Jamaica, Queens
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| Neighborhood of Jamaica | |
Frederick Ruckstull's Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (1896) in Major Mark Park
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| Coordinates: 40°42′13″N 73°47′56″W / 40.70361°N 73.79889°WCoordinates: 40°42′13″N 73°47′56″W / 40.70361°N 73.79889°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New York
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| City |
 New York City
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| Borough |
 Queens
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| Area | |
| • Total | 2.670 sq mi (6.92 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 217,000 |
| • Density | 81,000/sq mi (31,000/km2) |
| Ancestries 2010 | |
| • Black | 48.2% |
| • Hispanic | 22.1% |
| • White | 19.9% |
| • Asian | 10.5% |
| • Other | 9.4% |
| ZIP Code | 11423, 11432, 11433, 11434, 11435, and 11436 |
| Median household income | $48,559 |
Jamaica is a middle-class neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 12, which also includes Hollis, St. Albans, Springfield Gardens, Baisley Pond Park, Rochdale Village, and South Jamaica. Jamaica is patrolled by the NYPD's 103rd, 113th & 105th Precincts.
It was settled under Dutch rule in 1656 in New Netherland as Rustdorp. Under British rule, Jamaica became the center of the "Town of Jamaica". Jamaica was the county seat of Queens County from the formation of the county in 1683 until March 7, 1788, when the town was reorganized by the state government and the county seat was moved to Mineola (now part of Nassau County). In 1814, Jamaica became the first incorporated village on Long Island. When Queens was incorporated into the City of Greater New York in 1898, both the Town of Jamaica and the Village of Jamaica were dissolved, but the neighborhood of Jamaica regained its role as county seat. Today, some locals group Jamaica's surrounding neighborhoods into an unofficial Greater Jamaica, roughly corresponding to the former Town of Jamaica, including Richmond Hill, Woodhaven, St. Albans, Rosedale, Springfield Gardens, Hollis, Laurelton, Cambria Heights, Queens Village, Howard Beach and Ozone Park.
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