Suffolk County (New York)

administration
US state :	new York
Administrative headquarters :	Riverhead
Address of the administrative headquarters:	3 East Pulteney Square Bath, NY 14810
Foundation :	1683
Demographics
Residents :	1,493,346  (2010)
Population density :	632.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	6146 km²
Water surface :	3784 km²
map
Website : www.co.suffolk.ny.us

Suffolk County is a county in the state of New York that occupies about the eastern half of Long Island . At the 2010 census , the county had 1,493,346 people and a population density of 632 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Riverhead .

history

The county was named after their homeland, Suffolk , by the early settlers of New York Province . It was founded on November 1, 1683.

The Montauk Point Lighthouse (2005) is one of eleven National Historic Landmarks in the county.

Eleven locations in the county have National Historic Landmark status . A total of 301 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 21, 2018).

geography

The county has an area of ​​6,146 square kilometers, of which 3,784 square kilometers are water. It borders Nassau County to the west .

Cities and towns

Map with all Towns (light gray) and Villages (dark gray) in Suffolk County

The County is like most New York counties in Towns divided, in each of which some self-governing villages located ( villages ) and numerous hamlet ( unincorporated hamlet located s). However, these can also belong to several towns at the same time.

• Town of Babylon (211,792 inhabitants)
  • Villages: Amityville , Babylon , Lindenhurst
  • Hamlets: Copiague , Deer Park , East Farmingdale , Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree , North Amityville , North Babylon , North Lindenhurst , West Babylon , Wheatley Heights , Wyandanch
• Town of Brookhaven (448,248 inhabitants)
  • Villages: Belle Terre , Bellport , Lake Grove , Old Field , Patchogue , Poquott , Port Jefferson , Shoreham
  • Hamlets: Blue Point , Brookhaven , Calverton , Canaan Lake , Center Moriches , Centereach , Cherry Grove , Coram , Crystal Brook , Cupsogue Beach , Davis Park , East Moriches , East Patchogue , East Setauket , East Shoreham , Eastport , Farmingville , Fire Island Pines , Gordon Heights , Hagerman , Holbrook , Holtsville , Lake Ronkonkoma , Manorville , Mastic , Mastic Beach , Medford , Middle Island , Miller Place , Moriches , Mount Sinai , North Bellport , North Patchogue , Ocean Bay Park , Point of Woods , Port Jefferson Station , Ridge , Rocky Point , Ronkonkoma , Selden , Setauket , Shirley , Sound Beach , South Haven , Stony Brook , Strongs Neck , Terryville , Upton , Wading River , Water Island , West Manor , Yaphank
• Town of East Hampton (19,719 inhabitants)
  • Villages: East Hampton , Sag Harbor
  • Hamlets: Amagansett , Montauk , Springs , Wainscott
• Town of Huntington (195,289 inhabitants)
  • Villages: Asharoken , Huntington Bay , Lloyd Harbor , Northport
  • Hamlets: Centerport , Cold Spring Harbor , Commack , Dix Hills , East Northport , Eatons Neck , Elwood , Fort Salonga , Greenlawn , Halesite , Huntington , Huntington Station , Melville , South Huntington
• Town of Islip (322,612 inhabitants)
  • Villages: Brightwaters , Islandia , Ocean Beach , Saltaire
  • Hamlets: Bay Shore , Bayport , Baywood , Bohemia , Brentwood , Central Islip , East Islip , Great River , Hauppauge , Holbrook , Holtsville , Islip , Islip Terrace , Lake Ronkonkoma , North Bay Shore , North Great River , Oakdale , Ronkonkoma , Sayville , West Bay Shore , West Islip , West Sayville
• Town of Riverhead (27,680 inhabitants)
  • Hamlets: Aquebogue , Baiting Hollow , Calverton , Jamesport , Northville , Riverhead , Wading River
• Town of Shelter Island (2,228 inhabitants)
  • Village: Dering Harbor
  • Hamlet: Shelter Island Heights
• Town of Smithtown (115,715 inhabitants)
  • Villages: Head of the Harbor , Nissequogue , Village of the Branch
  • Hamlets: Commack , Fort Salonga , Kings Park , Lake Ronkonkoma , Nesconset , Smithtown , St. James
• Town of Southampton (54,712 inhabitants)
  • Villages: North Haven , Quogue , Sag Harbor , Southampton , Westhampton Beach , Westhampton Dunes
  • Hamlets: Bridgehampton , Eastport , East Quogue , Flanders , Hampton Bays , Northampton , North Sea , Noyack , Quioque , Remsenburg , Riverside , Sagaponack , Shinnecock Hills , Southampton , Speonk , Tuckahoe , Water Mill , Westhampton
• Town of Southold (20,599 inhabitants)
  • Village: Greenport
  • Hamlets: Cutchogue , East Marion , Fishers Island , Laurel , Mattituck , Orient , New Suffolk , Peconic , Southold

Parks

• Heckscher State Park near East Islip.
• Sunken Meadow State Park near Smithtown.

Web links

Commons : Suffolk County (New York)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Suffolk County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved April 14, 2018.
2. ↑ Quickfacts: Suffolk County (English)
3. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 292 .
4. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: New York . National Park Service , accessed February 21, 2018.
5. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 21, 2018.

Coordinates: 40 ° 56 ′  N , 72 ° 41 ′  W