Monroe County (Florida)
The Monroe County is a county located in the state of Florida in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Key West.
Geography
The county has an area of 9,679 square kilometers, of which 7,097 square miles are water. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Collier County and Miami -Dade County.
Go to County include the south-western tip of the Florida peninsula and the island chain of the Florida Keys. Although the islands are only a small part of the County area, but home to a large part of the population.
History
The Monroe County was formed on 3 July 1823. It was named after James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States. His tenure was from 1817 to 1825.
Demography
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the 2010 census, the then 73 090 inhabitants distributed in 52 764 households. The population density was 28.3 inh. / Km ². 89.5 % of the population were white, 5.7% African American, 0.4% Native American and 1.1% Asian Americans. 1.5% were members of other ethnic groups and 1.8% in different ethnic groups. 20.6 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino.
In 2010, children under the age of 18 and 28.2 % of all households lived in 20.5 % of all households with persons at least 65 years. 55.8 % of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or a parent with offspring ). The average size of a household was 2.18 persons and the average family size is 2.70 people.
16.8% of the population were younger than 20 years, 23.5% were 20-39 years old, 34.1% were 40-59 years old and 25.6 % were at least 60 years old. The median age was 46 years. 53.3 % of the population were male and 46.7 % female.
The average annual income was $ 53,889, while 11.6 % of the population lived below the poverty line.
In 2010, English was the mother tongue of 77.57 % of the population spoke Spanish 17.56 % and 4.87% had a different mother tongue.
Educational institutions
- Florida Keys Community College in Key West
Administrative units
Monroe County has four cities and one village. In addition there are some census -designated places and unincorporated areas and ghost towns.
The population figures are based on the census of 2010.