Editing East Massapequa, New York

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| official_name      = East Massapequa, New York
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'''East Massapequa''' is a [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) located within the [[Oyster Bay (town), New York|Town of Oyster Bay]] in [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]], on the [[South Shore (Long Island)|South Shore]] of [[Long Island]], in [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 19,854 at the time of the 2020 census.

The portions of East Massapequa located to east of Carman Creek were formerly the CDP of '''West Amityville''' until being absorbed by the East Massapequa CDP.

== History ==
The easternmost third of East Massapequa (located east of Carman Creek, within the Amityville School District) was previously the hamlet of West Amityville and started utilizing a Massapequa mailing address in 1975.<ref name=":81">{{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=}}</ref>  
 
The name "East Massapequa" reflects the fact that the hamlet is located east of [[Massapequa, New York|Massapequa]] and [[Massapequa Park, New York|Massapequa Park]].<ref name=":81" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Town History – Town of Oyster Bay |url=https://oysterbaytown.com/town-history/ |access-date=2024-12-03 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Economy ==
East Massapequa is home to the [[Sunrise Mall (Massapequa Park, New York)|Sunrise Mall]].<ref name=":25">{{Cite web |title=Long Island Zoning Atlas |url=https://www.longislandzoningatlas.org/map?layers=villages_inc%2Cenviro_group%2Cenviro_group%2Cenviro_group%2Cenviro_group%2Cenviro_group%2Cenviro_group%2Cvillages_uninc%2Cvillages_inc%2Cvillages_uninc%2Cvillages_inc%2Ctown%2Creservations%2Ctown%2Ctown%2Creservations%2Cspecdist_sewer_group&zop=42&lng=-73.6636247546507&lat=40.80019994443202#map=15.28/40.801129/-73.66366&%26map=9.62/40.7342/-73.3377 |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=www.longislandzoningatlas.org}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> It was announced in 2022 that the mall would not be renewing leases, and that it would close.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McLogan |first=Jennifer |date=February 23, 2022 |title=Sunrise Mall in Massapequa tells tenants to vacate, leaving store owners and employees scrambling |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/sunrise-mall-massapequa-closing/ |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

A [[bedroom community]] of [[New York City]], the CDP is primarily residential in character, with the majority of areas zoned for residential uses consisting of [[single-family homes]].<ref name=":25" /><ref name=":0" />

==Geography==
[[File:East-massapequa-ny-map.png|thumb|left|U.S. Census map of East Massapequa]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|3.6|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|3.5|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}}, or 2.51%, is water.<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 = 19565
| 2010 = 19069
| 2020 = 19854
| 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>
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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 2000, there were 19,565 people, 6,432 households, and 5,107 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|5,592.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 6,535 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,868.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 74.91% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 12.34% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.20% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.23% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.47% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.90% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 7.49% of the population. Most of East Massapequa’s African American and Hispanic populations live east of Carman Creek in the section served by the Amityville Union Free School District and formerly known as "West Amityville.”

There were 6,432 households, out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.6% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.37.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $75,565, and the median income for a family was $83,373. Males had a median income of $56,032 versus $37,885 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $28,585. About 2.4% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

== Government ==
As East Massapequa is an unincorporated hamlet within the Town of Oyster Bay, it is governed through said Town.<ref name=":25" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Long Island Index: Interactive Map |url=http://www.longislandindexmaps.org/ |access-date=2021-11-09 |website=www.longislandindexmaps.org}}</ref>

=== Representation in higher government ===

==== County representation ====
East Massapequa is located in Nassau County's 19th Legislative district, which as of December 2024 is represented in the [[Nassau County Legislature]] by James D. Kennedy ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]–[[Massapequa, New York|Massapequa]]).<ref name=":25" /><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=District 19 - James Kennedy {{!}} Nassau County, NY - Official Website |url=https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/515/District-19---James-Kennedy |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=www.nassaucountyny.gov}}</ref>

