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Patchogue, New York
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Patchogue, New York (New York)
Patchogue, New York
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 40°45′48″N 73°1′4″W / 40.76333, -73.01778
Country United States
State New York
County Suffolk
Area
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 - Land 2. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 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. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 2/sq mi (2,046. 8/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 11772
Area code(s) 631
FIPS code 36-56660
GNIS feature ID 0959977

Patchogue ('pach-og, 'pach-äg) is a village in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks The area code 631 is used in the state of New York in eastern Long Island exclusively for Suffolk County. Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Administrative divisions of New York State differ from those in certain other countries and most U Suffolk County is a county located in the US state of New York. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 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 Town of Brookhaven is located in central Suffolk County, New York, USA, and stretches from the North Shore to the South Shore The South Shore of Long Island, in the US state of New York, is the area along Long Island's Atlantic Ocean shoreline Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches Diving off a deck into the Great South Bay of Long Islandjpg|thumb|A man dives into the bay in August 2008

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. North Patchogue is a Census-designated place (CDP in Suffolk County, New York, United States. East Patchogue is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) in Suffolk County, New York, United States.

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Overview

Patchogue is about 55 miles east of Manhattan. It was incorporated in 1893. A riverfront and a natural harbor are natural resources that the town 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 in Ward Melville High School in Three Village School District. Ward Melville High School is a public High school in the Three Village Central School District of Suffolk County, New York on He was elected in 2004 to a term that ends in March 2008.

Patchogue and the adjacent hamlet of Medford share a school district and library. Medford is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. 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 Briarcliff 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. At one time a movie theatre, it has been fully renovated and seats more than a thousand. The lobby can hold receptions and has a full service bar.

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 Brickhouse Brewery and Restaurant serves both alcoholic beverages and food. It is located in the former Shands Hardware Store which is 150 year old institution.

Community reinvigoration plans

In 1996, the Village acquired the old Ward & Glynne theatre located in the heart of the Village. It had opened in 1923 as a Vaudeville and live theatre. It stayed open through the 1940's when it was converted into a movie house. Around the late 1980's, the theatre closed its doors. In 1996, the Village acquired it and it reopened in 1999. Done by an army of volunteers, the theatre was restored as close to its original beauty as possible. In 2006 over 100,000 people visited the theatre accomidating all types of live theatre. From Broadway shows, to Irish Tenors, to local bands, the theatre continues to draw an audience from all over the island and New York.

As of 2005, Village co-historian Anne Swezey and the Greater Patchogue Historical Society hope to bring back the tourist industry, if not the mills. They have restored the 1858 one-room schoolhouse. The village demolished the lace mill and planned to replace it with a combination retail and housing development, according to former Mayor Stephen E. Keegan.

However, the site is now the home of Briarcliffe College. It occupies the building built by the Swezey Department store, which was constructed after the Lace Mill was torn down. This location had not been profitable for Swezey's.

Plans are also in the works to bring new life to the Patchogue River. The village, working with the Fire Island National Seashore, which has headquarters and two ferry terminals on the river, wants to develop a year-round commercial recreation area and visitors center. Fire Island National Seashore (FINS is a United States National Seashore that protects a 26 mile (41 The historical society is also creating a showplace for an 1890 catboat by Patchogue's best-known boat builder, Gil Smith. The river is where Patchogue began, Swezey says, and where it will come back.

The Blue Point Brewing Company opened in Patchogue in 1998, and is the only commercial brewery on Long Island (not counting the Brooklyn Brewery in Brooklyn, which is in the City of New York and contracts most of its product from Matt Brewing Company in upstate Utica, or the various brewpubs that brew mostly for consumption on the premises). Blue Point Brewing Company is a Microbrewery located on Long Island, in Patchogue New York. Brooklyn Brewery was started in 1987 by former Associated Press correspondent Steve Hindy and former Chemical Bank lending officer Tom Potter Matt Brewing Company is an American family-owned Brewery at the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains in Utica New York. Utica is a City in the American state of New York, and the County seat of Oneida County. A microbrewery, or craft brewery, is a modern Brewery which produces a limited amount of beer usually with an orientation toward distinctive and flavorful products

As of 2005, plans were put into action to develop more affordable housing in the Village with Copper Beech which is located directly North of the traintracks, and Bay Village located on South Ocean Ave. The Copper Beech project was done in partnership with Suffolk County, Long Island Housing Partnership, and Pulte Homes. Construction began in 2005.

As of 2007, after almost 40 years of running aground in the Patchogue River, the Village developed a plan to successfully dredge and revitalize the Patchogue River. As of December, the river is 75% completed. The Village was supported by both the County and the State in this endeavor.

As 2007 drew to an end, the former Swezeys Department building located on the North side of the Four Corners, the very heart of the Village was sold to Tritec Development for $4. 2 million with plans for a hotel, retail, office, and residential space which will help bring the pulse of the Village back to life.

Geography

Patchogue is located at 40°45′48″N, 73°1′4″W (40. 763370, -73. 017868)[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 5 square miles (6. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 5 km²), of which, 2. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 square miles (5. 8 km²) of it is land and 0. 3 square miles (0. 7 km²) of it (10. 71%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 11,919 people, 4,636 households, and 2,749 families residing in the village. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 5,301. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 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. 02% 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. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 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 $47,027, and the median income for a family was $60,126. Males had a median income of $38,561 versus $30,599 for females. The per capita income for the village was $22,962. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 8. 1% of families and 10. 7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 5% of those under age 18 and 10. 4% of those age 65 or over.

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References

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  2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes

"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.

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