RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of New York >> Nassau County >> Garden CityIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
New York


The Commemorative Quarter for New York







Welcome to Garden City ...

The village of Garden City is located in Nassau County<1>.


The location of Garden City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Garden City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Garden City has a population of 22,363 people<3> (see below for details).

Garden City is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Garden City ...

Official Website: www.gardencityny.net/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Garden City had an population of 22,363 people (or an increase of 3.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Garden City had a population of 22,371 people. This makes Garden City the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of Garden City represents 0.12% of the total population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 107th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 22,371 people, the population of Garden City increased 3.23% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 21,672 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Garden City.

Communities Also Named Garden City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Garden City: This one is located in Nassau County and the other is located in Queens County.

Beyond New York, there are 38 communities that are also named Garden City - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida (3), Georgia, Idaho (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia (3) and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Garden City.

Communities near Garden City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Garden City.

  • New York
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <5>
  • Yonkers
    (19 miles [30.6 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 <5>
  • New Rochelle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Vernon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • West New York
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West New York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
    • West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
  • Long Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
    • Long Beach is located in Nassau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,303 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <5>
  • Port Chester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Glen Cove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lindenhurst
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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 Garden City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Garden City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Garden City. 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 Garden City.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Garden City ...

Looking for more information about Garden City? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Garden City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Garden City.

Adding Garden City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Garden City 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 Garden City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Garden City post office opened in 1875.

We also found Garden City on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1908).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Garden City.

The official website for Garden City: www.gardencityny.net/

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>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Garden City.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Garden City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 29 Nov 2024