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Brookhaven, NY - History


We would like to provide the residents of  Brookhaven  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Brookhaven Home page. The Brookhaven Home page provides as much information as possible on Brookhaven. Knowing Brookhaven’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Brookhaven’s Home page, you will also find Brookhaven’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Brookhaven has a population of 482671. 49% of Brookhaven’s inhabitants are Male, and 51 are female. 50.5% of Brookhaven is married and 80.1% own their own home. The Average Home price is $356,951, and the average rent is $1,834. Household median income in Brookhaven is $100,061, and the individual median income is $42,557. Brookhaven’s Ethnic is the following: White(83%), Hispanic(15.6%), Black(6.1%), Asian(4.7%), Multiple(3.8%), Other(2.2%), Native(0.1%), Pacific(0.1%).


The Town of Brookhaven is the most populous of the ten towns of Suffolk County, New York, , United States. Part of the New York metropolitan area, it is located approximately 50 miles from Manhattan. It is the largest of the state of New York's 932 towns by area (when water area is included), and the second most populous after the Town of Hempstead.The first settlement in what is now Brookhaven was known as Setauket.


Founded as a group of agricultural hamlets in the mid-17th century, Brookhaven first expanded as a major center of shipbuilding in the 19th century. Its proximity to New York City facilitated the establishment of resort communities, followed by a post-war population boom. In the 2020 census record, Brookhaven contained 485,773 people.The township is home to two renowned research centers, Stony Brook University and Brookhaven National Laboratory.


Combined these two research centers are approximately 50% of the Town's top ten employer's employee count. Tourism is also a major part of the local economy. The largest traditional downtowns are located in Port Jefferson, a regional transportation hub, and Patchogue. The area has long been serviced by the Long Island Rail Road and Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry.


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