==== New York State representation ====

===== New York State Assembly =====
East Massapequa is located in the [[New York State Assembly]]'s [[New York's 9th State Assembly district|9th]] and [[New York's 11th State Assembly district|11th]] State Assembly districts, which as of December 2024 are represented by [[Michael Durso]] (R–[[Massapequa Park, New York|Massapequa Park]]) and [[Kimberly Jean-Pierre]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]–[[Wheatley Heights, New York|Wheatley Heights]]), respectively.<ref name=":25" /><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Elected Officials & District Map {{!}} New York State Board of Elections |url=https://www.elections.ny.gov/district-map.html |access-date=July 26, 2022 |website=www.elections.ny.gov}}</ref>

===== New York State Senate =====
East Massapequa is located in the [[New York State Senate]]'s [[New York's 5th State Senate district|5th State Senate district]], which as of December 2024 is represented by [[Steven Rhoads]] (R–[[Bellmore, New York|Bellmore]]).<ref name=":25" /><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=About Steven D. Rhoads {{!}} NYSenate.gov |url=https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/steven-d-rhoads/about |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=www.nysenate.gov |language=en}}</ref>

==== Federal representation ====

===== United States Congress =====
East Massapequa is located in [[New York's 2nd congressional district]], which as of December 2024 is represented in the [[United States Congress]] by [[Andrew R. Garbarino]] (R–[[Bayport, New York|Bayport]]).<ref name=":25" /><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Representative Andrew Garbarino {{!}} |url=https://garbarino.house.gov/ |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=garbarino.house.gov |language=en}}</ref>

===== United States Senate =====
Like the rest of New York, East Massapequa is represented in the [[United States Senate]] by [[Chuck Schumer|Charles E. Schumer]] (D) and [[Kirsten Gillibrand]] (D).<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: Contacting U.S. Senators |url=https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm?State=NY |access-date=July 22, 2021 |website=www.senate.gov}}</ref>

=== Politics ===
In the 2024 U.S. presidential election, the majority of East Massapequa voters voted for [[Donald Trump|Donald J. Trump]] (R).<ref name=":522">{{Cite web |last=Welch |first=Will |date=November 8, 2017 |title=How Long Island Voted |url=https://projects.newsday.com/long-island/how-long-island-voted/?election=2016%20General&position=U.S.%20President&region=United%20States |access-date=June 23, 2021 |website=Newsday}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=LaRocco |first=Paul |date=2024-11-12 |title=Map: How Long Island voted for president in Harris-Trump race |url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/elections/trump-harris-election-results-uuvmm1tu |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Newsday |language=en}}</ref>

==Education==
East Massapequa is located within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the [[Amityville Union Free School District]], the [[Farmingdale Union Free School District]], and the [[Massapequa Union Free School District]].<ref name=":25" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":452">{{Cite web |title=Composite School District Boundaries Shapefiles |url=https://nces.ed.gov/programs/edge/Geographic/DistrictBoundaries |access-date=2020-10-23 |publisher=NCES}}</ref> As such, children who reside within the hamlet and attend public schools go to school in one of these three districts, depending on where they live within East Massapequa.<ref name=":25" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":452" />

== Notable people ==

* [[Kelvin Mercer]] – Rapper and producer; ''Posdnuos'' in the hip hop group [[De La Soul]].
* [[A.J. Price]] – Former [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] basketball player; attended [[Amityville Memorial High School]].
* [[Will Rogers]] – Entertainer and humorist.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kirchmann |first=George |date=2011-03-01 |title=Will Rogers in the Massapequas |url=https://patch.com/new-york/massapequa/will-rogers-in-the-massapequas |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=Massapequa, NY Patch |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=[The Will Rogers House] |url=https://nyheritage.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16373coll50/id/270/ |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=nyheritage.contentdm.oclc.org |language=en}}</ref>

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