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Fruit Cove, Florida

Fruit Cove is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Johns County, Florida, United States. It is located in the community of St. Johns. The population was 32,143 at the 2020 census, up from 29,362 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography
Fruit Cove is located at 30.10111°N, -81.61833°W (30.101153, -81.618318).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 17.9 sqmi, of which 17.9 sqmi is land and 0.06% is water.

Fruit Cove is the location of the Marywood Retreat Center for the Diocese of St. Augustine.

2010 and 2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 32,143 people, 10,909 households, and 9,269 families residing in the CDP.

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 29,362 people, 9,487 households, and 8,085 families residing in the CDP.

2000 census
At the 2000 census there were 16,077 people, 5,294 households, and 4,600 families in the CDP. The population density was 900.2 PD/sqmi. There were 5,549 housing units at an average density of 310.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.76% White, 2.06% Black, 0.18% Native American, 1.61% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.38%.

Of the 5,294 households 50.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them in 2000, 79.4% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present. 10.9% of households were one person and 5.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.26.

In 2000, the age distribution was 32.3% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.

In 2000, the median household income was $82,159 and the median family income was $84,791. Males had a median income of $62,470 versus $35,775 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $30,462. About 1.6% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 1.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education
St. Johns County School District is the school district of the area.

The following elementary schools serve portions: Cunningham Creek, Durbin Creek, Freedom Crossing, Hickory Creek, and Julington Creek. - 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St Johns County Public Library System operates the Bartram Trail Branch.

title: Fruit Cove, Florida


text:
Hastings, Florida

Hastings is an unincorporated census-designated place and agricultural center in St. Johns County, Florida, United States, 18 mi southwest of St. Augustine. It was formerly an incorporated town, but it was dissolved in 2018 after a vote by residents. The population was 1,262 at the 2020 census, up from 580 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History
Henry Morrison Flagler built tourist hotels at St. Augustine in the late 19th century, including the Ponce de León Hotel. He needed a local source of fresh vegetables for his guests, so he persuaded Thomas Horace Hastings, his cousin, to develop a farm. A small community evolved into a town, which was named for its founder in 1890. Hastings is known as the "Potato Capital of Florida" with 21000 acre of potato farms, but also produces cabbage, onions, eggplant and ornamental horticulture.

Hastings in 1910 was a thriving town that was a stop on the Florida East Coast Railway. The population of approximately 1,200 supported several general stores, a bakery, drug stores, meat markets, an ice plant and cold storage. In addition to farming, two companies manufactured barrels and a grist mill ground grain. There was a bank and a hotel, three doctors and a dentist. The town had water and sewer utilities, telephone and telegraph service. The local public school was good. Today the former FEC line is part of the Palatka-to-St. Augustine State Trail, and a trailhead can be found in the community within the Cora C. Harrison Preserve.

On November 7, 2017, the voters of Hastings elected to dissolve the city with an 82% majority vote. St. Johns County officially took control of the area on March 1, 2018.

The United States Census Bureau designated Hastings as a census-designated place in the 2020 census.

National exposure
The town was briefly in the spotlight when the American Broadcasting Company television network show, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition featured the Harvey family in a show aired on April 24, 2005, with assistance from its local affiliate WJXX. Workers employed by the show were joined by the Northeast Florida Builders Association (NEFBA) members to complete the project, which demolished the family's 1930s' broken-down structure and replaced it with a 4280 ft2, 2-story home with a 2009 assessed value of $342,696. The project was completed in seven days of work. Much of the actual labor was performed by the non-profit Builder's Care, a unit of the NEFBA. Builder's Care also performed an "Extreme Community Outreach" in the surrounding homes to identify and resolve problems in plumbing, electrical, air conditioning and structure.

Geography
Hastings is located at 29.71806°N, -81.50806°W (29.7180, -81.5081).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town had a total area of 0.7 sqmi, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 521 people, 213 households, and 139 families residing in the town. The population density was 790.5 PD/sqmi. There were 238 housing units at an average density of 361.1 /mi2. The racial makeup of the town was 52.02% White, 43.38% African American, 0.58% Pacific Islander, 2.11% from other races, and 1.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.99% of the population.

There were 213 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,635, and the median income for a family was $30,769. Males had a median income of $25,909 versus $20,694 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,537. About 15.4% of families and 21.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education
It is in the St. Johns County School District.

Zoned schools include South Woods Elementary School, Gamble Rogers Middle School, and Pedro Menendez High School.

The Hastings High School was built in 1924 to provide education for the children of the farmers in the southwest corner of the county. In 1985 it closed, and the Hastings Branch of the St. Johns County Public Library is located in this building. Hastings Elementary School was replaced by Hastings Elementary-Junior High School, which occupied the former high school facility, in 1985. In 1992 it dropped its junior high school program. The school, now Hastings Elementary School, was in operation until its 2005 closure. South Woods Elementary opened in the fall of that year, replacing Hastings Elementary.

The only public school in the town post-2005 was the Hastings Youth Academy, an Alternative school.

St. Johns County Public Library has a library in the former school.

Notable people

 * Derrick Ramsey (born 1956), Kentucky Secretary of Education and Workforce Development and former NFL player who played tight end for nine seasons for the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, New England Patriots and Detroit Lions.
 * Ron Waller, American football player.

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title: Hastings, Florida


text:
Palm Valley, Florida

Palm Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Johns County, Florida, United States. The population was 21,827 at the 2020 census, up from 20,019 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History
Long before the first Spanish settlers arrived, there was an Indian village in what is known as Palm Valley today. Several Indian mounds have been uncovered revealing points, pottery and human skeletons. Early Franciscan missionaries constructed a mission in the area called The Nativity of Our Lady of Tolomato.

