Santa Rosa County, Florida
The Santa Rosa County is a county located in the state of Florida in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Milton.
History
The Santa Rosa County was formed on February 18, 1842 from parts of Escambia County. It was named after Rosa de Viterbo, a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.
Geography
The county has an area of 3040 square kilometers, of which 406 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered to the west by the Escambia County and on the east by the Okaloosa County.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in Santa Rosa County 117 743 people in 43,793 households and 33,326 families. The population density was 45 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 90.72 percent White, 4.25 percent African American, 1.01 percent Native American, 1.30 percent Asian, 0.08 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.67 percent from other races groups; 1.98 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.52 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 43,793 households out of which 36.5 percent of children and adolescents under 19 years living with them. 62.2 percent were married couples living together, 10.2 percent were single mothers and 23.9 percent were non-families. 19.3 percent of all households and 6.6 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.00.
26.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.2 percent between 18 to 24, 31.1 percent between 25 and 44, 24.1 percent between 45 and 64 and 11.0 percent of the population was 65 years or older. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 100.6 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males.
The median income for a household was $ 41,881, and the median income for a family $ 46,929. Males had a median income of $ 34,878, women $ 22,304. The per capita income was $ 20,089. 7.9 percent of families and 9.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Further education institutions
- University of Florida in Milton
- Pensacola Junior College in Milton
- Locklin Technical Center in Milton
Places in Santa Rosa County
- Allentown
- Avalon Beach
- Baghdad
- Belandville
- Berrydale
- Brownsdale
- Broxson
- Chumuckla
- Chumuckla Springs
- Cobbtown
- East Milton
- Fidelis
- Floridale
- Florida Town
- Galt City
- Gulf Breeze
- Harold
- Harp
- Harper
- Holley
- Indian Ford
- Jay
- McLellan
- Milton
- Mineral Springs
- Mount Carmel
- Muddy Ford
- Mulat
- Munson
- Navarre
- New York
- Oriole Beach
- Pace
- Parkerville
- Pine Bluff
- Point Baker
- Roeville
- Sellersville
- Spring Hill
- Wallace
- Ward Basin
- Woodlawn Beach