East Setauket, New York

{{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = East Setauket, New York | settlement_type = Hamlet and Census-designated place | image_skyline = Brewster House, Setauket.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = The c. 1665 Brewster House, located within East Setauket | image_map = Stony_Brook_University_CDP,_2020.jpg | mapsize = | map_caption = U.S. Census map | pushpin_map = USA New York Long Island#New York | pushpin_label = East Setauket | pushpin_label_position = top | pushpin_map_caption = Location on Long Island##Location within the state of New York | coordinates = {{Coord|40|56|23|N|73|5|56|W|type:city_region:US-NY|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{Flag|United States}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = {{Flag|New York}} | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Suffolk | subdivision_type3 = Town | subdivision_name3 = Brookhaven | established_title = | established_date =  | area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 20, 2022}}</ref> | area_total_sq_mi = 6.08 | area_land_sq_mi = 6.02 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.06 | area_total_km2 = 15.74 | area_land_km2 = 15.60 | area_water_km2 = 0.15 | area_water_percent =  | population_as_of = 2020 | population_footnotes = | population_density_km2 = 705.18 | timezone = Eastern Time Zone | utc_offset = −05:00 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = −04:00 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = 20 | postal_code_type = ZIP Code | postal_code = 11733 | area_code = 631, 934 | area_code_type = Area codes | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = 36-22964 | blank1_name = GNIS feature ID | blank1_info = 2805098<ref name=GNIS>{{Cite gnis|2805098|East Setauket Census Designated Place}}</ref> | website = | footnotes = | pop_est_as_of = | pop_est_footnotes = | population_est = | population_total = 10998 | unit_pref = Imperial | population_density_sq_mi = 1826.30 }}

'''East Setauket''' is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Brookhaven, in Suffolk County, on Long Island, New York, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census, at which time it had a population of 10,998. Before that, it was part of the Setauket–East Setauket CDP.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=State of New York Census Designated Places – Current/BAS20 – Data as of January 1, 2019 |url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/bas20/tigerweb_bas20_cdp_ny.html |access-date=February 25, 2020 |website=tigerweb.geo.census.gov}}</ref>

==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of {{Convert|6.08|sqmi|km2}} – of which {{Convert|6.02|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{Convert|0.06|sqmi|km2}} is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web |title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New York |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_36.txt |access-date=August 4, 2021 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

East Setauket is located in northwestern Suffolk County, in the northwest part of the town of Brookhaven. It is bordered by Setauket to the northwest, Poquott to the north, Port Jefferson to the northeast, Port Jefferson Station to the east, Terryville to the southeast, South Setauket to the south, Stony Brook to the southwest, and Stony Brook University to the west.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020" />

==Demographics== ===2020 census===

As of the 2020 census, East Setauket had a population of 10,998.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020" /><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=place%3A22964&in=state%3A36|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 27, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref> The median age was 43.8 years. 20.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.4 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=place%3A22964&in=state%3A36|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 27, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=place%3A22964&in=state%3A36|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 27, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 3,891 households in East Setauket, of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 61.8% were married-couple households, 12.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 4,038 housing units, of which 3.6% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.6%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

{| class="wikitable" |+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census<ref name="Census2020PL"/> ! Race !! Number !! Percent |- | White || 8,689 || 79.0% |- | Black or African American || 121 || 1.1% |- | American Indian and Alaska Native || 36 || 0.3% |- | Asian || 1,228 || 11.2% |- | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 1 || 0.0% |- | Some other race || 168 || 1.5% |- | Two or more races || 755 || 6.9% |- | ''Hispanic or Latino (of any race)'' || 799 || 7.3% |} ==Notable residents== * Dee Snider, singer-songwriter, screenwriter, radio personality, and actor; most famous for his role as the front man of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sampson |first=Christine |date=2012-10-18 |title=New York Post Gets an Inside Look at Dee Snider's House |url=https://patch.com/new-york/threevillage/new-york-post-gets-an-inside-look-at-dee-snider-s-house |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Three Village, NY Patch |language=en}}</ref>

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Category:Brookhaven, New York Category:Hamlets in Suffolk County, New York Category:Census-designated places in New York (state) Category:Census-designated places in Suffolk County, New York