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Line 1: '''Suffolk County~~, New York~~''' is a [[county]] located in the [[U.S. State]] of [[New York]]. As of [[~~U.S. state\|State~~2000]], the population is 1,419,369. It was named for [[Suffolk, England\|Suffolk]], a county in [[England]], from which its earliest settlers came. Its [[county seat]] is [[Riverhead, New York\|Riverhead]]. Suffolk and [[Nassau County, New York\|Nassau counties]] are generally referred to as "Long Island" (as distinct from New York City) by area residents. Suffolk County was an original county of New York State, one of twelve created in [[1683]]. Its boundaries were substantially the same as at present, with only minor changes in the boundary with its western neighbor, which was originally [[Queens County, New York\|Queens County]] but since [[1899]] has been [[Nassau County, New York\|Nassau County]]. == Geography == The county has a total area of 6,146 [[square kilometer\|km<sup>2</sup>]] (2,373 [[square mile\|mi<sup>2</sup>]]). 2,363 km<sup>2</sup> (912 mi<sup>2</sup>) of it is land and 3,784 km<sup>2</sup> (1,461 mi<sup>2</sup>) of it is water. The total area is 61.56% water. Suffolk County occupies the easternmost portion of [[Long Island]], in the southeastern portion of [[New York]] State. It is divided into 10 [[town]]s: Line 66 ⟶ 69: ##Greenport == Law and Government == ~~The population of Suffolk County in the [[2000]] [[United States of America\|United States]] [[census]] was 1,419,369.~~ The county legislature has 18 members. == Demographics == As of [[2000]], there are 1,419,369 people, 469,299 households, and 360,421 families residing in the county. The population density is 601/km<sup>2</sup> (1,556/mi<sup>2</sup>). There are 522,323 housing units at an average density of 221 persons/km<sup>2</sup> (573 persons/mi<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the county is 84.60% White, 6.94% [[African American]], 0.27% [[Native American]], 2.45% [[Asia\|Asian]], 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.65% from other races, and 2.06% from two or more races. 10.53% of the population are [[Hispanic]] or [[Latino]] of any race. There are 469,299 households out of which 37.00% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.00% are married couples living together, 10.80% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 23.20% are non-families. 18.30% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.80% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.96 and the average family size is 3.36. In the county the population is spread out with 26.10% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 31.20% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 11.80% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.80 males. The median income for a household in the county is $65,288, and the median income for a family is $72,112. Males have a median income of $50,046 versus $33,281 for females. The per capita income for the county is $26,577. 6.00% of the population and 3.90% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 6.70% are under the age of 18 and 6.30% are 65 or older. == Cities and Towns == [[Amagansett, New York\|Amagansett]] [[Amityville, New York\|Amityville]] [[Aquebogue, New York\|Aquebogue]] [[Asharoken, New York\|Asharoken]] [[Babylon, New York\|Babylon]] [[Baiting Hollow, New York\|Baiting Hollow]] [[Bay Shore, New York\|Bay Shore]] [[Bayport, New York\|Bayport]] [[Baywood, New York\|Baywood]] [[Belle Terre, New York\|Belle Terre]] [[Bellport, New York\|Bellport]] [[Blue Point, New York\|Blue Point]] [[Bohemia, New York\|Bohemia]] [[Brentwood, New York\|Brentwood]] [[Bridgehampton, New York\|Bridgehampton]] [[Brightwaters, New York\|Brightwaters]] [[Brookhaven, New York\|Brookhaven]] [[Calverton, New York\|Calverton]] [[Center Moriches, New York\|Center Moriches]] [[Centereach, New York\|Centereach]] [[Centerport, New York\|Centerport]] [[Central Islip, New York\|Central Islip]] [[Cold Spring Harbor, New York\|Cold Spring Harbor]] [[Commack, New York\|Commack]] [[Copiague, New York\|Copiague]] [[Coram, New York\|Coram]] [[Cutchogue, New York\|Cutchogue]] [[Deer Park, New York\|Deer Park]] [[Dering Harbor, New York\|Dering Harbor]] [[Dix Hills, New York\|Dix Hills]] [[East Farmingdale, New York\|East Farmingdale]] [[East Hampton, New York\|East Hampton]] [[East Hampton North, New York\|East Hampton North]] [[East Islip, New York\|East Islip]] [[East Marion, New York\|East Marion]] [[East Moriches, New York\|East Moriches]] [[East Northport, New York\|East Northport]] [[East Patchogue, New York\|East Patchogue]] [[East Quogue, New York\|East