What is the population of Farmingdale, New York?

Farmingdale has a population of approximately 8,474 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Farmingdale, New York located?

Farmingdale is located in New York, United States, at approximate coordinates 40.7328°, -73.4468°.

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Farmingdale

Total population

8,474

Founded

1687

Elevation21 m

Land area2.9 km²

Weather56°F · Rain

Coordinates40.73°, -73.45°

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City facts

Founded

1687

Elevation

21 m

Area

2.9 km²

Official website

www.farmingdalevillage.com

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Overview

Farmingdale is an incorporated village located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on Long Island, New York, United States. It is considered the anchor community of the Greater Farmingdale area. The population was 8,466 at the time of the 2020 census.

History & geography

History

The first European settler in the area was Thomas Powell, who arrived in 1687. On October 18, 1695, he purchased a tract of land from three Native American tribes. This is known as the Bethpage Purchase and includes what is now Farmingdale – in addition to Bethpage, Melville, North Massapequa, Old Bethpage, Plainedge, and Plainview. One of two houses he erected in the area (built c. 1738) still stands on Merritts Road within Farmingdale. In the 1830s, anticipating construction of the Long Island Rail Road, land developer Ambrose George purchased a large tract of land between a community then known as Bethpage (now Old Bethpage) and an area in Suffolk County known as Hardscrabble. He built a general store in the western part of this property which he named Farmingdale. When the LIRR started service to the area in October 1841, it named its new station in the community as Farmingdale, on the line it was building to Greenport. Stagecoaches took people from the Farmingdale station to Islip, Babylon, Patchogue, Oyster Bay South, and West Neck (Huntington area). In 1886 a fire department was organized, and in 1899, Mile-a-Minute Murphy rode a bicycle along the Long Island Rail Road's Central Branch through the Farmingdale area at a mile a minute. For many years, the town celebrated its birth with the annual Hardscrabble Fair, with music, food and games. It was normally held in May. The 1920s-built Lenox Hills section and later, adjacent subdivisions – located between the Bethpage State Park golf courses and the Long Island Railroad trackage, encompassing rolling hills and a wide boulevard – are known as the more upscale part of Farmingdale Village.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Between the 1990 Census and the 2000 census, the village gained territory. The Lenox Hills section of the village is adjacent to Bethpage State Park. The rest of the municipality is within a fifteen-minute drive thereto. Additionally, Farmingdale is split between the Massapequa Creek and Seaford Creek drainage areas, and is located within the larger Long Island Sound/Atlantic Ocean Watershed. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Farmingdale has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Farmingdale was on July 6, 2010, and July 22, 2011, while the coldest temperature recorded was on January 4, 2014. | source 2 = National Weather Service }} Farmingdale is also associated with several unincorporated areas outside the village limits, including South Farmingdale (also in the Town of Oyster Bay), and East Farmingdale (in the Town of Babylon, within Suffolk County). Many nearby places not within the village limits have Farmingdale as their postal address and the same 11735 ZIP code. Residents of East Farmingdale must use Farmingdale as their mailing address, while residents of South Farmingdale can use either Farmingdale or South Farmingdale. Bethpage State Park, which is mostly in Old Bethpage, also has a Farmingdale mailing address. Farmingdale Union Free School District (UFSD 22) includes parts of both Nassau County and Suffolk County and the southernmost part of Bethpage State Park, where the clubhouse is located. Farmingdale State College and Republic Airport are in East Farmingdale, both with Farmingdale mailing addresses.

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