By 1703, Don Diego Espinoza had settled in what is today the Palm Valley area. His vast ranch and the surrounding territory was known as Diego Plains. In the 1730s, the ranch was fortified to protect its inhabitants from Indian attack. By 1739, Great Britain and Spain were at war and trouble was brewing for the Diego Plains settlers. British general James Oglethorpe was commissioned to harass the Spanish settlements south of the colony of Georgia, so the Spanish governor fortified the Diego farmhouse which was already being called Fort San Diego. After Oglethorpe’s failure to capture St. Augustine, the Spanish military abandoned Fort San Diego, but other inhabitants moved into the area, living off the land and the cattle.

In 1908, a canal was dug through Diego Plains connecting the San Pablo River to the north with the Tolomato River near St. Augustine to the south. This intracoastal canal made access to the valley much easier for the residents that had settled in this area. In addition to raising cattle, they farmed, logged, and sold palm fronds to religious groups. The many palm trees growing in the region led some of the settlers to decide on the name Palm Valley for their community.

Prohibition turned some of the valley residents to another source of income – moonshine. The abundant water supply and deep woods areas in the valley were ideal for the concealment of illegal whiskey distilling. The moonshine industry thrived even after the Volstead Act was repealed in 1933, but the rising price of sugar finally brought the illegal whiskey industry to an end.

Palm Valley remained a quiet area of the Beaches, between A1A and U.S. 1. There were many farms where produce and livestock were raised. The development of the Beaches has also affected Palm Valley. Today most farms in the valley have disappeared, opening the land for luxurious residences overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway.

Geography
Palm Valley is located at 30.20667°N, -81.38722°W (30.206580, -81.387256).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 14.0 sqmi, of which 13.4 sqmi is land and 0.6 sqmi (4.21%) is water.

The Palm Valley Bridge is a recent addition to the neighborhood.

Neighborhoods
There are approximately six formal neighborhoods with Palm Valleys limited area. These include Palm Valley Landing, Plantation Oaks, Seaside, Odom's Mill, Dolphin's cove, and part of Sawgrass between A1A and the intracoastal. Sawgrass is the most notable neighborhood out of these, Palm Valley contains the TPC side of Sawgrass that hosts The Players Club golf tournament annually.

Topography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Palm Valley has a total area of around 14 square miles (36.2 km2). From this, 95.71% (13.4 square miles) is land and 4.29% (.6 square miles) is water. Much of the water in Palm Valley is due to small rivers and ponds, as the intracoastal does not count as part of the total area or total water. Palm Valley is a smaller town placed to the east of the intracoastal and to the west of A1A. It is north of Palm Valley Blvd and south of Butler Blvd. Farther west past the intracoastal lies Nocatee. East of A1A lies Ponte Vedra Beaches. North of Butler Blvd lies Jacksonville Beaches. Farther South of Palm Valley Blvd lies St Augustine Beaches.

Climate
According to Weather Spark, Palm Valley has a hot season for around 3.8 months, from May 30 to September 22. The cool season lasts for around 3 months, from December 3 to March 3. The wetter season lasts 4 months, from June 2 to October 2. While the drier season lasts for the other 8 months of the year. Palm Valley has extreme seasonal variation in perceived humidity. The humid period lasts for about 6.5 months, from April 26 to November 11. The most humid day of the year, August 5, has humid conditions 100% of the day.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 19,860 people, 8,188 households, and 5,584 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,480.8 PD/sqmi. There were 8,648 housing units at an average density of 644.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.84% White, 1.25% African American, 0.17% Native American, 1.29% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.52% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.80% of the population.

There were 8,188 households, out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $68,200, and the median income for a family was $87,847 (these figures had risen to $84,276 and $112,317 respectively as of a 2007 estimate ). Males had a median income of $58,152 versus $34,738 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $42,747. About 2.4% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education
It is in the St. Johns County School District.

Most of the community is zoned to PV-PV/Rawlings Elementary School, - See index of maps while a portion is zoned to Ocean Palms Elementary School. - See index of maps All residents are zoned to Alice B. Landrum Middle School, - See index of maps and Ponte Vedra High School.

St. Johns County Public Library maintains the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch in the CDP.

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Sawgrass, Florida

Sawgrass is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Johns County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,385 at the 2020 census, up from 4,880 at the 2010 census. The area is located in Ponte Vedra Beach and part of the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Sawgrass is home to The Players Championship (TPC), established in 1974. The tournament offers the highest prize fund of any tournament in golf.

History
Initial development was done by James Stockton Jr., son of a principal of Stockton, Whatley, Davin & Co. one of the biggest names in mortgage banking, real estate and insurance in the southeast U.S. While on safari in Africa in 1970, he envisioned another golf course resort development like Ponte Vedra in the wild landscape along the coast. After he returned to Florida, he purchased 1,600 feet of ocean frontage near property SWD had available since the 1960s. He engaged a golf course architect and an engineering firm to draw plans for a new development that eventually encompassed 1,200 acres.

At one point Stockton had doubts about using the name, Sawgrass. The plant is common to wet, marshy, mucky ground like the Everglades and the leaves have sharp, often serrated (sawtooth-like) margins. However, when most people hear the term sawgrass, they think of Pampas grass, its first cousin.

The developer recalled that there were 140 units sold in the first year, but in 1973, with the country in turmoil, sales dropped to nine and Stockton became concerned about being successful. All the money from sales was plowed back into the development and business was difficult for a few years. Two events helped turn the situation around. First, Jacksonville began construction of J. Turner Butler Boulevard, a limited-access expressway to the Atlantic Ocean, just north of Ponte Vedra Beach. The commute time from the beaches to downtown was cut in half. Second, Paul and Jerome Fletcher agreed to sell 415 acre adjoining Sawgrass to the PGA Tour for one dollar. That land became TPC Sawgrass, the first of several Tournament Players Clubs.

