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{{redirect|Matinecock|the Native American people for which the village is named|Matinecock (tribe)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Matinecock, New York | official_name = Incorporated Village of Matinecock | settlement_type = [[Village (New York)|Village]] | nickname = | motto = <!-- Images --> | image_skyline = Matinecock Welcome Sign, Matinecock, Long Island, New York August 29, 2021.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = A welcome sign to Matinecock on August 29, 2021. | image_flag = | image_seal = <!-- Maps --> | pushpin_map = USA New York Long Island#New York#USA | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_caption = Location on Long Island##Location within the state of New York##Location within the contiguous United States | image_map = Nassau County New York incorporated and unincorporated areas Matinecock highlighted.svg | mapsize = 260px | map_caption = Location in [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]] and the state of [[New York (state)|New York]]. <!-- Location -->| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = {{flag|United States}} | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|New York}} | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in New York|County]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau]] | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = [[Mayor (United States)|Mayor]] | leader_name = Kenneth J. Goodman | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | established_title = [[Municipal incorporation|Incorporated]] | established_date = April 2, 1928 | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 20, 2022}}</ref> | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 6.92 | area_land_km2 = 6.91 | area_water_km2 = 0.01 | area_total_sq_mi = 2.67 | area_land_sq_mi = 2.67 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.01 <!-- Population -->| population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] | population_footnotes = | population_total = 847 | population_density_km2 = 122.59 | population_density_sq_mi = 317.47 <!-- General information -->| timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] | utc_offset = -5 | timezone_DST = EDT | utc_offset_DST = -4 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 27 | elevation_ft = 89 | coordinates = {{coord|40|52|20|N|73|35|4|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} | postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] | postal_code = 11560 | area_code = [[Area code 516|516]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 36-46107 | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 0956671 | website = {{URL|www.matinecockvillage.org}} | footnotes = | pop_est_as_of = | pop_est_footnotes = | population_est = | named_for = The [[Matinecock (tribe)|Matinecock]] People | subdivision_type3 = [[List of towns in New York|Town]] | subdivision_name3 = [[Oyster Bay (town), New York|Oyster Bay]] | pushpin_label = Matinecock, New York | native_name = Matinnicoke ("The Hill Country") }} '''Matinecock''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Village|village]] located within the [[Oyster Bay (town), New York|Town of Oyster Bay]] in [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]], on [[Long Island]], in [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 810 at the 2010 census. == History == Matinecock incorporated as a village on April 2, 1928, in order to gain [[Home rule in the United States|home rule powers]].<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><ref>{{Cite web |title=Village of Matinecock Information |url=http://www.matinecockvillage.org/Information.aspx |access-date=September 30, 2022 |website=www.matinecockvillage.org}}</ref> The village is named for the [[Matinecock (tribe)|Matinecock Nation]], which inhabited much of the area.<ref name=":81" /> "Matinecock" roughly translates to "the Hill Country," and was the Matinecock Nation's name for much of the area.<ref name=":81" /><ref>{{Cite web|first=Hannah|last=Douglas|title=Matinecock Way: Is it the way to go?|url=https://www.qchron.com/editions/north/matinecock-way-is-it-the-way-to-go/article_4d8abfe0-85f8-5b04-872e-dabdb41d9d3e.html|access-date=August 10, 2020|website=Queens Chronicle|date=October 8, 2015 |language=en}}</ref><ref>https://www.huntingtonny.gov/filestorage/13747/99540/16499/First_Purchase.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> In May 1998, Worth Magazine ranked Matinecock as the fifth richest town in America and the richest town in New York.<ref>{{cite news |title=OFF THE RACK; The Richer Rich, and Where They Live |work=The New York Times |date=April 19, 1998 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/19/business/off-the-rack-the-richer-rich-and-where-they-live.html |accessdate=June 21, 2017 |last1=Brock |first1=Fred }}</ref> ==Geography== [[File:Matinecock-ny-map.gif|thumb|left|U.S. Census map of Matinecock.]] According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|2.7|sqmi|km2}}, all land.<ref name="GR1">{{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}}</ref> ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1930= 484 |1940= 428 |1950= 507 |1960= 824 |1970= 841 |1980= 985 |1990= 872 |2000= 836 |2010= 810 |2020= 847 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{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}}</ref> }} At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 836 people, 285 households, and 216 families in the village. The population density was {{convert|315.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 313 housing units at an average density of {{convert|118.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the village was 96.05% White, 1.08% African American, 1.56% Asian, and 1.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.83%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> Of the 285 households 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.7% were married couples living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 20.7% of households were one person and 10.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.31. The age distribution was 26.8% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males. The median household income was $135,922 and the median family income was $171,832. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $36,042 for females. The per capita income for the village was $93,559. About 2.1% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over. == Education == === Schools === ==== Public ==== The Village of Matinecock is located entirely within the boundaries of the Locust Valley Central School District.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web|title=Long Island Index: Interactive Map|url=http://www.longislandindexmaps.org/|website=Long Island Index Maps|publisher=Long Island Index}}</ref><ref name=":452">{{Cite web|title=Composite School District Boundaries Shapefiles|url=https://nces.ed.gov/programs/edge/Geographic/DistrictBoundaries|access-date=October 23, 2020|publisher=NCES}}</ref> As such, all children who reside within Matinecock and attend public schools go to Locust Valley's schools.<ref name=":12" /><ref name=":452" /> ==== Private ==== The private [[Portledge School]] is located within Matinecock.<ref name=":12" /> === Library district === Matinecock is located within the boundaries of the Locust Valley Library District.<ref name=":12" /> == See also == * [[Matinecock Friends Meetinghouse]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.matinecockvillage.org/ Official website] {{OysterBayNY}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Oyster Bay (town), New York]] [[Category:Villages in New York (state)]] [[Category:Villages in Nassau County, New York]]
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