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, it is the only town in Nassau County to extend from the North Shore to the South Shore of Long Island. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 301,332. There are 18 villages and 18

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within the town of Oyster Bay. The U.S. Postal Service has organized these 36 places into 30 five-digit ZIP Codes, served by 20 post offices. Each post office shares the name of one of the hamlets or villages, but their boundaries are usually not coterminous. Oyster Bay is also the name of a hamlet on the North Shore, within the town of Oyster Bay. Near this hamlet, in the village of Cove Neck, is Sagamore Hill, the former residence and

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and now a museum. At least six of the 36 villages and hamlets of the town have shores on Oyster Bay Harbor, an inlet of Long Island Sound, and many of these at one time or another have also been referred to as being part of the hamlet of Oyster Bay.

History

Succeeding cultures of indigenous peoples had lived in the area for thousands of years. At the time of European contact, the Lenape (Delaware) nation inhabited western Long Island. By 1600 the band inhabiting the local area was called the

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after their location, but they were Lenape people. Following European colonization, the area became part of the colony of

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. In 1639, the Dutch West India Company made its first purchase of land on Long Island from the local Native Americans. The English also had colonies on Long Island at this time. The Dutch did not dispute English claims to what is now Suffolk County, but when settlers from

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arrived in (present-day) Oyster Bay in 1640, they were soon arrested as part of a boundary dispute. In 1643, Englishmen purchased land in the present-day town of Hempstead from the Indians that included land purchased by the Dutch in 1639. Nevertheless, in 1644, the Dutch director granted a patent for Hempstead to the English. The Dutch also granted other English settlements in

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. In 1650, the Treaty of Hartford established a boundary between Dutch and English claims at "Oysterbay", by which the Dutch meant present-day Cold Spring Harbor (to the east) and the English meant all of the water connected to present-day Oyster Bay Harbor. Meanwhile, the government of England came under the control of

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as a republic, and

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took advantage of the unresolved border dispute. In 1653, English settlers made their first purchase of land in Oyster Bay from the local Matinecock tribe, though there were already some rogue English settlements there. For this purchase, the English settlers paid to the Native American Moheness (aka Assiapum), "six kettles, six fathoms of wampum, six hoes, six hatchets, three pairs of stockings, thirty awl-blades or muxes, twenty knives, three shirts and as much Peague as will amount to four pounds sterling." The monarchy was restored in England in 1660, and in 1664 King Charles gave Long Island (and much else) to his brother James, leading to the Dutch relinquishing control of all of New Amsterdam. In 1667 the settlement at Oyster Bay received its charter from the new English colony of New York, becoming the Township of Oyster Bay. By 1687, the last piece of land was sold by the Indians, and few remained by 1709. During most of the

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the town was under the control of British forces. The town was originally part of Queens County, until the western portion of that county was amalgamated into

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in 1898 and Nassau County was created in 1899. In 1918, Glen Cove, to the west, incorporated as a city and formed a governing system separate from the town. Following

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, housing replaced farmland as the population grew from about 40,000 in 1950 to more than 290,000 in 1990. Oyster Bay is home to the

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, one of the oldest yacht clubs in the Western Hemisphere, which opened in 1871. There are 40 buildings and sites presently named Town of Oyster Bay Landmarks.

Geography

The town of Oyster Bay extends from Long Island Sound in the north, south to the waters of

South Oyster Bay South Oyster Bay or East Bay is a lagoon

and the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered by the town of

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on the northwest and the town of Hempstead on the southwest. It is the easternmost of the three towns of Nassau County, with Suffolk County immediately to the east. According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 38.42%, is water. As with most of Long Island, the north shore is hilly, the south shore has sandy beaches, and the area between is a

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. Between the 1990 Census and the 2000 census, the town exchanged territory with the towns of Hempstead (Nassau County) and Babylon (Suffolk County). It also gained territory from the town of Huntington in Suffolk County.