Geography
Sawgrass is located at 30.19278°N, -81.37278°W (30.192742, -81.372668).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.2 sqmi, of which 3.1 sqmi is land and 0.1 sqmi (4.33%) is water

TPC Sawgrass Players Club
This upscale community in Ponte Vedra Beach consists of 1,200 acres. Located between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway, Sawgrass Players Club, a gated community, holds 16 neighborhoods, a retirement community called Vicar's Landing, the Oak Bridge Golf and Country Club, and the famous golf course, the TPC Sawgrass.

Sawgrass Country Club
Located in Ponte Vedra Beach, this residential area resides to the east of A1A. There are 38 smaller neighborhoods within the large gated community. Within Sawgrass Country Club, there is a private golf course with amenities and a beach club across the street. Membership is required.

Demographics
Sawgrass comprises two subdivisions: Sawgrass Country Club and TPC Sawgrass Players Club. The total number of residences is 1,409 in Sawgrass Country Club and 1,564 in TPC Sawgrass Players Club for a total of 2,973. This calculation excludes Vicar's Landing retirement apartment community located in TPC Sawgrass Players Club. The median resident age is 56.6 years while Florida's median age is 41.8. Males make up 47.6% of sawgrass while females make up 52.4%. The population density is 1,600.4 people per square mile (617.5/km$2$). There are 3,089 housing units at an average density of 1,000.3 /sqmi.

Monetary demographics
The median income for a household in Sawgrass was $79,951 in 2015 which is $30,525 above the state average. Many residents make $200,000 or more a year (19%). In 2015, the average housing unit cost $338,755. Detached houses cost $386,262 and townhouses cost $168,720. Houses for sale range from $200,000 to $2,000,000. The common industries for males and females are finance and insurance in nearby Jacksonville.

2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,385 people, 2,143 households, and 1,385 families residing in the CDP. 408 households had children under the age of 18. 3.2% of the population were under 5 years old, 12.9% under 18 years old, and 32.6% were 65 years and over. The median age for Sawgrass was 51.6 years old. 50.5% of the population were female.

The racial makeup of the city is 94.2% White, 0.6% African American, 1.0% Native American, 3.3% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 8.4% from other races, and 7.2% from two or more races. 8.0% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household income was $119,349. 6.4% of the population lived below the poverty threshold, including 3.5% of those under 18 and 5.3% of those over 65. 96.6% of the population 25 years and older had a high school degree or equivalent or higher and 63.5% of that same population had a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.1% of the population were veterans.

Education
It is in the St. Johns County School District.

The community is zoned to PV-PV/Rawlings Elementary School, - See index of maps Alice B. Landrum Middle School,  - See index of maps and Ponte Vedra High School. - See index of maps

Additionally Palmer School (K-8) is nearby.

 * Community colleges
 * Florida State College of Jacksonville
 * Saint Johns River State College

 * Universities and four year colleges
 * Flagler College
 * Jacksonville University
 * University of North Florida

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St. Augustine, Florida

St. Augustine (San Agustín ) is a city in and the county seat of St. Johns County located 40 miles (64 km) south of downtown Jacksonville. The city is on the Atlantic coast of northeastern Florida. Founded in 1565 by Spanish explorers, it is the oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in what is now the contiguous United States.

St. Augustine was founded on September 8, 1565, by Spanish admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, Florida's first governor. He named the settlement San Agustín, for his ships bearing settlers, troops, and supplies from Spain had first sighted land in Florida eleven days earlier on August 28, the feast day of St. Augustine. The city served as the capital of Spanish Florida for over 200 years. It was designated as the capital of British East Florida when the colony was established in 1763; Great Britain returned Florida to Spain in 1783.

Spain ceded Florida to the United States in 1819, and St. Augustine was designated one of the two alternating capitals of the Florida Territory, the other being Pensacola, upon ratification of the Adams–Onís Treaty in 1821. The Florida National Guard made the city its headquarters that same year. The territorial government moved and made Tallahassee the permanent capital of Florida in 1824.

St. Augustine is part of Florida's First Coast region and the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. It had a population of 14,329 at the 2020 census, up from 12,975 at the 2010 census. Since the late 19th century, St. Augustine's distinctive historical character has made the city a tourist attraction. Castillo de San Marcos, the city's 17th-century Spanish fort—constructed out of the sedimentary rock coquina—continues to attract tourists. St. George Street is a major pedestrian street that runs through the downtown area and includes over 30 historic houses and tourist attractions.

Early exploration
The first European known to have explored the coasts of Florida was the Spanish explorer and governor of Puerto Rico, Juan Ponce de León, who likely ventured in 1513 as far north as the vicinity of the future St. Augustine, naming the peninsula he believed to be an island "La Florida" and claiming it for the Spanish crown.

Founding by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
Founded in 1565 by the Spanish conquistador Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, St. Augustine is the oldest continuously occupied settlement of European origin in the contiguous United States. It is the second-oldest continuously inhabited city of European origin in a United States territory, after San Juan, Puerto Rico (founded in 1521).

In 1560, King Philip II of Spain appointed Menéndez as Captain General, and his brother Bartolomé Menéndez as Admiral, of the Fleet of the Indies. Thus Pedro Menéndez commanded the galleons of the great Armada de la Carrera, or Spanish Treasure Fleet, on their voyage from the Caribbean and Mexico to Spain, and determined the routes they followed.

