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{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Melville, New York | settlement_type = [[Hamlet (New York)|Hamlet]] and [[census-designated place]] | nickname = | motto = <!-- Images --> | image_skyline = Melville FD jeh.JPG | imagesize = | image_caption = Melville Fire Department firehouse in October 2009 | image_flag = | image_seal = <!-- Maps --> | image_map = Melville-ny-map.gif | mapsize = 250px | map_caption = U.S. Census map of Melville | pushpin_map = USA New York Long Island##New York | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = <!-- 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 = [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk]] | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | established_title = | established_date = <!-- Area --> | 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 = 31.37 | area_land_km2 = 31.37 | area_water_km2 = 0.00 | area_total_sq_mi = 12.11 | area_land_sq_mi = 12.11 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 <!-- Population -->| population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] | population_footnotes = | population_total = 19284 | population_density_km2 = 614.78 | population_density_sq_mi = 1592.27 <!-- General information -->| timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] | utc_offset = -5 | timezone_DST = EDT | utc_offset_DST = -4 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 41 | elevation_ft = 135 | coordinates = {{coord|40|47|30|N|73|24|20|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} | postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code]]s | postal_code = 11747, 11760, 11775 | area_code = [[Area codes 631 and 934|631, 934]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 36-46514 | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 0956931 | website = | footnotes = | named_for = [[Herman Melville]] | pop_est_as_of = | pop_est_footnotes = | population_est = | unit_pref = Imperial | area_code_type = [[Area codes]] | pushpin_map_caption = Location on Long Island##Location within the state of New York | subdivision_type3 = [[Town (New York)|Town]] | subdivision_name3 = [[Huntington, New York]] }} '''Melville''' is an affluent [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in the [[Huntington, New York|Town of Huntington]] in [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk County]], on [[Long Island]], in [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 19,284 at the time of the 2020 census.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Melville CDP, New York |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/melvillecdpnewyork/INC110220 |access-date=2022-08-14 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref> ==History== The area was known to the [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] as ''Sunsquams''. In the 17th century, it was named Samuel Ketcham's Valley, and it was later known as Sweet Hollow.{{cn|date=June 2024}} ===19th century=== In 1854, it was renamed Melville in honor of American novelist [[Herman Melville]], author of ''[[Moby-Dick]]'', which was published three years earlier, in 1851. Melville's 1846 novel ''[[Typee]]'' also was very popular at that time.<ref> {{cite news |url=http://www.newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/ny-historytown-hist006n,0,7310667.story |title=archived ''Newsday'' article on Melville |newspaper=[[Newsday]] |year=2008 |access-date=2010-06-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316201740/http://www.newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/ny-historytown-hist006n%2C0%2C7310667.story |archive-date=2008-03-16 |url-status=dead }} </ref><ref> {{cite news |url=http://www.courant.com/topic/us/new-york/suffolk-county-%28new-york%29/huntington-%28suffolk-new-york%29/melville-PLGEO0000712NY.topic |title=''Hartford Courant'' article on Melville |newspaper=[[Hartford Courant]] |access-date=2010-06-01}} </ref> A [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian]] church was built in Melville in 1829 at the corner of Old Country and Sweet Hollow Roads. ===20th century=== [[File:Newsday Melville jeh.JPG|thumb|The headquarters of ''[[Newsday]]'', the largest circulation newspaper on [[Long Island]], in Melville; since its 1930 founding, ''Newsday'' has won 19 [[Pulitzer Prize]]s.]] In 1977, the Presbyterian church was moved {{convert|1|mi}} to the west.<ref>[http://cdm15281.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15281coll55&CISOPTR=48&CISOBOX=1&REC=2 Original Sweet Hollow Presbyterian Church]. CONTENTdm Collection</ref> The church was in continuous use until 1930. It reopened in 1944 for the funeral of Edward Baylis and has been in use since then.<ref>[http://www.sweethollowpresby.org/ Church History]. Presbyterian Church of Sweet Hollow Web Site.