Editing Central Islip, New York

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'''Central Islip''' (also known locally by its initials as '''CI''') is a [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) within the Town of [[Islip, New York|Islip]] in [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 34,450 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3613552| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212185602/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3613552| url-status=dead| archive-date=2020-02-12| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Central Islip CDP, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=2012-12-24}}</ref>

==History and overview==

Prior to the arrival of European settlers, the [[Secatogue]] tribe of [[Algonquin people|Algonquin native-American]] people lived in the area now known as Central Islip.

In 1842, the [[Long Island Rail Road]]'s eastward expansion reached the area, and the Suffolk County Station was opened up. The Suffolk County Station, became the commercial center for housing. With that being done the name Central Islip was thus born, and applied to a new station built in 1873 further to the east. The modern [[Central Islip (LIRR station)|Central Islip station]] is in a different location from all of its predecessors.

In 1889, what became the [[Central Islip Psychiatric Center]] opened.<ref>[http://www.suffolk.lib.ny.us/libraries/cisp/ci_hist.htm A Brief History of Central Islip] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224090712/http://www.suffolk.lib.ny.us/libraries/cisp/ci_hist.htm |date=February 24, 2009 }}, Central Islip Public Library, Retrieved 2009-09-11.</ref> By 1955, it housed over 10,000 patients. It closed in 1996.

In the mid-1990s, Central Islip began a resurgence, with new housing developments, commercial properties, and government complexes. A new federal courthouse complex opened, claimed to be the second largest in the country. On part of the site of the former Central Islip Psychiatric Center's {{convert|788|acre|km2|adj=on}} campus. In 2000, the baseball stadium for Independent league team [[Long Island Ducks]] opened up.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://longisland.newsday.com/realestate/profile.php?id=Central%20Islip | title=Central Islip--Community Profile | newspaper=[[Newsday]] | date=Dec 16, 2005 | access-date=2009-09-11 | archive-date=July 14, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714174800/http://longisland.newsday.com/realestate/profile.php?id=Central%20Islip | url-status=dead }}</ref>

Housing developments in Central Islip include:
*College Woods
*Park Row
*Bella Casa Estates
*Islip Landing
*Courthouse Commons
*Waddington Estates
*Hawthorne Court (Home Properties)
*Coventry Village

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|18.4|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/><ref name="GR1">{{cite web |date=2011-02-12 |title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=2011-04-23 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 31950
|2010= 34450
|2020= 36714
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2010, there were 34,450 people, 8,792 households, and 6,813 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|4,398.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 9,189 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,264.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 43.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 25.0% [[African American (U.S. census)|African American]], 3.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.9% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. census)|Latino]] of any race were 52.1% of the population. Foreign-born residents comprised 34.7% of the population.

There were 8,792 households, out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 8.0% were persons under the age of 5, 3.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 16.8% 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 3.56 and the average family size was 3.87.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $55,504, and the median income for a family was $57,252. Males had a median income of $35,187 versus $27,842 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $17,910. About 8.3% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.

As of the 2010 census, there were 34,450 people, 9,365 households, and 6,928 families living in the CDP. The racial/ethnic breakdown was as follows:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.zip-codes.com/city/ny-new-cassel-2010-census.asp|title = All Zip Codes in New Cassel NY}}</ref> 
* 43.6% White
* 25.0% Black
* 0.9% Native American
* 3.4% Asian
* 0.0% Native Hawaiian
* 0.4% Some other race
* 5.9% Two or more races

In addition, 52.1% was of Hispanic origin.

==Schools==
The [[Central Islip Public Schools|Central Islip Union Free School District]] operates public schools.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Long Island Index: Interactive Map |url=http://www.longislandindexmaps.org/ |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=www.longislandindexmaps.org}}</ref>
* Pre-K and K
** Early Childhood Center (Alfano)
* Grades 1–6
** Andrew T. Morrow Elementary
** Francis J. O'Neil Elementary
** Marguerite Mulvey Elementary
** Cordello Ave. Elementary
** Mulligan Elementary
** Anthony Alfano Elementary 
* Grades 7–8
** Ralph G. Reed Middle School
* Grades 9–12
** [[Central Islip Senior High School]]

Central Islip was home to [[NYIT]] (the [[New York Institute of Technology]]) and [[Touro Law Center]], located next to the local [[New York Supreme Court]] building.<ref name=":0" /> The only remaining Catholic school, Our Lady of Providence, was closed after the 2021–21 academic year and consolidated with another Suffolk County parish school to form Our Lady of Guadalupe at nearby [[Deer Park, New York|Deer Park]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Diocese of Rockville Centre: New Dual-Language Catholic School|url=https://patch.com/new-york/deerpark-northbabylon/diocese-rockville-centre-new-dual-language-catholic-school|work=Patch NYC|date=April 23, 2021}}</ref>