Quogue]] [[East Shoreham, New York\|East Shoreham]] [[Eastport, New York\|Eastport]] [[Eatons Neck, New York\|Eatons Neck]] [[Elwood, New York\|Elwood]] [[Farmingville, New York\|Farmingville]] [[Fire Island, New York\|Fire Island]] [[Fishers Island, New York\|Fishers Island]] [[Flanders, New York\|Flanders]] [[Fort Salonga, New York\|Fort Salonga]] [[Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree, New York\|Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree]] [[Gordon Heights, New York\|Gordon Heights]] [[Great River, New York\|Great River]] [[Greenlawn, New York\|Greenlawn]] [[Greenport, New York\|Greenport]] [[Greenport West, New York\|Greenport West]] [[Halesite, New York\|Halesite]] [[Hampton Bays, New York\|Hampton Bays]] [[Hauppauge, New York\|Hauppauge]] [[Head of the Harbor, New York\|Head of the Harbor]] [[Holbrook, New York\|Holbrook]] [[Holtsville, New York\|Holtsville]] [[Huntington, New York\|Huntington]] [[Huntington Bay, New York\|Huntington Bay]] [[Huntington Station, New York\|Huntington Station]] [[Islandia, New York\|Islandia]] [[Islip, New York\|Islip]] [[Islip Terrace, New York\|Islip Terrace]] [[Jamesport, New York\|Jamesport]] [[Kings Park, New York\|Kings Park]] [[Lake Grove, New York\|Lake Grove]] [[Lake Ronkonkoma, New York\|Lake Ronkonkoma]] [[Laurel, New York\|Laurel]] [[Lindenhurst, New York\|Lindenhurst]] [[Lloyd Harbor, New York\|Lloyd Harbor]] [[Manorville, New York\|Manorville]] [[Mastic, New York\|Mastic]] [[Mastic Beach, New York\|Mastic Beach]] [[Mattituck, New York\|Mattituck]] [[Medford, New York\|Medford]] [[Melville, New York\|Melville]] [[Middle Island, New York\|Middle Island]] [[Miller Place, New York\|Miller Place]] [[Montauk, New York\|Montauk]] [[Moriches, New York\|Moriches]] [[Mount Sinai, New York\|Mount Sinai]] [[Napeague, New York\|Napeague]] [[Nesconset, New York\|Nesconset]] [[New Suffolk, New York\|New Suffolk]] [[Nissequogue, New York\|Nissequogue]] [[North Amityville, New York\|North Amityville]] [[North Babylon, New York\|North Babylon]] [[North Bay Shore, New York\|North Bay Shore]] [[North Bellport, New York\|North Bellport]] [[North Great River, New York\|North Great River]] [[North Haven, New York\|North Haven]] [[North Lindenhurst, New York\|North Lindenhurst]] [[North Patchogue, New York\|North Patchogue]] [[North Sea, New York\|North Sea]] [[Northampton, New York\|Northampton]] [[Northport, New York\|Northport]] [[Northville, New York\|Northville]] [[Northwest Harbor, New York\|Northwest Harbor]] [[Noyack, New York\|Noyack]] [[Oakdale, New York\|Oakdale]] [[Ocean Beach, New York\|Ocean Beach]] [[Old Field, New York\|Old Field]] [[Orient, New York\|Orient]] [[Patchogue, New York\|Patchogue]] [[Peconic, New York\|Peconic]] [[Poquott, New York\|Poquott]] [[Port Jefferson, New York\|Port Jefferson]] [[Port Jefferson Station, New York\|Port Jefferson Station]] [[Quioque, New York\|Quioque]] [[Quogue, New York\|Quogue]] [[Remsenburg-Speonk, New York\|Remsenburg-Speonk]] [[Ridge, New York\|Ridge]] [[Riverhead, New York\|Riverhead]] [[Riverside, New York\|Riverside]] [[Rocky Point, New York\|Rocky Point]] [[Ronkonkoma, New York\|Ronkonkoma]] [[Sag Harbor, New York\|Sag Harbor]] [[Sagaponack, New York\|Sagaponack]] [[Saltaire, New York\|Saltaire]] [[Sayville, New York\|Sayville]] [[Selden, New York\|Selden]] [[Setauket-East Setauket, New York\|Setauket-East Setauket]] [[Shelter Island, New York\|Shelter Island]] [[Shelter Island Heights, New York\|Shelter Island Heights]] [[Shinnecock Hills, New York\|Shinnecock Hills]] [[Shirley, New York\|Shirley]] [[Shoreham, New York\|Shoreham]] [[Smithtown, New York\|Smithtown]] [[Sound Beach, New York\|Sound Beach]] [[South Huntington, New York\|South Huntington]] [[Southampton, New York\|Southampton]] [[Southold, New York\|Southold]] [[Springs, New York\|Springs]] [[St. James, New York\|St. James]] [[Stony Brook, New York\|Stony Brook]] [[Terryville, New York\|Terryville]] [[Tuckahoe, New York\|Tuckahoe]] [[Village of the Branch, New York\|Village of the Branch]] [[Wading River, New York\|Wading River]] [[Wainscott, New York\|Wainscott]] [[Watermill, New York\|Watermill]] [[West Babylon, New York\|West Babylon]] [[West Bay Shore, New York\|West Bay Shore]] [[West Hampton Dunes, New York\|West Hampton Dunes]] [[West Hills, New York\|West Hills]] [[West Islip, New York\|West Islip]] [[West Sayville, New York\|West Sayville]] [[Westhampton, New York\|Westhampton]] [[Westhampton Beach, New York\|Westhampton Beach]] [[Wheatley Heights, New York\|Wheatley Heights]] [[Wyandanch, New York\|Wyandanch]] *[[Yaphank, New York\|Yaphank]]

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