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Holtsville is a hamlet
Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is usually a rural Human settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community....
 (and census-designated place
Census-designated place

A census-designated place is a type of Place identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as city, towns and villages....
) in Suffolk County
Suffolk County, New York

Suffolk County is a Political subdivisions of New York State#County located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island....
, New York
New York

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, United States
United States

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. The population was 17,006 at the 2000 census.

Holtsville is the location of an IRS
Internal Revenue Service

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 Processing Center (which has the lowest assigned numerical ZIP Code
ZIP Code

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, 00501) and is in the Town of Brookhaven
Brookhaven, New York

The Town of Brookhaven is located in central Suffolk County, New York, New York, United States, and stretches from the North Shore to the South Shore of Long Island....
 and the Town of Islip.

sville is located at (40.813394, -73.047175).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the CDP has a total area of 7.0 square miles (18.0 kmē), all land.

f the census
Census

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 of 2000, there were 17,006 people, 5,316 households, and 4,454 families residing in the CDP.






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Holtsville is a hamlet
Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is usually a rural Human settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community....
 (and census-designated place
Census-designated place

A census-designated place is a type of Place identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as city, towns and villages....
) in Suffolk County
Suffolk County, New York

Suffolk County is a Political subdivisions of New York State#County located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island....
, New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The population was 17,006 at the 2000 census.

Holtsville is the location of an IRS
Internal Revenue Service

The Internal Revenue Service is the Federal government of the United States agency that collects taxes and enforces the tax law. It is an agency within the U.S....
 Processing Center (which has the lowest assigned numerical ZIP Code
ZIP Code

File:UseZipCode.JPGThe ZIP code is the system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service . The letters ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, are properly written in capital letters and were chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the code....
, 00501) and is in the Town of Brookhaven
Brookhaven, New York

The Town of Brookhaven is located in central Suffolk County, New York, New York, United States, and stretches from the North Shore to the South Shore of Long Island....
 and the Town of Islip.

Geography

Holtsville is located at (40.813394, -73.047175).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the CDP has a total area of 7.0 square miles (18.0 kmē), all land.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 17,006 people, 5,316 households, and 4,454 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 was 2,444.3 per square mile (943.4/kmē). There were 5,418 housing units at an average density of 778.8/sq mi (300.6/kmē). The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.0% White, 1.11% African American, 0.18% Native American, 1.74% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.21% from other races
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.1% of the population.

There were 5,316 households out of which 43.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.4% were married couples
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.2% were non-families. 12.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.19 and the average family size was 3.47.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $68,544, and the median income for a family was $71,784. Males had a median income of $50,361 versus $31,709 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the CDP was $24,031. About 2.4% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

Former and current residents of note

  • Neal Heaton
    Neal Heaton

    Neal Heaton is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher who played for the Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins, Montreal Expos, Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, and New York Yankees from 1982 to 1993....
    , former Major League Baseball player
  • Diane Nelson, former professional horse jockey
  • Chris Vaccaro, journalist and author
  • Holtsville Hal, The Groundhog Day mascot.
  • Hugh Maclachlan, former professional middleweight boxer


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