Suffolk County
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- Population
- 1,530,146
- Area
- 910.92 sq mi (2,359.28 km²), 1,462.33 sq mi water
- Median age
- 41.7
- Households
- 512,565
- Persons per household
- 2.9
- Median household income
- $130,686
- Median house value
- $578,400
Demographics: 2020–2024 ACS
Cities & Towns in Suffolk County
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MEET LONG ISLAND ELITE
Building relationships. Impacting communities. Developing Long Island’s next generation of leaders. Written by longtime member and resident LIE historian, Adam Schwam Long Island is built on relationships. It is built by people who open doors for one another, share ideas, create…

Colin Hay hits the road with Men at Work and new album
For most music fans, Colin Hay will be forever known as a founding member of Men at Work, a group he spent six years in during its original run from 1978 to 1986. During that time, the original quintet released three studio albums and won the 1983 Grammy for Best New Artist. In…

These pets are available for adoption during the holiday weekend
More weekend, more possibilities…and maybe more paws in your future. Take a little extra time this holiday weekend to meet the best furiend you’ve been dreaming of! Available for adoption at North Shore Animal League America Phoenix is a one-and-a-half-year-old Pitbull terrier…

Sports roundup: Settlers begin season with scoreless draw
BOYS SOCCER Sept. 1: Southold 0, Mount Sinai 0 The Settlers played to a scoreless draw in their season opener, a non-league game, at Mount Sinai. Sept. 8: Mattituck-Center Moriches rivalry continues The longest and arguably the most intense Suffolk County rivalry between…

North Fork businesses gird for Labor Day rush as sun sets on summer
Labor Day weekend may signal the unofficial end of summer, but for North Fork businesses, the holiday is less a finale than a handoff to fall. After wild weather swings — from scorching temperatures in June to the torrential rain and damaging winds that struck on July Fourth —…