In early 1564, he asked permission to go to Florida to search for La Concepcion, the galeon Capitana, or flagship, of the New Spain fleet commanded by his son, Admiral Juan Menéndez. The ship had been lost in September 1563 when a hurricane scattered the fleet as it was returning to Spain, at the latitude of Bermuda off the coast of South Carolina. The crown repeatedly refused his request.

The crown eventually approached Menéndez to fit out an expedition to Florida on the condition that he explore and settle the region as King Philip's adelantado, and eliminate the Huguenot French, whom the Catholic Spanish considered to be dangerous heretics.

Menéndez was in a race to reach Florida before the French captain Jean Ribault, who was on a mission to secure Fort Caroline. On August 28, 1565, the feast day of St. Augustine of Hippo, Menéndez's crew finally sighted land; the Spaniards continued sailing northward along the coast from their landfall, investigating every inlet and plume of smoke along the shore. On September 4, they encountered four French vessels anchored at the mouth of a large river (the St. Johns), including Ribault's flagship, La Trinité. The two fleets met in a brief skirmish, but it was not decisive. Menéndez sailed southward and landed again on September 8, formally declared possession of the land in the name of Philip II, and officially founded the settlement he named San Agustín (Saint Augustine). Father Francisco López de Mendoza Grajales, the chaplain of the expedition, celebrated the first Thanksgiving Mass on the grounds. The formal Franciscan outpost, Mission Nombre de Dios, was founded at the landing point, perhaps the first mission in what would become the continental United States.

The mission served nearby villages of the Mocama, a Timucua group, and was at the center of an important chiefdom in the late 16th and 17th century. The settlement was built in the former Timucua village of Seloy; this site was chosen for its strategic location facing the waterways of St. Augustine bay with their abundant resources, an eminently suitable site for water communications and defense. A French attack on St. Augustine was thwarted by a violent squall that ravaged the French naval forces. Taking advantage of this, Menéndez marched his troops overland to Fort Caroline on the St. Johns River, about 30 mi north. The Spanish easily overwhelmed the lightly defended French garrison, which had been left with only a skeleton crew of 20 soldiers and about 100 others, killing most of the men and sparing about 60 women and children. The bodies of the victims were hung in trees with the inscription: "Hanged, not as Frenchmen, but as "Lutherans" (heretics)". Menéndez renamed the fort San Mateo and marched back to St. Augustine, where he discovered that the shipwrecked survivors from the French ships had come ashore to the south of the settlement. A Spanish patrol encountered the remnants of the French force, and took them prisoner. Menéndez accepted their surrender, but then executed all of them except a few professing Catholics and some Protestant workers with useful skills, at what is now known as Matanzas Inlet (Matanzas is Spanish for "slaughters"). The site is very near the national monument Fort Matanzas, built in 1740–1742 by the Spanish.

Invasions by pirates and enemies of Spain
Succeeding governors of the province maintained a peaceful coexistence with the local Native Americans, allowing the isolated outpost of St. Augustine some stability for a few years. On May 28 and 29, 1586, soon after the Anglo-Spanish War began between England and Spain, the English privateer Sir Francis Drake sacked and burned St. Augustine. The approach of his large fleet obliged Governor Pedro Menéndez Márquez and the townspeople to evacuate the settlement. When the English got ashore, they seized some artillery pieces and a royal strongbox containing gold ducats (which was the garrison payroll). The killing of their sergeant major by the Spanish rearguard caused Drake to order the town razed to the ground.

In 1609 and 1611, expeditions were sent out from St. Augustine against the English colony at Jamestown. In the second half of the 17th century, groups of Indians from the colony of Carolina conducted raids into Florida and killed the Franciscan priests who served at the Catholic missions. Requests by successive governors of the province to strengthen the presidio's garrison and fortifications were ignored by the Spanish Crown which had other priorities in its vast empire. The charter of 1663 for the new Province of Carolina, issued by King Charles II of England, was revised in 1665, claiming lands as far southward as 29 degrees north latitude, about 65 miles south of the existing settlement at St. Augustine.

The English buccaneer Robert Searle sacked St. Augustine in 1668, after capturing some Spanish supply vessels bound for the settlement and holding their crews at gun point while his men hid below decks. Searle was retaliating for the Spanish destruction of the settlement of New Providence in the Bahamas. Searle and his men killed sixty people and pillaged public storehouses, churches and houses. This raid and the establishment of the English settlement at Charles Town spurred the Spanish Crown to finally acknowledge the vulnerability of St. Augustine to foreign incursions and strengthen the city's defenses. In 1669, Queen Regent Mariana ordered the Viceroy of New Spain to disburse funds for the construction of a permanent masonry fortress, which began in 1672. Before the fortress was completed, French buccaneers Michel de Grammont and Nicolas Brigaut planned an ill-fated attack in 1686 which was foiled: their ships were run aground, Grammont and his crew were lost at sea, and Brigaut was captured ashore by Spanish soldiers. The Castillo de San Marcos was completed in 1695, not long before an attack by James Moore's forces from Carolina in November, 1702. Failing to capture the fort after a siege of 58 days, the British set St. Augustine ablaze as they retreated.

In 1738, the governor of Spanish Florida, Manuel de Montiano, ordered a settlement be constructed two miles north of St. Augustine for the growing Free Black community established by fugitive slaves who had escaped into Florida from the Thirteen Colonies. This new community, Fort Mose, would serve as a military outpost and buffer for St. Augustine, as the men accepted into Fort Mose had enlisted in the colonial militia and converted to Catholicism in exchange for their freedom.

In 1740, however, St. Augustine was again besieged, this time by the governor of the British colony of Georgia, General James Oglethorpe, who was also unable to take the fort.

