Smithtown (New York)
| Smithtown | |
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 Location in New York
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | around 1650 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | new York |
| County : | Suffolk County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 52 ′ N , 73 ° 13 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 117,801 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 846.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 288.7 km 2 (approx. 111 mi 2 ) of which 139.1 km 2 (approx. 54 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 0 m |
| Postcodes : | 11745, 11787, 11788 |
| Area code : | +1 631 |
| FIPS : | 36-68000 |
| GNIS ID : | 979498 |
| Website : | www.smithtowninfo.com |
Smithtown is a city in Suffolk County in the US state of New York . It is located on the north coast of Long Island and has a population of around 117,801. An unincorporated hamlet and census-designated place within the city also bears the name Smithtown.
City structure
The city include the self-governing villages ( incorporated villages )
as well as the hamlets
history
The city was first settled around 1650. According to a local legend, the Indians told the explorer Smith that he could keep the land that he could prepare in a day on a bull. The land he was able to prepare is roughly the size of the city of Smithtown today . There is a large statue of Smith's bulls, also known as Whisper, which is on a highway near town. Smithtown was originally called Smithfield.
sons and daughters of the town
- Cooper Andrews (born 1985), actor
- Craig Biggio , baseball player
- Mike Brennan (* 1986), ice hockey player
- Frank Catalanotto , baseball player
- Bob Costas , presenter
- John Curtis , baseball player
- John Davis (1921-1984), weightlifter
- Jonathan Dowling (1955-2020), physicist
- Charles A. Floyd (1791–1873), lawyer, politician and New York representative in the US House of Representatives
- Michael Galeota (1984-2016), actor
- Melissa Joan Hart (born 1976), actress
- Emily Hart (* 1986), actress
- Christopher Higgins (born 1983), ice hockey player
- Jim Mecir , baseball player
- Michael P. Murphy (1976-2005), US Navy soldier
- Natalie Norwick (1923–2007), actress
- Kyle Palmieri (born 1991), ice hockey player
- Edward H. Smith (1809–1885), lawyer, politician, and New York representative in the US House of Representatives
- Mindy Smith , singer and songwriter
- Thomas Tredwell (1743–1831), lawyer, politician and representative of New York in the US House of Representatives
- Ty Walker (born 1997), snowboarder
- Bill Weld (* 1945), lawyer, politician, and governor of Massachusetts
- William H. Wickham (1832–1893), politician and New York City Mayor
schools
The city has 9 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 4 secondary schools (high schools) and 2 private schools.
Attractions
- On Long Island Sound is Sunken Meadow State Park , a 4.9 square kilometer park that is visited by around 2.5 million people annually.