Mastic Beach is a

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and

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, and former

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in the southeastern part of the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, on

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, in

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, United States. The population was 14,849 at the 2010 census, when it was an unincorporated census-designated place for the first time.

History

In 2010, a group of residents sought to incorporate Mastic Beach as a village. Petitioners blamed the town of Brookhaven for not doing enough code enforcement on blighted streets and eyesore buildings, believing more diligent code enforcement under village control would improve the community aesthetics. Opponents were concerned that creating the village would increase taxes, and that estimates for the proposed village's total budget were low. At $549,500 annually, the village would take up building code enforcement, leaving police, fire, and sanitation to Brookhaven. After a vote on August 31, 2010, incorporation was approved. The proposed incorporation needed to be passed by a majority in order for the hamlet to become a village. The first elected mayor was Paul Breschard. The boundaries of the village of Mastic Beach differed from those of the previous census-designated place (CDP). The village did not include the

William Floyd House William Floyd House, also known as Nicoll Floyd House and Old Mastic House, was a home of Founding Father William Floyd, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, in Mastic Beach, New York. It was his home from 1734 until 1803. ...

grounds as well as a few blocks in the extreme southwest of the CDP, but it added several blocks west of Mastic Road and Commack Road.

Dissolution

Residents voted 1,922 to 1,215 on November 8, 2016, to revert to an unincorporated area with services handled by the Town of Brookhaven. The decision to dissolve the village was decided upon due to political issues and fiscal concerns. A formal dissolution plan was developed over several months and approved by the Village Board (4–1) at a special meeting on March 16, 2017. The dissolution took place on January 1, 2018.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP had a total area of , of which was land and , or 20.34%, was water. Mastic Beach is located on the South Shore of

roughly from

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, and is accessible via the

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's Montauk Branch. Nearby are Smith Point County Park and the Fire Island National Seashore. It is on a peninsula extending into

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. Mastic Beach is located in the

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–Moriches Bay

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, and is located within the larger

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Watershed.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 11,543 people, 3,755 households, and 2,793 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 2,727.9 per square mile (1,053.6/km²). There were 4,375 housing units at an average density of 1,033.9/sq mi (399.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.16%

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, 5.02%

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, 0.49% Native American, 0.91% Asian, 0.01%

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, 2.64% from other races, and 2.77% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 10.59% of the population. There were 3,755 households, out of which 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were

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living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.49. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.8% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $44,937, and the median income for a family was $49,219. Males had a median income of $37,871 versus $27,853 for females. The

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for the CDP was $17,046. About 9.2% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty threshold, including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Mastic Beach is served by the

William Floyd School District The William Floyd School District is located in the southern area of the Town of Brookhaven on Long Island in New York. The district serves the contiguous communities of Shirley, Mastic, Mastic Beach and Moriches. The William Floyd School Dist ...

Media

''Tri Hamlet News''
online news for Mastic • Shirley • Moriches

Notable people

Kim Barnes Arico Kimberly Ann Barnes Arico (born August 9, 1970) is an American women's basketball coach, and the current head coach of the Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team. Previously, she was head coach of the St. John's University women's basketball ...

, born in Mastic Beach * Joe Smith Jr., boxer, former

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world champion

References

External links

Mastic Beach Property Owners Association
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