(Prepared and Assembled by
Douglas R. Hayman, Century 21 Rustic Realty)
v Historical Overview
This beautiful and historic
community on Long Island Sound was named after the prolific family of Andrew
Miller, a barrel maker-turned-farmer. He arrived from Setauket about 1679,
buying land from John Thomas, who apparently was the first settler. Miller died
on Dec. 24, 1717, and is buried in Mount Sinai's Sea View Cemetery.
During the Revolution, Miller's Place, as it was then known, was primarily on
the Patriot side, but the Miller family was divided. Avowed Tories were Richard
Miller, son of the namesake, and Captain Solomon Davis. Richard Miller was shot
dead in May, 1776, by militia near Selden while recruiting for the British. In
August, 1781, in midnight raids on houses of twoPatriot Miller families, the
British mutilated a Miller family man, who survived, but shot dead 16-year-old
William Miller when he looked out a window to see what the commotion was about.
Davis, who became very rich as a privateer serving the British, was murdered in
Jamaica after the war.
Miller's Place became Miller Place in 1894, about the time the tourist trade
began and the same year the railroad came (though it discontinued service in
1938 for lack of business). Since World War II, development has been steady,
but many old houses of the 18th and 19th Centuries remain along Main Street
(North Country Road), and the community is on the National Register of Historic
Places.
v Demographics
According
to most recent statistics available, here are some demographic facts about
Miller Place:
o
Population
Is 11,728
o
Population
Density is 1,204.1 / square mile (county average is 2,121.6).
o
Median
Age is 33.9 years
o
Median
household income is $ 88,943
o
Median
home value is $ 476,500
o
Median
age of homes is 27.0 years
o
Percentage
of residents owning homes is 88.4 %
o
Average
household size is 3.10
o
Percentage
of those with College Educations or better is 37.9 %
o
Percentage
of White Collar people is 65.7 %
o
Students
per teacher are 18.3 (county average is 15.2)
o
Cost
of living index is 151 (county average is 134.00)
o
Average
yearly utility cost is $ 5,090
o
Crime
index is 2.7 (national average is 3.6)
v Public Schools
Miller Place has 4 public schools in its district, and are attended by
Miller Place residents and approximately ½ of Sound Beach residents (the other
½ of Sound Beach residents attend Rocky
Point Schools):
o
Andrew Muller Primary School caters to grades Kindergarten through 2nd
grades. Kindergarten program is currently
an extended ½ day program. Located at
65 Lower Rocky Point Road, Miller Place, NY 11764. Tele: 631-474-2715; Fax:
631-474-4738; Web: http://www.millerplace.k12.ny.us/AMPS.cfm?subpage=402862.
o
Laddie A. Decker Sound Beach School caters to 3rd through 5th
grades. Located at 197 North Country
Road, Miller Place, NY 11764. Tel:
631-474-2719; Fax: 631-474-2497; Web: http://www.millerplace.k12.ny.us/LADSBS.cfm?subpage=402860.
o
North Country Road Middle School caters to 6th through 8th
grades. Located at 191 North Country
Road, Miller Place, NY 11764. Tel:
631-474-2710; Fax: 631-474-5178; Web: http://www.millerplace.k12.ny.us/NCRMS.cfm?subpage=402858.
o
Miller Place High School caters to 9th through 12th
grades. Located at 15 Memorial Drive,
Miller Place, NY 11764. Tel: 631-474-2723; Fax: 631-474-1734; Web: http://www.millerplace.k12.ny.us/HS.cfm?subpage=402856.
The Miller Place School District Administration
Office is located at 275 Route 25A, Miller
Place, NY 11764. Tel: 631-474-2700;
Web: http://www.millerplace.k12.ny.us. The current Superintendent of schools is Dr.
