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The Town of Huntington is one of ten towns in Suffolk County, New York. Founded in 1653, [1] it is located on the north shore of Long Island in northwestern Suffolk County, with Long Island Sound to its north and Nassau County adjacent to the west. Huntington is part of the New York metropolitan area.
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Article History. Huntington, town (township), Suffolk county, southeastern New York, U.S. It lies on the northern shore of Long Island. The site, first settled in 1653, was named for the soldier-statesman Oliver Cromwell’s birthplace in England. Nathan Hale, the patriot-spy, probably landed (1776) at ...
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36-36233. GNIS feature ID. 0953488. Huntington is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located within the Town of Huntington in Suffolk County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 18,406 at the 2010 census. The hamlet serves as the Town Seat of the Town of Huntington.
Huntington, NY 11743. About Huntington. Huntington is a hamlet in the Town of Huntington. The population is 18,406 according to the 2010 census, and residents enjoy highly rated schools, top-notch dining, and various venues for both entertaining and being entertained. The Huntington Union Free School District serves 4,496 students in grades K-12.
Demographics. The Town’s population has experienced two major growth periods over the last 100 years (the last one during the 1960s) and reached a peak cresting at a peak of over 203,000 residents in 2010 U.S. Census as reflected in the following table with other pertinent Census data.*. Total Population. 203,264.
Tornado activity: Huntington-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New York state average.It is 50% smaller than the overall U.S. average.. On 7/10/1989, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 40.0 miles away from the Huntington place center injured 40 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.
