Florida, Montgomery County, New York
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| Country | United States |
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| State | New York |
| County | Montgomery |
| Coordinates | 42°54′N 74°12′W / 42.900°N 74.200°WCoordinates: 42°54′N 74°12′W / 42.900°N 74.200°W |
| Area | 51.5 sq mi (133.4 km2) |
| - land | 50.4 sq mi (131 km2) |
| - water | 1.1 sq mi (3 km2), 2.14% |
| Population | 2,696 (2010) |
| Density | 52.3/sq mi (20.2/km2) |
| Town supervisor | William E. Strevy (R) |
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| Timezone | EST (UTC−05) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−04) |
 Location within Montgomery County and the state of New York.
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Florida is a town south of the Mohawk River in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 2,696 in the 2010 United States Census. The town was named after the state of Florida. It is located in the eastern end of Montgomery County and is south of the City of Amsterdam, which it borders.
The first recorded contact by Europeans with local Mohawk, who had occupied the area for centuries, was the 1642 visit of Jesuit missionaries to the village Tiononderoge (in one of its variations). After failing to Christianize the Mohawk, forces from French Canada twice attacked the village in 1667 and 1693 during rising conflict with the people in the valley.
The Dutch, followed by the English, established trading relationships with the Mohawk from their bases in Albany and Schenectady. On a trip to London to visit Queen Anne in 1710, arranged by the Albany mayor Peter Schuyler, the Four Mohawk Kings asked for help in defense against the French, and for Anglican missionaries to offset French Catholic influence. (Numerous Catholic Mohawk had moved to the St. Lawrence River valley, where they settled in Kahnawake south of Montreal.)
The Crown authorized the construction of Fort Hunter near Tionondega in 1711; its fortified area included a wooden Anglican chapel, known as Queen Anne's chapel. The Crown also encouraged the sending of two Anglican missionaries. Some traders and other Europeans began to settle near the fort as well.
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