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Lake Grove is a village in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 11,163 at the 2010 census.

Lake Grove village overview:
Name:	Lake Grove village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	New York
County:	Suffolk County
Incorporated:	September 9, 1968
Elevation:	118 ft (36 m)
Total Area:	2.95 sq mi (7.63 km²)
Land Area:	2.95 sq mi (7.63 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	11,072
Population Density:	3,758.32/sq mi (1,450.92/km²)
ZIP code:	11755
Area code:	631, 934
FIPS code:	3640530
GNISfeature ID:	0954916
Website:	lakegroveny.gov

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History

The area of Lake Grove was settled in the early 18th century along Middle Country Road, which was then part of the Old Kings Highway, originally a Native American footpath. The community’s first church building, built in 1818, was the First Congregational Church of New Village. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002, the building has been preserved and is depicted on the village seal. In 1870, Lake Grove established its first post office, which carried the mail to and from Lakeland station (discontinued in 1883) by horse and wagon. The area was variously called Lakeland, Lakeville, New Village, Ronkonkoma or West Middle Island until it settled on the name Lake Grove in mid-19th century, after the groves of trees near Lake Ronkonkoma.

During the early 20th century Lake Ronkonkoma became a popular area for recreation, which prompted many small summer houses built on private roads of Lake Grove. In 1921, a new post office was erected in the eastern part of the area and given the name of Centereach. The next significant housing development built in Lake Grove was called Brook Lawn and was located on Stony Brook Road, which later grew into Stony Brook. More developments followed and the population of Lake Grove increased rapidly. In 1954, the newly built Nesconset Highway created a major commercial crossroad in Lake Grove, which prompted the construction of the Smith Haven Mall in 1968, which in turn made the local residents become concerned about the impact of new businesses and increased traffic in their community.

In order to gain local control of the zoning and planning, Lake Grove was incorporated by a vote of 552 to 332 on September 9, 1968.