Loyalist haven under British rule
The 1763 Treaty of Paris, signed after Great Britain's victory over France and Spain during the Seven Years' War, ceded Florida to Great Britain in exchange for the return of Havana and Manila. The vast majority of Spanish colonists in the region left Florida for Cuba, Florida became Great Britain's fourteenth and fifteenth North American colonies, and because of the political sympathies of its British inhabitants, St. Augustine became a Loyalist haven during the American Revolutionary War.

After the mass exodus of St. Augustinians, Great Britain sought to repopulate its new colony. The London Board of Trade advertised 20,000-acre lots to any group that would settle in Florida within ten years, with one resident per 100 acres. Pioneers who were "energetic and of good character" were given 100 acres of land and 50 additional acres for each family member they brought. Under Governor James Grant, almost three million acres of land were granted in East Florida alone. Second stories were added to existing Spanish homes and new houses were built. Cattle ranching and plantation agriculture began to thrive.

During the twenty-year period of British rule, Britain took command of both the Castillo de San Marcos (renamed Fort St. Mark) and of Fort Matanzas. They permanently stationed a small group of men at Fort Matanzas. Once war broke out, loyalist St. Augustine residents burned effigies of Patriots Samuel Adams and John Hancock in the plaza. Fort St. Mark became a training and supply base, as well as a prisoner-of-war camp where three signers of the Declaration of Independence and South Carolina's lieutenant governor Christopher Gadsden were held. Local militias composed of Florida, Georgia, and Carolina inhabitants formed the East Florida Rangers in 1776 and were reorganized to form the King's Rangers in 1779. Spanish General Bernardo de Gálvez, harassed the British in West Florida and captured Pensacola. Fears that the Spanish would then move to capture St. Augustine, however, proved unfounded.

The 1783 Treaty of Paris, which recognized the independence of the Thirteen Colonies as the United States, ceded Florida back to Spain and returned the Bahamas to Britain. As a result, some of the town's Spanish residents returned to St Augustine. Refugees from Dr. Andrew Turnbull's troubled colony in New Smyrna had fled to St. Augustine in 1777, made up the majority of the city's population during the period of British rule, and remained when the Spanish Crown took control again. This group was, and still is, referred to locally as "Menorcans", even though it also included settlers from Italy, Corsica and the Greek islands.

Second Spanish period
During the Second Spanish period (1784–1821) of Florida, Spain was dealing with invasions of the Iberian peninsula by Napoleon's armies in the Peninsular War, and struggled to maintain a tenuous hold on its territories in the western hemisphere as revolution swept South America. The royal administration of Florida was neglected, as the province had long been regarded as an unprofitable backwater by the Crown. The United States, however, considered Florida vital to its political and military interests as it expanded its territory in North America, and maneuvered by sometimes clandestine means to acquire it. On October 5, 1811, a hurricane hit St. Augustine that caused extensive damage to the city. The damage was further exacerbated by the economic situation of Spanish Florida. The Adams–Onís Treaty, negotiated in 1819 and ratified in 1821, ceded Florida and St. Augustine, still its capital at the time, to the United States.

Territory of Florida
According to the Adams–Onís Treaty, the United States acquired East Florida and absolved Spain of $5 million of debt. Spain renounced all claims to West Florida and the Oregon Country. Andrew Jackson returned to Florida in 1821, upon ratification of the treaty, and established a new territorial government. Americans from older plantation societies of Virginia, Georgia, and the Carolinas began to move to the area. West Florida was quickly consolidated with East and the new capital of Florida became Tallahassee, halfway between the old capitals of St. Augustine and Pensacola, in 1824.

Once many Americans had begun to immigrate to the new territory, it became apparent that there would be continued skirmishes with local Creek and Miccosukee peoples and white settlers encroaching on their land. The United States government favored removal policies, but local indigenous groups in Florida refused to leave without fighting. The nineteenth century saw three Seminole Wars. In 1823, territorial governor William Duval and James Gadsden signed the Treaty of Moultrie Creek, forcing Seminoles onto a four million acre reservation in central Florida. The Second Seminole War (1835–1842) was the longest war of Indian removal and resulted when the United States government attempted to move the Seminole people from Central Florida to a Creek reservation west of the Mississippi River. As a result of the Seminole War, Seminole prisoners, including the prominent leader Osceola, were held captive in the Castillo de San Marcos, renamed Fort Marion after General Francis Marion, who fought in the American Revolution, in the 1830s.

By 1840, the territory's population had reached 54,477 people. Half the population were enslaved Africans. Steamboats were popular on the Apalachicola and St. Johns Rivers, and there were several plans for railroad construction. The territory south of present-day Gainesville was sparsely populated by whites.

In 1845 the Florida Territory was admitted into the Union as the State of Florida.

Civil War
On January 7, 1861, only three days before Florida would secede and join the Confederacy, a group of 125 Florida militia marched on Fort Marion. The fort was guarded by a single sergeant, who surrendered the fort after being provided with a receipt. Gen. Robert E. Lee, who was commander of coastal defenses at the time, ordered that the fort's cannons be removed and sent to more strategic locations, such as Fernandina and the mouth of the St. Johns River.

The town raised a Confederate militia unit, known as the Florida Independent Blues or the Saint Augustine Blues. They were soon joined by the Milton Guard, another militia unit.

In an effort to help blockade runners avoid capture, the Confederate government ordered all lighthouses to be extinguished. In St. Augustine, the customhouse officer, Paul Arnau, organized the "Coastal Guard", a group who worked to disable the lighthouses along Florida's east coast. They started by removing and hiding the lenses from the St. Augustine Light before moving south. After successfully dismantling the lighthouses at Cape Canaveral, Jupiter Inlet, and Key Biscayne, Arnau returned to St. Augustine. He would then serve as mayor from 1861 until early 1862, just before the Federals took over the city.

