Center Moriches, New York

Center Moriches, New York
Eastbound Main Street in Downtown Center Moriches; November 2019.
Eastbound Main Street in Downtown Center Moriches; November 2019.
U.S. Census Bureau map
U.S. Census Bureau map
Center Moriches is located in New York
Center Moriches
Center Moriches
Location in state of New York
Center Moriches is located in the United States
Center Moriches
Center Moriches
Center Moriches (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°47′52″N 72°47′50″W / 40.79778°N 72.79722°W / 40.79778; -72.79722
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountySuffolk
TownBrookhaven
Area
 • Total6.04 sq mi (15.65 km2)
 • Land5.26 sq mi (13.63 km2)
 • Water0.78 sq mi (2.02 km2)
Elevation
26 ft (8 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total8,046
 • Density1,528.79/sq mi (590.22/km2)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00
ZIP Code
11934
Area code(s)631, 934
FIPS code36-13420
GNIS feature ID0969982

Center Moriches (/mˈrɪɪz/ moh-RITCH-iz)[2] is a hamlet and census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 7,580 at the 2010 census.[3] Center Moriches is in the town of Brookhaven. It is the location of the historic Masury Estate Ballroom and Terry-Ketcham Inn, both listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]

The name Moriches comes from Meritces, a Native American who owned land on Moriches Neck.[5]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Bright, William (2004). Native American placenames of the United States. Norman: University of Oklahoma. p. 298. ISBN 0806135980. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Center Moriches CDP, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  5. ^ The Indian Place-Names on Long Island and Islands Adjacent, with Their Probably Significations. Tooker, William Wallace. pp 144-145 [1]