Mamaroneck is a

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, United States. The population was 18,929 at the 2010 census. its population was an estimated 19,131. It is located partially within the

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Mamaroneck Mamaroneck ( ) is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 31,758 at the 2020 United States census over 29,156 at the 2010 census. There are two villages contained within the town: Larchmont and the Village of M ...

and partially within the town of Rye. The portion in Rye is unofficially called "Rye Neck". The

Rye Neck Union Free School District The Rye Neck Union Free School District is the school district created to serve the public education needs of parts of Mamaroneck and Rye, New York. It serves the part of the Village of Mamaroneck that is within the Town of Rye and part of the ...

contains the Rye Neck portion of Mamaroneck and part of the city of Rye.

History

Originally, the farming community of Mamaroneck was located on two sides of the

Mamaroneck River The Mamaroneck River is a freshwater stream located in Southern Westchester County, New York. The river forms in White Plains and Harrison and flows south through Mamaroneck Town and Village, where it empties into Mamaroneck Harbor and Long ...

. In the 1890s, the two areas surrounding the river were joined into one commercial village, Mamaroneck, which was incorporated in 1895. The eastern side of the village lies in the town of Rye and is known as Rye Neck. Some controversy surrounded the incorporation of the village, but the State Appellate Court approved the village's election status. The population of Mamaroneck village in 1895 was 1,500. Along with the other shore communities of Westchester, Mamaroneck was at one time the location of summer residences for wealthy families from

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. Summer residence neighborhoods included Greenhaven, Orienta and Shore Acres. The local railroad from New York City (now

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) began to serve the village in 1848. Currently, the village of Mamaroneck is a

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for individuals working in

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. A harbor on the

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supports facilities for pleasure boating and is the location of Harbor Island Park, a large public park with beach and sporting facilities. The main commercial streets in Mamaroneck are the

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(

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) and Mamaroneck Avenue, the site of several annual parades. Local industry is centered on Fenimore Road. Other areas of the town include Heathcote Hill, overlooking the harbor,

Harbor Heights Harbor Heights is a residential section of the Village of Mamaroneck in Westchester County, New York. It is bordered by an arc of the Mamaroneck River on the north and east, by the Saxon Woods Park on the west and the New England Thruway on the s ...

(the heights) to the northeast, Old Rye Neck (settled in the 1880s), Rye Neck (settled in the 1920s and 1930s), Orienta, and Washingtonville, better known as "The Flats", due to the flat, low-lying topography of the area.

Historic sites on National register of Historic Places (NRHP)

Mamaroneck Methodist Church Mamaroneck United Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church located at 546 East Boston Post Road in Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York. It was built in 1859 and is a one-story, Gothic Revival style building of wood-frame constructi ...

* St. Thomas' Episcopal Church Complex *

Walter's Hot Dog Stand Walter's Hot Dog Stand is a National Register of Historic Places designated landmark located in Mamaroneck in Westchester County, New York. History Walter's is a family business founded in 1919 by Walter Warrington in Mamaroneck, NY. His first ...

* Mamaroneck's "Skinny House" * Albert E. and Emily Wilson House

Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and , or 52%, is water. Mamaroneck Train Station

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 18,929 people living in the village. The

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was . There were 7,353 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 65.3%

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, 3.7%

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, 0.1% Native American, 4.8%

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, 0.03%

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, 0.4% from

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, and 1.4% from two or more races.

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of any race were 24.3% of the population. There were 6,920 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were

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living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.28. In the village, the population was spread out, with 24% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males. The median income for a household in the village was $86,307, and the median income for a family was $97,813. Males had a median income of $65,2563 versus $56,353 for females. The

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for the village was $52,750. About 4.2% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the

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, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

Nationalities

Mamaroneck Village residents represent more than 70 nationalities, including 30 from Europe, 20 from Latin America, seven from Asia and six from the Middle East, and five from Africa, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey for 2015-19, via the National Historical Geographic Information System
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Mamaroneck Historical Society's website.

Largest nationalities

As of 2019, the top 10 nationalities by size and their estimated village population were: # Italian: 4,131 # Irish: 2,261 # Guatemalan: 1,505 # American (United States): 1,111 # German: 1,087 # Mexican: 911 # English: 869 # Puerto Rican: 648 # French: 517 # Peruvian: 476 About one-third of survey respondents who reported ancestry reported multiple ancestries. Sixteen percent didn’t report ancestry or their answer was unclassified in one of the groups the Census Bureau listed.

Fastest growing nationalities

The 10 nationalities that grew fastest in Mamaroneck Village from 2010 to 2019 were: # Guatemalan: +647, to a population of 1,505 in 2019 # Irish: +466, to 2,261 # Japanese: +211, to 474 # English: +184, to 869 # Sudanese: +164, to 164 # El Salvadoran: +163, to 328 # Dominican Republic: +140, to 239 # French: +120, to 517 # Brazilian: +117, to 322 # Hungarian: +94, to 211

Education

The Village of Mamaroneck contains portions of two public school districts. As noted above, the northern and eastern parts of the village form part of the

; the other part of the Rye Neck Union Free School District lies in the southern portion of the city of Rye. The southern and western parts of the village form part of the

Mamaroneck Union Free School District The Mamaroneck Union Free School District is the school district created to serve the public education needs of Larchmont and Mamaroneck, New York. It serves the Town of Mamaroneck, the Village of Larchmont and the part of the Village of Mamar ...

