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{{short description|Town on Long Island, New York}}
{{For|the hamlet within the Town of Huntington|Huntington (CDP), New York}}
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| leader_name              = Edmund Smyth ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
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'''Huntington''' is one of ten [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|towns]] in [[Suffolk County, New York]], United States. The town's population was 204,127 at the time of the 2020 census, making it the 11th most populous city/town in the state.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New York Cities by Population |url=https://www.newyork-demographics.com/cities_by_population |access-date=November 12, 2023 |website=www.newyork-demographics.com}}</ref>

Founded in 1653, the '''Town of Huntington''' is located on the [[North Shore (Long Island)|North Shore]] of [[Long Island]] in northwestern Suffolk County, with the [[Long Island Sound]] to its north and [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]] adjacent to the west.<ref name="Silas Woods Sketch of the town of Huntington">{{cite book |last=Woods |first=Silas |url=https://archive.org/details/silaswoodssketch00woodiala |title=Silas Wood's sketch of the town of Huntington, L. I., from its first settlement to the end of the American revolution |date=1898 |publisher=F. P. Harper |page=[https://archive.org/details/silaswoodssketch00woodiala/page/16 16]}}</ref> It is part of the [[New York metropolitan area]].

==History==
[[File:George Bradford Brainerd (American, 1845-1887). Street, Huntington, Long Island, May 1907..jpg|thumb|George Bradford Brainerd Street, 1907]]
[[File:George Bradford Brainerd (American, 1845-1887). Street, Huntington, Long Island, ca. 1872-1887..jpg|thumb|George Bradford Brainerd Street, ca. 1872–1887]]
In 1653, three men from [[Oyster Bay, New York|Oyster Bay]] – Richard Holbrook, Robert Williams, and Daniel Whitehead – purchased a parcel of land from the [[Matinecock (tribe)|Matinecock tribe]].<ref name="Silas Woods Sketch of the town of Huntington" /> This parcel has since come to be known as the "First Purchase" and included land bordered by [[Cold Spring Harbor, New York|Cold Spring Harbor]] on the west, [[Northport, New York|Northport Harbor]] on the east, what is now known as [[Old Country Road]] to the south, and the [[Long Island Sound]] to the north. The three men immediately turned the land over to the settlers who had already been living there.<ref name="Silas Woods Sketch of the town of Huntington" /><ref name=HoH>
 {{cite web
  |url=http://huntingtonny.gov/town_history.cfm
  |title=History of Huntington
  |publisher=Town of Huntington
  |access-date=April 7, 2016
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324003718/http://huntingtonny.gov/town_history.cfm
  |archive-date=March 24, 2013 }}</ref>

Some believe the town was named in honor of the birthplace of [[Oliver Cromwell]], born 25 April 1599 in [[Huntingdon|Huntingdon, Kingdom of England]], who was [[Lords Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland|Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland]] 1653–1658.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Early Years – Town of Huntington, Long Island, New York |url=https://www.huntingtonny.gov/content/13747/99540/16487/16489/default.aspx |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=www.huntingtonny.gov}}</ref> From that initial settlement, Huntington grew over subsequent years to include all of the land presently comprising the modern Towns of Huntington and [[Babylon (town), New York|Babylon]]. The southern part of the town was formally separated to create Babylon in 1872.<ref name=HoH/>

Because Huntington was populated largely by English settlers, unlike the rest of the New Amsterdam colony, the town voted in 1660 to become part of the [[Connecticut colony]] rather than remain under the authority of New Amsterdam. It was not until the British gained control of New Amsterdam in 1664 (renaming it New York) that Huntington was formally restored to the jurisdiction of New York.<ref name=HoH/>

Following the [[Battle of Long Island]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]], British troops used Huntington as their headquarters, and remained encamped there until the end of the war.<ref name=HoH/>

The arrival of the [[Long Island Rail Road]] in 1867 transformed the economy of Huntington from primarily agriculture and shipping (based on its well protected harbor) to tourism and commuting. Cold Spring Harbor became a popular summer resort.<ref name=HoH/>

The end of World War II brought about an explosive growth of population in Huntington as western Suffolk County began [[Suburbanization|suburbanizing]].<ref name="HoH" /> Farms and resorts gave way to homes, and Huntington transformed into a major commuter town for nearby New York City.<ref name=HoH/>

In 1988, the Supreme Court ruled that Huntington had violated the Fair Housing Act by preventing apartment construction anywhere except in black neighborhoods.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Long Island Town of Huntington Says No to More Apartments |url=https://nysfocus.com/2023/07/27/huntington-long-island-housing-new-york |website=New York Focus|date=27 July 2023|last=Mellins|first=Sam|access-date=14 September 2024|language=en}}</ref> A developer of an affordable housing project sought to build it in a white neighborhood, but the town restricted the developer to black neighborhoods.<ref>{{Citation |last=Keating |first=W. Dennis |title=Housing Market Discrimination |date=2018 |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/cambridge-handbook-of-social-problems/housing-market-discrimination/8FA2A1CACF9853DC4760E650B92ABD8A |work=The Cambridge Handbook of Social Problems |volume=1 |pages=409–422 |editor-last=Treviño |editor-first=A. Javier |publisher=Cambridge University Press |doi=10.1017/9781108656184.023 |isbn=978-1-108-42616-9|url-access=subscription }}</ref> The Supreme Court ordered the town to build an affordable housing project in a white neighborhood. Construction on that project began in 2023.<ref name=":0" />

In 2019, Huntington banned the creation of new basement apartments.<ref name=":0" /> In 2023, a council member proposed legalizing basement apartments to alleviate the housing crisis in Huntington and other communities surrounding New York City.<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref name=":0" />

==Geography==
Huntington is bounded by [[Long Island Sound]] to the north, [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]] to the west, [[Babylon, New York|Babylon]] to the south, and [[Smithtown, New York|Smithtown]] to the east. It also shares a small border with [[Islip, New York|Islip]] to the southeast.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|137.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|94.0|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|43.1|sqmi|km2}} (31.44%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web   |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=May 16, 2023 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

