Place:Laurel, Suffolk, New York, United States

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NameLaurel
TypeCensus-designated place
Coordinates40.976°N 72.55°W
Located inSuffolk, New York, United States
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Laurel is a census-designated place (CDP) roughly corresponding to the hamlet of Laurel in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is located mostly within the Town of Southold, with a small portion in the Town of Riverhead. The population was 1,394 at the 2010 census.

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The area was originally known as the "Middle Ground" between Southold and Riverhead. Later it was called Franklinville, but relinquished that name for Laurel due to a conflict of names with another Franklinville.

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