==Churches==
* Central Islip Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 143 Caleb's Path<ref>{{cite web |url=http://centralislip23.adventistchurchconnect.org/article/15/contact-us |title=Seventh-day Adventist Church, Central Islip NY |work=Centralislip23.adventistchurchconnect.org |date=2011-12-16 |access-date=2013-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112202305/http://centralislip23.adventistchurchconnect.org/article/15/contact-us |archive-date=2016-01-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Central Islip Church of Christ
* First Spanish Baptist Church, 51 Hawthorne Avenue
* The First United Methodist Church (Dating back to 1869) on Wheeler Rd.
* Iglesia  Fuente de Agua Viva, 100 East Suffolk Ave Central Islip NY 11722
* Iglesia Bíblica TorreFuerte (Pastores: Bayardo & Ady Delgadillo)
* Iglesia Evangelica Resurreccion
* Ministerio Jesu Cristo Vive, 1417 Islip Avenue
* Lighthouse Tabernacle Church of God
* St. John of God Roman Catholic Church (one of the oldest churches in Central Islip)
* The Episcopal Church of The Messiah; {Episcopal Church}
* Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 268 Suffolk Avenue
* Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 105 Fig Street
* Restoring Grace Ministries

==Transportation==
[[File:Central Islip Train Station.jpg|thumb|A birds eye view of Central Islip LIRR parking area from foot over bridge.]]

===Roads===
Major roads within the hamlet of Islip are:
* [[County Route 17 (Suffolk County, New York)|Suffolk County Road 17]], also known as Carleton Avenue through most of the community and Wheeler's Road north of Suffolk Avenue, runs parallel to [[NY Route 111]] (Islip Avenue) from its southern terminus at NY 27A in Islip to its northern terminus at NY 111 near the [[Long Island Expressway]] at Exit 56 in Hauppauge.
* [[County Route 67 (Suffolk County, New York)|Suffolk County Road 67]], also known as the [[Long Island Motor Parkway]] runs along the northern edge of the community.
* [[County Route 100 (Suffolk County, New York)|Suffolk County Road 100]], also known as Suffolk Avenue, is the main west-to-east route through the community, running from [[County Route 13 (Suffolk County, New York)|Suffolk County Road 13]] in Brentwood to [[New York State Route 454]] in Islandia.
* [[Southern State Parkway]] (Exit 43A) runs within nearby Islip Terrace but is close enough to the Islip Terrace/Central Islip border.

===Airport===
Islip Terrace is west of [[Long Island MacArthur Airport]] in Ronkonkoma.

===Train===
[[Central Islip (LIRR station)|Central Islip Station]] is located along the [[Ronkonkoma Branch]] of the [[Long Island Rail Road]].

===Buses===
There are many bus stops going through Central Islip along the 4, 6, 17, 52A and weekday-only 52B routes on [[Suffolk County Transit]]. Buses are operated and maintained by the local Suffolk Transportation Service, Inc.

==Sports==
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|- style="background:#adadad;"
| style="width:150px;"|'''Club'''
| style="width:120px;"|'''Sport'''
| style="width:270px;"| '''League'''
| style="width:180px;"| '''Venue'''
| style="width:50px;"| '''Logo'''
|-
|[[Long Island Ducks]]
|[[Baseball]]
|[[Atlantic League of Professional Baseball]]
|[[Fairfield Properties Ballpark]]
|[[:File:LIDucks.PNG|Link to file]]
|}

==Notable people==
{{unreferenced section|date=January 2021}}


*[[Roy Barker (American football)|Roy Barker]], football player
*[[Matt Chulis]], soccer player and coach<ref>{{Cite web |title=Matt Chulis |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/matt-chulis/ |access-date=April 8, 2025 |website=[[Major League Soccer]]}}</ref>
*[[Anthony Cumia]], shock jock
*[[K-Solo]], rapper
*[[Rick Kittles]], biologist
*[[Chrisette Michele]], singer
*[[Keith Murray (rapper)|Keith Murray]], rapper
*[[R.A. the Rugged Man]], rapper
*[[Mike Tice]], football player and coach

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Hamlets in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Suffolk County, New York]]
[[Category:Hamlets in Suffolk County, New York]]