St. Lucie County, Florida
The St. Lucie County is a county located in the state of Florida in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) Fort Pierce.
History
The St. Lucie County was formed on 24 May 1844 parts of Brevard County. It was named after Lucia of Syracuse, a saint of the Roman Catholic Church, which was executed 304 in Sicily because of their Christian faith.
Geography
The county has an area of 1,782 square kilometers, of which 299 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Martin County, Okeechobee County and Indian River County.
Attractions
- A. E. " Bean" Backus Gallery. This gallery on the Indian River Lagoon was named after a famous landscape artists of Florida. The gallery has about 900 m² of exhibition space
- FPL 's Energy Encounter. A museum that shows how energy drives the world. In the exhibition, everything can be touched and tried
- Fort Pierce Main Street. The historic city center is a good mix between young and old.
- IRCC Planetarium. A Planetarium, where you can explore the sky and the universe.
- St. Lucie County Sports Complex. A huge area of about 40 km ². In this stadium the New York Mets lead by spring training.
- Fort Pierce Jai Alai. The World's most fastest ball game.
- The Shell Bazaar. A market where you can buy all kinds of souvenirs. Since 46 years in operation.
- Veteran's Memorial Park. Built in 1995. With his military flags and the information stands he is impressively the military history of the area again.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000 living in St. Lucie County 192 695 people in 76 933 households and 54 237 families. The population density was 130 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 79.14 percent White, 15.42 percent Black or African American, 0.24 percent Native American, 0.95 percent Asian, 0.05 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 2.37 percent from other races groups; 1.82 percent were descended from two or more races. 8.16 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 76 933 households out of which 26.3 percent of children and adolescents under 19 years living with them. 55.3 percent were married couples living together, 11.1 percent were single mothers and 29.5 percent were non-families. 23.5 percent of all households and 12.4 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.89 persons.
22.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 6.6 percent between 18 and 24, 25.1 percent between 25 and 44, 23.0 percent between 45 and 64 and 22.7 percent of the population was 65 years or older. The average age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males statistically every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males.
The median income for a household was $ 36,363, and the median income for a family $ 41,381. Males had a median income of $ 30,047, women $ 22,684. The per capita income was $ 18,790. 9.6 percent of families and 13.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Further education institutions
- Florida Atlantic University in Port St. Lucie
- Keiser Career Institute in Port St. Lucie
- Indian River Community College in St. Lucie West
Places in St. Lucie County
- Ancona
- Cana
- Carlton
- Collins Park Estates
- Eden
- Eldred
- Fort Pierce
- Glidden Park
- Indian River Estates
- Indrio
- Lakewood Park
- Paradise Park
- Port St. Lucie
- Queens Cove
- River Park
- St. Lucie
- Sunland Gardens
- Viking
- Walton
- Waveland
- White City