Editing Mattituck, New York

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|population_total         = 4322
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'''Mattituck''' is a [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 4,584 in 2023 according to the World Population Review.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mattituck, New York Population 2023 |url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/mattituck-ny-population |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=worldpopulationreview.com}}</ref>  Located in the [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|Town]] of [[Southold (town), New York|Southold]], Mattituck CDP roughly corresponds to the hamlet by the same name.

== History ==
Mattituck is believed to have derived its name from the [[Algonquian languages|Algonquian]] name for "Great Creek".<ref>[http://www.newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/ny-historytown-hist006o,0,7376204.story?coll=ny_community_guide_lihistory_promo Newsday Profile - Retrieved 2007-11-04]</ref> Mattituck Creek has been dredged and is used extensively by pleasure craft on [[Long Island Sound]] (the Mattituck Inlet is the entrance into Mattituck Creek, and the whole waterway is now popularly referred to as Mattituck Inlet).

It is only one of two harbors (the other being [[Mount Sinai, New York#Mount Sinai Harbor|Mt. Sinai harbor]]) on the north side of Long Island on the Sound east of [[Port Jefferson, New York|Port Jefferson]].

The Mattituck Inlet and James Creek (which has also been dredged for boats) on the [[Peconic Bay]] come within {{convert|500|yd}} of each other and would provide a shortcut between the Peconic and Sound through the North Fork if connected via a canal. However, authorities have resisted the connection, fearing an ecological disaster. Still, the inlet is blamed for [[coastal erosion]] because it interrupts the [[longshore drift]] on the sound.

[[Corchaug]] Indians, who were the first residents of the area, sold land to Theophilus Eaton, governor of [[New Haven, Connecticut]]. The area was eventually settled by [[England|English]] colonists. The meadowlands were held in common by the residents of Southold from its founding in 1640. The town of Southold was established by Charter to the [[New Haven Colony]] of Connecticut in 1658. The woodlands were also held in common until 1661, when that land was divided among individual proprietors.

Mattituck was occupied by British troops during the Revolutionary War and Governor Tryon visited.

Mattituck hosts an annual Strawberry Festival and is located in the heart of over 40 vineyards in the Long Island Wine Region. The festival is usually held on Father's Day weekend every year.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the community has a total area of {{convert|24.2|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|23.3|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.9|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 3.88%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Mattituck CDP, New York |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3646140 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212190955/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3646140 |archive-date=2020-02-12 |access-date=2013-01-03 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>{{US Census population
|2020= 4322
|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>
}}

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]] of 2020, there were 4,322 people, 2,527 households, and 1,963 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|485.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,313 housing units at an average density of {{convert|267.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the hamlet was 96.62% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.17% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.02% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.52% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.64% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.02% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.55% of the population.<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>

There were 1,651 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.97.<ref name="GR2" />

In the community, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.<ref name="GR2" />

The median income for a household in the hamlet was $55,353, and the median income for a family was $63,370. Males had a median income of $42,917 versus $34,813 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $26,101. About 4.5% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="GR2" />

[[Mattituck-Cutchogue Union Free School District]] is attended by residents of Mattituck, [[Cutchogue, New York|Cutchogue]] and [[Laurel, New York|Laurel]].<ref name="nytimes1997">{{cite news | url= https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/09/nyregion/vote-to-decide-merger-of-two-school-districts.html | title= Vote to Decide Merger of Two School Districts | newspaper=[[The New York Times]] | date= March 9, 1997 | first=Linda | last=Saslow | access-date=May 12, 2010}}</ref> The sports teams' name is the Tuckers.<ref>[http://www.prepsportswear.com/school/us/New_York/Mattituck/Mattituck-High-School-Tuckers/Men-T-Shirts/productlist.aspx?category=8&schoolid=167177 Mattituck Tuckers T-Shirts (MaxPreps)]</ref>

==Notable people==
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* [[James Aldrich]] (1810–1866), born in Mattituck, noted poet and journalist<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896">{{cite book |title=Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896 |publisher=Marquis Who's Who |year=1967}}</ref>
* [[Caroline M. Bell]] (1874–1970), lived in Mattituck and formed a studio art school; impressionist painter, "Peconic Bay Impressionist"<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Genocchio |first=Benjamin |date=2007-03-18 |title=Lasting Impressionist |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/18/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/18LIArts.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Wallace |first=Terry |title=Caroline M. Bell and The Peconice Bay Impressionists |publisher=M.T. Fine Arts, Inc./Wallace Gallery |year=2006 |isbn=0-9787378-0-6 |location=East Hampton, New York |pages=6–14}}</ref>
* [[Francis Brill]] (1836–1913), farmer and member of the [[New York State Assembly]]
* [[William Lynch, Jr.]] (1941–2013), born in Mattituck, former New York City Deputy Mayor and political strategist
* [[John Bunyan Reeve]] (1831–1916), born in Mattituck, minister, professor that organized Howard University's Theology department and social activist. Uncle of Josephine Silone Yates
* [[Greg Sacks]] (1952–) NASCAR driver
* [[Cory Stearns]] (1985–) principal dancer, [[American Ballet Theatre]]
* [[Josephine Silone Yates]] (1852–1912), born in Mattituck, first African American woman to head a college science department, [[Lincoln University (Missouri)|Lincoln University]] in Jefferson City, Missouri

==See also==
* [[Mattituck Airport]]

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