; the remainder of the Mamaroneck Union Free School District covers all of the village of Larchmont, as well as most of the Town of Mamaroneck's unincorporated areas. Private schools: *

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* Westchester Hebrew High School

Fire Department

The village of Mamaroneck is protected by five all-volunteer fire companies of the Village of Mamaroneck Fire Department (VMFD) that operate out of four fire stations, located throughout the village. The combined volunteer fire companies operate a total of five engines (including one spare engine), two trucks, two utility units and three command vehicles. The combined volunteer fire companies respond to approximately 1,000 emergency calls annually.

Fire station locations and apparatus

Mayors

* Tom Murphy, 2017–present * Norman Rosenblum, 2009–2017 * Kathy Savolt, 2007–2009 * Philip Trifiletti, 2001–2007 * Deborah Chapin, 1999–2001 * Joseph Lanza, 1994–1999 * Paul Noto, 1985–1994 * Robert Funicello 1985 *

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1977–1985 * Arthur C. Phillips, 1965–1977 * Alexander Schwab, 1957–1964 *

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, 1950–1956 * Battista Santoro, ?–1950

Economy

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having an active siding for freight usage.

Notable people

James Fenimore Cooper James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 – September 14, 1851) was an American writer of the first half of the 19th century, whose historical romances depicting colonist and Indigenous characters from the 17th to the 19th centuries brought h ...

lived in Mamaroneck *

Kevin Dillon Kevin Brady Dillon (born August 19, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Johnny "Drama" Chase on the HBO comedy series '' Entourage'', Bunny in the war film ''Platoon'', and John Densmore in the musical biopic ''The Doo ...

grew up in Mamaroneck *

Matt Dillon Matthew Raymond Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an American actor. He has received various accolades, including an Oscar and Grammy nomination. Dillon made his feature film debut in '' Over the Edge'' (1979) and established himself as a te ...

grew up in Mamaroneck *

, former US Congressman *

Henry Flagler Henry Morrison Flagler (January 2, 1830 – May 20, 1913) was an American industrialist and a founder of Standard Oil, which was first based in Ohio. He was also a key figure in the development of the Atlantic coast of Florida and founde ...

, oil, hotels and railroad baron, circa 1877 *

Cat Greenleaf Catherine Kaye Greenleaf (born March 13, 1972) is the former host of ''Talk Stoop''. Career Born in White Plains, New York, Greenleaf started her career as an airborne traffic reporter for KGO (AM) radio in San Francisco in 1999. The following ...

, News Reporter and Host of NBC's ''Talk Stoop'' * D. W. Griffith, silent film director, lived in Mamaroneck for a few years in the 1920s *

William Kunstler William Moses Kunstler (July 7, 1919 – September 4, 1995) was an American lawyer and civil rights activist, known for defending the Chicago Seven. Kunstler was an active member of the National Lawyers Guild, a board member of the American Civil ...

, radical lawyer and civil rights activist; lived on West Street * Scott Leius (baseball player) lived in Mamaroneck *

Robert Ripley LeRoy Robert Ripley (February 22, 1890 – May 27, 1949) was an American cartoonist, entrepreneur, and amateur anthropologist, who is known for creating the '' Ripley's Believe It or Not!'' newspaper panel series, television show, and radio show ...

had a home on BION (Believe It Or Not) Island *

Norman Rockwell Norman Percevel Rockwell (February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978) was an American painter and illustrator. His works have a broad popular appeal in the United States for their reflection of Culture of the United States, the country's culture. Roc ...

lived in Mamaroneck *

David Spinozza David Spinozza is an American guitarist and producer. He worked with former Beatles Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and John Lennon during the 1970s, and had a long collaboration with singer-songwriter James Taylor, producing Taylor's album ''Walking ...

(Studio guitarist, producer, and conductor) grew up in Mamaroneck Lane *

Lee Stringer Lee Stringer is a writer who lived unhoused with a substance use disorder in New York City from the early eighties until the mid-nineties. He is a former editor and columnist of ''Street News''. His essays and articles have appeared in a variety of ...

, author, longtime and current resident * Gary Young, first drummer of the '90s alternative band Pavement

Local points of interest

Emelin Theatre The Emelin Theatre for the Performing Arts is a 267-seat nonprofit theater located in Mamaroneck, NY. that hosts theatre, family, bluegrass, dance, classical, jazz, rock, folk, tribute, and comedy events, plus a broad range of independent and cont ...

* Most Holy Trinity Church * Mamaroneck Riot *

Battle of Mamaroneck The Battle of Mamaroneck (also known as the Skirmish of Heathcote Hill) was a skirmish in the New York and New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War fought on October 22, 1776, at Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York.Tucker(20 ...

Mamaroneck High School Mamaroneck High School is a public school located in Mamaroneck, New York. The school is part of the Mamaroneck Union Free School District. Students residing in neighboring Larchmont also attend this school. Ranking Mamaroneck High school is unra ...

Rye Neck High School Rye Neck High School is a public secondary school located in the Village of Mamaroneck, New York and the Town of Rye, New York. It is part of the Rye Neck Union Free School District and is connected to Rye Neck Middle School. Rye Neck High Scho ...

* St. Vito's Church * Mamaroneck Public Library * Mamaroneck (Metro-North station) * One Room School House * Cooper/DeLancey House (1811) * Mile Marker 23
Sal's Pizza

Cemeteries

* DeLancey Burial Ground * Disbrow Burial Ground * Eleazor Gedney Burial Ground * Florence-Powell Burial Ground * Griffen Rogers Burial Ground * Guion Burial Ground * Richbell Cemetery * Solomon Gedney Burial Ground * Old Town of Mamaroneck Cemetery Source:

Notes

References

External links

Village of Mamaroneck official website

Larchmont Mamaroneck Community TelevisionMamaroneck Historical Society
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