Suffolk County, New York Totally Explained

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As of the census of 2000, there were 1,419,369 people, 469,299 households, and 360,421 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,556 people per square mile (601/km²). There were 522,323 housing units at an average density of 573 per square mile (221/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 84.60% White, 6.94% African American, 0.27% Native American, 2.45% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.65% from other races, and 2.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.53% of the population. Some main European ancestries in Suffolk county as of 2000: 28.33% Italian, 22.02% Irish, 16.95% German and 5.98% English.
   By 2006 the non-Hispanic white population of Suffolk County was at 75.4%. African Americans were 7.8% of the population. Asians stood at 3.4% of the population. Latinos were 13.0% of the population.
   There were 469,299 households out of which 37.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.00% were married couples living together, 10.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.20% were non-families. 18.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.36.
   In the county the population was 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 were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.
   The median income for a household in the county was $65,288, and the median income for a family was $72,112. Males had a median income of $50,046 versus $33,281 for females. The per capita income for the county was $26,577. About 3.90% of families and 6.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.70% of those under age 18 and 6.30% of those age 65 or over.
   Suffolk County ranks at number twenty-one on the list of the most populous counties in the United States.
   Suffolk County has a very high number of Italian-Americans.

Colleges and universities

Suffolk County is home to numerous colleges and universities, including:

Adelphi University - Hauppauge Campus

Dowling College

Farmingdale State College

Five Towns College

Long Island University - Brentwood Campus

Saint John's University - Oakdale Graduate Center

Saint Joseph's College - Patchogue Campus

State University of New York at Stony Brook

Suffolk County Community College

Touro College

Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center - in Central Islip
Touro College School of Health Sciences - in Bay Shore

Indian reservations

Two Indian reservations are located within the borders of Suffolk County:

Shinnecock Reservation

Poospatuck Reservation

Towns, villages, and hamlets

In New York State, a town is the major subdivision of each county. Towns provide or arrange for most municipal services for residents of hamlets and selected services for residents of villages. All residents of New York who don't live in a city or on an Indian reservation live in a town. A village is an incorporated area which is usually, but not always, within a single town. A village is a clearly defined municipality that provides the services closest to the residents, such as garbage collection, street and highway maintenance, street lighting and building codes. Some villages provide their own police and other optional services. A hamlet is a populated area within a town that isn't part of a village. The term "hamlet" isn't defined under New York law (unlike cities, towns and villages), but is often used in the state's statutes to refer to well-known populated sections of towns that are not incorporated as villages. For more information, see the article Political subdivisions of New York State.
In 2006 Forbes Magazine ranked six Suffolk County zip codes as among the top 110 most expensive in the United States. Sagaponack, New York was ranked the most expensive zip code in the nation with a median home sale price in 2005 of $2,787,500. Water Mill, New York was ranked the sixth most expensive zip code in the nation, with a median home sale price in 2005 of $2,150,000.

Sorted by town

Town of Babylon

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
Other communities: Copiague Harbor

Town of Brookhaven

Villages: Belle Terre, Bellport, Lake Grove, Old Field, Patchogue, Poquott, Port Jefferson, Shoreham
Hamlets: Blue Point, Brookhaven, Canaan Lake, Centereach, Center Moriches, Cherry Grove, Coram, Crystal Brook, Cupsogue Beach, Davis Park, East Moriches, East Patchogue, East Setauket, East Shoreham, Farmingville, Fire Island Pines, Gordon Heights, Hagerman, 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, Selden, Setauket, Shirley, South Haven, Sound Beach, Stony Brook, Strongs Neck, Terryville, Upton, Water Island, West Manor, Yaphank
Hamlets located partly in the Town of Islip: Holbrook, Holtsville, Lake Ronkonkoma, Ronkonkoma
Hamlets located partly in the Town of Riverhead: Calverton, Wading River
Hamlets located partly in the Town of Smithtown: Lake Ronkonkoma
Hamlet located partly in the Town of Southampton: Eastport

Town of East Hampton

Villages: East Hampton
Village located partly in the Town of Southampton: Sag Harbor
Hamlets: Amagansett, Montauk, Springs, Wainscott

Town of Huntington

Villages: Asharoken, Huntington Bay, Lloyd Harbor, Northport
Hamlets: Centerport, Cold Spring Harbor, Dix Hills, East Northport, Eatons Neck, Elwood, Greenlawn, Halesite, Huntington, Huntington Station, Melville, South Huntington
Hamlets located partly in the Town of Smithtown: Commack, Fort Salonga

Town of Islip

Villages: Brightwaters, Islandia, Ocean Beach, Saltaire
Hamlets: Bay Shore, Bayport, Baywood, Bohemia, Brentwood, Central Islip, East Islip, Great River, Hauppauge, Islip, Islip Terrace, North Bay Shore, North Great River, Oakdale, Sayville, West Bay Shore, West Islip, West Sayville
Hamlets located partly in the Town of Brookhaven: Holbrook, Holtsville, Lake Ronkonkoma, Ronkonkoma
Hamlets located partly in the Town of Smithtown: Lake Ronkonkoma