The Confederate authorities remained in control of St. Augustine for fourteen months, although it was barely defended. The Union conducted a blockade of shipping. In 1862 Union troops gained control of St. Augustine and controlled it through the rest of the war. With the economy already suffering, many residents fled.

Henry Flagler and the railroad
Henry Flagler, a co-founder with John D. Rockefeller of the Standard Oil Company, spent the winter of 1883 in St. Augustine and found the city charming, but considered its hotels and transportation systems inadequate. He had the idea to make St. Augustine a winter resort for wealthy Americans from the north, and to bring them south he bought several short line railroads and combined these in 1885 to form the Florida East Coast Railway. He built a railroad bridge over the St. Johns River in 1888, opening up the Atlantic coast of Florida to development.

Flagler finished construction in 1887 on two large ornate hotels in the city, the 450-room Hotel Ponce de Leon and the 250-room Hotel Alcazar. The next year, he purchased the Casa Monica Hotel (renaming it the Cordova Hotel) across the street from both the Alcazar and the Ponce de Leon. His chosen architectural firm, Carrère and Hastings, radically altered the appearance of St. Augustine with these hotels, giving it a skyline and beginning an architectural trend in the state characterized by the use of the Spanish Renaissance Revival and Moorish Revival styles. With the opening of the Ponce de Leon in 1888, St. Augustine became the winter resort of American high society for a few years.

When Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad was extended southward to Palm Beach and then Miami in the early 20th century, the wealthy stopped in St. Augustine en route to the southern resorts. Wealthy vacationers began to customarily spend their winters in South Florida, where the climate was warmer and freezes were rare. St. Augustine nevertheless still attracted tourists, and eventually became a destination for families traveling in automobiles as new highways were built and Americans took to the road for annual summer vacations. The tourist industry soon became the dominant sector of the local economy.

Civil Rights Movement
In 1963, nearly a decade after the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education that segregation of schools was unconstitutional, African Americans were still trying to get St. Augustine to integrate the public schools in the city. They were also trying to integrate public accommodations, such as lunch counters, and were met with arrests and Ku Klux Klan violence. Local students held protests throughout the city, including sit-ins at the local Woolworth's, picket lines, and marches through the downtown. These protests were often met with police violence. Homes of African Americans were firebombed, black leaders were assaulted and threatened with death, and others were fired from their jobs.

In the spring of 1964, St. Augustine civil rights leader Robert Hayling asked the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and its leader Martin Luther King Jr. for assistance. From May until July 1964, King and Hayling, along with Hosea Williams, C. T. Vivian, Dorothy Cotton, Andrew Young and others, organized marches, sit-ins, pray-ins, wade-ins and other forms of protest in St. Augustine. Hundreds of black and white civil rights supporters were arrested, and the jails were filled to capacity. At the request of Hayling and King, civil rights supporters from elsewhere, including students, clergy, activists and well-known public figures, came to St. Augustine and were arrested together.

St. Augustine was the only place in Florida where King was arrested; his arrest there occurred on June 11, 1964, on the steps of the Monson Motor Lodge's restaurant. The demonstrations came to a climax when a group of black and white protesters jumped into the hotel's segregated swimming pool. In response to the protest, James Brock, the manager of the hotel and the president of the Florida Hotel & Motel Association, poured muriatic acid into the pool to scare the protesters. Photographs of this, and of a policeman jumping into the pool to arrest the protesters, were broadcast around the world. One appeared on the front page of the Washington paper the day the senate went to vote on the passage of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. It became the most famous photograph ever taken in St. Augustine.

The Ku Klux Klan and its supporters responded to these protests with violent attacks that were widely reported in national and international media. Popular revulsion against the Klan and police violence in St. Augustine generated national sympathy for the black protesters and became a key factor in Congressional passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, leading eventually to passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, both of which provided federal enforcement of constitutional rights.

St. Augustine's historically Black college, now Florida Memorial University, felt itself unwelcome in St. Augustine, and departed in 1968 for a new campus near Opa-locka in Dade County. It is currently located in the Opa-locka North neighborhood of Miami Gardens, next to St. Thomas University.

Modern St. Augustine
In 1965, St. Augustine celebrated the 400th anniversary of its founding, and jointly with the State of Florida, inaugurated a program to restore part of the colonial city. The Historic St. Augustine Preservation Board was formed to reconstruct more than thirty-six buildings to their historical appearance, which was completed within a few years. When the State of Florida abolished the Board in 1997, the City of St. Augustine assumed control of the reconstructed buildings, as well as other historic properties including the Government House. In 2010, the city transferred control of the historic buildings to UF Historic St. Augustine, Inc., a direct support organization of the University of Florida.

Cross and Sword was a 1965 play by American playwright Paul Green created to honor the 400th anniversary of the settlement of St. Augustine. It was Florida's official state play, having received the designation by the Florida Senate in 1973. It was performed for ten weeks every summer in St. Augustine for more than 30 years, closing in 1996.

In 2015, St. Augustine celebrated the 450th anniversary of its founding with a four-day long festival and a visit from Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia of Spain.

On October 7, 2016 Hurricane Matthew caused widespread flooding in downtown St. Augustine.

Geography and climate
St. Augustine is located at 29.89472°N, -81.31444°W (29.8946910, −81.3145170). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 27.8 km2, 21.7 km2 of which is land and 6.1 km2 (21.99%) is water. Access to the Atlantic Ocean is via the St. Augustine Inlet of the Matanzas River.

St. Augustine has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) typical of the Gulf and South Atlantic states. The low latitude and coastal location give the city a mostly warm and sunny climate. Unlike much of the contiguous United States, St. Augustine's driest time of year is winter. The hot and wet season extends from May through October, while the cool and dry season extends November through April.

