Florida, Orange County, New York

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{{distinguish|text=[[New York, Florida]]; or [[Florida, Montgomery County, New York]], a town}}
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| name = Florida
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| image_caption = Downtown Florida, 2007
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| map_caption = Location in [[Orange County, New York|Orange County]] and the state of [[New York (state)|New York]].
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of New York
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| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[New York (state)|New York]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in New York|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Orange County, New York|Orange]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of towns in New York|Towns]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Warwick, New York|Warwick]], [[Goshen, New York|Goshen]]


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| area_total_km2 = 5.84
| area_land_km2 = 5.83
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| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m = 136
| elevation_ft = 446

| population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total = 2888
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| population_density_km2 = 495.26
| population_density_sq_mi = 1282.99

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| coordinates = {{coord|41|20|N|74|22|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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| postal_code = 10921
| area_code = [[Area code 845|845]]
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| blank_info = 36-26319
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| website = https://www.villageoffloridany.org/
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'''Florida''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Village|village]] in [[Orange County, New York]], United States. The population was 3,049 as of the 2020 census.<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing |url=https://www.census.gov/decennial-census |access-date=May 6, 2022 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> It is part of the [[Poughkeepsie, New York|Poughkeepsie]]-[[Newburgh, New York|Newburgh]] [[Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]] as well as the larger [[New York City|New York]]–[[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]–[[Bridgeport, Connecticut|Bridgeport]], NY-[[New Jersey|NJ]]-[[Connecticut|CT]]-[[Pennsylvania|PA]] [[New York metropolitan area|Combined Statistical Area]]. The village is located in the town of [[Warwick, New York|Warwick]], with two small northern portions in the town of [[Goshen, New York|Goshen]]. Florida is at the convergence of Routes [[New York State Route 17A|17A]] and [[New York State Route 94|94]].

Florida has its own school district known as the [[Florida Union Free School District]]. The district consists of Golden Hill Elementary School and [[S. S. Seward Institute]]. The mascot for S.S. Seward Institute is a Spartan.

The current mayor is Daniel Harter Jr., who was elected in March 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Elected & Appointed Officials|url=http://www.villageoffloridany.org/government/officials/|website=The Village of Florida, New York|publisher=The Village of Florida, New York|access-date=May 17, 2018}}</ref>

==History==
[[Image:Culver Randel Mill.jpg|thumb|left|[[Culver Randel House and Mill]] along [[New York State Route 94|NY 94]] on the north side of Florida]]
The area had been occupied by [[indigenous peoples]] for thousands of years.{{Citation needed|date=July 2013}}

The part of the [[Wawayanda Patent]] which contained the present day village was known as the Florida Tract. The initial settlement on the site was known as '''Brookland''' but was given its current name in the 1760s.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Village of Florida|url=https://www.flhistoricalsociety.com/|website=Florida Historical Society|access-date=May 23, 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Vasiliev|first1=Ren|title=From Abbotts to Zurich: New York State Placenames|date=2004|publisher=Syracuse University Press|isbn=9780815607984|page=79|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XaXnfBi6EhwC&q=florida+village+new+york+name+brookland+-brooklyn&pg=PA79|access-date=May 23, 2018|language=en}}</ref> It was [[Municipal corporation|incorporated]] in 1946.

Florida is in a farming area known for the vast onion fields in the nearby [[Black Dirt Region]].

Local radio station, [[WTBQ]] was located in Florida from 1984 to 2007, on Main Street, in the white professional bldg, across from S.S. Seward. The station is currently located two miles south of the Village of Warwick.

==Geography==
The village is west of [[Glenmere Lake]] and north of [[Warwick, New York|Warwick]].

Florida is located at {{Coord|41|19|52|N|74|21|33|W|type:city}} (41.331217, -74.359167).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.9|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 459
|1950= 1376
|1960= 1550
|1970= 1674
|1980= 1947
|1990= 2497
|2000= 2571
|2010= 2833
|2020= 3049
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,571 people, 951 households, and 704 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,361.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 974 housing units at an average density of {{convert|515.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 93.04% [[White (U.S. Census)|white]], 2.53% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.51% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.62% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.87% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.44% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.50% of the population.

There were 951 households, out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $54,893, and the median income for a family was $61,406. Males had a median income of $45,577 versus $32,232 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $22,138. About 5.5% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.
[[File:Florida, NY, village hall.jpg|thumb|right|Village hall|alt=A three-story front-gabled ornate brick Queen Anne Style house seen from the front with two trees on either side casting shadows on it. Behind is a clear blue sky.]]
During the 19th century, the community was settled by a wave of Polish immigrants. They followed earlier settlers who were mostly migrants from New England, arriving after the Native American population had declined.

==Notable people==
* [[William H. Seward]] (May 16, 1801 – October 10, 1872), born in Florida, was the 12th Governor of New York, United States Senator, and the United States Secretary of State under [[Abraham Lincoln]] and [[Andrew Johnson]]
* [[Jimmy Sturr]], 18x [[Grammy Award]] "Polka King" lifelong resident.

==In popular culture==
* The village of Florida was featured in the hit TV show ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' in the 2007 episode entitled "Florida."
* [[The Jerky Boys]], on their 1996 comedy album ''[[Jerky Boys 3]]'', a Florida, New York resident named Mike, responds to a prank used chainsaw ad, becoming the butt of the joke.

==References==

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{{refbegin}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.th-record.com/archive/2006/06/21/chart.htm|title=MID-HUDSON POPULATION TRENDS|work=[[Times Herald-Record]]}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080302215337/http://floridaufsd.org/sssi/site/default.asp S. S. Seward Institute].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080314130114/http://floridaufsd.org/ghe/site/default.asp Golden Hill Elementary School].
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==External links==
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* [http://www.villageoffloridany.org/ Village website]

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[[Category:Villages in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Villages in Orange County, New York]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1760]]
[[Category:Goshen, New York]]
[[Category:Warwick, New York]]
[[Category:Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area]]

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