===Communities and locations===
====Villages (incorporated)====
* [[Asharoken, New York|Asharoken]]
* [[Huntington Bay, New York|Huntington Bay]]
* [[Lloyd Harbor, New York|Lloyd Harbor]]
* [[Northport, New York|Northport]]

====Hamlets (unincorporated)====
{{div col}}
* [[Centerport, New York|Centerport]]
* [[Cold Spring Harbor, New York|Cold Spring Harbor]]
* [[Commack, New York|Commack]] (partly, with the [[Smithtown, New York|Town of Smithtown]])
* [[Dix Hills, New York|Dix Hills]]
* [[East Northport, New York|East Northport]]
* [[Eatons Neck, New York|Eatons Neck]]
* [[Elwood, New York|Elwood]]
* [[Fort Salonga, New York|Fort Salonga]] (partly, with the Town of Smithtown)
* [[Greenlawn, New York|Greenlawn]]
* [[Halesite, New York|Halesite]]
* [[Huntington (CDP), New York|Huntington]]
* [[Huntington Station, New York|Huntington Station]]
* [[Melville, New York|Melville]]
* [[South Huntington, New York|South Huntington]]
* [[Vernon Valley, New York|Vernon Valley]]
* [[West Hills, New York|West Hills]]
* [[Wincoma, New York|Wincoma]]
{{div col end}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 3260
|1800= 3894
|1810= 4424
|1820= 4935
|1830= 5582
|1840= 6562
|1850= 7481
|1860= 8924
|1870= 10704
|1880= 8098
|1890= 8277
|1900= 9483
|1910= 12004
|1920= 13893
|1930= 25582
|1940= 31768
|1950= 47506
|1960= 126221
|1970= 200172
|1980= 201512
|1990= 191474
|2000= 195289
|2010= 203264
|2020= 204127
|estyear=2021
|estimate=204197
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2021/cities/totals/sub-est2021_36.csv |title=Cities and Towns (Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions) Annual Estimates: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021 |access-date=May 30, 2022 |format=[[Comma-separated values|CSV]] }}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=May 30, 2022  }}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Huntington, NY
|-
! Data source !! Population !! [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|White]] !! Black !! [[Asian people|Asian]] !! Native Americans !! [[Pacific Islanders]] !! [[Hispanic]]/Latino !! Other !! Two or more races
|-
| 2000 Census || 195,289 || 88.31% || 4.22% || 3.50% || 0.13% || 0.02% || 6.58% || 2.27% || 1.55%
|-
| 2010 Census || 203,264 || 84.15% || 4.68% || 4.96% || 0.20% || 0.02% || 11.00% || 3.89% || 2.10%
|-
| 2020 Census || 204,127 || 79.0% || 4.2% || 5.5% || 0.5% || 0.0% || 11.9% || 4.1% || 6.6%
|}

As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website  }}</ref> of 2000, there were 195,289 people, 65,917 households, and 52,338 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|2,078.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 67,708 housing units at an average density of {{convert|720.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the town in 2000 was 88.31% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.22% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.50% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.27% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.55% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.58% of the population. As of the census of 2010, the racial makeup of the town was 84.15% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.68% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.20% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4.96% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.89% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.10% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 11.00% of the population.

There were 65,917 households, out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.4% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.

According to a 2023 estimate, the median income for a household in the town was $164,196, and the median income for a family was $190,280.<ref>https://data.census.gov/profile/Huntington_town,_Suffolk_County,_New_York?g=060XX00US3610337000#income-and-poverty</ref> About 4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
[[Sbarro]]'s headquarters were located in [[Melville, New York|Melville]] in the Town of Huntington until 2015.<ref>"[http://www.sbarro.com/contact.php Contact Us]." [[Sbarro]]. Retrieved March 5, 2010.</ref>

Around 2002, [[Swiss International Air Lines]]'s North American headquarters moved from Melville to [[Uniondale, New York|Uniondale]], [[Hempstead (town), New York|Town of Hempstead]]. The facility, the former [[Swissair]] North American headquarter site, was completed in 1995. Swissair intended to own, instead of lease, its headquarters site. It enlisted architect [[Richard Meier]] to design the Melville facility.<ref>"[http://www.swiss.com/countries/US/local_content/contacts/Pages/Contacts.aspx Contact Us SWISS USA]." ''[[Swiss International Air Lines]]''. Retrieved January 20, 2009.</ref><ref>Anastasi, Nick. "[http://www.allbusiness.com/operations/facilities/1079029-1.html SwissAir USA HQ heads to market.(Swiss International Airlines moves to Uniondale)]." ''[[Long Island Business News]]''. June 7, 2002. Retrieved January 25, 2009.</ref>

In 1997, [[Aer Lingus]] announced that it was moving its North American headquarters from [[Manhattan]] to Melville; James Lyndon, a spokesperson for the airline, said that the company moved to Long Island in an effort to reduce costs, as leasing costs are lower on Long Island than in Manhattan. The move would transfer 75 employees, including administrative personnel, marketing personnel, sales personnel, and telephone reservation agents. The airline planned to move on June 15, 1997. The airline had also considered sites in Boston and in [[Westchester, New York]].<ref>Wax, Alan J. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20110604145405/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/44713595.html?dids=44713595:44713595&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+10,+1997&author=Wax,+Alan+J&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=Aer+Lingus+moving+offices+to+LI&pqatl=google Aer Lingus moving offices to LI]." ''[[Newsday]]''.</ref>

