Editing Nissequogue, New York

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Nissequogue, New York
| official_name      = Incorporated Village of Nissequogue
| settlement_type    = [[Village (New York)|Village]]
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk]]
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| leader_title       = [[Mayor (United States)|Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Richard B. Smith
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| established_date   = 1925
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| population_total   = 1564
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'''Nissequogue''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|n|ɪ|s|ə|k|w|ɒ|ɡ}})<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.forvo.com/search/Nissequogue/ | title=Pronunciations for Nissequogue }}</ref> is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Village|village]] in [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk County]], on the [[North Shore (Long Island)|North Shore]] of [[Long Island]], in [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The village population was 1,564 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=kf7tgg1uo9ude_&ctype=l&strail=false&bcs=d&nselm=h&met_y=population&scale_y=lin&ind_y=false&rdim=country&idim=sub_county:3651286&ifdim=country&hl=en&dl=en&ind=false|title=Population in the U.S. -Google Public Data Explorer|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=May 29, 2019}}</ref>

The '''Incorporated Village of Nissequogue''' is located entirely within the [[Smithtown, New York|Town of Smithtown]].

== History ==
Nissequogue [[Municipal incorporation|incorporated]] as a village in 1925.<ref name="inc">{{cite web|title=Village of Nissequogue|url=http://www.scvoa.com/pages/directory/nssqg.html|access-date=August 23, 2010|publisher=Suffolk County Village Officials Association}}</ref>

In the early 1970s, during the administration of Mayor James Donahue, Nissequogue Village Hall opened inside the former Moriches Road Schoolhouse. Nissequogue Village Hall was dedicated to Donahue in 2017.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=January 22, 2017 |title=Nissequogue names its meeting hall after former mayor |url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/nissequogue-names-its-meeting-hall-after-former-mayor-d86773 |access-date=July 14, 2023 |website=Newsday |language=en}}</ref>

In 1973, Donahue and his administration established the Village of Nissequogue Fire Department and purchased the land for the village's firehouse.<ref name=":1" /> The village created the fire department after the Saint James Fire Department, which had served the village for decades, proposed increasing their rates for fire protection services in Nissequogue.<ref name=":1" />

The Mayor of Nissequogue (as of July 2022), Richard B. Smith, is a descendant and a namesake of the first English settler of the village, Richard Smith (Smythe).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Village of Nissequogue – Homepage |url=https://www.nissequogueny.gov/ |access-date=July 14, 2023 |website=www.nissequogueny.gov |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|4.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|3.8|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}}, or 5.04%, is water.

To the west of the village is its namesake, the [[Nissequogue River]]. To the north is [[Long Island Sound]], while to the east is [[Stony Brook, New York|Stony Brook]] Harbor. Moriches Road runs through the center of the village.

Nissequogue, in its entirety, is served by the St. James Post Office (located in the adjacent [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] and [[Census-designated place|CDP]] of [[St. James, New York|St. James]]) and uses the St. James, New York 11780 ZIP code.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Discover GIS Data NY |url=https://orthos.dhses.ny.gov/# |access-date=July 1, 2022 |website=orthos.dhses.ny.gov}}</ref>

Nissequogue is known for its preservation of the natural Long Island landscape. Its unique scenery is facilitated by a two-acre minimum on property subdivisions and a ban on industry real estate within the village's boundaries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Village of Nissequogue, NY: Size and area requirements. |url=https://ecode360.com/13901173 |access-date=May 29, 2019 |website=Village of Nissequogue, NY Code |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Village of Nissequogue, NY: Limitations. |url=https://ecode360.com/13899550 |access-date=May 29, 2019 |website=Village of Nissequogue, NY Code |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1930 = 174
| 1940 = 188
| 1950 = 219
| 1960 = 332
| 1970 = 1120
| 1980 = 1462
| 1990 = 1620
| 2000 = 1543
| 2010 = 1749
| 2020 = 1564
| 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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 1,543 people, 533 households, and 455 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|408.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 570 housing units at an average density of {{convert|151.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.34% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.13% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.97% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.56% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.92% of the population.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=January 31, 2008 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

There were 533 households, out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.6% were non-families. 12.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.15.<ref name="GR2" />

In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 32.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males.<ref name="GR2" />

The median income for a household in the village was $140,786, and the median income for a family was $157,973. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $69,167 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $63,148. About 1.1% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="GR2" />

== Government ==
As of July 2022, the Mayor of Nissequogue is Richard B. Smith, the Deputy Mayor is James F. Donahue, and the Village Trustees are Michael Grosskopf, Kurt J. Meyer, and Maureen C. Potter.<ref name=":0">[https://nissequogueny.gov/pageon.php?b=home Homepage:Village of Nissequogue]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Board of Trustees – Village of Nissequogue |url=https://nissequogueny.gov/pageon.php?b=bot |access-date=July 1, 2022 |website=nissequogueny.gov}}</ref>

== Parks and recreation ==
[[File:Nissequogue River and Shoreline.jpg|thumb|The Nissequogue River, one of the major landmarks in the village.]]

Nissequogue's most popular parks are Long Beach Town Park, Short Beach, The David Weld Sanctuary, and The Boney Lane Farm located on the old Boney Lane now known as Short Beach Road.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Long Island Index: Interactive Map |url=http://www.longislandindexmaps.org/ |access-date=July 14, 2023 |website=www.longislandindexmaps.org}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Nissequogue, New York}}
*[http://nissequogueny.gov Official website]

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[[Category:Smithtown, New York]]
[[Category:Villages in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Long Island Sound]]
[[Category:Villages in Suffolk County, New York]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in New York (state)]]