Suffolk County, which is located from the mid section of Long Island running east to Montauk. Suffolk County takes up about 911 square miles and is divided into ten townships: Islip, Babylon, Huntington, Brookhaven, Smithtown, East Hampton, Shelter Island, Southampton, Southold, and Riverhead. These ten townships are home to roughly 1.4 million people, per the 2000 United States Census board. Suffolk County offers its residents 71 public schools, and if the parents should decide against public schooling, Long Island houses many private and parochial schools opportunities. Suffolk County is governed by a 18 member Legislative Board, which is overseen by a County Executive.
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