Lake Grove, NY

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Lake Grove, New York

Introduction to Lake Grove, New York

Lake Grove, New York, in Suffolk county, is 8 miles NE of Brentwood, New York and 45 miles E of New York, New York. The village is part of the Nassau - Suffolk metropolitan statistical area. About 10,250 people live in Lake Grove.

Lake Grove History

This area was first settled in during the early years of the 18th century. The community built its first church in 1818, and had its first post office in 1870. Lake Grove has been known as Lakeland, New Village, Lakeville, West Middle Island and Ronkonkoma during various periods in its history. It settled on its present name during the mid-19th century. The name was derived from the groves of trees found near Lake Ronkonkoma. Lake Grove was incorporated in September of 1968.

Lake Grove and nearby Attractions

Hamlet Wind Watch Golf Club
Lake Ronkonkoma County Park
Gould Pond
Rocky Point State Natural Resource Management Area
Long Island Museum
Connecticut River State Park

Things To Do In Lake Grove

Lake Ronkonkoma has served as a popular recreation area since the early years of the 20th century. It provides facilities for swimming, fishing and boating. Lake Grove also has excellent shopping facilities. Moreover, the village sponsors numerous educational and recreational programs throughout the year. The area also has a number of parks and golf courses which provide further opportunities for rest and recreation.

Lake Grove Transportation

La Guardia Airport is nearby.

Lake Grove Higher Education

Suffolk County Community College, Dowling College and Saint Joseph's College provide courses in higher education.

High Points

Lake Grove strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New York):

Category	Trophy
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 16%
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers)	Top 16%
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 18%

Comparative Profile of Lake Grove, NY

Comparing Lake Grove to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New York (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Male Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Racial Diversity
Well-Paid Single Men
Well-Paid Single Women
Age of the Population
Female Share of the Population
Senior Citizens

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
People Above Poverty
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Working at Home
Walking and Biking to Work
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Housing Recently Built
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Affordability of Rents
People Living Alone
Affordability of Property Taxes

Category	Value
Near Medium City	8 miles NE of Brentwood, New York (center to center)
Nearest Large City	45 miles E of New York, New York
County	Suffolk
Standard Zip Codes	11755
Phone Area Codes	631
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.853
Longitude	-73.115

Station	ISLIP LI MACARTHUR AP
Distance	3.7 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 39 F
Apr Temp	40 to 58 F
Jul Temp	66 to 83 F
Oct Temp	45 to 64 F
Annual Precip	46.5 inches

Station	PATCHOGUE 2 N
Distance	7.1 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 39 F
Apr Temp	39 to 59 F
Jul Temp	64 to 83 F
Oct Temp	45 to 64 F
Annual Precip	50.2 inches

Station	BRIDGEPORT SIKORSKY AP
Distance	21.7 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 37 F
Apr Temp	41 to 57 F
Jul Temp	66 to 82 F
Oct Temp	46 to 63 F
Annual Precip	44.1 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	10,250	100%
Male	5,075	49.5%
Female	5,175	50.5%
Under 18	2,696	26.3%
18+	7,554	73.7%
65+	927	9%
Median Age	35.1
Average Family Size	3.31
White	9,359	91.3%
African-American	148	1.4%
Asian	505	4.9%
American Indian & Alaskan	9	0.1%
Other	102	1%
Mixed Race	127	1.2%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	496	4.8%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	10,670
Growth	420
Growth %	4.1%

Ancestry	Percent
Italian	37.1%
Irish	16.3%
German	12.9%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	12.8%
Polish	3.3%
US/American	2.9%
English	2.4%
Norwegian	1.1%
Scottish	1%
Greek	0.9%
Swedish	0.9%
Russian	0.8%
French (except Basque)	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	0.6%
Portuguese	0.5%
European	0.5%
Maltese	0.4%
Dutch	0.4%
Austrian	0.3%
Israeli	0.3%
Hungarian	0.3%
Czechoslovakian	0.3%
Lithuanian	0.3%
Eastern European	0.3%
French Canadian	0.3%
Haitian	0.2%
Cypriot	0.2%
Palestinian	0.2%
Danish	0.2%
Latvian	0.2%
Czech	0.2%
Jamaican	0.2%
Albanian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Lake Grove	10,250	$73,065
Centereach	27,285	$71,336
Holbrook	27,512	$76,349
Lake Ronkonkoma	19,701	$67,375
Nesconset	11,992	$89,127
Ronkonkoma	20,029	$73,003
St James	13,268	$82,291

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