Editing South Floral Park, New York

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = South Floral Park, New York
| official_name      = Incorporated Village of South Floral Park
| settlement_type    = [[Village (New York)|Village]]
| nickname           = SFP
| motto              = "A Community With Pride"
| image_skyline      = South Floral Park Sign, South Floral Park, NY August 11, 2022 D.jpg
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| image_caption      = A welcome sign at an entrance to the village on August 11, 2022.
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location on Long Island##Location within the state of New York
| image_map          = Nassau County New York incorporated and unincorporated areas South Floral Park highlighted.svg
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| map_caption        = Location in [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]] and the state of [[New York (state)|New York]]

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| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau]]
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = [[Mayor (United States)|Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Nyakya T. Brown
| leader_title1      = [[Deputy mayor|Deputy Mayor]]
| leader_name1       = Jennifer Bellamy
| established_title  = [[Municipal incorporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date   = November 1925
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<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 1741
| population_density_km2 = 6910.87
| population_density_sq_mi = 17948.45

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| elevation_m        = 21
| elevation_ft       = 69
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 11001
| area_code          = [[Area codes 516 and 363|516, 363]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 36-69023
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 0965746
| website            = {{URL|www.southfloralpark.org}}
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| other_name         = Jamaica Square
| named_for          = Its location south of [[Floral Park, New York|Floral Park]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[Town (New York)|Town]]
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'''South Floral Park''' (formerly known as '''Jamaica Square''') is a [[Village (New York)|village]] in the [[Hempstead, New York|Town of Hempstead]] in [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]], on [[Long Island]], in [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 1,741 at the 2020 census.<ref>{{Cite web|title=South Floral Park village, New York|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US3669023|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=February 23, 2021}}</ref>

At {{Convert|0.096|sqmi|km2}}, the '''Incorporated Village of South Floral Park''' is the smallest village in the State of New York by total area.

== History ==
The Village of South Floral Park was incorporated in November 1925 as the Village of Jamaica Square.<ref name=":81">{{Cite book|last=Winsche|first=Richard|title=The History of Nassau County Community Place-Names|date=October 1, 1999|publisher=Empire State Books|isbn=978-1557871541|location=[[Interlaken, New York]]|pages=94–95}}</ref> This name had been used since the area was first developed ca. 1905; the name was originally chosen so as to reflect the fact that it was down the road from [[Jamaica, Queens|Jamaica]], [[Queens]] and next to [[Franklin Square, New York|Franklin Square]].<ref name=":81" /> However its name was changed to South Floral Park in 1931 due to confusion with said neighborhood in Queens; the new name was chosen based on the fact that the village is located immediately south of and adjacent to [[Floral Park, New York|Floral Park]].<ref name=":81" />

Residents decided to incorporate their community because they felt that the Town of Hempstead was unable to adequately fulfill the needs of their community, and believed that a more localized government would be able to govern it better.<ref name=":81" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=History Of Our Village|url=https://www.southfloralpark.org/?page_id=485|access-date=June 12, 2021|website=The Incorporated Village of South Floral Park|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 1953, South Floral Park Village Hall was constructed. The building was expanded in 1984 to rehouse the village's fire department in a more modern and efficient facility, which was dedicated on October 19, 1986.<ref name=":0" />

South Floral Park was one of the earliest [[Racial integration|racially integrated]] villages on [[Long Island]].<ref name=":81" /><ref name=":0" />

==Geography==
[[File:South-floral-park-ny-map.gif|thumb|left|U.S. Census map of the village.]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.096|sqmi|km2}}, all land.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web |date=February 12, 2011 |title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |accessdate=April 23, 2011 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

South Floral Park is the smallest village in the State of New York by total area.<ref name="New York 2010">{{cite web |date=June 2012 |title=New York: 2010, Population and Housing Unit County, 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-34) |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-34.pdf |access-date=January 9, 2013 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] }}</ref>