In summer, average high temperatures are in the lower 90's F (32 C) and normal low temperatures are in the 70's F (20 - 22 C). The Bermuda High pumps in hot and unstable tropical air from the Bahamas and Gulf of Mexico, which help create the daily thundershowers that are typical in summer months. Intense but very brief downpours are common in summer in the city. Fall and spring are warm and sunny with highs from 74 °F to 87 °F and lows in the 50s to 70s.

In winter, St. Augustine has generally mild and sunny weather typical of the Florida peninsula. The coolest months are from December through February, with highs from 67 °F to 70 °F and lows from 47 °F to 51 °F. From November through April, St. Augustine often has long periods of rainless weather. April can see near drought conditions with brush fires and water restrictions in place. St. Augustine averages 4.6 frosts per year. The record low of 10 F happened on January 21, 1985. Hurricanes occasionally impact the region; however, like most areas prone to such storms, St. Augustine rarely suffers a direct hit by a major hurricane. The last direct hit by a major hurricane to the city was Hurricane Dora in 1964. Extensive flooding occurred in the downtown area of St. Augustine when Hurricane Matthew passed east of the city in October 2016.

Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 14,329 people, 5,828 households, and 3,072 families residing in the city.

In 2020, 2.2% of the population were under 5 years old, 8.7% under 18 years old, and 25.5% were 65 years and over. 57.9% of the population were female.

In 2020, the median value of owner-occupied housing units was $294,600. The median gross rent was $1,118. 91.2% of households had a computer and 83.0% of households had a broadband internet subscription.

In 2020, 93.8% of the population 25 years and older had a high school degree or higher and 37.4% of that same population had a bachelor's degree or higher.

In 2020, the median household income was $60,455. The per capita income was $33,060. 17.0% lived below the Poverty threshold.

There were 1,230 veterans living in the city between 2016 and 2020, and 6.6% of the population were foreign born persons.

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 12,975 people, 5,494 households, and 2,546 families residing in the city.

Government and politics
St. Augustine is the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida.

The city of St. Augustine operates under a city commission government, specifically the commissioner-manager form, with an elected mayor, vice mayor, and city commission. Additionally, the government includes a city manager, city attorney, city clerk, and various city boards.

Highways

 * I-95.svg Interstate 95 runs north–south.
 * US 1.svg U.S. Route 1 runs north–south.
 * Florida A1A.svg State Road A1A runs north–south.
 * Florida 16.svg State Road 16 runs east–west
 * Florida 207.svg State Road 207 runs northeast–southwest
 * Florida 312.svg State Road 312 runs east–west

Buses
Bus service is operated by the Sunshine Bus Company, based in St. Augustine Beach. Buses operate mainly between shopping centers across town, but a few go to Hastings and Jacksonville, where one can connect to JTA for additional service across Jacksonville.

There is also a tour bus company, Old Town Trolley Tours of St. Augustine.

Airport
St. Augustine has one public airport 4 mi north of the downtown. It has three runways and two seaplane lanes.

Rail
The Florida East Coast Railway runs through St. Augustine. Passenger service to the city ended in 1968. First Coast Commuter Rail is a project to establish commuter rail services between Jacksonville and St. Augustine.

First and second Spanish eras

 * Avero House
 * Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
 * Fort Matanzas National Monument
 * Fort Mose Historic State Park
 * Nombre de Dios
 * Gonzalez-Alvarez House
 * Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park
 * The Spanish Military Hospital Museum
 * St. Francis Barracks
 * Colonial Quarter
 * Ximenez-Fatio House
 * González-Jones House
 * Llambias House
 * Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse
 * Tolomato Cemetery and Huguenot Cemetery

British era

 * The King's Bakery

Pre-Flagler era

 * St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum
 * Markland Mansion

Flagler era

 * Ponce de Leon Hotel
 * Casa Monica Hotel
 * Hotel Alcazar
 * Zorayda Castle
 * Bridge of Lions
 * Old St. Johns County Jail
 * Ripley's Believe it or Not! Museum located in 1887 mansion of William Worden.
 * St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park

Historic churches

 * Grace United Methodist Church
 * Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine
 * Memorial Presbyterian Church
 * Trinity Church of St. Augustine

Lincolnville National Historic District – Civil Rights era

 * St. Benedict the Moor School

Other points of interest

 * Anastasia State Park
 * Florida School for the Deaf and Blind
 * Great Cross
 * St. Augustine Amphitheatre
 * St. Augustine Aquarium
 * St. Augustine Pirate & Treasure Museum
 * St. George Street
 * Victory III, St. Augustine Scenic Cruise boat, since 1973

Music

 * The Wobbly Toms (2003), band

Education

Primary and secondary education in St. Augustine is overseen by the St. Johns County School District.

There are four zoned elementary schools with sections of the city limits in their attendance boundaries: John A. Crookshank (outside the city limits), - See index of maps R. B. Hunt,  - See index of maps Ketterlinus,  - See index of maps and Osceola (outside the city limits). - See index of maps There are two zoned middle schools (both outside the city limits): R. J. Murray Middle School, - See index of maps and Sebastian Middle School. - See index of maps There are no county high schools located within St. Augustine's current city limits, but St. Augustine High School is the designated senior high school for residentially-zoned land in St. Augustine. Compare with the St. Augustin HS zoning map: Additionally Pedro Menendez High School, and St. Johns Technical High School are located in the vicinity.

The Florida School for the Deaf and Blind, a state-operated boarding school for deaf and blind students, was founded in the city in 1885. The Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine operates the St. Joseph Academy, Florida's oldest Catholic high school, to the west of the city.

