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Suffolk County Facts

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Facts of Interest

  • Population: 1,419,369
  • Year Organized: 1683
  • Area: 911 Square Miles
  • County Seat: Riverhead
  • Main Industry: Retail Trade
  • County Legislators: 18
  • Colleges and Universities: 7
  • State Parks: 31
  • Communities: 177
  • 3,130 Uniformed Police Officers
  • School Districts: 71

  • Named after Suffolk County, England, home of many early settlers.
    Home of the first English County in the State of New York (Town of Southampton).
  • Home of the Vanderbilt Museum.
  • Home of the Amityville Historical Society and Lauder Museum.
  • Birthplace of Poet Walt Whitman.
  • Home of the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum.
  • Home of the oldest lighthouse in New York State, Montauk Point.
Last modified: February 25, 2008
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