Land area: 1.9 sq. mi.
Founded: 1760
Population in 2014: 2,888 (100% urban, 0% rural)
Population density: 1,530 people per square mile.
County seat: Goshen.
Colleges and Universities: Orange County Community College, Rockland Community College, United States Military Academy, Mount Saint Mary College, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Sussex County Community College, William Paterson University of New Jersey
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Florida is a village in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 2,833 at the 2010 census estimates.[citation needed] 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.Florida is in a farming area known for the vast onion fields (it calls itself the Onion Capital of the World) in the nearby Black Dirt Region.
There are 1 airports and 1 Amtrak train stations within 30 miles of the Florida city center.
The average travel time to work in Florida is 42% higher than the national average.
The number of people who take public transportation in Florida is 11% higher than the national average.
The number of people who carpool to work in Florida is 29% higher than the national average.
The number of people who work from home in Florida is 37% lower than the national average.
White (93.04%)
African American (2.53%)
Native American (0.51% )
Asian (0.62%)
From other races (1.87%)
From two or more races (1.44% )
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.50% of the population.
Median resident age: 43.6 years
New York median age: 38.2 years
Florida: 2.8 people
New York: 2.6 people
Florida: $73,123 ($54,893 in 2000)
New York: $57,369
Median gross rent in 2013: $1,118.
Florida: $262,390(it was $141,800 in 2000)
New York: $277,600
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2013 was 77.9. This is about average.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2013 was 26.7. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 15.3 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 7.19. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 21.6 miles away from the city center.
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2008 was 0.0189. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 9.0 miles away from the city center.
Here: 4.7%
New York: 4.8%
The overall crime rate in Florida is 72% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 2.3 daily crimes that occur in Florida.
Florida is safer than 91% of the cities in the United States.
In Florida you have a 1 in 120 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Florida has decreased by 46%.