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South Floral Park is a village in Nassau County, New York, United States. United States. The population was 1,578 at the 2000 census.
The Village of South Floral Park is inside the Town of Hempstead.
History
The Village of South Floral Park was incorporated in 1925. This was one of the earliest racially integrated villages on Long Island. It's current mayor is Mayor Angel Soto[1]
Geography
South Floral Park is located at 40°42'47?N 73°42'2?W? / ?40.71306, -73.70056 (40.713148, -73.700514)[2].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.3 kmē), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,578 people, 456 households, and 383 families residing in the village. The population density was 15,776.3 people per square mile (6,092.7/kmē). There were 462 housing units at an average density of 4,618.9/sq mi (1,783.8/kmē). The 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% of the population.
There were 456 households out of which 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 all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.46 and the average family size was 3.72.
In the village the population was spread out with 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% who were 65 years of age 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 income for a household in the village was $64,205, and the median income for a family 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.
References
- ^ Mayor Angel Soto
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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