Manorville

History

The hamlet of Manorville was a small farming community for many years. The area of the hamlet once laid within the huge tract of land known as Manor St. George, The Long Island serial killer is sometimes dubbed the "Manorville killer" because four victims' remains were discovered in Manorville from 2000 to 2011.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of , of which is land and , or 0.16%, is water. The hamlet is at the western edge of, and partially within, the Long Island Central Pine Barrens. The land is heavily wooded, and features some wetlands, particularly in the northern section near the Peconic River. Much of the northeastern portion of the hamlet is in the Pine Barrens' "Core Preservation Area", where no further development is allowed. This area also serves as a primary source for Long Island's groundwater preserve. Manorville is in the center of Long Island with no access to the water. It lies partially on the Ronkonkoma terminal moraine, which creates some slightly rolling topography, especially in the central portion of the hamlet. The glacial topography of the area features several kettle hole ponds, the most well-known of which is Punk's Hole, where a Revolutionary War captain was rumored to have hid from the British.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  16,636
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  16,148
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  15,937
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  14,772
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  14,321
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  13,291
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  12,825
• American herring gull, Smithsonian Gull

  Larus smithsonianus Coues, 1862 · Aves
  11,661

Most recent

• M 3.04 — 2019-04-09
  63 km SSE of Sagaponack, New York
• M 2.66 — 2014-08-14
  6 km SW of Deep River Center, Connecticut
• M 2.6 — 2001-10-27
  1 km NNW of Manhattan, New York