Central Islip, New York

Coordinates: 40°47′3″N 73°11′57″W / 40.78417°N 73.19917°W / 40.78417; -73.19917
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Central Islip, New York
FIPS code
36-13552
GNIS feature ID0946246

Central Islip (also known locally by its initials as CI) is a

hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) within the Town of Islip in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 34,450 at the 2010 census.[2]

History and overview

Prior to the arrival of European settlers, the

Secatogue tribe of Algonquin native-American
people lived in the area now known as Central Islip.

In 1842, the

Central Islip station
is in a different location from all of its predecessors.

In 1889, what became the Central Islip Psychiatric Center opened.[3] By 1955, it housed over 10,000 patients. It closed in 1996.

In the mid-1990s, Central Islip began a resurgence, with new housing developments, commercial properties, and government complexes. A new federal courthouse complex opened, claimed to be the second largest in the country. On part of the site of the former Central Islip Psychiatric Center's 788-acre (3.19 km2) campus. In 2000, the baseball stadium for Independent league team Long Island Ducks opened up.[4]

Housing developments in Central Islip include:

  • College Woods
  • Park Row
  • Bella Casa Estates
  • Islip Landing
  • Courthouse Commons
  • Waddington Estates
  • Hawthorne Court (Home Properties)
  • Coventry Village

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.1 square miles (18.4 km2), all land.[2][5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
200031,950—
201034,4507.8%
202036,7146.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

As of the

Latino
of any race were 52.1% of the population. Foreign-born residents comprised 34.7% of the population.

There were 8,792 households, out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 8.0% were persons under the age of 5, 3.5% were married couples living together, 17.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.56 and the average family size was 3.87.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $55,504, and the median income for a family was $57,252. Males had a median income of $35,187 versus $27,842 for females. The

poverty line
, including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.

As of the 2010 census, there were 34,450 people, 9,365 households, and 6,928 families living in the CDP. The racial/ethnic breakdown was as follows:[8]

  • 43.6% White
  • 25.0% Black
  • 0.9% Native American
  • 3.4% Asian
  • 0.0% Native Hawaiian
  • 0.4% Some other race
  • 5.9% Two or more races

In addition, 52.1% was of Hispanic origin.

Schools

The Central Islip Union Free School District operates public schools.[9]

  • Pre-K and K
    • Early Childhood Center (Alfano)
  • Grades 1-6
    • Andrew T. Morrow Elementary
    • Francis J. O'Neil Elementary
    • Marguerite Mulvey Elementary
    • Cordello Ave. Elementary
    • Mulligan Elementary
    • Anthony Alfano Elementary
  • Grades 7-8
    • Ralph G. Reed Middle School
  • Grades 9-12

Central Islip was home to

NYIT (the New York Institute of Technology) and Touro Law Center, located next to the local New York Supreme Court building.[9] The only remaining Catholic school, Our Lady of Providence, was closed after the 2021-21 academic year and consolidated with another Suffolk County parish school to form Our Lady of Guadalupe at nearby Deer Park.[10]

Churches

  • Central Islip Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 143 Caleb's Path[11]
  • Central Islip Church of Christ
  • First Spanish Baptist Church, 51 Hawthorne Avenue
  • The First United Methodist Church (Dating back to 1869) on Wheeler Rd.
  • Iglesia Fuente de Agua Viva, 100 East Suffolk Ave Central Islip NY 11722
  • Iglesia Bíblica TorreFuerte (Pastores: Bayardo & Ady Delgadillo)
  • Iglesia Evangelica Resurreccion
  • Ministerio Jesu Cristo Vive, 1417 Islip Avenue
  • Lighthouse Tabernacle Church of God
  • St. John of God Roman Catholic Church (one of the oldest churches in Central Islip)
  • The Episcopal Church of The Messiah; {Episcopal Church}
  • Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 268 Suffolk Avenue
  • Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 105 Fig Street
  • Restoring Grace Ministries

Transportation

A birds eye view of Central Islip LIRR parking area from foot over bridge.

Roads

Major roads within the hamlet of Islip are:

Airport

Islip Terrace is west of Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma.

Train

Central Islip Station is located along the Ronkonkoma Branch of the Long Island Rail Road
.

Buses

There are many bus stops going through Central Islip along the 4, 6, 17, 52A and weekday-only 52B routes on Suffolk County Transit. Buses are operated and maintained by the local Suffolk Transportation Service, Inc.

Sports

Club Sport League Venue Logo
Long Island Ducks Baseball Atlantic League of Professional Baseball Fairfield Properties Ballpark Link to file

Notable people


References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Central Islip CDP, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
  3. ^ A Brief History of Central Islip Archived February 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Central Islip Public Library, Retrieved 2009-09-11.
  4. ^ "Central Islip--Community Profile". Newsday. December 16, 2005. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2009.
  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  8. ^ "All Zip Codes in New Cassel NY".
  9. ^ a b "Long Island Index: Interactive Map". www.longislandindexmaps.org. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  10. ^ "Diocese of Rockville Centre: New Dual-Language Catholic School". Patch NYC. April 23, 2021.
  11. ^ "Seventh-day Adventist Church, Central Islip NY". Centralislip23.adventistchurchconnect.org. December 16, 2011. Archived from the original on January 12, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  12. ^ "Matt Chulis". Major League Soccer. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
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