Florida, Orange County, New York
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Downtown Florida, 2007
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 Location in Orange County and the state of New York. |
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 Florida
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| Coordinates: 41°20′N 74°22′W / 41.333°N 74.367°WCoordinates: 41°20′N 74°22′W / 41.333°N 74.367°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Orange |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.9 sq mi (4.9 km2) |
| • Land | 1.9 sq mi (4.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 446 ft (136 m) |
| Population (Census 2010) | |
| • Total | 2,833 |
| • Density | 1,500/sq mi (580/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 10921 |
| Area code(s) | 845 Exchange: 651 |
| FIPS code | 36-26319 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0950303 |
Florida is a village in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 2,833 at the 2010 census estimates. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area. The village is located in the town of Warwick, with two small northern portions in the town of Goshen. Florida is at the convergence of Routes 17A, 25, and 94.
Florida has its own school district consisting of Golden Hill Elementary School and S.S. Seward Institute. The mascot for S.S. Seward Institute is a Spartan.
The current mayor is James R. Pawliczek, Sr., who was elected in March 2002.
The area had been occupied by indigenous peoples for thousands of years.
The village was founded by Anglo-European colonists in 1760. It was incorporated in 1946.
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