Mastic Beach is a hamlet and census-designated place, and former village in the southeastern part of the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Mastic Beach had a population of 14,199.

History

In 2010, a group of residents sought to incorporate Mastic Beach as a village. Petitioners blamed the town of Brookhaven for not doing enough code enforcement on blighted streets and eyesore buildings, believing more diligent code enforcement under village control would improve the community aesthetics. Opponents were concerned that creating the village would increase taxes, and that estimates for the proposed village's total budget were low. At $549,500 annually, the village would take up building code enforcement, leaving police, fire, and sanitation to Brookhaven.<!--citation covers the entire paragraph -->

After a vote on August 31, 2010, incorporation was approved. The proposed incorporation needed to be passed by a majority in order for the hamlet to become a village. The first elected mayor was Paul Breschard.

The boundaries of the village of Mastic Beach differed from those of the previous census-designated place (CDP). The village did not include the William Floyd House grounds as well as a few blocks in the extreme southwest of the CDP, but it added several blocks west of Mastic Road and Commack Road.

Dissolution

Residents voted 1,922 to 1,215 on November 8, 2016, to revert to an unincorporated area with services handled by the Town of Brookhaven. The decision to dissolve the village was decided upon due to political issues and fiscal concerns.

A formal dissolution plan was developed over several months and approved by the Village Board (4–1) at a special meeting on March 16, 2017. The dissolution took place on January 1, 2018.

Geography

left|thumb|U.S. Census map of Mastic Beach.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of , of which was land and , or 20.34%, was water.

Mastic Beach is located on the South Shore of Long Island roughly from New York City, and is accessible via the Long Island Rail Road's Montauk Branch. Nearby are Smith Point County Park and the Fire Island National Seashore. It is on a peninsula extending into Moriches Bay.

Mastic Beach is located in the Forge River–Moriches Bay Watershed, and is located within the larger Long Island Sound/Atlantic Ocean Watershed.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Mastic Beach had a population of 14,199. The median age was 37.5 years. 24.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 12.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.3 males age 18 and over.

98.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 1.3% lived in rural areas.

There were 4,677 households in Mastic Beach, of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.6% were married-couple households, 18.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

NYSECTOR (Ian Ashton) - Hip Hop Recording artist born and raised Mastic Beach, known for songs such as “No Subliminals” and “Shot Dot Com”

References

  • Mastic Beach Property Owners Association