</ref> In 1909, a [[tram|trolley]] line to [[Huntington, New York|Huntington]] was established as an extension of the Huntington Trolley Spur that went south to [[Amityville, New York|Amityville]] and had a connection to [[Babylon (village), New York|Babylon]].<ref>[[Huntington (LIRR station)]]</ref> There were six fare zones, one of which was the Duryea Farm in Melville.<ref>American Almanac Collection (Library of Congress) [https://books.google.com/books?id=HccWAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22duryea+farm%22+melville&pg=PA62 Brooklyn daily eagle almanac]. 1910. New York Public Library.</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.babylonbeacon.com/news/2009-06-18/people_social/017.html |title=Trolley Days: A History of Trolleys in the Town of Babylon |newspaper=[[The Babylon Beacon]] |year=2009 |access-date=2010-06-04}}</ref> A decade later, the line was closed after farmers complained that noise from the trolley frightened their animals.<ref>Aronson, Harvey, ed. ''Home Town Long Island''. (Newsday, 1999). {{ISBN|1-885134-21-5}}.</ref> Buses then provided local transportation after the trolley line closed. The growing use of private cars later further reduced demand for the trolley line.<ref>[http://cdm15281.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15281coll55&CISOPTR=39&CISOBOX=1&REC=8 Bus on a snowy day.], CONTENTdm Collection.</ref><ref>[http://cdm15281.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15281coll55&CISOPTR=37&CISOBOX=1&REC=11 Closed electric trolley car.] CONTENTdm Collection.</ref> In the 1950s, Melville and three of its neighbors, [[Dix Hills, New York|Dix Hills]], [[Wyandanch, New York|Wyandanch]], and the area known as Sweet Hollow, proposed incorporating as a single village.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=1955-02-06|title=HUGE NEW VILLAGE ASKED IN SUFFOLK; It Would Take in 50 Square Miles in Huntington and Babylon Townships|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1955/02/06/archives/huge-new-village-asked-in-suffolk-it-would-take-in-50-square-miles.html|access-date=2021-07-10|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=1955-02-13|title=Talks on Proposed Village Due|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1955/02/13/archives/talks-on-proposed-village-due.html|access-date=2021-07-10|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The village would have been known as the Incorporated Village of Half Hollow Hills, would have had an area of roughly {{Convert|50|mi2|km2}}, and would have embraced the [[Half Hollow Hills Central School District]].<ref name=":0" /> The plans were unsuccessful.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Long Island Index: Interactive Map|url=http://www.longislandindexmaps.org/?zoom=0&x=1313564&y=266122.5&code=53264&tab=tabServiceProviders&satellite=false&landuse=true&landuseopacity=0.8&mainlayers=Fire_boundary,LIE,ParkwayMainRd,VillageBoundaryUninc,VillageBoundaryInc,TownsCities&labellayers=Fire_boundary,VillageBoundaryUninc,VillageBoundaryInc,TownsCities,LIE&serviceproviderlayers=|access-date=2021-07-10|website=www.longislandindexmaps.org}}</ref> ===21st century=== In 2001, Melville, [[Dix Hills, New York|Dix Hills]], [[Wheatley Heights, New York|Wheatley Heights]], and [[East Farmingdale, New York|East Farmingdale]], which are all within the same school district, proposed incorporating as a single village.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kutt Nahas|first=Donna|date=July 27, 2003|title=Villages, Inc.: Hamlets Across the Island Weigh the Cost-Benefit Ratio of Incorporation|work=[[The New York Times]]|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> These plans also failed, and each remain unincorporated hamlets to this day.<ref name=":1" /> ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], Melville has a total area of {{convert|31.3|sqkm|order=flip}}.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Melville CDP, New York |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3646514 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212190858/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3646514 |archive-date=2020-02-12 |access-date=2013-01-03 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref> Melville lies on the east side of [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk County]]'s boundary with [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]]. ==Demographics== {{US Census population |2020= 19284 |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 [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 19,284 with 6,883 households. The population density was {{convert|1,599.60|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 5,141 housing units at an average density of {{convert|454.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (82.6% [[Non-Hispanic whites|White Non-Hispanic]]), 7.