===Top employers===
According to Huntington's 2025 Adopted Budget,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://huntingtonny.gov/filestorage/13753/13757/17478/17482/2025_Adopted_Budget_Web.pdf#page=22 |title=2025 Adopted Budget |website=Town of Huntington, New York |page=14 |access-date=August 12, 2025}}</ref> the top employers in the town are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
| 1
| [[Canon Inc.|Canon]] 
| 3,103
|-
|2
| Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center
| 1,929
|-
|3
| Huntington Hospital
| 1,810
|-
|4
| [[Estée Lauder Companies|Estée Lauder]]
| 1,700
|-
|5
| Half Hollow Hills School District
| 1,682
|-
|6
| [[Henry Schein]]
| 1,268
|-
|7
| [[Boards of Cooperative Educational Services|Western Suffolk BOCES]]
| 1,140
|-
|8
| South Huntington Union Free School District
| 1,110
|-
|9
| Northport-East Northport School District
| 945
|-
|10
| Huntington – Town Government
| 773
|}

==Government==
{{Expand section|date=March 2009}}

=== Town Government ===
The town government consists of a town council with four members, all of whom are elected at large. The town supervisor is elected by the entire town. Other elected positions are the Town Clerk, Highway Superintendent, and Receiver of Taxes.<ref name="officials">{{cite web|url=http://huntingtonny.gov/elected_official_list.cfm |title=Elected Officials |work=huntingtonny.gov |publisher=Town of Huntington |access-date=August 10, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117191826/http://www.huntingtonny.gov/elected_official_list.cfm |archive-date=January 17, 2012  }}</ref> A referendum to move to a ward district system on December 22, 2009, failed 81% to 18%.

Until 2017, Huntington was generally controlled by the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], having the same Democratic town supervisor, Frank Petrone, for 20 years prior to 2017. The town board followed suit during these years, generally being controlled by the Democratic Party. In 2017, the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] took control of the town supervisor position with the election of Chad Lupinacci.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Night Tally |url=https://apps2.suffolkcountyny.gov/boe/eleres/17ge/default.htm |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=apps2.suffolkcountyny.gov}}</ref> The Republicans have held this position since. In the 2021 general election,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Night Tally |url=https://apps2.suffolkcountyny.gov/boe/eleres/21ge/default.htm |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=apps2.suffolkcountyny.gov}}</ref> the people of Huntington elected Edmund Smyth<ref>{{Cite web |title=Edmund J. Smyth - Town of Huntington, Long Island, New York |url=https://www.huntingtonny.gov/edmund-j-smyth |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=www.huntingtonny.gov}}</ref> to the supervisor position. Two Republicans were also elected to the town board: Dr. Dave Bennardo<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Dave Bennardo - Town of Huntington, Long Island, New York |url=https://www.huntingtonny.gov/dr-dave-bennardo |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=www.huntingtonny.gov}}</ref> and Salvatore Ferro.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Salvatore Ferro - Town of Huntington, Long Island, New York |url=https://www.huntingtonny.gov/salvatore-ferro |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=www.huntingtonny.gov}}</ref> In the 2023 general election,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Night Tally |url=https://apps2.suffolkcountyny.gov/boe/eleres/23ge/default.htm |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=apps2.suffolkcountyny.gov}}</ref> Brooke Lupinacci<ref>{{Cite web |title=Councilwoman Brooke A. Lupinacci - Town of Huntington, Long Island, New York |url=https://www.huntingtonny.gov/Brooke-Lupinacci |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=www.huntingtonny.gov}}</ref> and Theresa Mari<ref>{{Cite web |title=Councilwoman Theresa Mari - Town of Huntington, Long Island, New York |url=https://www.huntingtonny.gov/Theresa-Mari |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=www.huntingtonny.gov}}</ref> were elected, creating a 5–0 super majority for the Republican Party on the town board. The town clerk position is held by Andrew Raia,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Town Clerk Andrew P. Raia - Town of Huntington, Long Island, New York |url=https://www.huntingtonny.gov/andrew-raia |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=www.huntingtonny.gov}}</ref> and the highway superintendent is Andre Sorentino,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Highway Superintendent Andre Sorrentino - Town of Huntington, Long Island, New York |url=https://www.huntingtonny.gov/highway-superintendent |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=www.huntingtonny.gov}}</ref> both Republicans. The lone Democrat in the Huntington town government is Jillian Guthman.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Receiver of Taxes Jillian Guthman - Town of Huntington, Long Island, New York |url=https://www.huntingtonny.gov/jillian-guthman |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=www.huntingtonny.gov}}</ref>

The town supervisor is Edmund J.M. Smyth.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.huntingtonny.gov/elected-officials | title=Elected Officials - Town of Huntington, Long Island, New York }}</ref>

=== County Legislators ===

Huntington has four representatives in the Suffolk County Legislature:<ref>https://www.scnylegislature.us/DocumentCenter/View/89140/All-Districts---Composite-Detailed-Map-2023-PDF</ref>

Robert Trotta
13th District (Ft. Salonga)<ref>https://www.scnylegislature.us/166/Robert-Trotta</ref>

Rebecca Sanin
16th District (Greenlawn, Elwood, Commack, Dix Hills)<ref>https://www.scnylegislature.us/169/Rebecca-Sanin</ref>

Tom Donnelly
17th District (Huntington Station, S. Huntington, West Hills, Melville)<ref>https://www.scnylegislature.us/170/Tom-Donnelly</ref>

Stephanie Bontempi
18th District (Northport-E. Northport, Centerport, Huntington, Cold Spring Harbor & Lloyd Harbor)<ref>https://www.scnylegislature.us/171/Stephanie-Bontempi</ref>


{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 | Active Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of July 1, 2025
|-
! colspan = 2 | Party
! Number of voters
! Percentage
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 54,198
| style="text-align:center;"| 34.29%
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 47,226
| style="text-align:center;"| 27.98%

|-
| {{party color cell| Conservative Party (United States)}}
| [[Conservative Party (New York State)|Conservative]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2,578
| style="text-align:center;"| 1.63%
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Working Families Party}}; width:3px;"|
| style="width: 130px" | [[Working Families]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 639
| style="text-align:center;"| 0.40%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| Unaffiliated/Other
| style="text-align:center;"| 53,411
| style="text-align:center;"| 33.97%
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! style="text-align:center;"| 158,052
! style="text-align:center;"| 100%
|}

