Island Park is a village located in southern Nassau County, New York in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the village had a total population of 2,032.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.5sqmi, of which, 1.5sqmi of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.The village of Island Park is part of the Outer Barrier of Long Island and is bordered on the west by a man-made canal running parallel to Suffolk Road. Its northern, eastern, and southern borders are delineated by the rails of the Long Beach Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The Island Park LIRR station provides commuters with a direct link to New York City.Even though it is an Island itself, Island Park is situated in the Long Island section of New York.HistoryIsland Park is a small Island in southern Nassau County located between the mainland and the Island of Long Beach. It has been known as Hog Island, Barnum Island and Jekyll Island. In 1926, Island Park became an incorporated village.The Island Park community covers a little over one and a half (1.5) square miles.. In the early days, the Rockaway Indians used the island to raise pigs and cattle. They also fished and clammed in the surrounding marshlands and waters. Since so many shellfish were available, these Indians produced wampur from the shells.
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