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 3% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]], 0% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.04% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.4.% of the population. As of the 2000 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> there were 14,533 people, 4,930 households, and 3,993 families residing in Melville. The population density was {{convert|1,284.00|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The population was 18,985 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-12 |title=American FactFinder - Results |url=https://archive.today/20200212190858/https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=bkmk |access-date=2022-08-14 |website=archive.ph}}</ref> In 2000, there were 4,930 households, out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.2% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.0% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.23. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males. In 2000, the median income for a household in the CDP was $132,527, and the median income for a family was $170,881. Males had a median income of $142,972 versus $115,495 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $125,053. About 3.0% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over. The median house price in Melville {{As of|2007|lc=y}} is about $900,000. == Economy == {{More citations needed section|date=January 2009}} Melville and [[Hauppauge, New York|Hauppauge]] are the two primary business centers of Suffolk County, which is home to almost approximately 1.5 million people. Melville is home to the U.S. headquarters for several national and international corporations, including [[Canon USA]],<ref name="canon-usa">{{cite news|last=Madore|first=James T.|date=February 18, 2013|page=A4|work=[[Newsday]] |title=Canon makes big move to new Melville headquarters |url=https://www.newsday.com/business/canon-makes-big-move-to-new-melville-headquarters-f95005 |access-date=2024-02-25 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="canon-usa-pictures">{{cite news|date=February 20, 2013|title=A picture-perfect move|page=A31|work=[[Newsday]]}}</ref> [[Chyron Corporation]], [[Leviton]], [[MSC Industrial Direct]], [[Nikon]] USA, the medical and dental supply distributor [[Henry Schein]], [[Bouchard Transportation]], and [[Verint Systems]]. Significant operations of [[Manhattan]]-based [[The EstΓ©e Lauder Companies]] are also based in Melville. In early 2013, Canon Inc. moved into its new regional headquarters for North and South America to Melville, building a $500-million {{convert|668296|ft2|m2|adj=on}} glass structure near Exit 49 of the [[Interstate 495 (New York)|Long Island Expressway]] on the {{convert|52|acre|m2|adj=on}} site of a former [[pumpkin]] farm.<ref name="canon-usa" /> About 1,500 workers were expected to move from Canon's [[Lake Success, New York|Lake Success]] offices.<ref name="canon-usa" /> The company chose Melville over other [[New York metropolitan area|tri-state area]] locations because the employees "didn't want to leave the area".<ref name="canon-usa" /> Companies once headquartered in Melville that subsequently relocated include [[OSI Pharmaceuticals]], which was bought by [[Astellas Pharma]] of Japan, [[Allion Healthcare]], which was acquired by a private equity firm, [[Hain Celestial Group|Hain Celestial]], which moved to [[Lake Success, New York|Lake Success]] in Nassau County, [[Arrow Electronics]], which relocated to [[Centennial, Colorado]] in 2011, global staffing giant [[Adecco Staffing, USA]], which in 2014 moved their U.S. headquarters to [[Jacksonville, Florida]], and [[Gentiva Health Services]], a [[Fortune 1000]] provider of health services, which relocated to [[Atlanta]] in 2006. Other firms to leave include [[First Data]], Olympus America Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of [[Olympus Corporation]], who moved in 2006 to [[Center Valley, Pennsylvania]], and the national pizza chain [[Sbarro]], which declared bankruptcy and reemerged in 2014, relocating to [[Columbus, Ohio]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newsday.com/business/companies-that-left-long-island-1.11831600 |title=Companies that left Long Island or downsized over the years |work=Newsday |date=February 21, 2017 |access-date=March 29, 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302172627/https://www.newsday.com/business/companies-that-left-long-island-1.11831600 |archive-date=March 2, 2017}}</ref> Around 2002, [[Swiss International Air Lines]]'s North American headquarters moved from Melville to [[Uniondale, New York|Uniondale]]. The facility, the former [[Swissair]] North American headquarter site, was completed in 1995. Swissair intended to own, instead of lease, its headquarters site. It enlisted architect [[Richard Meier]] to design its Melville facility.