Demographics

The 2019 American Community Survey determined the population was 293,576, estimating a 1.6% increase from the

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. The racial and ethnic makeup of Oyster Bay was 75.5% non-Hispanic white, 2.3% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian or Alaska Native, 12.5% Asian, 2.0% from two or more races, and 8.1% Hispanic or Latin American of any race. As of the 2010 census the population was 85%

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(80% Non-Hispanic White), 2.3%

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, 0.2% Native American, 9.1% Asian, 0.0%

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, 1.9% from

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, and 1.6% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 7.5% of the population. As of the

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of 2000, there were 293,925 people, 99,355 households, and 80,278 families residing in the town. The

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was 2,816.2 people per square mile (1,087.3/km²). There were 101,076 housing units at an average density of 968.4 per square mile (373.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 90.83%

, 1.64%

, 0.07% Native American, 4.85% Asian, 0.02%

, 1.36% from

, and 1.23% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 5.06% of the population. There were 99,355 households, out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.9% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.2% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.27. In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males. According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the town was $99,873, and the median income for a family was $115,095. Males had a median income of $60,726 versus $39,420 for females. The

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for the town was $35,895. About 2.0% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the

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, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

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, a major cable company in the tri-state area has its corporate headquarters in Bethpage, New York, as well as a satellite office in

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that contains its medium to large business solutions division, Lightpath.

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was originally located in the hamlet of Oyster Bay. It originally occupied a one-room office in Oyster Bay. At a later time it occupied a brick structure with two stories. In 1994 Acclaim bought a headquarters building in Glen Cove.

Education

Both the State University of New York at Old Westbury and New York Institute of Technology or NYIT (and its affiliated

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) are located in

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, the largest campus of the private Long Island University system, is located in Brookville.

Government and politics

The Town of Oyster Bay has a government comprising a town supervisor and a town council consisting of six members. Council members are elected on a town-wide basis, and there are no election districts within the town. Two other elected positions are town clerk and receiver of taxes. At one point, the town had its own police force, but it no longer does. In New York, a

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is a major division within a county. Larger towns may contain a number of named incorporated villages that provides numerous local services to the village residents. Towns may contain named unincorporated hamlets, governed and administered by the town council.

Villages (incorporated)

The Town of Oyster Bay contains all or part of 20 incorporated villages: #

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(partial) # Bayville (1919) # Brookville (1931) # Centre Island (1926) # Cove Neck (1927) # East Hills (1931) ''(mostly in North Hempstead)'' # Farmingdale (1904) # Lattingtown (1931) # Laurel Hollow (1926) #

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(1931) #

(1928) # Mill Neck (1925) #

Muttontown Muttontown is a village located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 3,497 at the 2010 census. History During colonial times, the area was used to raise sheep for wool and ...

(1931) # Old Brookville (1929) #

(1924) ''(partial, with North Hempstead)'' # Oyster Bay Cove (1931) # Roslyn Harbor (1931) ''(mostly in North Hempstead)'' #

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(1883)

: a small portion within the town of Oyster Bay that is not part of this village has the same ZIP code as the village. # Upper Brookville (1932) # Westbury (partial)

Hamlets (unincorporated)

The town of Oyster Bay also contains all or part of 17 unincorporated hamlets: # Bethpage # East Norwich # Glen Head # Glenwood Landing ''(portion in North Hempstead)'' # Greenvale ''(mostly in North Hempstead)'' # Hicksville # Jericho # Locust Valley #

Massapequa Massapequa (, ) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered the anchor community of the Greater Massapequa area. The po ...

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campus *

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and nearby uninhabited islands in

South Oyster Bay South Oyster Bay or East Bay is a lagoon

Notes:

Transportation

Rail lines

The Long Island Rail Road's Oyster Bay Branch serves the town's vicinity from Glen Head to Oyster Bay. The Main Line runs through the center of the town from with stations in Hicksville, and Bethpage. The

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begins at Hicksville, and goes through Hicksville and Syosset. Rail freight service also exists along the Central Branch which begins in Bethpage. Further south in the town, the

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runs from Seaford to the Suffolk County Line with stations in

and

Bus service

The Town of Oyster Bay is served primarily by

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bus routes, though some routes from Suffolk County Transit also enter the town from the county line.

Major roads

* Interstate 495 is the Long Island Expressway, and the sole interstate highway in the Town of Oyster Bay, with interchanges from Exits 40 in Jericho to part of Exit 48 in Plainview near the Nassau- Suffolk County Line. * Northern Pkwy Shield

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is a suburban continuation of the

Grand Central Parkway The Grand Central Parkway (GCP) is a 14.61-mile (23.51 km) long parkway that stretches from the Triborough Bridge in New York City to Nassau County on Long Island. At the Queens–Nassau border, it becomes the Northern State Parkway, ...

that has interchanges from Exit 35 in Jericho to Exit 38 in Woodbury. The route runs along the south side of the Long Island Expressway until Exit 37A, where it crosses the expressway and moves to the north side. As a parkway, no trucks are allowed. * Bethpage Pkwy Shield

Bethpage State Parkway The Bethpage State Parkway (or simply the Bethpage Parkway) is a parkway in Nassau County on Long Island, New York, in the United States. It begins at a trumpet interchange with the Southern State Parkway in the village of North Massapequa and s ...