=== Climate ===
The Village of South Floral Park features a [[Humid subtropical climate|humid subtropical climate ('''Cfa''')]] under the [[Köppen climate classification]].<ref name=":60">{{Cite web |title=Story Map Series: The Climate Zone World Map |url=https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=58be6abce1914428889aad28c52e3eb1 |access-date=November 7, 2020 |website=arcgis.com}}</ref><ref name=":61">{{Cite web |title=Interactive United States Koppen-Geiger Climate Classification Map |url=https://www.plantmaps.com/koppen-climate-classification-map-united-states.php |access-date=November 7, 2020 |website=plantmaps.com}}</ref><ref name=":62">{{Cite web |date=January 13, 2015 |title=World Map of Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification |url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/K%C3%B6ppen_World_Map_%28retouched_version%29.png |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113015116/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Koppen_World_Map_(retouched_version).png |archive-date=January 13, 2015 |access-date=November 7, 2020}}</ref> As such, the village experiences hot, humid summers and cold winters, and experiences precipitation throughout the entirety of the year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Humid subtropical climate {{!}} climatology |url=https://www.britannica.com/science/humid-subtropical-climate |access-date=November 7, 2020 |website=Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref>

== Economy ==
The Village of South Floral Park is considered to be a [[Commuter town|bedroom community]] of the [[New York City|City of New York]].<ref name=":0" />

The village itself is residential in character, consisting of a single residential zoning district which covers South Floral Park in its entirety.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Village of South Floral Park, NY: Districts designated. |url=https://ecode360.com/15942444 |access-date=August 11, 2022 |website=Village of South Floral Park, NY Village Code |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Village of South Floral Park, NY: Residence District Regulations |url=https://ecode360.com/15942445 |access-date=August 11, 2022 |website=Village of South Floral Park, NY Village Code |language=en-US}}</ref> As such, there are no areas zoned for commercial or industrial uses anywhere within South Floral Park.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Long Island Index: Interactive Map |url=http://www.longislandindexmaps.org/ |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=www.longislandindexmaps.org}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> Despite this, there have historically been a couple of formal businesses which operated within the village – including a deli.<ref name=":0" />

The majority of lots in the village consist of single-family residential homes, with the only major exceptions being the village hall and fire station complex and a church.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1930= 460
|1940= 510
|1950= 572
|1960= 1090
|1970= 1032
|1980= 1490
|1990= 1478
|2000= 1578
|2010= 1764
|2020= 1741
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''South Floral Park village, New York – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the U.S. Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - South Floral Park village, New York|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US3669023&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - South Floral Park village, New York|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US3669023&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|245
|style='background: #ffffe6; |158
|13.89%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.08%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|971
|style='background: #ffffe6; |834
|55.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |47.90%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|10
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8
|0.57%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.46%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|137
|style='background: #ffffe6; |240
|7.77%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13.79%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|20
|style='background: #ffffe6; |27
|1.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.55%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|65
|style='background: #ffffe6; |90
|3.68%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.17%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|316
|style='background: #ffffe6; |384
|17.91%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22.06%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,764'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''1,741'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2000 Census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 1,578 people, 456 households, and 383 families in the village. The population density was {{convert|15,776.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 462 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4,618.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the village was 22.18% White, 59.06% African American, 0.25% Native American, 3.80% Asian, 6.15% from other races, and 8.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.56%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>

Of the 456 households 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 22.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.0% were non-families. 12.3% of households were one person and 5.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.46 and the average family size was 3.72.

The age distribution was 26.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.

The median household income was $64,205 and the median family income was $68,000. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $37,292 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,091. About 0.8% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

== Government ==
[[File:South Floral Park Fire Department & Village Hall, South Floral Park, NY August 11, 2022 C.jpg|thumb|South Floral Park Village Hall in August 2022.]]
As of August 2022, the Mayor of South Floral Park is Nyakya T. Brown, the Deputy Mayor is Jennifer Bellamy, and the Village Trustees are Jennifer Bellamy, LeRoy Graham, Jr., Randy Jaques, and Porscha Lyons.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Village Government |url=https://www.southfloralpark.org/?programs=village-government |access-date=June 12, 2021 |website=The Incorporated Village of South Floral Park |language=en-US}}</ref> All elected officials on the Board of Trustees serve 4-year terms.<ref name=":4" />

The South Floral Park Village Hall is located in the heart of the village, at 383 Roquette Ave.<ref name=":4" />