Grace J. Brindley. In 2005, Miller
Place High School was ranked 72nd in the country, in Newsweeks 100
Best High Schools in America study.
v
Local Libraries
Miller Place does not have its own Public Library. Taxpayers of Miller Place are given a choice
to use one of 2 local libraries:
o Port Jefferson Free Libary 100 Thomson Street, Port
Jefferson, NY 11777. Tele: 631-473-0022.
o
Comsewogue Public Library 170 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station, NY
11776. Tel: 631-928-1212; Web: http://cpl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/.
There is also a very small, Miller Place Academy Free Library, located
on North Country Road, in Miller Place.
v
Local Houses of Worship
There are no houses of worship in Miller Place proper, but here are some that are local to Miller Place:
o St. Louis De Montfort Roman
Catholic Church (Catholic) - 75 New York Avenue, Sound Beach, NY 11789. Tel:
631-744-8566.
o Infant Jesus Roman Catholic
Church (Catholic)
- 110 Myrtle Ave, Port Jefferson, NY 11777. Tel: 631-928-2370. Web: http://www.infantjesus.org/.
o
A Christian Church 1001 Route 25A, Miller Place, NY 11764. Tel:
631-209-9017.
o
Temple Beth Emeth (Jewish) 52 Mount Sinai Ave, Mount Sinai, NY
11766. Tel: 631-928-4103.
o
Mt. Sinai Congregational Church (Church of Christ) 233 North Country Road, Mount
Sinai, NY 11766. Tel: 631-473-1582; Fax: 631-474-0556.
o
Kehillat Chovevei Tzion (Jewish) 10 Katherine Street, Port Jefferson
Station, NY 11776. Tel: 631-476-3623;
o
North Shore Jewish Center (Jewish) 385 Old Town Road, Port Jefferson
Station, NY 11776. Tel: 631-928-3737; Web: http://www.northshorejewishcenter.org/.
o
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints) - 372 Terryville Road, Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776.
Tel: 631-642-2097; Web: http://www.lds.org/.
o
St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran (Lutheran) - 309 Route 112, Port Jefferson
Station, NY 11776. Tel: 631-473-2236
o
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran (Lutheran) - 716 Route 25A, Rocky Point, NY. 11778.
Tel: 731-744-9355.
o
First Phil Am Central Baptist (Baptist) - 6 Thomas Road, Sound Beach, NY
11789. Tel: 631-821-8417.
o
First United Methodist Church (Methodist) - 603 Main Street, Port Jefferson, NY
11777. Tel: 631-473-0517.
o
Christ Church United Methodist (Methodist) 545 Old Town Road, Port
Jefferson Station, NY 11776. Tel: 631-473-4734.
o
Ridge Full Gospel Christian (Pentecostal) Ruth Lane, Ridge, NY 11961.
Tel: 631-924-1842.
o First Presbyterian Church (Presbyterian) Main Street
and South Street, Port Jefferson, NY 11777. Tel: 631-473-0147; Web: http://www.pjpres.org/.
o St. Anthony of Padua Church
(Catholic)
614 Route 25A,
Rocky Point, NY 11778. Tel: 631-744-2609.
v
Day Care Facilities
o Little Rascals Preschool 595 Route 25A, Miller Place,
NY 11764. Tel: 631-744.9244.
o Miss Kathys Nursery School
428 Route
25A, Miller Place, NY 11764. Tel: 631-928-4786.
o
Step By Step Montessori Center 138 Radio Avenue, Miller Place, NY 11764.
Tel: 631-821-0474.
o
Tutor Time Learning Center 275 Route 25A, Miller Place, NY 11764. Tel:
631-473-6565.
v
Supermarkets
o
Super Stop & Shop 385 Route 25A, Miller Place, NY 11764. Tel:
631-649-1211.
o
Waldbaums 323 Route 25A, Miller Place, NY 11764. Tel: 631-476-2394.
v
Fire Department
o Miller Place Fire Department
12 Miller
Place Road, Miller Place, NY 11764. Tel: 631-473-7788 or 631-473-2202; Web: http://www.millerplacefd.com/mainpage.htm.
o Miller Place Fire Department
Station # 2 Caters
to those south of Route 25A. Located at Yaphank Road, Miller Place, NY 11764.
