Streetlights summary
Riverhead town, Suffolk County, New York. Population: 36,067. Land area: 67.4 sq mi. Street lighting, dark streets and public safety lighting.
Recorded local data
Population36,067Source: census_popest_cousub. Population year: 2024.
Land area67.4 sq miSource: census_gazetteer. Geography year: 2023. Water area is excluded.
Derived from recorded data
Residents per square mile535.1Population / land area. Population and geography may refer to different years.
Model scenario
Street light points~ 8Scenario: (population / 10,000) x 2.3. Coefficients are assumptions, not locally measured rates. Not a verified object count.
Crossing lights~ 2Scenario: (population / 10,000) x 0.5. Coefficients are assumptions, not locally measured rates. Not a verified object count.
Public-space lights~ 3Scenario: (population / 10,000) x 0.8. Coefficients are assumptions, not locally measured rates. Not a verified object count.
Model values are scenarios, not an inventory or evidence that a service exists. Queues, applications, incidents, service users and unsafe homes are not inferred from population. Missing data does not mean zero.