Town of Riverhead

Villages: none
Hamlets: Aquebogue, Baiting Hollow, Jamesport, Northville, Riverhead
Hamlets located partly in the Town of Brookhaven: Calverton, Wading River

Town of Shelter Island

Village: Dering Harbor
Hamlet: Shelter Island Heights

Town of Smithtown

Villages: Head of the Harbor, Nissequogue, Village of the Branch
Hamlets: Kings Park, Nesconset, Smithtown, St. James
Hamlets located partly in the Town of Brookhaven: Lake Ronkonkoma
Hamlets located partly in the Town of Huntington: Commack, Fort Salonga
Hamlets located partly in the Town of Islip: Lake Ronkonkoma

Town of Southampton

Villages: North Haven, Quogue, Southampton (village), Westhampton Beach, Westhampton Dunes
Village located partly in the Town of East Hampton: Sag Harbor
Hamlets: Bridgehampton, East Quogue, Flanders, Hampton Bays, Northampton, North Sea, Noyack (Noyac), Quioque (Quiogue), Remsenburg, Riverside, Sagaponack, Shinnecock Hills, Southampton (hamlet), Speonk, Tuckahoe, Water Mill (Watermill), Westhampton
Hamlet located partly in the Town of Brookhaven: Eastport

Town of Southold

Village: Greenport
Hamlets: Cutchogue, East Marion, Fishers Island, Laurel, Mattituck, Orient, New Suffolk, Peconic, Southold

On Fire Island -

Villages in the Town of Islip: Ocean Beach, New York, Saltaire
Hamlets in the Town of Brookhaven: Cherry Grove (a.k.a. Fire Island), Fire Island Pines.
Other communities: Atlantique, Bayberry Dunes, Corneille Estates, Davis Park, Dunewood, Fair Harbor, Kismet, Lonelyville, Long Cove, Ocean Bay Park, Point o' Woods, Robbins Rest, Seaview, Watch Hill, Water Island, West Fire Island

Sorted by name

Amagansett, Amityville, Aquebogue, Asharoken

Babylon (town), Babylon (village), Baiting Hollow, Bay Shore, Bayport, Baywood, Belle Terre, Bellport, Blue Point, Bohemia, Brentwood, Bridgehampton, Brightwaters, Brookhaven (town), Brookhaven (hamlet)

Calverton, Center Moriches, Centereach, Centerport, Central Islip, Cherry Grove (a.k.a. Fire Island), Cold Spring Harbor, Commack, Copiague, Copiague Harbor, Coram, Cutchogue

Deer Park, Dering Harbor, Dix Hills

East Farmingdale, East Hampton (town), East Hampton (village), East Islip, East Marion, East Moriches, East Northport, East Patchogue, East Quogue, East Setauket, East Shoreham, Eastport, Eatons Neck, Elwood

Farmingville, Fire Island (a.k.a. Cherry Grove), Fire Island Pines, Fishers Island, Flanders, Fort Salonga

Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree, Gordon Heights, Great River, Greenlawn, Greenport, Greenport West

Halesite, Hampton Bays, Hauppauge, Head of the Harbor, Holbrook, Holtsville, Huntington (town), Huntington (hamlet), Huntington Bay, Huntington Station

Islandia, Islip (town), Islip (hamlet), Islip Terrace

Jamesport

Kings Park

Lake Grove, Lake Ronkonkoma, Laurel, Lindenhurst, Lloyd Harbor

Manorville, Mastic, Mastic Beach, Mattituck, Medford, Melville, Middle Island, Miller Place, Montauk, Moriches, Mount Sinai

Napeague, Nesconset, New Suffolk, Nissequogue, North Amityville, North Babylon, North Bay Shore, North Bellport, North Great River, North Haven, North Lindenhurst, North Patchogue, North Sea, Northampton, Northport, Northville, Northwest Harbor, Noyack (Noyac)

Oakdale, Ocean Beach, Old Field, Orient

Patchogue, Peconic, Poquott, Port Jefferson, Port Jefferson Station

Quioque (Quiogue), Quogue

Remsenburg, Ridge, Riverhead (town), Riverhead (hamlet), Riverside, Rocky Point, Ronkonkoma

Sag Harbor, Sagaponack, Saltaire, Sayville, Selden, Setauket, Shelter Island, Shelter Island Heights, Shinnecock Hills, Shirley, Shoreham, Smithtown (town), Smithtown (hamlet), Southampton (town), Southampton (village), Southampton (hamlet), Southold (town), Southold (hamlet), Sound Beach, South Huntington, Speonk, Springs, St. James, Stony Brook

Terryville, Tuckahoe

Village of the Branch

Wading River, Wainscott, Water Mill (Watermill), West Babylon, West Bay Shore, West Gilgo Beach, West Hampton Dunes (Westhampton Dunes), West Hills, West Islip, West Sayville, Westhampton, Westhampton Beach, Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch, North Wyandanch

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