Stuart (Florida)

Martin County

12-68875

Stuart is a city and also the county seat of Martin County in the U.S. state of Florida with 15,593 inhabitants ( 2010).

Geography

Stuart is located on the St. Lucie River, just before its confluence with the Intracoastal Waterway and Atlantic Ocean. The city is located about 5 km south east of Port St. Lucie and 160 kilometers north of Miami.

History

1893-1895 was the venue name in Potsdam. This name came from Otto Stypmann, a former landowner in the area of ​​present-day town of Stuart, a native of Potsdam in Brandenburg. Potsdam in 1895, after completion of the Florida East Coast Railway, renamed in honor of another local landowner named Homer Hine Stuart, Jr., Stuart. 1914 Stuart was declared as a city.

Worth the old center, also Confusion corner is called. With its great pubs and ale houses he is a magnet for the poor young population. Stuart is a pensioner residing very popular.

Demographics

According to the 2010 census, the then 15,593 inhabitants distributed to 9,869 households. The population density was 956.6 inh. / Km ². 80.0 % of the population were white, 12.0% African American, 0.3% Native American and 1.1% Asian Americans. 4.5% were members of other ethnic groups and 2.2% in different ethnic groups. 12.3% of the population were Hispanic or Latino.

In 2010, children under the age of 18 and 37.2 % of all households lived in 19.5 % of all households with persons at least 65 years. 47.3 % 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 1.97 persons and the average family size is 2.73 people.

18.9% of the population were younger than 20 years, 22.3% were 20-39 years old, 26.8 % were 40-59 years old and 32.0% were at least 60 years old. The median age was 47 years. 47.1 % of the population were male and 52.9 % female.

The average annual income was $ 40,420, while 15.6 % of the population lived below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 91.30 % of the population spoke Spanish 6.09% and 2.61% had a different mother tongue.

Traffic

The city is on U.S. Highway 1 (SR 5) and the Florida State Roads A1A, 76 and 714 crosses or touches. Close to Interstate 95 runs past the town. Stuart is passed by the freight railroad Florida East Coast Railway and has an airfield called Witham Field, named after an American fighter pilots in World War II. The nearest international airport is Palm Beach International Airport (60 km south). To the north, the mighty Roosevelt Bridge crosses the St. Lucie River.

Crime

The crime rate in 2010 was 243 points ( U.S. average: 266 points ) within the average range. There were four rapes, ten robberies, 38 injuries, 108 burglaries, 560 thefts, 19 car thefts and one arson.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Jack Walrath ( born 1946 ), jazz musician
• Kathy Rinaldi ( born 1967), tennis player