==Education==
===Colleges and universities===
* [[Five Towns College]] in Dix Hills
* [[Seminary of the Immaculate Conception]]

===School districts and high schools===
{{colbegin}}
[[Cold Spring Harbor Central School District]]
* [[Cold Spring Harbor Jr./Sr. High School]]

[[Commack School District]]
* [[Commack High School]]

[[Elwood Union Free School District]]
* [[John Glenn High School (Huntington, New York)|John Glenn High School]]&nbsp;

[[Half Hollow Hills Central School District]]
*Half Hollow Hills High School East
*Half Hollow Hills High School West

[[Harborfields Central School District]]
* [[Harborfields High School]]

[[Huntington Union Free School District]]:
* [[Huntington High School (New York)|Huntington High School]]

[[Northport-East Northport Union Free School District]]
* [[Northport High School]]

[[South Huntington Union Free School District]]
* [[Walt Whitman High School, South Huntington|Walt Whitman High School]]
{{colend}}

===Private schools===
* [[St. Anthony's High School (New York)|St. Anthony's High School]]

==Media==
Several weekly newspapers cover local news exclusively, including ''The Long-Islander'', since 1838 as well as ''The Times of Huntington'' by TBR News Media. The ''Village Connection Magazine'', published by Jim Savalli, is a lifestyle and entertainment magazine dedicated to the town of Huntington. Additionally, [[Patch (website)|Patch]], an online-only news website formerly owned by AOL – as well as the Huntington Buzz, an online-only news website that is independently owned – cover hyper-local news on issues, people, and events in Huntington.

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
====Railroad lines====
The [[Long Island Rail Road]]'s [[Port Jefferson Branch]] serves the town's vicinity, and uses stations between [[Cold Spring Harbor (LIRR station)|Cold Spring Harbor]] through [[Northport (LIRR station)|Northport]]. [[Huntington (LIRR station)|Huntington]] is the eastern terminus of electrification along the Port Jefferson Branch.

====Bus service====
The Town of Huntington is served primarily by [[Huntington Area Rapid Transit]] bus routes, though some routes from [[Suffolk County Transit]] also serve the town.

====Major roads====
{{See also|List of county routes in Suffolk County, New York}}
*{{Jct|state=NY|I|495|name1=}} is the Long Island Expressway, and the sole interstate highway in the Town of Huntington, with interchanges from part of Exit 48 in [[West Hills, New York|West Hills]] on the [[Nassau-Suffolk]] County Line to Exit 52 in [[Commack]].
*{{jct|state=NY|Parkway|Northern}} was the sole limited-access highway in the Town of Huntington until the construction of the Long Island Expressway. It has interchanges from Exit 39 in [[West Hills, New York|West Hills]] east of the [[Nassau-Suffolk]] County Line to Exit 43 in [[Commack]] on the Huntington-Smithtown Town Line.
*{{Jct|state=NY|NY|25A|name1=}}, the northernmost west–east state highway on Long Island including the Town of Huntington. It enters the town from Laurel Hollow in Nassau County, running through historic Cold Spring Harbor, then downtown Huntington, later Centerport, Northport, and Fort Salonga where it crosses the Huntington-Smithtown Town Line.
*{{Jct|state=NY|NY|25|name1=}}, the parent route of NY 25A, which also runs west to east along Jericho Turnpike. It enters the town at West Hills from Woodbury, passes through South Huntington, Elwood, and Commack, where it crosses the Huntington-Smithtown Town Line.
*[[Old Country Road]], an extension of a principal west–east thoroughfare in Central Nassau County. It enters Suffolk County in a hidden overlap with Round Swamp Road at Exit 48 on I-495, then branches off to the northeast as it passes through West Hills, Melville, Dix Hills and South Huntington. Unlike in Nassau County, the road has no designation.
*{{Jct|state=NY|NY|108|name1=}}, is the westernmost south–north state route in Suffolk County. It runs from Suffolk CR 11 at Cold Spring Harbor's LIRR station to NY 25A running along the edge of the Nassau County Line.
*{{Jct|state=NY|NY|110|name1=}}, is a major south–north highway in Suffolk County. It enters the town from East Farmingdale near the [[State University of New York at Farmingdale]], and runs through Melville, then South Huntington, Huntington Station, Downtown Huntington, and serves as the main road in Halesite, before finally terminating at Youngs Hill Road, where it becomes the undesignated East Shore Road.
*{{Jct|state=NY|NY|231|name1=}}, has been entirely a four-lane divided highway throughout its existence. It enters the town from Deer Park in the Town of Babylon between Rutland and Kenmore Streets and runs through Dix Hills, where it has interchanges with I-495 and the Northern State Parkway. Immediately after the parkway, the route terminates at a fork in the road for [[County Route 35 (Suffolk County, New York)|Suffolk CRs 35]] to the northwest and [[County Route 66 (Suffolk County, New York)|66]] to the northeast.
*{{Jct|state=NY|CR|2|county1=Suffolk|name1=}} is Straight Path, a southwest to northeast county road running from the Babylon Town Line through Wyandanch as the main road, ending at NY 231 in Dix Hills. 
*{{Jct|state=NY|CR|3|county1=Suffolk|name1=}} is a south to north county route known as Wellwood Avenue from north of East Farmingdale at the Babylon Town Line to Ruland Road (CR 5) where it becomes Pinelawn Road until it reaches NY 110 in Melville.
*{{Jct|state=NY|CR|11|county1=Suffolk|name1=}}, includes Woodbury Road in Cold Spring Harbor, and Pulaski Road from Cold Spring Harbor through Fort Salonga.
*{{Jct|state=NY|CR|35|county1=Suffolk|name1=}} is a de-facto extension of [[NY 231]] running southwest to northeast from Dix Hills through [[NY 110]] in Halesite.
*{{Jct|state=NY|CR|67|county1=Suffolk|name1=}} includes the remaining drivable portion of the [[Long Island Motor Parkway]].
*{{Jct|state=NY|CR|92|county1=Suffolk|name1=}} is the south-to-north route from Oakwood Road from NY 25 in West Hills, Huntington Manor, and Huntington, then turns east onto High Street to end at NY 110.

