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The Town of Smithtown is in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the town had a total population of 115,715.

The Town of Smithtown also contains a census-designated place (CDP) and hamlet named Smithtown.

The town was first settled around 1650. Local legend has it that Native Americans told Smith that he would be granted title to all the land he could ride across in one day on a bull. The land he acquired in this way is said to approximate the current town's location. There is a large statue of Smith's bull, known as Whisper, at the fork of Jericho Turnpike (New York State Route 25) and St. Johnland Road (New York State Route 25A). Smithtown originally was known as "Smithfield."

The Town of Smithtown is located at 40.862786, -73.215175.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 288.5 km² (111.4 mi²). 138.8 km² (53.6 mi²) of it is land and 149.7 km² (57.8 mi²) of it (51.89%) is water.

Communities and locations:
Villages (incorporated):
Head of the Harbor
Nissequogue
Village of the Branch

Hamlets (unincorporated):
Commack (in part, with the Town of Huntington)
Fort Salonga (in part, with the Town of Huntington)
Kings Park
Lake Ronkonkoma (in part with the Town of Brookhaven and Town of Islip)
Nesconset
Smithtown
St. James

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