Suffolk County, New York

Suffolk County is a located in the  of. As of the, the population was 1,419,369. It was named for the county of in, from which its earliest settlers came. The is, though many county offices are in  on the west side of the county where most of the population lives. There are also offices in, for the legislature, , and.

Suffolk and counties together are generally referred to as "" by area residents &mdash; as distinct from the   of  (Queens County) and  (Kings County), which physically make up the island's westernmost end.

Suffolk County is the easternmost county in New York State and the.

History
Suffolk County was an, one of twelve created in 1683. Its boundaries were substantially the same as at present, with only minor changes in the boundary with its western neighbor, which was originally but since 1899 has been. However, as eastern Suffolk County has become more suburbanized there have been efforts to split the east end of the county off into a new county, called.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 6,146 (2,373 ). 2,363 km² (912 sq mi) of it is land and 3,784 km² (1,461 sq mi) of it (61.56%) is water.

Suffolk County occupies the easternmost portion of, in the southeastern portion of State. The eastern end of the county splits into two s, known as the and the. The county is surrounded by water on three sides, including the and the. The eastern end contains large s. Suffolk County is divided into 10 :, , , , , , , , , and.

Major facilities include in Upton and  on Plum Island. Several airports serve commuters and business travelers, most notably in Islip,  in East Farmingdale and  in Westhampton Beach.

Adjacent County

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Law and government
Suffolk County has long been a bastion in. U.S. Congressman, who opposed in the 2000 Senate Race was from Suffolk County. However, recent elections have turned the county more toward the. In 2003, Democrat was elected county executive, ending longtime Republican control. In 2001, Democrat Thomas Spota was elected District Attorney, and ran unopposed in 2005. Although Suffolk voters gave a victory here in, the county voted for  in  and continued the trend by giving  a large victory here in  and  a smaller margin of victory in.

Suffolk County is represented by three congressional districts, the first, second and part of the third. The former two seats are held by Democrats. , a Democrat, represents the once heavily Republican first district, which includes almost half of the county, from to, including  and. The second district, which includes, and , is represented by. A Democrat, Israel won the seat vacated by in 2000 when he made his unsuccessful bid for the. The third district, which is mainly in, but includes some middle-class coastal areas of southwestern Suffolk County, is represented by , a Republican.

Democratic voters in Suffolk, as well as neighboring have helped to turn  into a solidly Democratic state.

Suffolk County Executives
* Appointed to compete Cohalan's term

Suffolk County Legislature
The county is divided into 18 districts, each represented by a legislator. As of 2006, there are 10 and 8 :
 * 1) Edward P. Romaine (R)
 * 2) Jay Schneiderman (R)
 * 3) Kate M. Browning (WF)
 * 4) Joseph T. Caracappa (R)
 * 5) Vivian Viloria-Fisher (D)
 * 6) Daniel P. Losquadro (R)
 * 7) Jack Eddington (D)
 * 8) William Lindsay (D)
 * 9) Ricardo Montano (D)
 * 10) Cameron Alden (R)
 * 11) Thomas F. Barraga (R)
 * 12) John M. Kennedy, Jr. (R)
 * 13) Lynne Nowick (R)
 * 14) Wayne R. Horsley (D)
 * 15) Elie Mystal (D)
 * 16) Steven H. Stern (D)
 * 17) Louis D'Amaro (D)
 * 18) Jon Cooper (D)

Republicans controlled the county legislature until a landmark election in November 2005 where three Republican seats switched to the Democrats, giving them control. William Lindsay is the current Presiding Officer of the legislature.

In November 2007, the Democratic Party once again retained control over the Suffolk County Legislature picking up one seat in the process. Beginning in January, 2008, Democrats will hold a 11-7 advantage.

Law Enforcement
Police services in the five western towns (,, , and ) are provided primarily by the. The five "East End" towns (,, , , and ), maintain their own police forces. Also, there are a number of villages, such as, and , that maintain their own police forces.

In an unusual move, the in 1994 voted to abolish its police department and turn responsibility for law and order over to the  Town Police Department.

After the was disbanded in 1980, all state parkways in Suffolk County became the responsibility of Troop L of the, headquartered at. State parks, such as, are the responsibility of the , based at. In 1996, the Police Department was consolidated into the, which has jurisdiction over all rail lines in the county.

