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Welcome to Flower Hill ...

The village of Flower Hill is located in Nassau County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Flower Hill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Flower Hill has a population of 4,918 people<2> (see below for details).

Flower Hill is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Flower Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Flower Hill had an population of 4,918 people. This is an increase of 5.42% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.09% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Flower Hill had a population of 4,665 people. This makes Flower Hill the county's 32nd most populous community.

The population of Flower Hill represents 0.02% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 508th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,665 people, the population of Flower Hill increased 3.48% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,508 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Flower Hill.

Communities Also Named Flower Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Flower Hill - they are located in Alabama, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Flower Hill.

Websites for Flower Hill ...

Official Website: www.villageflowerhill.com/

Communities near Flower Hill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Flower Hill.

  • New York
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
    • New York is located in Kings County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
  • Bronx
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
    • Bronx is located in Bronx County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
    • Bronx has also been known as:
    • Bronx
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <4>
  • Yonkers
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
    • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <4>
  • Stamford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
    • Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <4>
  • New Rochelle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Union City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
  • Mount Vernon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwich
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
  • White Plains
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Hempstead
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Flower Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Flower Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Flower Hill. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flower Hill.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Flower Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Flower Hill.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flower Hill ...

Looking for more information about Flower Hill? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Flower Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Flower Hill.

Adding Flower Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Flower Hill in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Flower Hill was on a map titled Road Map for New York (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Flower Hill.

The official website for Flower Hill: www.villageflowerhill.com/

The official website for Nassau County: www.nassaucountyny.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Nassau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Flower Hill.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Flower Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.









 

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