Seminole County (Florida)
The Seminole County is a county located in the state of Florida in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Sanford.
History
The Seminole County was formed on April 25, 1913 from parts of Orange County. It was named after the formerly living here Seminoles.
Geography
The county has an area of 893 square kilometers, of which 95 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Volusia County, Orange County and Lake County.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000 lived in Seminole County 365 196 people in 139 572 households and 97 281 families. The population density was 458 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 82.41 percent White, 9.52 percent African American, 0.30 percent Native American, 2.50 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 3.06 percent from other races groups; 2.18 percent were descended from two or more races. 11.15 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 139 572 households out of which 33.9 percent of children and adolescents under 19 years living with them. 54.3 percent were married couples living together, 11.5 percent were single mothers and 30.3 percent were non-families. 22.9 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 2.59 and the average family size was 3.07.
25.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.4 percent between 18 to 24, 32.0 percent between 25 and 44, 23.6 percent between 45 and 64 and 10.6 percent of the population was 65 years or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males statistically every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.
The median income for a household was $ 49,326, and the median income for a family $ 56,895. Males have a median income of $ 40,001, women $ 28,217. The per capita income was $ 24,591. 5.1 percent of families and 7.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Further education institutions
- Seminole Community College in Lake Mary
- Seminole Community College in Oviedo
- Seminole Community College in Sanford
Places in Seminole County
- Alderene Park
- Altamonte Springs
- Astor Farms
- Beck Hammock
- Bel-Air
- Bertha
- Booker Town
- Cameron City
- Canaan
- Casselberry
- Chuluota
- Dreamworld
- Elder Springs
- Fairlane Estates
- Fern Park
- Forest City
- Gabriella
- Geiger's Landing
- Geneva
- Goldenrod
- Greenbriar
- Heathrow
- Highland Park
- Indian Mound Village
- Jamestown
- Jones Landing
- Lake Charm
- Lake Mary
- Lake Monroe
- Lock Arbor
- Longdale
- Longwood
- Midway
- Mullet Lake Park
- Neheb
- New Upsala
- Orienta Gardens
- Osceola
- Oviedo
- Palm Shadows
- Paola
- Pinecrest
- Ravenna Park
- Saint Johns River Estates
- Saint Joseph
- Sanford
- Sanford Farms
- Sanlando Springs
- Sanlanta
- Slavia
- Snow Hill
- Sylvan Lake
- Wagner
- Weathersfield
- Wekiva Springs
- Wekiwa Springs
- Whites Landing
- Winter Springs
- Woodruff Springs
- Wynwood