| Official Name: | Holbrook, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet and census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | New York |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Label: | Holbrook |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Suffolk |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 17.83 |
| Area Land Km2: | 17.83 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 6.88 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 6.88 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 26487 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1485.81 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 3848.18 |
| Timezone: | Eastern Time Zone |
| Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
| Elevation M: | 36 |
| Elevation Ft: | 118 |
| Coordinates: | 40.7997°N -73.0756°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 11741 |
| Area Code: | 631, 934 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-35056 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0952975 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Holbrook is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 27,195 at the 2010 census.[2] The community borders the eastern side of Long Island MacArthur Airport.
Holbrook is believed to have derived its name from a stream which was called, in various narratives, either "Old Brook" or "Hollow Brook."[3]
The area was part of the 51,000 acre Islip Grange estate, acquired in 1697 by William Nicoll (son of Matthias Nicoll, who was the sixth mayor of New York City).[4] It was largely a rural area until Alexander McCotter acquired 5,000 acres in the area in 1848 (after the Long Island Rail Road reached it in 1844) and platted the community. The oldest still standing building from this period is St. John's Lutheran Church, which was built in 1863. In 1875, the Nevins and Griswold cigar factory operated at the original LIRR station.[5]
In 1931, the population was 321. Population increased from 2,500 in 1965 to 15,000 in 1975, after the Long Island Expressway reached the community in 1969.[3] [5] It also was the center of growth as Long Island MacArthur Airport developed along the community's western border.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 18.6km2, all land.[6]
It has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) and average monthly temperatures at the Holbrook Country Club range from 30.9 °F in January to 74.0 °F in July.[7] The local hardiness zone is 7a.
As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 27,512 people, 9,019 households, and 7,350 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 4032.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 9,157 housing units at an average density of 1342.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.1% White, 1.32% African American, 0.08% Native American, 2.87% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.69% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.9% of the population.
There were 9,019 households, out of which 39.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.38.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $72,801, and the median income for a family was $76,349 (these figures had risen to $96,530 and $101,336 respectively as of a 2007 estimate. Males had a median income of $80,040 versus $63,651 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $26,863. About 2.5% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty threshold, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.
Holbrook is located mainly within the Town of Islip, while the section between Portion Road and the Long Island Rail Road tracks is in the Town of Brookhaven.[9]
All of Holbrook is within the Sachem Central School District, which is independent of town borders.
The schools located in Holbrook are three of the ten elementary schools: Grundy Elementary, Nokomis Elementary, and Merrimac Elementary, and one of the three middle schools: Seneca Middle School.
Holbrook residents attend either Sachem High School North or Sachem High School East, depending on which section of Holbrook they live in. Residents living in the north and west parts of the hamlet go to Sachem High School North in Lake Ronkonkoma, while those living in the south and east parts of the hamlet go to Sachem High School East in Farmingville.
Sachem Public Library is located in Holbrook.
Roads that pass through Holbrook include:
Bus service in Holbrook is provided by Suffolk County Transit.
Holbrook is accessible on the Ronkonkoma Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The Holbrook station closed in 1962, so the nearest access to the line is at the Ronkonkoma station or Medford station.
The nearest hospital to Holbrook is Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue, approximately 7miles southeast of Holbrook.