Place:South Floral Park, Nassau, New York, United States

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NameSouth Floral Park
TypeVillage
Coordinates40.713°N 73.701°W
Located inNassau, New York, United States
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South Floral Park is a village in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 1,741 at the 2020 census. The Incorporated Village of South Floral Park is inside the Town of Hempstead. Originally, the community was known as Jamaica Square.

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The Village of South Floral Park was incorporated in November 1925 as the Village of Jamaica Square. 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 and next to Franklin Square.[1] 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.[1]

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.[1]

South Floral Park was one of the earliest racially integrated villages on Long Island.[2]

The South Floral Park Village Hall is located in the heart of the village at 383 Roquette Ave, and its current mayor is Mayor Geoffrey N. Prime.

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