Huntington

History

In 1653, three men from Oyster Bay – Richard Holbrook, Robert Williams, and Daniel Whitehead – purchased a parcel of land from the Matinecock tribe. Some believe the town was named in honor of the birthplace of Oliver Cromwell, born 25 April 1599 in Huntingdon, Kingdom of England, who was Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland 1653–1658. From that initial settlement, Huntington grew over subsequent years to include all of the land presently comprising the modern Towns of Huntington and Babylon. The southern part of the town was formally separated to create Babylon in 1872. A developer of an affordable housing project sought to build it in a white neighborhood, but the town restricted the developer to black neighborhoods. The Supreme Court ordered the town to build an affordable housing project in a white neighborhood. Construction on that project began in 2023. In 2019, Huntington banned the creation of new basement apartments. In 2023, a council member proposed legalizing basement apartments to alleviate the housing crisis in Huntington and other communities surrounding New York City. At a July 2023 hearing, in which local residents railed against "migrants, pedophiles, or criminals" moving into Huntington, council members backtracked on their support for the zoning change.

Geography

Huntington is bounded by Long Island Sound to the north, Nassau County to the west, Babylon to the south, and Smithtown to the east. It also shares a small border with Islip to the southeast. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (31.44%) is water. * Asharoken * Huntington Bay * Lloyd Harbor * Northport * Centerport * Cold Spring Harbor * Commack (partly, with the Town of Smithtown) * Dix Hills * East Northport * Eatons Neck * Elwood * Fort Salonga (partly, with the Town of Smithtown) * Greenlawn * Halesite * Huntington * Huntington Station * Melville * South Huntington * West Hills *Vernon Valley, New York – A former hamlet bordering the village of Northport to the south, it has since been consumed by the hamlet of East Northport CDP, and has the Northport ZIP code. *Crab Meadow – While the local area is still recognized as Crab Meadow by locals, including Crab Meadow beach and golf course, it has since been consumed by the hamlet of Fort Salonga CDP, and now has the Northport ZIP code. *Wincoma – A neighborhood within the CDP in the village of Huntington Bay

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• WALT WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL
  High · HUNTINGTON STATION · 1,991 students · 12.8:1 ratio
• COMMACK HIGH SCHOOL
  High · COMMACK · 1,861 students · 12.7:1 ratio
• NORTHPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
  High · NORTHPORT · 1,645 students · 10.8:1 ratio
• HALF HOLLOW HILLS HIGH SCHOOL EAST
  High · DIX HILLS · 1,473 students · 10.2:1 ratio
• HUNTINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
  High · HUNTINGTON · 1,410 students · 11.8:1 ratio
• COMMACK MIDDLE SCHOOL
  Middle · COMMACK · 1,322 students · 11.3:1 ratio
• DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL
  High · DEER PARK · 1,314 students · 11.8:1 ratio
• SMITHTOWN HIGH SCHOOL-WEST
  High · SMITHTOWN · 1,270 students · 10.3:1 ratio