Mastic is a

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and a

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(CDP) in the southeastern part of the

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of Brookhaven in central Suffolk County,

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, United States. The population was 15,481 at the 2010 census. The hamlet was originally called Forge until 1893, when it was changed to the current name of Mastic. The

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built a station in 1882 and, on July 15, 1960, the stop was moved west and renamed Mastic–Shirley. The Poospatuck Indian Reservation lies entirely within the community, near its southern end and along the

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Forge River between Montauk Highway and LIRR Montauk Branch

Montauk Highway over West Mill Pond - Forge River

The northernmost section of the hamlet is called Manor Park, which stretches from

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to Moriches-Middle Island Road immediately east of

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. Part of the neighborhood lies within the hamlet of Shirley, but is served entirely by Mastic's zip code of 11950.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.13%, is water.

Demographics

At the 2010 census there were 15,481 people, 4,526 households, and 3,743 families in the CDP. The population density was . There were 4,847 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 46.1% White, 22.4% African American, 0.7% Native American, 2.1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 7.2% some other race, and 4.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.8%. There were 4,526 households, 48.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were headed by married couples living together, 18.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.3% were non-families. 12.4% of households were one person and 3.3% were someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.41, and the average family size was 3.63. The age distribution was 28.3% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% 65 or older, and the median age was 33.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males. From 2007 to 2011, the median annual income for a household in Mastic was $70,979, and the median family income was $79,839. Males had a median income of $51,315 versus $40,581 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $26,176. About 18% of families and 22% of the population were below the

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, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Mastic is served mostly by the William Floyd School District, but also the

Eastport-South Manor Central School District Eastport-South Manor is a school district that serves parts of both Brookhaven and Southampton towns in eastern Suffolk County, New York. Commonly known as "ESM", the district serves the hamlets of Manorville and Eastport, as well as porti ...

north of Grove Drive in the Manor Park section of the hamlet.

Media

''Tri Hamlet News''

References

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