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Yaphank, New York

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In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.9% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 34.6% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 21.9% 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 2.69 and the average family size was 3.14.
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of 2000, there were 5,025 people, 1,566 households, and 1,130 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 359.5 inhabitants per square mile (138.8/km). There were 1,650 housing units at an average density of 118.0 per square mile (45.6/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.11%
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Today, Yaphank is home to about half of those industries. The grist mills, blacksmith, physician, shoe shop, wheelwright shops, meat markets and the dressmakers are long gone, although the rail road station is still there, along with the general stores.
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In the mid-18th century, John Homan built two mills along the Carmans River, which runs directly through the center of the town. These two mills inspired the first name for the town: Millville. The translator-author
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Until 2017, homes in the former Camp Siegfried area, on land that was owned by the German-American Settlement League, were under covenants restricting residents to those of German extraction only.
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headquarters, the county fire academy, and the Suffolk County Farm and Education Center, which offers a glimpse into the workings of an authentic 100-plus-year-old farm and educational programs by
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Wunderlich's Salute: The Interrelationship of the German-American Bund, Camp Siegfried, Yaphank, Long Island, and the Young Siegfrieds and Their Relationship with American and Nazi Institutions
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The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 70,534, and the median income for a family was $ 72,348. Males had a median income of $ 48,807 versus $ 35,406 for females. The
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has a total area of 13.8 square miles (35.7 km), of which 13.7 square miles (35.4 km) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km), or 0.89%, is water.
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in Yaphank (still named Millville at the time), and nearly overnight the small mill town became a major commercial center. By 1875, Yaphank had two
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to build a mill across the street from his house. The construction of this mill in 1739 was considered the founding date of the Hamlet of Yaphank.
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was born in Millville in 1831. In 1846 a post office was opened in the town, but because there were thirteen other towns named "Millville" in
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Today, Yaphank holds three delis, one pizza shop, a shooting supply company, a skeet range, a bank, and a house moving company.
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came to Yaphank and built his Dutch Colonial house with the building dated at 1726. He was then granted permission to dam the
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There were 1,566 households, out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were
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Camp Siegfried was one of many such camps in the US in the 1930s, including Camp Hindenburg in
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drew up to a thousand weekly visitors from New York City for pro-Nazi rallies and vacationing.
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for the CDP was $ 25,020. About 3.3% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the
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operated in Yaphank in 1977. The racetrack reopened in 1986 for a single meet, then called
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The historic Swezey-Avey House on the southeast bank of Upper Yaphank Lake
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A number of Suffolk County facilities are located in Yaphank, including
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Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States
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at the time, the town was renamed "Yaphank", from the local
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Census-designated places in Suffolk County, New York
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Hamlet
census-designated place
The historic Swezey-Avey House on the southeast bank of Upper Yaphank Lake
U.S. Census map
Yaphank is located in Long Island
Yaphank is located in New York
40°50′7″N 72°55′45″W / 40.83528°N 72.92917°W / 40.83528; -72.92917
Country
State
New York
County
Suffolk
Time zone
UTC−05:00
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC−04:00
ZIP Code
Area code(s)
631, 934
FIPS code
GNIS
/ˈjæpæŋk/
hamlet
census-designated place
Suffolk County
2010 census
Town
Brookhaven
Longwood Central School District

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