==== Self-serve gas ====
Huntington is one of only two townships in the United States, alongside [[Weymouth, Massachusetts]], to ban self-service gas stations at the township level and among the few places in the U.S. where [[Filling station#Types of service|full-service gas stations]] are compulsory and no self-service is allowed;<ref>{{cite news|title=The future of pumping gas and other make-work jobs|date=January 8, 2018|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-gaspump-oregon-make-work-jobs-0109-20180108-story.html|access-date=May 13, 2019|first=Noah|last=Smith}}</ref> the entire state of [[New Jersey]] and the western-Mid Valley portion of [[Oregon]] are the only other places in the country with similar laws.

==Notable people==
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* [[Jason Alexander]], actor{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
* [[Wendy Wild|Wendy Andreiev]] (Wendy Wild), lead vocalist in the 1980s for several New York–based bands{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
* [[Al Arbour]], lived in [[Cold Spring Harbor, New York|Cold Spring Harbor]] during his coaching career with the New York Islanders;<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/former-beat-writer-reflects-on-islanders-legend-al-arbour-i65178 |title=Former beat writer reflects on Islanders legend Al Arbour |date=August 29, 2015 |work=Newsday |first=Pat |last=Calabria |access-date=February 18, 2023 }}</ref> moved in 1999, some years after his retirement{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
* [[Sam Aronson]], director of the [[Brookhaven National Laboratory]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Physics |first=American Institute of |date=September 24, 2021 |title=Sam Aronson |url=https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/oral-histories/45467 |access-date=February 18, 2023 |website=American Institute of Physics |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Aesop Rock|Ian Matthias Bavitz]] (Aesop Rock), [[Hip hop music|hip-hop, rap]] artist
* [[Joe Bendik]], professional soccer player
* [[Robert Bendiner]], journalist, editor, and author 
* [[Judith S. Bloch]], a [[Licensed Clinical Social Worker|LCSW]] and activist in the field of [[early childhood education]]
* [[Brian Bloom]], actor; previously lived in Dix Hills
* [[Bob Bourne]], former [[New York Islanders]] player
* [[Stephen Bowen (American football)|Stephen Bowen]], Dallas Cowboys defensive end; lived in Dix Hills through high school
* [[Christie Brinkley]], model<ref name=lloydneck>{{cite web|url=http://longisland.about.com/od/neighborhoods/ss/lloydneck_2.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513090107/http://longisland.about.com/od/neighborhoods/ss/lloydneck_2.htm|archive-date=May 13, 2013|title=Joseph Lloyd Manor House, Page 2 |publisher=Longisland.about.com |date=June 22, 2013 |access-date=June 26, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Anthony Brown (Maryland politician)|Anthony Brown]], Attorney General of [[Maryland]]
* [[Brendan B. Brown]], lead vocalist for the band [[Wheatus]]
* [[Edwin G. Burrows]], won 1999 [[Pulitzer Prize for History]] for the book ''[[Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898]]''<ref>{{Cite news | last = DeWan | first = George | title = LONG ISLAND OUR PAST / LI to NY: Hey, You Owe Us | newspaper = [[Newsday]] | date = April 24, 2000 | url = http://www.newsday.com/news/long-island-our-past-li-to-ny-hey-you-owe-us-a-prize-winning-historian-points-out-where-the-city-would-be-without-the-suburb-1.299073 | access-date = October 22, 2009 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007211334/http://www.newsday.com/news/long-island-our-past-li-to-ny-hey-you-owe-us-a-prize-winning-historian-points-out-where-the-city-would-be-without-the-suburb-1.299073 | archive-date=October 7, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Greg Buttle]], former [[NFL]] [[American football|football]] player for the [[New York Jets]]
* [[Peter Calandra]], Broadway, movie, and television pianist/composer<ref>{{cite web | title = Peter Calandra / Composer | url = http://www.pecamusic.com/bio/bio.htm | access-date = November 11, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070820072101/http://www.pecamusic.com/bio/bio.htm | archive-date = August 20, 2007 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref>
* [[Mariah Carey]], singer-songwriter, born and raised in Centerport, New York; graduated from Harborfields High School in 1987.
* [[Alexandra Carter (negotiator)|Alexandra Carter]], academic, mediator, media personality, negotiation trainer, and author
* [[Harry Chapin]], singer-songwriter and humanitarian
* [[John Coltrane Home|John Coltrane]], famed jazz saxophonist and composer; lived in Dix Hills during the last years of his life
* [[William A. Conant]], member of the [[New York State Assembly]]
* [[Carin Cone]], swimmer
* [[Gerry Cooney]], former heavyweight boxer
* [[Bob Costas]], sportscaster
* [[Anthony Cumia]], former co-host of [[XM Satellite Radio]] program ''[[Opie and Anthony]]'', current host of ''[[The Anthony Cumia Show]]''
* [[Kenny Davern]], jazz clarinetist
* [[Cornelius H. DeLamater]], industrialist, and owner of Eaton's Neck
* [[Alice G. Dewey]], anthropologist
* [[Marlene Dietrich]], actress and singer<ref>{{cite web | first=Bob | last=Little | url=http://www.theliconnection.com/editorials/621 | title=Avenue of Stars | access-date=June 2, 2006 | url-status=usurped | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060905124221/http://www.theliconnection.com/editorials/621 | archive-date=September 5, 2006 | df=mdy-all }}</ref>
* [[James L. Dolan]], [[Cablevision]] CEO; graduated in 1974 from Cold Spring Harbor High School
* [[Harry E. Donnell]], noted architect, and Eaton's Neck estate owner
* [[Arthur Dove]], artist
* [[Adam Ebbin]], [[Senate of Virginia]] member
