Suffolk County
county in New York, United States
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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 (4,416 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: New York[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean[5]
- Capital: Riverhead[6]
- Shares border with: New Haven County[7], Middlesex County[8], New London County[9], Washington County[10], Nassau County[11], Fairfield County[12]
- Named after: Suffolk[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Riverhead[14], Huntington[15], Babylon[16], Smithtown[17], Islip[18], Brookhaven[19], Southampton[20], Southold[21], East Hampton[22], Shelter Island[23]
- Headquarters location: Great River[24]
- Commons category: Suffolk County, New York[25]
- Inception: 1683[26]
- Coordinate location: 40.94, -72.68[27]
- Located in/on physical feature: Long Island[28]
- Official website: http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov[29], https://suffolkcountyny.gov/[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Suffolk County, New York[31]
- Population: 1,493,350[32], 1,494,534[33], 1,499,578[34], 1,497,958[35], 1,499,738[36], 1,501,587[37], 1,525,920[38]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Suffolk County, New York[39]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Suffolk County, New York[40]
- Number of households: 578,940[41], 569,985[42], 495,667[43]
- Native label: Suffolk County[44]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C109567[45]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Suffolk County, New York[46]
- Different from: Suffolk County[47], Suffolk[48]
- Area: 6146[49]
- Water as percent of area: 62[50]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[51]
Why It Matters
Suffolk County has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]