 and the lobby has a full service bar.

US Post Office-Patchogue

Patchogue has churches of many denominations. The Patchogue Chamber of Commerce with more than 400 members, Knights of Columbus Council 725, Kiwanis, Rotarians and Lions join the religious institutions to provide support and voice to residents and business people in the town. The Patchogue Ambulance Company is an all-volunteer effort. The Lighthouse Mission feeds more than a thousand poor people each week and provides spiritual support and school supplies. Patchogue also is home to two synagogues, Young Israel of Patchogue and Temple Beth-El. The Village has since acquired the original Swezeys building on the four corners with the hopes to convert the building into an 8-story hotel.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 12,919 people, 5,636 households, and 3,349 families residing in the village. The population density was 5,301.2 people per square mile (2,045.3/km²). There were 4,902 housing units at an average density of 2,180.2/sq mi (841.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 81.27% White, 3.89% African American, 0.34% Native American, 1.39% Asian, 0.32% Pacific Islander, 9.23% from other races, and 3.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.84% of the population.

There were 4,636 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.3% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.7% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the village the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 37.1% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $45,027, and the median income for a family was $58,126. Males had a median income of $37,561 versus $30,559 for females. The per capita income for the village was $22,962. About 8.1% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.5% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.

Future

There is a movement to dissolve the Village in order to save money. Were this to happen, all services currently provided by the village government would be provided by the Town of Brookhaven.

Notable Citizens

• Kevin Connolly, actor currently appearing in the HBO series "Entourage", attended Patchogue-Medford High School.
• Neal Heaton, baseball player for New York Yankees (1993), lives in East Patchogue.
• Leila Kenzle, actress - was born in Patchogue (1961)
• Jeffrey MacDonald, convicted of killing his wife and daughters, lived in Patchogue and attended Patchogue High School.
• Lt. Michael P. Murphy, a U.S. Navy SEAL and Patchogue native (1976), posthumously received the Medal of Honor in 2007 for bravery in action against the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2005.
• Sylvia Porter, journalist - born in Patchogue (1913)
• William Patrick Hitler, Nephew of a famous world leader.
• Jeff Schaefer, baseball player for Chicago White Sox (1989), born in Patchogue.
• Edgar A. Sharp, United States Representative - Republican to the Seventy-ninth Congress(1945-1947). Born in Patchogue.

Fire Island, Map. Ferry service, Via Patchogue, NY

Sunset off the Mascot Dock

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Patchogue River

See More

• Mascot Dock
• Sand Pit
• Shorefront Park
• Patchogue Bay
• Patchogue River
• Patchogue Theatre

References

• Images of America: Patchogue, by Hans Henke, available at many Patchogue stores
• The Patchogue Story, by historian Anne Swezey, 101 Monroe Ave., Patchogue 11772.
• Patchogue--Still Banking on the River article by Rhoda Amon, Newsday staff writer

"Going to Patchogue" a novel by Thomas McGonigle. Published by Dalkey Archive, 1991. Well reviewed in the NYTimes, Chicago Tribune, Newsday and Los Angeles Times.

• [1] "Dissolve Patchogue Village." Accessed June 26, 2009.

External links

• Village of Patchogue