Suffolk County
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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 (12,037 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 contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Shelter Island[25].
- Suffolk County's headquarters location is recorded as Great River[26].
- Suffolk County's Commons category is recorded as Suffolk County, New York[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 {'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[35]. 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 (12,037 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]