A one-lane south-to-north parkway spanning from Southern State Parkway to

Bethpage State Park Bethpage State Park is a New York state park on the border of Nassau County and Suffolk County on Long Island. The park contains tennis courts, picnic and recreational areas and a polo field, but is best known for its five golf courses, inclu ...

that was proposed for expansion into the Northern State Parkway. * Southern Pkwy Shield

Southern State Parkway cuts through the southern portion of the town from in North Massapequa at Exits 29, 30, and 31. The rest of the road runs between the borders of South Farmingdale, and East Massapequa before finally crossing the Nassau-Suffolk County Line. * Ocean Pkwy Shield

Ocean Parkway is an at-grade parkway spanning almost the entirety of

and completely dominating that island within the Town of Oyster Bay. After leaving Jones Beach State Park territory, it serves Tobay Beach before crossing the Nassau-Suffolk line in West Gilgo Beach. * NY-25A

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* Old Country Road * NY-24

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* Merrick Road * NY-27A

New York State Route 27A * NY-105

New York State Route 105 * NY-106

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New York State Route 107 * NY-109

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New York State Route 135

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* Robert Townsend (1753–1838), part of

Culper Spy Ring The Culper Ring was a network of spies active during the American Revolutionary War, organized by Major Benjamin Tallmadge and General George Washington in 1778 during the British occupation of New York City. The name "Culper" was suggested by ...

utilized by George Washington to help sway the American Revolution in the colonists' favor *

Ryan Tveter Ryan Tveter (born May 20, 1994) is an American racing driver from Oyster Bay, New York, who raced for Trident in the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship. Career 2019 Tveter made his debut in the FIA Formula 2 championship as a replacement driver ...

(born 1994), racing driver * Charles Wang (1944–2018), Chinese-American businessman; minority owner of the New York Islanders hockey team

In popular culture

* According to Cole Porter, in his song "

Let's Do It Let's Do It may refer to: General * Let's Do It 2008, an environmental cleanup campaign in Estonia ** Let's Do It! World, an international civic movement that originated from the Estonian campaign ** Let's do it! Armenia, an environmental clean ...

," "even oysters down in Oyster Bay do it." * Billy Joel mentions Oyster Bay in his song " The Ballad of Billy the Kid" on the 1973 album '' Piano Man''. * Oyster Bay is the home of Jack and Dina Byrnes in the movie '' Meet the Parents''. * In the HBO TV show ''

The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster, portraying his difficulties as he tries to balance ...

'', Oyster Bay is where Phil Leotardo is hiding and eventually killed. * Roger Barnes, played by James Spader, mentions owning a home in Oyster Bay in the movie '' Wall Street'' (1987). * Referenced numerous times in ''

Backstage Wife ''Backstage Wife'' is an American soap opera radio program that details the travails of Mary Noble, a girl from a small town in Iowa who came to New York seeking her future. Personnel Vivian Fridell had the title role from 1935 until the early 194 ...

''. * Oyster Bay served as the shooting location for the small town in the horror movie '' Silent Night, Bloody Night'' (1972). * In the CBS TV show '' Person of Interest'', formerly corrupt police officer Lionel Fusco disposes of corpses in Oyster Bay several times. * Asteroid

236129 Oysterbay __NOTOC__ Year 361 ( CCCLXI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Taurus and Florentius (or, less frequently, year 1114 ' ...

, discovered by astronomers of the

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in 2005, was named after the town and its

harbor A harbor (American English), harbour (British English; see spelling differences), or haven is a sheltered body of water where ships, boats, and barges can be docked. The term ''harbor'' is often used interchangeably with ''port'', which is a ...

. The official was published by the Minor Planet Center on 8 November 2019 ().

References

External links

Town of Oyster Bay official website

Historical photos from town of Oyster Bay

Pictures and Information on Oyster Bay's Historic Estates

Town of Oyster Bay History
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