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Freeport, New York
Freeport, New York | |
|---|---|
| Incorporated Village of Freeport | |
 Freeport Village Hall, also known as the Municipal Building, was built in 1928 to replicate Independence Hall in Philadelphia, and was enlarged in 1973. | |
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 Location in Nassau County and the state of New York. | |
  Freeport, New York Location within the state of New York  Freeport, New York Freeport, New York (New York)  Freeport, New York Freeport, New York (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°39′14″N 73°35′13″W / 40.65389°N 73.58694°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New York |
| County | Nassau |
| Town | Hempstead |
| Incorporated | 1892[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Robert T. Kennedy |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.87 sq mi (12.61 km2) |
| • Land | 4.58 sq mi (11.86 km2) |
| • Water | 0.29 sq mi (0.76 km2) |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 44,472 |
| • Density | 9,714.29/sq mi (3,750.58/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 11520 |
| Area code | 516 |
| FIPS code | 36-27485 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2390852 |
| Website | www |
Freeport is a village in the town of Hempstead, in Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York state, United States. The population was 43,713 at the 2010 census, making it the second largest village in New York by population.[3][4]
A settlement since the 1640s, it was once an oystering community and later a resort popular with the New York City theater community.[5] It is now primarily a bedroom suburb but retains a modest commercial waterfront and some light industry.
- ^ "History: Flushing Willets Point Corona Queens : QueensAlive.org". Archived from the original on February 20, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Freeport village, New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
- ^ Rivera, Laura (April 6, 2009). "300 watch as Andrew Hardwick sworn in as Freeport mayor". Newsday. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ^ Newsday.com Long Island History: Freeport, Retrieved July 20, 2006.
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