East Setauket is a

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and

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(CDP) in the Town of Brookhaven, in Suffolk County, on

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, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census, at which time it had a population of 10,998. Before that, it was part of the Setauket–East Setauket CDP.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of – of which is land and is water. East Setauket is located in northwestern Suffolk County, in the northwest part of the town of Brookhaven. It is bordered by Setauket to the northwest, Poquott to the north,

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to the northeast, Port Jefferson Station to the east, Terryville to the southeast, South Setauket to the south, Stony Brook to the southwest, and

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to the west.

Demographics

At the time of the 2020 United States Census, the CDP had a population of 10,998.

Notable residents

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References

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