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Floral Park is an Incorporated Village in Nassau County , New York on Long Island . The population was 15,967 at the 2000 census. The village is at the western border of Nassau County, and is located in both the Town Of Hempstead and the Town Of North Hempstead . The neighborhood of Floral Park, Queens is adjacent to the village. HISTORY Floral Park was known as in 1874, when John Lewis Childs arrived there to work for C.L. Allen as a seed seller. After building his own seed and bulb business, and starting America's first seed catalogue business, Childs bought the land around the Hinsdale Post Office; to promote his own business and the local Horticultural industry, Childs named the local streets after flowers and renamed the area Floral Park. The Post Office (its work dominated by Childs' catalogue business) soon took the Floral Park name, and the Long Island Rail Road followed suit by changing the name of the East Hinsdale station to Floral Park in 1888. Formerly part of Queens, New York , Floral Park became part of the new county of Nassau in 1899, and it was incorporated as a village, with Childs as its president, in 1908. GOVERNMENT The village has a Mayor-council form of government. The current Mayor is Phil Guarnieri; the four-member village board comprises Trustee s Kevin J. Greene, Thomas J. Tweedy, James E. Rhatigan and Mary-Grace Tomecki. Floral Park has its own police force,the Floral Park Police Department and is commanded by police commissioner Michael Reid. Floral Park also has a volunteer Fire Department . The Floral Park Fire Department is led by Chief Kevin Kelleher and assistant chiefs Frank Wakely, Jr., Richard Militello, Everett Ulmer, and John Kelleher. The department consists of 3 engine companies, one ladder company, and one rescue company. Floral Park has two political parties: the Citizens Party and the Unity Party. QUALITY OF LIFE Floral Park is considered to have a high Standard Of Living . The Violent Crime rate in 2003 was 0.8 per 1,000 and there were 0 homicides. This figure is particularly impressive considering that Floral Park borders Floral Park, Queens , a similarly prosperous and peaceful part of New York City proper. Along with the low crime, the Local Government ensures that the village is kept visually pleasing as well. Some relevant Ordinance s include:
The village currently owns and maintains 33 various-sized Parks . These range from about 10 Square Feet , to a full village Recreation Center with Five Baseball Field s, a Roller Hockey Rink , two Handball Court s, a Pool , and a Kiddie Pool . Membership is required to use these facilities, and member identification must be produced upon request. GEOGRAPHY The western village boundary is the border of New York City . Floral Park is located at (40.722427, -73.703207). According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 3.5 Km&2 (1.4 Mi&2 ), all land. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 15,967 people, 5,770 households, and 4,258 families residing in the village. The Population Density was 4,499.9/km&2 (11,635.9/mi&2). There were 5,892 housing units at an average density of 1,660.5/km&2 (4,293.8/mi&2). The racial makeup of the village was 93.56% White , 0.46% African American , 0.06% Native American , 3.88% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 1.03% from Other Races , and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.38% of the population. There were 5,770 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were Married Couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.30. In the village the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $73,719, and the median income for a family was $87,243. Males had a median income of $56,527 versus $38,592 for females. The Per Capita Income for the village was $31,183. About 2.2% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over. EDUCATION Two high schools are located in Floral Park: Floral Park Memorial High School and Sewanhaka High School, both of which are part of the Sewanhaka Central High School District (which also includes schools in nearby New Hyde Park , Franklin Square and Elmont .) {Link without Title} There are three elementary schools in Floral Park. Two of them, John Lewis Childs School and Floral Park-Bellerose School, are part of the Floral Park-Bellerose School District (the latter school also serves the neighboring village of Bellerose ). {Link without Title} Our Lady of Victory Elementary School is operated by the Roman Catholic Our Lady of Victory parish. ADDITIONAL FACTS ABOUT FLORAL PARK
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