The Suffolk County Sheriff's Office is a separate agency. With over three hundred years of tradition, the Sheriff's Office has been an integral part of Suffolk County's history. The Sheriff's Office is headed by the Sheriff, an elected position that serves a four year term. The Sheriff the highest law enforcement official in the county. The Sheriff's Office operates the two Suffolk County correctional facilities (in and ), provides county courthouse security and detention, service and enforcement of civil papers, evictions and warrants, etc. There is also a full-service patrol unit that assists the East End town and village police forces. In addition, the Sheriff's Office also has a K-9 Unit, a Marine Unit, a Traffic Enforcement Unit (including a Motorcycle Section) that covers all roadways in Suffolk County, a Mountain Bike Unit, an ATV Unit, a SWAT-type unit called the Sheriff's Emergency Response Team (SERT) and a tactical weapons team (TRACS) unit. Suffolk County Deputy Sheriff Investigators participate in various task forces, undercover assignments, and also carry out many types of criminal and civil investigations. Suffolk County Deputy Sheriffs are also responsible for patrolling and investigating all crimes committed on county-owned property such as county government office buildings and the 3 campuses of the Suffolk County Community College, as well as providing assistance to the Suffolk County Park Police (which is currently in the process of being merged into the Sheriff's Office). By 2010, the Sheriff will also be responsible for all law enforcement services for Suffolk County parks and recreation facilities.

As of 2006, the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office employs about 250 Deputy Sheriffs, 1,000 Correction Officers and about 200 civilian staff.

Suffolk County has a special system of courts, somewhat similar to Nassau County, and very different from the rest of the state. Like Nassau, there is a District Court. For much of the county, most traffic tickets are handled by the Traffic Violations Bureau of Suffolk County. TVB is an arm of the Department of Motor Vehicles, and is not really part of the state court system. There are TVBs in New York City, Rochester and Buffalo as well. Suffolk County also has village courts and a few town courts.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 1,419,369 people, 469,299 households, and 360,421 families residing in the county. The was 601/km² (1,556/sq mi). There were 522,323 housing units at an average density of 221/km² (573/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 84.60%, 6.94% , 0.27% , 2.45% , 0.03% , 3.65% from , and 2.06% from two or more races. or of any race were 10.53% of the population. Some main European ancestries in Suffolk county as of 2000: 28.33%, 22.02% , 16.95% and 5.98%.

By 2005 the non-Hispanic white population of Suffolk County was at 75.9%. African Americans were 7.8% of the population. Asians stood at 3.2% of the population. Latinos were 12.6% of the population.

There were 469,299 households out of which 37.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.00% were living together, 10.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.20% were non-families. 18.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.36.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.10% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 31.20% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 11.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $65,288, and the median income for a family was $72,112. Males had a median income of $50,046 versus $33,281 for females. The for the county was $26,577. About 3.90% of families and 6.00% of the population were below the, including 6.70% of those under age 18 and 6.30% of those age 65 or over.

Suffolk County ranks at number twenty-one on the.

Suffolk County has a very high number of.

Colleges and universities
Suffolk County is home to numerous colleges and universities, including:
 * - Campus
 * - Graduate Center
 * - Campus
 * Touro College School of Health Sciences - in
 * Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center - in
 * - Campus
 * Touro College School of Health Sciences - in
 * Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center - in
 * Touro College School of Health Sciences - in
 * Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center - in
 * Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center - in

Indian reservations
Two s are located within the borders of Suffolk County:

Towns, villages, and hamlets


In, a is the major subdivision of each. Towns provide or arrange for most municipal services for residents of hamlets and selected services for residents of villages. All residents of New York who do not live in a or on an  live in a town. A is an  which is usually, but not always, within a single town. A village is a clearly defined that provides the services closest to the residents, such as garbage collection, street and highway maintenance, street lighting and building codes. Some villages provide their own police and other optional services. A is a populated area within a town that is not part of a village. The term "hamlet" is not defined under New York law (unlike cities, towns and villages), but is often used in the state's statutes to refer to well-known populated sections of towns that are not incorporated as villages. For more information, see the article .

In 2006 Forbes Magazine ranked six Suffolk County zip codes as among the top 110 most expensive in the United States. was ranked the most expensive zip code in the nation with a median home sale price in 2005 of $2,787,500. was ranked the sixth most expensive zip code in the nation, with a median home sale price in 2005 of $2,150,000.

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