Suffolk County

Summary

Suffolk County is a county of New York^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of county_of_new_york entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,392 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Suffolk County is located in New York^[3].
• Suffolk County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Suffolk County is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[5].
• Suffolk County's instance of is recorded as county of New York^[6].
• Suffolk County's capital is recorded as Riverhead^[7].
• Suffolk County's shares border with is recorded as New Haven County^[8].
• Suffolk County's shares border with is recorded as Middlesex County^[9].
• Suffolk County's shares border with is recorded as New London County^[10].
• Suffolk County's shares border with is recorded as Washington County^[11].
• Suffolk County's shares border with is recorded as Nassau County^[12].
• Suffolk County's shares border with is recorded as Fairfield County^[13].
• Suffolk is named after Suffolk County^[14].
• Suffolk County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Riverhead^[15].
• Suffolk County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Huntington^[16].
• Suffolk County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Babylon^[17].
• Suffolk County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Smithtown^[18].
• Suffolk County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Islip^[19].
• Suffolk County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Brookhaven^[20].
• Suffolk County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Southampton^[21].
• Suffolk County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Southold^[22].
• Suffolk County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as East Hampton^[23].
• Suffolk County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Brookhaven^[24].
• Suffolk County's headquarters location is recorded as Great River^[25].
• Suffolk County's Commons category is recorded as Suffolk County, New York^[26].
• 1683 marks the founding of Suffolk County^[27].

Body

Geography

Suffolk County is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in New York^[3]. It is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Suffolk County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+6146'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1493350'}^[29], {'amount': '+1494534'}^[30], {'amount': '+1499578'}^[31], {'amount': '+1497958'}^[32], {'amount': '+1499738'}^[33], and {'amount': '+1501587'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Suffolk County's instance of is recorded as county of New York^[6].

History and Context

1683 marks the founding of Suffolk County^[27]. Suffolk is named after it^[14].

Why It Matters

Suffolk County ranks in the top 5% of county_of_new_york entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,392 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]