In addition to the memberships in the above organizations, the Hamlet is fortunate in its many concerned residents: naturalists, conservationists and environmentalists. As already mentioned, many landowners have retained open space instead of profiting by selling their land to developers. It is this kind of love for the Hamlet and its natural resources that has contributed to the remarkably pleasant atmosphere of the community.
2. Population Demographics
The figures indicated below are derived from the 1990 Census of Population and Housing: Summary Population and Housing Characteristics, New York (1990 CPH-1-34), published by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, Bureau of the Census: Census 1990. The census figures are stated to hold for April 1990. At that date, Brookhaven County Subdivision Place (Brookhaven CDP) – Brookhaven and South Haven effectively — was said to have had a population of 3,118. Based on these figures, the Long Island Lighting Company projected a population of 3,137 as of January 1, 1994, i.e., an increase of 0.6% or 19 people.2
The boundaries of the Brookhaven CDP as stated by the New York Regional Bureau of the Census (by telephone communication) are the following:
North: Sunrise Highway
East: Carmans River
South: Great South Bay
West: Bellhaven Road north to Beaver Dam; west to Bellport Avenue, north to Sunrise Highway.
The total square mileage of the Brookhaven CDP land area as reported in the Census Bureau statistics is given as 6 square miles. This effectively includes all of South Haven south of Sunrise on the east and parts of “greater Brookhaven” to the west. Following the boundaries agreed to in this study, the difference between the Census Bureau’s calculations (and those of LILCO) and ours would be approximately 0.9 square mile, resulting in a Brookhaven Hamlet of approximately 5.1 square miles in area. What is excluded from the BVA’s determination would be that area between Belleview Avenue and Bellhaven Road, west to Bellport Avenue, north to Sunrise Highway, east to Arthur Avenue, south to Beaver Dam Road, west to Belleview, roughly 0.9 square mile.
Hamlets Study
- i-iii Prologue
- Table of Contents
- 1 I. Introduction
- 1 a Plate 1
- 2-4 II. Overview
- 5-8 II. Overview
- 9-11 III. History
- 12 IV. Land Use
- 12 a Plate 2
- 13-14 IV. Land Use
- 15 IV. Land Use
- 15 a Plate 4
- 15 b Carman’s River
- 16 V. Land Use Issues
- 17 V. Land Use Issues
- 18 V. Land Use Issues
- 19 V. Land Use Issues
- 20 V. Land Use Issues
- 20 a Plate 5
- 21-22 VI. Other Issues
- 23-24 VI. Other Issues
- 25 VI. Other Issues
- 25 a Plate 6
- 26-27 VI Other Issues
- 28-29 VI Other Issues
- 30-31 VII Summary
- 32 VII. Recommendations
- 33 VII. Recommendations
- 34 VII. Recommendations
- 35-39 A. Questionnaire
- 40-42 B. Community Comments
- Zoning
Population as per LILCO estimate (as of January 1, 1994):
| Brookhaven | 3,167 |
| North Bellport | 8,426 |
| Yaphank | 3,800 |
| Shirley | 23,958 |
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1994 Long Island Population Survey: Current Population Estimates for Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Published by L!LCO, Hicksville, N.Y., July 1994.
| Population total: | 3,167 |
| Median Age: | 37.7 |
| Under 5: | 182 |
| Under 16: | 676 |
| 16 and over: | 2442 |
| 18 and over: | 2348 |
| 18-20: | 116 |
| 21-24: | 115 |
| 25-44: | 1,012 |
| 45-54: | 402 |
| 55-59: | 170 |
| 60-64: | 151 |
| 65 and older: | 382 |
Further determination of resident population:
| Sex | M | F | Race | W | B | Native Am | Asian | Hispanic | Other |
| 1,568 | 1,550 | 2933 | 132 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 8 |
| Households: | 1010 |
| Residences: | 1097 |
| Persons per household: | 2.91 |
| Persons per family household: | 3.35 |
| Owner-occupied housing units: | 856 |
| Median value: | $147,200 |
| (compared with) Bellport: | $178,100 |
| North Bellport: | $125,600 |
| Yaphank: | $132,800 |
| Shirley: | $123,000 |
| Rental Units: | 154 |
| Land Area (sq. Miles) |
Density | |
| Brookhaven CDP: | 6 | 519.7 |
| Bellport: | 1.5 | 1,714.7 |
| North Bellport | 4.6 | 1,728.0 |
| Yaphank: | 13.7 | 338.5 |
| Shirley: | 10.9 | 2104.0 |
Brookhaven CDP 1990 Census Miscellaneous Characteristics:
- The median age was 37.7 compared to Brookhaven Town’s 31.6
- The median family size was 3.32.
- 95.5% of the housing units are stated as one-family detached compared to 80% town-wide.
- 78% of housing is owner occupied.
- 13% of the people indicated that they were divorced, widowed or separated.
- 65% of the people have lived in the same house since 1985; another 20% have moved into the CDP from elsewhere in Suffolk County.
- The mean contract rent reported was approximately $889.
- There are 2.16 vehicles per household.
- Only 27 persons reported using mass transit for the journey to work.
- 41% of the housing units have been built since 1970, 21% prior to 1949
- 1970-1979 were the “boom” building years (270 units).
- 49% of the housing units are valued over $150,000, median value of $174,500.
- Of 2,099 persons over 25, 68% have graduated from high school, 6.1% hane an Associate’s Degree, 31% a Bachelor’s Degree or higher (Town 21%)
- Of the 1,402 workers over the age of 16, 89% worked in Suffolk County. The leading occupation was Professional Specialty (419), the leading industry was Professional/Educational (319).