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Did you Know Rockville Cnetre
The Rockville Centre Fire Department was organized in 1875. Today it has over 325 volunteer members.
South Side High School opened in 1892 at the site of what is now Village Hall.
Rockville Centre’s first police officer was hired on July 15, 1893 at an annual salary of $500.
The Long Island Railroad began service to Rockville Centre in 1867.
ROCKVILLE CENTRE
Rockville Centre is the home of one of the largest catholic dioceses in the United States.
The first girls’ athletic meet, a precursor to Red and Blue, was held in 1917.
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to an audience at what was then South Side Junior High School in 1968.
Former Cyclones defender Crystal Dunn was part of the team that won the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
According to the 2020 U.S. Census, Rockville Centre is home to 25,814 residents.
In 1926 Hempstead Lake State Park was formed.
Central Synagogue of Nassau County was formed in 1935.
The most recent census also shows that 1,023 veterans reside in the village.
