Wyckoff Heights, New York of Wyckoff Heights. The area was home first to many German immigrants, later followed by Italian and more recently Latino and Eastern-European residents. Wyckoff Heights was urbanized starting in the late 1800s, and took its name from the Wyckoff family who owned and farmed much of the land. Development progressed from Brooklyn into Queens as portions of the Wyckoff farm were sold. In 1890 the New York Times and New York Tribune announced the creation of a new park (now Maria Hernandez Park) to be located in the Wyckoff Heights section of the 18th Ward of Brooklyn. In 1892 Queens
Jackson Township, York County, Pennsylvania Jackson Township, York County, Pennsylvania Jackson Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,494 at the 2010 census. It was founded in 1853 from parts of Paradise Township. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.97%, is water. The township surrounds on three sides the borough of Spring Grove, located along Codorus Creek, the southern boundary of the township and the borough. As of the census of 2000, there were 6,095 people, 2,281 households, and 1,795 families residing in