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The Town of Huntington is located in northwestern Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. Huntington is part of the New York City metropolitan area. As of the United States 2000 Census, the town population was 195,289.

The town was first settled in 1653. In 1872, part of the town was removed to form the Town of Babylon. Huntington was named an All-America City in 2002 by the National Civic League. It was also a finalist in 2001.

Huntington declared itself independent from Great Britain in June of 1774 -- two years before the general Declaration of Independence by the colonies.

For more history, see http://town.huntington.ny.us/town_history.cfm

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 355.1 km (137.1 mi). 243.4 km (94.0 mi) of it is land and 111.8 km (43.2 mi) of it (31.47%) is water.

The west town line is the border of Nassau County, New York, and the north town line, delineated by the Long Island Sound, is the border of Connecticut.