Mill Neck, New York

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Mill Neck, New York

| official_name = Incorporated Village of Mill Neck

| settlement_type = Village

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| image_skyline = Mill Neck Manor, August 1st, 2018.jpg

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| image_caption = The historic Lillian S. Dodge Estate, commonly known as Mill Neck Manor, in 2018

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location on Long Island##Location within the state of New York

| image_map = Nassau County New York incorporated and unincorporated areas Mill Neck highlighted.svg

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| map_caption = Location in Nassau County and the state of New York.

| subdivision_type = Country

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| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = {{Flag|New York }}

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Nassau

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| established_title = Incorporated

| established_date = 1925

| unit_pref = Imperial

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| area_total_km2 = 7.61

| area_land_km2 = 6.77

| area_water_km2 = 0.84

| area_total_sq_mi = 2.94

| area_land_sq_mi = 2.62

| area_water_sq_mi = 0.32

| population_as_of = 2020

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| population_total = 1054

| population_density_km2 = 155.60

| population_density_sq_mi = 403.06

| timezone = Eastern (EST)

| utc_offset = -5

| timezone_DST = EDT

| utc_offset_DST = -4

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| elevation_m = 43

| elevation_ft = 141

| coordinates = {{coord|40|53|20|N|73|33|22|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}

| postal_code_type = ZIP code

| postal_code = 11765

| area_code = 516, 363

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| blank_info = 36-47405

| blank1_name = GNIS feature ID

| blank1_info = 0957256

| website = {{URL|millneckvillage.com}}

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| subdivision_name3 = Oyster Bay

| subdivision_type3 = Town

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Mill Neck is a village in the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 1,054 at the time of the 2020 census.

History

Mill Neck incorporated as a village in 1925.{{Cite web|title=Village History|url=https://millneckvillage.com/VillageHistory.aspx|access-date=August 16, 2021|website=millneckvillage.com}}{{Cite book|last=Winsche|first=Richard|title=The History of Nassau County Community Place-Names|date=October 1, 1999|publisher=Empire State Books|isbn=978-1557871541|location=Interlaken, New York|pages=}} Many Gold Coast-era estates were constructed in Mill Neck during the Gold Coast era.

Mill Neck Village Hall, which also houses the village's branch of the United States Post Office, is located in the former station house of the Mill Neck Long Island Rail Road station.{{cite web|title=LONG ISLAND STATION HISTORY|url=http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirrphotos/lirrstationshistory.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526225709/http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirrphotos/lirrstationshistory.htm|archive-date=May 26, 2017|access-date=December 11, 2009|work=trainsarefun.com}} This station, which was located on the Oyster Bay Branch, closed in 1998 due to low ridership.{{Cite news|last=Sengupta|first=Somini|date=March 15, 1998|title=End of the Line for L.I.R.R.'s 10 Loneliest Stops|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/15/nyregion/end-of-the-line-for-lirr-s-10-loneliest-stops.html|access-date=August 16, 2021|issn=0362-4331}} The Old Brookville Police Department also has a substation within the building.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of {{convert|2.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|2.6|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}} (11.95%) is water.{{cite web|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=April 23, 2011}}

According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Geological Survey, the highest point in Mill Neck is Mill Hill.{{Cite web|title=EPA – Waters GeoViewer|url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b|access-date=July 28, 2021|website=United States Environmental Protection Agency}}{{Cite web|title=The National Map - Advanced Viewer|url=https://apps.nationalmap.gov/viewer/|access-date=July 30, 2021|website=United States Geological Survey}}

Demographics

{{US Census population

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|1930= 516

|1940= 101

|1950= 505

|1960= 701

|1970= 982

|1980= 959

|1990= 977

|2000= 825

|2010= 997

|2020= 1054

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}

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As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}} of 2000, there were 825 people, 295 households, and 241 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|319.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 326 housing units at an average density of {{convert|126.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 92.00% White, 0.24% African American, 4.73% Asian, 2.42% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.58% of the population.

There were 295 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.9% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.0% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 31.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $125,477, and the median income for a family was $145,643. Males had a median income of $95,429 versus $51,528 for females. The per capita income for the village was $77,899. About 2.3% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

Government

As of August 2021, the Mayor of Mill Neck is Peter Quick, the Deputy Mayor is John K. Colgate, Jr., and the Village Trustees are John K. Colgate, Jr., Randolph Harrison, Joshua Kugler, Alice G. Smith and Peter Quick.{{Cite web|title=Village Officials|url=https://millneckvillage.com/Officials.aspx|access-date=August 16, 2021|website=millneckvillage.com}}

Education

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The Village of Mill Neck is split between the Locust Valley Central School District and the Oyster Bay–East Norwich Central School District.{{Cite web|title=Long Island Index: Interactive Map|url=http://www.longislandindexmaps.org/|website=Long Island Index Maps|publisher=Long Island Index}}{{Cite web|title=Composite School District Boundaries Shapefiles|url=https://nces.ed.gov/programs/edge/Geographic/DistrictBoundaries|access-date=October 23, 2020|publisher=NCES}} As such, children who reside within Mill Neck and attend public schools go to school in one of these two districts depending on where in Mill Neck they live.