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swiss.com/countries/US/local_content/contacts/Pages/Contacts.aspx|title=Contact Us SWISS USA|website= [[Swiss International Air Lines]]|accessdate= 2009-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Anastasi|first= Nick|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/operations/facilities/1079029-1.html |title=SwissAir USA HQ heads to market.(Swiss International Airlines moves to Uniondale)|publisher=[[Long Island Business News]]|date=June 7, 2002|accessdate=2009-01-25}}</ref> The building is now owned by Damianos Realty Group, LLC, a Long Island-based real estate company. ==Government== One of the nine state offices of U.S. Senator [[Chuck Schumer]] is located in Melville.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.schumer.senate.gov/contact/office-locations |title=Office Locations |website=Senator Chuck Schumer}}</ref> == Education == {{Further|Half Hollow Hills Central School District|South Huntington Union Free School District}} [[Half Hollow Hills Central School District]] and [[South Huntington Union Free School District]] serve Melville. [[Katharine Gibbs School β Melville]] serves the post-school population with certificates and associate degrees. ===Media=== The primary Long Island newspaper ''[[Newsday]]'' is published in Melville. The independent television station [[WLNY-TV]] operates a studio in Melville, where it had been based prior to being acquired by [[CBS]] and moving to the network's [[CBS Broadcast Center|Manhattan facility]]. ==Infrastructure== ===Transportation=== ==== Road ==== The [[Interstate 495 (New York)|Long Island Expressway]] and [[Northern State Parkway]], two of [[Long Island]]'s busiest highways and major points of entry in and out of [[New York City]], pass through Melville. [[New York State Route 110|NY Route 110]] also runs through Melville. ==== Rail ==== {{Further|Huntington station (LIRR)|Pinelawn station}} Until 1927, Melville was served by the [[Huntington Railroad|Huntington Railroad's]] streetcar line, which ran along what today is [[New York State Route 110|NY Route 110]] and has now been replaced by the S1 bus. The closest rail line is the [[Long Island Rail Road|LIRR]]'s [[Main Line (Long Island Rail Road)|Main Line]] to [[Ronkonkoma, New York|Ronkonkoma]] and [[Greenport, Suffolk County, New York|Greenport]], but the closest station on that line is [[Pinelawn station|Pinelawn]], which only provides weekend service. [[Huntington station (LIRR)|Huntington station]] in [[Huntington, New York|Huntington]] is the closest full service station. ==== Bus ==== {{Further|Suffolk County Transit}} Melville's primary mode of public transit is the 1 bus run by [[Suffolk County Transit]]. Route 1 runs up and down [[New York State Route 110|Route 110]] seven days a week and connects to two [[Long Island Rail Road|Long Island Railroad]] branches north and south of Melville.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Suffolk CountyTransit System Map |url=https://www.sct-bus.org/sctmap.html |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=www.sct-bus.org}}</ref> The "Suffolk Clipper" express bus service also serves the numerous business parks in South Melville during weekdays. A [[park and ride]] and [[carpool]] parking lot with a bus shelter exists adjacent to the north of the [[Interstate 495 (New York)|LIE]], but long-distance bus service to and from there is either highly occasional or nonexistent.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Park & Ride Lots - Melville Chamber of Commerce - 511ny.org |url=https://511nyrideshare.org/web/melville-chamber-of-commerce/park-ride-lots |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=Melville Chamber of Commerce |language=en-US}}</ref> The parking lot is still used by carpool commuters, but also attracts some illicit activity. === Fire protection === Melville is protected by the Melville Volunteer Fire Department. Established in 1947, it handles all emergencies, including fires, heavy rescues and extrications, emergency ambulances, hazmat, and other related tasks. The fire department responds to more than 3,500 alarms annually and provides continuous service on an annual budget of $1.5 million. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} {{Wikivoyage}} *[https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=109583735735154 "Melville, New York"] at [[Facebook]] {{HuntingtonNY}} {{Suffolk County, New York}} {{Long Island region}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Census-designated places in New York (state)]] [[Category:Census-designated places in Suffolk County, New York]] [[Category:Hamlets in New York (state)]] [[Category:Hamlets in Suffolk County, New York]] [[Category:Huntington, New York]]
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