Tel: 631-473-7788 or 631-473-2202.
v
Police
Miller Place is under the jurisdiction of the
Suffolk County Police Departments 6th Precinct, headquartered in
Coram. Tel: 631-854-8600 or 911.
v
Post Office
o Miller Place Post Office 47 Echo Avenue, Miller
Place, NY 11764. Tel: 631-473-8134; Fax: 631-473-7612.
v
Civic Association
o Miller Place Civic
Association P.O.
Box 623, Miller Place, NY 11764. Tel: 631-473-0943; Web: http://www.millerplacecivic.org/default.asp.
v
Historical Society
o Miller Place Mount Sinai
Historical Society P.O. Box 651, Miller Place, NY 11764. Tel: 631-476-5742; Web: http://www.mpmshistoricalsociety.org/.
v
Chamber of Commerce
o
Serves
Miller Place, Mount Sinai, Rocky Point, and Sound Beach. P.O. Box 512, Miller Place, NY 11764. Tel: 821-1313; Web: http://www.cdmlongisland.com
v Government / Local Town Officials
o U.S. Senators
§ Hillary R. Clinton 780 3rd Ave, Suite 2601, New York, NY 10017. Tel: 212-688-6262;
§ Charles E. Schumer 313 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510-3201. Tel: 202-224-6542; Web: http://schumer.senate.gov.
o U.S. Representative Tim Bishop 1st District 3680 Route 112, Suite C, Coram, NY 11727. Tel: 631-696-6500.
o Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy H. Lee Dennison Bldg, 100 Veternas Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, NY 11788. Tel: 631-853-4000.
o State Senator Kenneth Lavalle 1st District 325 Middle Country Road, Suite 4, Selden, NY 11784. Tel: 631-696-6900.
o State Assembly Patricia L. Acampora 1st District 400 W. Main Street, Riverhead, NY 11901. Tel: 631-727-1363
o County Legislator Daniel P. Losquadro 6th District 725 Route 25A, Miller Place, NY 11764. Tel: 631-854-1600.
v Local Beaches
Here is the closest public beach to Miller
Place:
o
Cedar Beach Town Beach located on Harbor Beach Road, Mount Sinai, NY 11766.
v Local Hospitals
There are no hospitals in Miller Place. Here are the closest hospitals to Miller
Place:
o John T. Mather Memorial Hospital 75 North Country Road, Port Jefferson, NY 11777. Tel: 631-473-1320
o St. Charles Hospital 200 Belle Terre Road, Port Jefferson, NY 11777. Tel: 631-474-6000.
o Stony Brook University Hospital Nicholls Road, Stony Brook, NY 11790. Tel: 631-689-8333.
v
Local Youth Sports Programs
Miller Place Schools offers competitive
interscholastic sports teams for boys and girls in the 7th through
12th grades. In addition to
these school-based programs, the following youth sports programs are available
for Miller Place children of all ages:
o Football
§ North Shore Colts Youth Football Tel: 631-331-0065;
o Soccer
§
St. Louis DeMontfort Youth Soccer Tel: 516-662-7389; Web: http://www.expss.com/soccer/stlouissoccer.htm
§
Sound Beach Soccer Club Tel: 631-744-3217; Web: http://www.soundbeachsoccer.org/
o Basketball
§
Infant Jesus Basketball Tel: 631-642-3289
§
Miller Place PTO Basketball League Tel: 631-821-6163.
o Baseball
§
North Shore Little League Tel: 631-744-3355; Web: http://eteamz.active.com/NorthShoreLittleLeague/
o Softball
§
North Shore Little League Tel: 631-744-3355; Web: http://eteamz.active.com/NorthShoreLittleLeague/
v
Other Important Telephone Numbers
o NY State Department of Motor
Vehicles 800-342-5368
o Brookhaven Town Clerk
631-654-7822
o Long Island Power Authority
(LIPA) 800-490-0075
o Keyspan Energy
800-490-0045
o Cablevision 631-348-6700
o Suffolk County Water
Authority 631-698-9500
o Port Jefferson Ferry
631-472-0286
o Town of Brookhaven:
631-451-6640; Web: http://www.brookhaven.org/