Matinecock, New York
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Matinecock, New York

Matinecock is a village located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 847 at the time of the 2020 census.

Matinecock incorporated as a village on April 2, 1928, in order to gain municipal home rule powers and be able to better manage local governmental affairs.

The village is named for the Matinecock Nation, which inhabited much of the area. "Matinecock" roughly translates to "the Hill Country," and was the Matinecock Nation's name for the modern-day village as well as for much of the surrounding area.

In May 1998, Worth Magazine ranked Matinecock as the fifth richest town in America and the richest town in New York.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2), all land.

The village is bordered to the west by the City of Glen Cove.

At the 2000 census there were 836 people, 285 households, and 216 families in the village. The population density was 315.6 inhabitants per square mile (121.9/km2). There were 313 housing units at an average density of 118.1 per square mile (45.6/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 96.05% White, 1.08% African American, 1.56% Asian, and 1.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.83%.

Of the 285 households 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.7% were married couples living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 20.7% of households were one person and 10.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.31.

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