* [[Edie Falco]], Broadway, movie, and television actress best known for her role as [[Carmela Soprano]] on ''[[The Sopranos]]''
* [[Alison Fanelli]], actress best known for the role on the television series ''[[The Adventures of Pete & Pete]]''<ref>{{cite web | title = Alison Fanelli | publisher = [[IMDb]] | url = https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0266725/ | access-date = January 21, 2010 }}</ref>
* [[Greg Fox (author)|Greg Fox]], nationally syndicated [[comic strip]] artist/writer (His comic ''[[Kyle's Bed & Breakfast]]'' takes place in Northport)
* [[Mark Gastineau]], defensive end for the [[New York Jets]]; lived in Huntington Bay in the 1980s
* [[Andrew Geller]], architect<ref>{{cite episode | title = Leisureama homes | series = History Detectives | airdate = 2005 | season = 3 | number = 10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Episode 10, 2005: Leisurama (transcript) | work = History Detectives | publisher = PBS | url = https://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/pdf/310_leisureama.pdf | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20051225132656/http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/pdf/310_leisureama.pdf | url-status = dead | archive-date = December 25, 2005 | access-date = September 22, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last = Gorst | first = Jake | title = Andrew M Geller Biography | url = http://www.andrewgeller.net/ | access-date = September 22, 2009}}</ref>
* [[Clark Gillies]], former New York Islanders hockey player and Hockey Hall of Famer
* [[Jackie Gleason]], comedian; spent many summers in [[Asharoken]]
* [[Rube Goldberg]], cartoonist
* [[Don Goldstein]], All American and Pan American champion basketball player
* [[George Grosz]], artist<ref name="Grosz">{{cite web | url=http://www.heckscher.org/collection_george_grosz | title=George Grosz at The Heckscher Museum of Art | date=October 10, 2019 }}</ref>
* [[Leroy Grumman]]
* [[Tom Gugliotta]], former [[NBA]] player
* [[Julie Halston]], actress and comedian
* [[Jupiter Hammon]]
* [[Sean Hannity]], talk show and Fox News host
* [[John L. Hennessy]], president of [[Stanford University]]<ref name="Hennessy">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/04/30/120430fa_fact_auletta?currentPage=all |title=Get Rich U. |last1=Auletta |first1=Ken |date=April 30, 2012 |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |access-date=April 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325125948/http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/04/30/120430fa_fact_auletta?currentPage=all |archive-date=March 25, 2013 |url-status=live |quote=Hennessy grew up in Huntington, Long Island.  }}</ref>
* [[Mike Haridopolos]], U.S. representative for Florida<ref>{{cite web |title=HARIDOPOLOS, Mike |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H001099 |website=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress |access-date=June 30, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Pete Harnisch]], Major League pitcher
* [[Mel Harris]], actress
* [[Tobias Harris]], NBA player
* [[Melissa Joan Hart]], actress, writer, director, producer, singer, and businesswoman
* [[Joseph Jeffrey Hazelwood]], the ship's master of the ''[[Exxon Valdez]]'' at the time of the [[Exxon Valdez oil spill|''Exxon Valdez'' oil spill]] in the Prince William Sound, Alaska, on March 24, 1989
* [[Elizabeth Hendrickson]], television actress best known for her role as twin sisters Frankie and Maggie Stone on ''[[All My Children]]''.<ref>{{cite web | title = Elizabeth Hendrickson | publisher = [[IMDb]] | url = https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1058513/ | access-date = January 21, 2010 }}</ref>
* [[Ron Hextall]], former NHL goalie{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}
* [[John Sloss Hobart]], owner of Eaton's Neck, and U.S. Senator; namesake of the Town's "Hobart Beach" in Eaton's Neck
* [[Bill Hoest|Bill]] and [[Bunny Hoest]], co-creators of ''[[The Lockhorns]]''
* [[Chris Hogan (American football)|Chris Hogan]], [[NFL]] [[wide receiver]] two-time [[Super Bowl]] Champion with the [[New England Patriots]].<ref>{{cite news | first = Tom | last = Rock | date = February 4, 2018 | work = [[Newsday]] | url = https://www.newsday.com/sports/football/super-bowl/super-bowl-lii-chris-hogan-patriots-1.16516099 | title=Super Bowl LII: Patriots' Chris Hogan is LI's ultimate commuter | access-date = March 11, 2019 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222041745/https://www.newsday.com/sports/football/super-bowl/super-bowl-lii-chris-hogan-patriots-1.16516099 | archive-date=February 22, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Opie and Anthony|Gregg (Opie) Hughes]]
*[[Sal Iacono|"Cousin" Sal Iacono]], comedian and writer
* [[Amy Ignatow]], author and illustrator, ''[[The Popularity Papers]]''
* [[Steve Israel]], [[U.S. Representative]] (D-N.Y.)
* [[50 Cent|Curtis Jackson]] (50 Cent), lived in [[Dix Hills, New York|Dix Hills]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abc7ny.com/archive/6174489/ |access-date=December 28, 2013 |title=Home of 50 Cent destroyed by fire |date=May 30, 2008 |work=[[WABC-TV]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229012510/http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news%2Flocal&id=6174489 |archive-date=December 29, 2013 |url-status=live  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsday.com/classifieds/real-estate/real-li-1.812034/50-cent-trying-to-sell-dix-hills-property-1.1787374 |access-date=December 28, 2013 |title=50 Cent trying to sell Dix Hills property |last1=Kellogg |first1=Valerie |date=March 1, 2010 |work=[[Newsday]] |publisher=[[Cablevision]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229045835/http://www.newsday.com/classifieds/real-estate/real-li-1.812034/50-cent-trying-to-sell-dix-hills-property-1.1787374 |archive-date=December 29, 2013 |url-status=live  }}</ref>
* [[Bill Janovitz]], musician and writer
