Ronkonkoma, New York Explained

Official Name:Ronkonkoma, New York
Settlement Type:Hamlet and census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA New York Long Island#New York
Pushpin Label:Ronkonkoma
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location on Long Island##Location within the state of New York
Nickname:Ronkompton
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Suffolk
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:21.86
Area Land Km2:21.00
Area Water Km2:0.86
Area Total Sq Mi:8.44
Area Land Sq Mi:8.11
Area Water Sq Mi:0.33
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:18955
Population Density Km2:902.63
Population Density Sq Mi:2337.81
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:34
Elevation Ft:112
Coordinates:40.8139°N -73.1283°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:11779
Area Code:631, 934
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:36-63473
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0962854
Unit Pref:Imperial
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Islip
Native Name:Raconkumake

Ronkonkoma is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) mostly in the Town of Islip of Long Island, with a small eastern portion in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County in New York, United States. The population was 19,082 at the 2010 census.[2] The Ronkonkoma post office has the ZIP Code 11779, and serves parts of several hamlets and CDPs adjacent to Ronkonkoma.

Ronkonkoma is also home to Long Island MacArthur Airport, which is owned and operated by the Town of Islip. The New York Air Route Traffic Control Center is located in Ronkonkoma.

History

The name "Ronkonkoma" comes from the nearby Lake Ronkonkoma, which in turn comes from an Algonquian expression meaning "boundary fishing-lake", also earlier written as "Raconkumake" and "Raconkamuck."[3]

Since 1988, Ronkonkoma has been the end of electrification along the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line.[4] The track between Hicksville and Ronkonkoma is known as the Ronkonkoma Branch. In 2017, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the groundbreaking of a new $650 million development to create a Ronkonkoma Hub near the LIRR Line, similar to the hub in neighboring Brookhaven.[5]

Ronkonkoma was the terminus of the first road in the United States designed exclusively for automobiles, the Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, constructed by a consortium of investors called the Long Island Motor Parkway, Inc. led by William Kissam Vanderbilt II.[6]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 21.1km2, of which 0.9sqkm, or 4.07%, is covered by water.[2] The community is adjacent to Lake Ronkonkoma.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 18,955 people and 6,150 households residing in the CDP. The racial makeup of the CDP was 77.7% White, 4.5% African American, 7.7% Asian, 5.1% from other races, and 5.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 20.9% of the population.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.1% under the age of 18, 6.1% under the age of five, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $114,216, while the per capita income for the CDP was $41,792. About 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line.[7]

Neighborhoods

Economy

Vitamin maker The Bountiful Company is based in Ronkonkoma.[10]

Northrop Grumman has a hypersonic test and manufacturing facility adjacent to the Long Island MacArthur Airport.[11]

Education

Prior to 1960, the CDP belonged to the Ronkonkoma School District. After a vote, the district merged with the Oakdale-Bohemia School District in the neighboring communities of Oakdale and Bohemia, New York, to create the Connetquot School District. Three public elementary schools are in Ronkonkoma, with one middle school, and high-school students attend Connetquot High School in Bohemia.[12]

Notable people

Ronkonkoma in popular culture

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ronkonkoma CDP, New York. https://archive.today/20200212192605/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3663473. dead. 2020-02-12. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. 2013-01-08.
  3. Bright, William (2007). Native American placenames of the United States. Bright University of Oklahoma Press. p. 411.
  4. News: Long Island Rail Road From Penn Station to Ronkonkoma, N.Y . . Jan 31, 2008 . 2009-08-19 . Billie . Cohen.
  5. Web site: Governor Cuomo Announces Groundbreaking on First Phase of State-of-the-Art New Ronkonkoma Hub.
  6. Book: Goldstone, Lawrence . 2016 . Drive! . Ballantine Books . 269 . 9780553394184 .
  7. Web site: QuickFacts, Ronkonkoma CDP, New York. March 13, 2022. census.gov.
  8. Web site: Lake Hills Ronkonkoma. nextdoor.com.
  9. Web site: Lakeland, Ronkonkoma. nextdoor.com.
  10. Web site: The Nature's Bounty Co – Profile. Dun & Bradstreet. March 4, 2020.
  11. https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2020/Q4/purdue-hypersonics-receives-boost-from-northrop-grumman-shock-tunnel-donation.html Purdue hypersonics receives boost from Northrop Grumman shock tunnel donation
  12. News: School Consolidation Voted . . June 24, 1960 . December 4, 2009.
  13. Web site: Keith Detelj - Soccer - . www.soccerway.com.
  14. Web site: Joe Grimaldi Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com. www.hockeydb.com.
  15. Melton's Encyclopedia of American Religions. Ed. J. Gordon Melton Vol. 1: United States. 9th ed. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2017.
  16. Web site: About Alexis Weik. February 12, 2021. New York State Senate.
  17. Web site: Do It For Ronkonkoma . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/68SPhJRzefY. 2021-12-11 . live. YouTube . 15 April 2021 . en.

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