The following is a list of South Floral Park's mayors, from 1925 to present:<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" />
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+Mayors of South Floral Park
!Mayor's name
!Year(s) in office
|-
|William J. Ruppert
|1925–1933
|-
|William Hand
|1933–1939
|-
|William Sweeney
|1939–1942
|-
|Barney Strup
|1942–1966
|-
|William J. Hoffman
|1966–1971
|-
|James Lorenzo
|1971–1990
|-
|Arlene McMullen
|1990–2002
|-
|Angel Soto
|2002–2010
|-
|Geoffrey N. Prime
|2010–2022
|-
|Nyakya T. Brown
|2022–Present
|}

== Parks and recreation ==
The Village of South Floral Park owns and maintains a small park, known as Firemen's Memorial Park, which was dedicated in 1974.<ref name=":0" /> Located off Arthur Avenue, the park contains a historic bell dating to 1875, which was formerly utilized in alerting the community's volunteer firefighters; the bell was installed at the park in 1973.<ref name=":0" />

== Education ==
South Floral Park, in its entirety, is located within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the [[Elmont Union Free School District]] for [[Primary education|elementary education]] and the [[Sewanhaka Central High School District]] for [[secondary education]].<ref name=SchoolMap>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36059_nassau/DC20SD_C36059.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Nassau County, NY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 18, 2023|quote=ELM 10620}}</ref> As such, all children who reside within the village and attend public schools go to school in one of these two districts, depending on what grade they are in.

== Infrastructure ==

=== Transportation ===

==== Road ====
[[File:Bertha Street, South Floral Park, NY August 11, 2022.jpg|thumb|Bertha Street in South Floral Park in August 2022.]]
All roads within South Floral Park are owned and maintained by the village.<ref name=":18">{{Cite web |title=Nassau County Road Jurisdiction Viewer |url=https://nassau-county.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0cb89be5516c4571b1be0972bc2c8cbf |access-date=July 28, 2023 |website=County of Nassau, New York}}</ref>

Major roads either partially or wholly within the village include Arthur Avenue, Roquette Avenue, and Tennessee Street.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":18" />

==== Rail ====
No rail service passes through South Floral Park.<ref name=":3" /> The nearest [[Long Island Rail Road]] station to the village is [[Floral Park station|Floral Park]] on the [[Main Line (Long Island Rail Road)|Main Line]] and the [[Hempstead Branch]].<ref name=":3" />

==== Bus ====
No bus routes pass through the village.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":133">{{Cite web |title=Nassau Inter-County Express - Maps and Schedules |url=https://www.nicebus.com/Tools/Maps-and-Schedules |access-date=August 10, 2020 |website=nicebus.com}}</ref>

=== Utilities ===

==== Natural gas ====
[[National Grid USA]] provides [[natural gas]] to homes and businesses that are hooked up to natural gas lines in South Floral Park.<ref name=":382">{{Cite web |title=Long Island Utility Information - LIPA, Nat Grid, & Local Water Authorities. |url=https://www.longisland.com/utilities.html |access-date=October 24, 2020 |website=LongIsland.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Natural Gas & Electricity {{!}} National Grid |url=https://www.nationalgridus.com/Default.aspx |access-date=July 21, 2021 |website=www.nationalgridus.com}}</ref>

==== Power ====
[[PSEG Long Island]] provides power to all homes and businesses within South Floral Park.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home Page - PSEG Long Island |url=https://www.psegliny.com/ |access-date=July 21, 2021 |website=www.psegliny.com}}</ref>

==== Sewage ====
South Floral Park, in its entirety, is served by the [[Nassau County Sewage District]]'s [[sanitary sewer]] network.<ref name=":3" />

==== Trash collection ====
[[Waste management|Trash collection services]] in South Floral Park are provided by the Town of Hempstead's Sanitation District 6.<ref name=":3" />

==== Water ====
The water supply in South Floral Park is provided by the Water Authority of Western Nassau.<ref name=":3" />

== See also ==

* [[List of municipalities in New York]]

==References==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|South Floral Park, New York}}

* [https://www.southfloralpark.org/ Official website]
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