* [[Billy Joel]], singer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lloydharborluxuryhomes.com/ |title=Long Island Luxury Homes, Long Island real estate, Long Island Homes for sale |publisher=Lloydharborluxuryhomes.com |access-date=June 26, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Jenny Kallur]], Swedish World Championships finalist in 100-meter hurdles; born in Huntington
* [[Susanna Kallur]], Swedish World Indoor record holder in the 60-meter hurdles; born in Huntington
* [[Darius Kasparaitis]], former [[NHL]] [[ice hockey]] player for the New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins, Colorado Avalanche and the New York Rangers.<ref>{{cite news | last = Diamos | first = Jason | title = Islanders Trade Kasparaitis for Smolinski |work=The New York Times | date = November 18, 1996 | url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9406E3DD133AF93BA25752C1A960958260 | access-date = May 31, 2008}}</ref>
* [[Ricky Kasso]], murderer
* [[Jack Kerouac]], novelist and writer commonly credited as a major catalyst for the 1960s [[counterculture]] movement.<ref>{{cite web | last = Asher | first = Levi | title = Jack Kerouac | work = Literary Kicks | date = September 19, 2001 | url = http://www.litkicks.com/BeatPages/page.jsp?what=JackKerouac | access-date = November 2, 2007 }}</ref>
* [[Pat LaFontaine]], professional hockey player
* [[Fiorello La Guardia]], famed former mayor of New York City
* [[Michael Lardon]], sport psychiatrist
* [[Lawrence C. Levy]] (born 1950), executive dean of the National Center for Suburban Studies at [[Hofstra University]], and journalist
* [[Charles Lindbergh]], aviator<ref name=lloydneck/>
* [[Lindsay Lohan]], spent a portion of her childhood and teen years in Cold Spring Harbor. She attended [[Cold Spring Harbor High School]] until her Sophomore year of high school
* [[Mark LoMonaco]], wrestler; grew up in Dix Hills
* [[Allie Long]], professional soccer player
* [[Carey Lowell]], actor; James Bond film ''Licence to Kill''; ''[[Law & Order]]'' character Jamie Ross, 1996–2001
* [[Charles Ludlam]], actor, playwright and founder of the Theater of the Ridiculous in New York City, grew up in Greenlawn and graduated from Harborfields High School.
* [[Patti Lupone]], [[Tony Award]]-winning [[Broadway theatre|broadway]] and television actress, best known for her role as [[Eva Peron]] in ''[[Evita (musical)|Evita]]'';<ref>{{cite web | title = Patti Lupone | publisher = [[IMDb]] | url = https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0526985/ | access-date = January 21, 2010 }}</ref> raised in Northport
* [[John Macaluso]], drummer
* [[Ralph Macchio]], actor (''[[The Karate Kid (1984 film)|The Karate Kid]]''); raised in Dix Hills
* [[Ashley Massaro]], former [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE) Diva
* [[Barbara McClintock]] (1902–1992), Nobel Prize-winning cytogeneticist, died in Huntington
* [[Chris Messina (actor)|Chris Messina]], television actor, best known for his role as [[List of Six Feet Under characters#Ted Fairwell|Ted Fairwell]] on ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]''<ref>{{cite web | title = Rozie Bacchi Publicity Stills & Production Photos | publisher = Rozie Bacchi | url =http://roziebacchi.tripod.com/rozie_photos_prod.html | access-date = November 12, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Biography for Joe Roseto | publisher = [[IMDb]] | url = https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0742886/bio | access-date = November 12, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Chris Messina | publisher = [[IMDb]] | url = https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0582149/ | access-date = November 12, 2007 }}</ref>
* [[Dina Meyer]], actress
* [[Dan Milano]], television writer and voice actor best known as the co-creator of the show ''[[Greg the Bunny]]''<ref>{{cite web | title = Dan Milano | publisher = [[IMDb]] | url = https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0586850/ | access-date = January 21, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation | title = Open Seas 1990 (Northport High School Yearbook) | place = Marceline, Missouri | publisher = Walsworth Publishing Company | year = 1990 | volume = 11 | page = 169}}</ref>
* [[Paul Steven Miller]], commissioner, U.S. [[Equal Employment Opportunity Commission]] (1994–2004); Henry M. Jackson Professor of Law at the [[University of Washington School of Law]] (2004–present); [[Executive Office of the President of the United States|Special Assistant]] to President Obama (2009)
* [[Richard P. Mills (general)|Richard P. Mills]] Lt. General (ret), USMC 1975–2015<ref>{{cite news |url=https://patch.com/new-york/huntington/marine-general-recalls-his-whitman-roots |title=Marine General Recalls His Whitman Roots |website=[[Patch (website)|Patch]] |date=March 18, 2011 |first=Pam |last=Robinson |access-date=April 22, 2020 |quote=He has long been away from Huntington }}</ref>
* [[Eric Milnes]] (born 1959), harpsichordist, organist and conductor
* [[Josh Morgerman]] (born 1970), storm chaser, television personality, field correspondent, and businessman
* [[Bruce Morrison]], former U.S. Congressman from Connecticut; grew up in Northport and attended Northport High School<ref>{{cite web| title = MORRISON, Bruce Andrew, (1944, )| publisher = Biography Directory of the U.S. Congress| url = http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000992| access-date = July 27, 2008}}</ref>
*[[Henry A. Murphy]] (1867–1936), member of the New York State Assembly
* [[Jim Neu]] (1943–2010), playwright<ref>{{cite news |last=Weber |first=Bruce |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/21/theater/21neu.html |title=Jim Neu, Creator of Wry Plays, Is Dead at 66 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 21, 2010 |access-date=July 21, 2010}}</ref>
* [[Daniel O'Donnell (politician)|Daniel O'Donnell]], [[New York State Assembly]] member
