Tag: Williston Park
Williston Park is an incorporated village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 7,287 at the 2010 census.
The Village of Williston Park is in the Town of North Hempstead.
Williston Park is located at 40°45′29″N 73°38′45″W / 40.75806°N 73.64583°W / 40.75806; -73.64583 (40.758045, -73.645942).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km), all of it land.
Williston Park was founded in 1926 when 195 acres (0.79 km) of land were purchased by New York City developer William Chatlos. Chatlos was seeking to create an affordable, planned community for New York City residents wishing to move to the suburbs. Later that year, residents of the village voted to break with the residents of East Williston and formally incorporate the village. Williston Park is named for Samuel Willis, a settler who came to the area in the late 17th century. The home of one of Willis’s family members stood in the village until…
