Editing Plainedge, New York

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'''Plainedge''' (previously known as '''Turkeyville''')<ref>{{cite book |author=Nathaniel Scudder Prime |url=https://archive.org/details/ahistorylongisl00primgoog |title=A History of Long Island: from its first settlement by Europeans to the year 1845 |publisher=R. Carter |year=1845 |page=[https://archive.org/details/ahistorylongisl00primgoog/page/n306 278] |quote=turkeyville.}}
</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=1845 |title=1845 map of Long Island |url=http://brookhavensouthhaven.org/History/Maps/images/1845_Long_Island_Map.jpg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705204828/http://brookhavensouthhaven.org/History/Maps/images/1845_Long_Island_Map.jpg |archive-date=5 July 2021 |access-date=5 July 2021 |website=brookhavensouthhaven dot org}}</ref> is a [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) on the [[South Shore (Long Island)|South Shore]] in 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 9,517 as of the 2020 census.

== History ==
Plainedge was originally acquired from [[Massapequa, New York|Marsapeque]] Indian chiefs Sowwamacus, Wm Choppy, Soureekenny, Wamassum, Sascomoma and Ruampass land as part of the [[Bethpage Purchase]] of 1687 by [[Thomas Powell (American landowner)|Thomas Powell]] of the Huntington settlement. At the time, initial purchases from various settlers would occupy the "Plain Edge District" within various districts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Long Island Genealogies |url=https://longislandgenealogy.com/LIGenealogies.html |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=longislandgenealogy.com}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Gibbs |first=Iris and Alonzo |title=Plain Edge: An Account of its History |pages=}}</ref> The first of note came in 1690, through the efforts of eighteen joint ventures, with the purchase of the "West Neck" that occupied the western arena of Plainedge. In 1694, William Frost purchased all land south of Boundary Avenue, which was gifted to him by Indians Chippie, Maomie and Seruckon. There was still a remainder of land yet to be obtained, however. Through the efforts of Powell, the "Rim of the Woods Purchase"<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Gibbs |first=Iris and Alonzo |title=Plain Edge An Account of its History |url=https://plainedgelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/anacctof.pdf |access-date=February 11, 2025 |website=Plainedge Library}}</ref> of 1699 acquired the remaining land in the northern section of Plainedge (Boundary Avenue, north to Old Motor Parkway, and Hicksville Road east to Cedar Drive).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gibbs, Iris and Alonzo |title=Harking Back – An Account of the Bethpage Purchase and Sundry Long Island Events, Persons, and Places |publisher=Kinsman Publications |year=1984 |edition=2nd |pages=297}}</ref>

The earliest developments of Plainedge past these purchases would manifest through the efforts of landowners and their African slaves.<ref name=":2" /> In the late eighteenth century to early nineteenth century, landowners would facilitate and oversee the development of roads, highways, and offices. Meanwhile, in the Township of Oyster Bay, slaves would tend to agriculture, tailoring, and [[whaling]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Slavery on Long Island |url=https://www.hofstra.edu/pdf/library/libspc_soli.pdf |access-date=February 11, 2025 |website=hofstra.edu}}</ref> As for the females, they were the designated homemakers, whose duties pertained to cooking, cleaning, and raising the children. These practices would persist until 1817, when New York legislators enforced the gradual emancipation within the next ten years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Landy |first=Craig |date=June 7, 2017 |title=When Did Slavery End in New York? |url=https://history.nycourts.gov/when-did-slavery-end-in-new-york/ |access-date=February 11, 2025 |website=Historical Society of the New York Courts}}</ref> By 1823, slavery had fully ceased in Plainedge.<ref name=":2" />

Plainedge would continue to flourish as a hotbed for agriculture. Amidst the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] and [[World War I]], residents were relied upon to farm cabbages, cucumbers, and potatoes. Towards the middle of the twentieth century, these industries would slowly cease operations as a blight fell upon the soil, and the State Department of Agriculture placed agricultural restrictions against areas with the presence of [[Globodera rostochiensis|Golden Nematodes]].

Historian Richard Winsche notes that the "Plain Edge" area was alternatively called "Turkeyville" in the early 1800s, with the area becoming known for its thriving poultry farms; particularly, the inhabitants and their efficiency to raise turkeys.<ref name=":1" /> By 1845, with official maps being drafted for school districting, "Turkeyville" fell out of use.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Winsche |first=Richard A. |title=The History of Nassau County Community Place-Names |publisher=Long Island Studies Institute |year=1999 |isbn=1-55787-154-X |editor-last=Naylor |editor-first=Natalie A. |location=Interlaken |pages=79–80 |language=en-US |lccn=99-47636}}</ref> The current name, "Plainedge", is of English origin and stems from the geographical description of the [[Hempstead Plains]] edge, which stemmed from [[Massapequa, New York|Massapequa]] to [[Westbury, New York|Westbury]].

==Geography==
[[File:Plainedge-ny-map.gif|thumb|left|U.S. Census map of Plainedge.]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.4|sqmi|km2}}, all land.<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|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23}}</ref>

Plainedge is located approximately 30 miles (50&nbsp;km) east of [[Midtown Manhattan]] and 13 miles (20&nbsp;km) east of the [[Queens]] border. It is bound by [[Bethpage, New York|Bethpage]] to the north, [[Farmingdale, New York|Farmingdale]] and [[South Farmingdale, New York|South Farmingdale]] to the east, [[North Massapequa, New York|North Massapequa]] to the south, and [[Levittown, New York|Levittown]] to the west.

Because Plainedge is not incorporated as an official town within Nassau County, residents are served by the Bethpage (11714), Massapequa (11758), Seaford (11783), Farmingdale (11735), and Levittown (11756) Post Offices.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1990 = 8739
| 2000 = 9195
| 2010 = 8817
| 2020 = 9517
| 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>
}}

===2020 census===
As of the 2020 census,<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 9,517 people, 2,941 housing units, and 2,829 families residing in the CDP, of which contains an average of 3.09 persons each. The population density was 6,778.49/sq mi (2,617.26/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup was 73.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 71.3% [[Non-Hispanic Whites|Non-Hispanic White]], 0.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.0% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 14.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 9.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 11.7% of the population. 14% were foreign-born citizens.

Within the population, 7.3% were below the age of 5, 21.1% were below the age of 18, and 16.9% were over the age of 65. 51.4% were female.

The median value of owner-occupied housing units was approximately $592,000. The median households income in the CDP was $155,670 and the [[per capita income]] was $57,079. About 4.8% of all citizens live below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]].

==Education==
The hamlet is primarily served by the [[Plainedge Union Free School District]].<ref name=":0">{{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=2021-08-20|website=www.longislandindexmaps.org}}</ref> Since 2011, the superintendent was led by Edward A. Salina, Jr. The district currently consists of five schools:

* Eastplain Elementary School
* John H. West Memorial Elementary School
* Charles E. Schwarting Elementary School
* Plainedge Middle School
* [[Plainedge High School]]

The eastern portions of the hamlet are within the boundaries of the Farmingdale Union Free School District.<ref name=":0" />

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[[Category:Oyster Bay (town), New York]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Hamlets in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Nassau County, New York]]
[[Category:Hamlets in Nassau County, New York]]