Commack (/ˈkoʊmæk/ KOH-mak) is a census designated place (CDP) that
roughly corresponds to the hamlet by the same name in the towns of
Huntington and Smithtown in Suffolk County, New York, United States,
on Long Island. The CDP's population was 36,124 at the 2010
census.According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a
total area of 12.0 square miles (31.0 km2), all land.According to the
United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.0 square
miles (31.0 km2), all land.The name "Commack" comes from the Secatogue
Native American Tribe who lived on the South Shore of Long Island
between Copiague and Bayport. The Secatogue named their northern lands
in the center of the island Winnecomac which means "pleasant lands."
The name may have been inspired because of the towns flat lands with
rich soil, and thick oak forests abounding with plants and wildlife.
From its earliest days, Commack or originally spelled as Comac was
known for its fertile soil which made it the perfect land for farming.
Also the land had an abundance of game and wood.Today all of Commack
is settled and suburbanized and, like most unincorporated areas of
Long Island, does not have a true, walkable downtown or "Main Street".
The community is served by four major thoroughfares: the Long Island
Expressway, the Northern State Parkway, the Sunken Meadow State
Parkway and the at-grade Jericho Turnpike. It also includes the
historic Long Island Motor Parkway, which itself included the spur to
NY 25 that later became Harned Road. Commack, New York Top Movies & Young Movies