Okeechobee County, Florida

The Okeechobee County is a county located in the state of Florida in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Okeechobee.

Geography

The county has an area of ​​2309 square kilometers, of which 305 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Indian River County, St. Lucie County, Martin County, Glades County, Highlands County and Osceola County.

History

The Okeechobee County was formed on May 8, 1917 parts of Brevard County. It was named after Lake Okeechobee from the Indian language. oka (water) chobi (large).

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Okeechobee County 39 996 people in 18,379 households. The population density was 20 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 77.5 % White, 8.0 % African American, 1.0% Indigenous and 0.9 % Asian Americans. 10.8% were members of other ethnic groups and 1.9% in different ethnic groups. 23.9 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino.

In 2010, children under the age of 18 and 34.1 % of all households lived in 33.5 % of all households with persons at least 65 years. 68.7 % 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 2.68 persons and the average family size is 3.13 people.

26.7 % of the population were younger than 20 years, 25.0 % were 20-39 years old, 25.6% were 40-59 years old and 22.6 % were at least 60 years old. The median age was 39 years. 53.6 % of the population were male and 46.4 % female.

The median income for a household was $ 34,289, while 27.2 % of the population lived below the poverty line.

In 2010, English was the mother tongue of 77.15 % of the population spoke Spanish 20.89% and 1.96% had a different mother tongue.

Others

The area of Lake Okeechobee was taken in 1926 and 1928 by two Hurricanes. The Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928 was the first hurricane in the North Atlantic, which was classified with magnitude 5 and called for about 2,000 deaths. In 2005, the region was affected by Hurricane Wilma strength 3 again. The Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, which is at the upper end of the Everglades, is partially developed as a bike path.

Places in Okeechobee County

Places in Okeechobee County with populations of the census of 2010:

City:

  • Okeechobee ( County Seat) - 5,621 inhabitants

Census-designated places:

  • Cypress Quarters - 1,215 inhabitants
  • Taylor Creek - 4,348 inhabitants
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