* [[Rosie O'Donnell]], former talk show host and LGBT rights activist, raised in Commack
* [[Eugene O'Neill]], playwright, in 1931
* [[Steve Park (NASCAR)|Steve Park]], [[NASCAR]] driver
* [[LP (singer)|Laura Pergolizzi]]
* [[Todd Phillips]], filmmaker known for ''[[The Hangover]]''
* [[Mary Pickford]], actress
* [[Randy Rainbow]], comedian and singer, born in and grew up in Huntington until he was ten
* [[Gretchen Rau]], [[Academy Award]]-winning motion picture set decorator
* [[Sarah Reinertsen]], leg amputee and athlete who set many world records
* [[Alia Sabur]], youngest professor in history<ref>{{cite web |last=MacGowan |first=Carl |date=April 21, 2008 |work=Newsday |title=Guinness names Northport teen world's youngest professor |url=http://www.newsday.com/news/local/ny-liwhiz0422,0,4702323.story |access-date=April 22, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080426231156/http://www.newsday.com/news/local/ny-liwhiz0422%2C0%2C4702323.story |archive-date=April 26, 2008 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
* [[Antoine de Saint-Exupéry]], author of ''[[The Little Prince]]'', written at [[Delamater-Bevin Mansion]] in [[Asharoken]] in 1942
* [[Paul Scheer]], actor and podcast host
* [[John Scurti]], television actor best known for his role as Kenny Shea on [[Rescue Me (American TV series)|''Rescue Me'']]<ref>{{cite web | title = John Scurti | publisher = [[IMDb]] | url = https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0780336/ | access-date = January 21, 2010 }}</ref>
*[[Bonnie Seeman]], ceramic artist and [[University of Miami]] art professor
* [[Craig Ricci Shaynak]], television [[character actor]]<ref>{{cite web | title = Craig Ricci Shaynak | publisher = [[IMDb]] | url = https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1575801/ | access-date = January 21, 2010 }}</ref>
* [[Cindy Sherman]], photographer
* [[David F. Schmitz]], history professor at [[Whitman College]]
* [[Dee Snider]], front man for rock band [[Twisted Sister]]
* [[David Spergel]], theoretical astrophysicist and [[MacArthur Fellow]]; presently a professor at [[Princeton University]] known for his work on the [[WMAP]] mission and chair of the Astrophysics Subcommittee of the [[NASA Advisory Council]]
* [[Henry L. Stimson]], Secretary of State under [[Herbert Hoover]], Secretary of War under [[William Howard Taft]] and again for [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] throughout [[World War II]]<ref name="stimson-dies-on-li">{{cite news|work=[[Newsday]]|title=Henry L. Stimson, 83, Dies on LI, Served Nation in Four Cabinets|date=October 21, 1950|page=2}}</ref>
* [[Brandon Sutter]], [[NHL]] player for the [[Vancouver Canucks]]
* [[Ruth Ann Swenson]], opera singer
* [[Wally Szczerbiak]], NBA basketball player for the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]]; attended Cold Spring Harbor High School
* [[Evan Thomas]], journalist; editor and author; grew up in Cold Spring Harbor
* [[Richard D. Veltri]], mechanical engineer and Connecticut state legislator; was born in Huntington
* [[Ryan Vesce]], player for the [[San Jose Sharks]] in the [[NHL]], grew up in [[Lloyd Harbor]], adjacent to Cold Spring Harbor, and attended Cold Spring Harbor High School
* [[Wesley Walker]], former Jets wide receiver
* [[James D. Watson]], Nobel Prize winner, co-discoverer of the structure of [[DNA]], and former Chancellor of the [[Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory]]
* [[Jim Wetherbee]] (born 1952), astronaut<ref>{{cite news |last=Kerr |first=Kathleen |url=http://www.newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/ny-century_of_science_dissons,0,7662594.story |title=They Began Here: Around the country, leading thinkers in health and science can trace their roots to Long Island |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081214232230/http://www.newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/ny-century_of_science_dissons,0,7662594.story |archive-date=December 14, 2008 |work=[[Newsday]] |date=July 16, 2008 |access-date=September 17, 2008}}</ref>
* [[Meg Whitman]], CEO of [[eBay]] and 2010 California gubernatorial candidate; grew up in [[Lloyd Harbor]], adjacent to Cold Spring Harbor, and attended Cold Spring Harbor High School, graduating in 1973
* [[Walt Whitman]], poet
* [[Judd Winick]], writer/artist from MTV's [[The Real World (San Francisco)|''The Real World'' San Francisco]] (former)
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==In popular culture==

*Huntington is the setting of the long-running comic strip ''[[The Lockhorns]]''.
*Huntington is the basis for the television series ''[[The Wonder Years]]''.
*Huntington is the town in which the American sitcom ''[[Growing Pains]]'' supposedly takes place.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvacres.com/char_seaver_jason.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913224155/http://www.tvacres.com/char_seaver_jason.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 13, 2012 |title=Jason & Maggie Seaver |access-date=January 28, 2009 |work=TV Character Bios |publisher=TV Acres }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[:File:1946 Huntington Planning Map.png|1946 Town of Huntington planning map]] from [[Wikimedia Commons]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Huntington, New York]]
*[[Heckscher Museum of Art]]
*[[Kelsey Outrage]]

==References==
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== Further reading ==
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* {{Cite news |last1=Morris |first1=Tom |title=Huntington / It Struggled but Endured |work=Newsday |page=114 |date=February 22, 1998 |language=English |id={{ProQuest|279070211}}  }}
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Town of Huntington, New York}}
{{Wikivoyage|Huntington (New York)}}
* {{Official website|http://huntingtonny.gov}}
* {{cite EB1911|wstitle=Huntington (New York)}}

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