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Riverhead's downtown area formed as an active commercial hub during the 19th century. In the beginning of the 20th century, the community saw an influx of Polish immigrants, as did the rest of the town. This led to the creation of Polish Town, where the popular Polish Town Fair is held annually. The
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93:Location on Long Island
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893:January 31,
817:- Riverhead
708:Independent
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566:was 89.98%
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428:county seat
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420:Peconic Bay
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161: /
1538:Categories
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1458:Queensbury
1418:Monticello
1278:Binghamton
1171:Northville
839:References
783:North Fork
768:Ronkonkoma
561:As of the
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371:feature ID
275:Population
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146:40°55′42″N
1513:Watertown
1478:Schoharie
1468:Rochester
1463:Riverhead
1368:Johnstown
1176:Riverhead
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1156:Calverton
1146:Aquebogue
772:Greenport
655:newspaper
570:, 02.82%
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538:, (55.9%
463:Geography
440:Smithtown
432:Hauppauge
397:Riverhead
381:Riverhead
359:FIPS code
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