There are several institutions of higher education in and around St. Augustine. Flagler College is a four-year liberal arts college founded in 1968. It is located in the former Ponce de Leon Hotel in downtown St. Augustine. St. Johns River State College, a state college in the Florida College System, has its St. Augustine campus just west of the city. Also in the area are the University of North Florida, Jacksonville University, and Florida State College at Jacksonville in Jacksonville.

The institution now known as Florida Memorial University was located in St. Augustine from 1918 to 1968, when it relocated to its present campus in Miami Gardens. Originally known as Florida Baptist Academy, then Florida Normal, and then Florida Memorial College, it was a historically black institution and had a wide impact on St. Augustine while it was located there. During World War II it was chosen as the site for training the first blacks in the U. S. Signal Corps. Among its faculty members was Zora Neale Hurston; a historic marker was placed in 2003 at the house at 791 West King Street where she lived while teaching at Florida Memorial (and where she completed her autobiography Dust Tracks on a Road.)

Notable people

 * Andrew Anderson, physician, St. Augustine mayor
 * Steve Berry (novelist), bestselling author, resides in St. Augustine
 * Jorge Biassou, Haitian revolutionary and black Spanish general
 * Richard Boone, actor
 * Albert Boyd, member of National Aviation Hall of Fame
 * James Branch Cabell, novelist
 * Doug Carn, jazz musician
 * Cris Carpenter, major league baseball pitcher
 * Ray Charles, pianist, singer, composer
 * George J. F. Clarke, Surveyor General of Spanish East Florida
 * Nicholas de Concepcion, escaped slave who became a Spanish privateer and pirate captain
 * Earl Cunningham, artist
 * Alexander Darnes, born a slave, became a well-known physician
 * Edmund Jackson Davis, governor of Texas
 * Kathleen Deagan, archaeologist
 * Frederick Delius, composer
 * Frederick Dent, general and brother-in-law of Ulysses Grant
 * Audrey Nell Edwards, civil rights hero
 * Henry Flagler, industrialist
 * Willie Galimore, football star
 * Michael Gannon, historian
 * William H. Gray, U.S. congressman and president of the United Negro College Fund
 * Martin Davis Hardin, Union General in the Civil War
 * Robert Hayling, civil rights leader
 * Martin Johnson Heade, artist
 * Zora Neale Hurston, novelist and folklorist
 * Willie Irvin, Philadelphia Eagles football player
 * Stetson Kennedy, author and human rights activist
 * Scott Lagasse, race car driver
 * Scott Lagasse Jr., race car driver
 * Jacob Lawrence, artist
 * William W. Loring, Confederate general
 * Albert Manucy, historian, author, Fulbright Scholar
 * Howell W. Melton, United States district judge
 * Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, founder of St. Augustine in 1565
 * Prince Achille Murat, nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte
 * Andrew Nagorski, journalist and author
 * David Nolan, author and historian
 * Osceola, Seminole War leader (held prisoner at Fort Marion, now Castillo de San Marcos)
 * Verle A. Pope, state legislator
 * Richard Henry Pratt, soldier and educator
 * Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, novelist
 * Marcus Roberts, musician
 * Gamble Rogers, folk singer
 * John M. Schofield, Union general
 * Edmund Kirby Smith, Confederate general
 * Bill Snowden, race car driver
 * Steve Spurrier, college/pro (American) football coach
 * Felix Varela, Cuban national hero
 * Augustin Verot, first Bishop of St. Augustine
 * Patty Wagstaff, member of National Aviation Hall of Fame
 * DeWitt Webb, physician, St. Augustine mayor, state representative
 * David Levy Yulee, first Jewish U.S. Senator, Levy County and Yulee, Florida namesake
 * Agustin V. Zamorano, pioneer printer and provisional governor of California
 * Nathan Sturgis, American former soccer player who last played for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.

Sister cities
St. Augustine's sister cities are:
 * 🇪🇸 Avilés, Spain
 * 🇨🇴 Cartagena, Colombia
 * 🇪🇸 Menorca, Spain
 * 🇩🇴 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Government resources

 * City of St. Augustine Official Website
 * St. Augustine Port, Waterway and Beach District

Local news media

 * The St. Augustine Record/staugustine.com, the city's daily print and online newspaper
 * Historic City News, daily online news journal

title: St. Augustine, Florida


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St. Augustine Shores, Florida

St. Augustine Shores is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Johns County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,706, up from 7,359 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography
St. Augustine Shores is located at 29.81111°N, -81.31°W (29.811123, -81.309872).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.0 km$2$), of which 3.4 square miles (8.9 km$2$) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km$2$) (0.86%) is water.

Demographics
At the 2000 census there were 4,922 people, 2,269 households, and 1,490 families in the CDP. The population density was 1,431.6 PD/sqmi. There were 2,567 housing units at an average density of 746.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.25% White, 2.03% African American, 0.16% Native American, 1.12% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.59% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.09%.

Of the 2,269 households 19.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 28.7% of households were one person and 19.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.63.

The age distribution was 17.1% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 34.0% 65 or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.9 males.

The median household income was $40,417 and the median family income was $46,682. Males had a median income of $35,081 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,374. About 4.4% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education
It is in the St. Johns County School District.

Zoned schools include W. D. Hartley Elementary School, - See index of maps Gamble Rogers Middle School,  - See index of maps and Pedro Menendez High School. - See index of maps

title: St. Augustine Shores, Florida


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Vilano Beach, Florida

Vilano Beach is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) and in St. Johns County, Florida, United States. It was listed as the Villano Beach CDP by the U.S. Census Bureau from 2010 to 1990; however, the name was corrected to Vilano Beach for the 2020 census. The population was 2,514 at the 2020 census, down from 2,678 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography
Vilano Beach is located at 29.93486°N, -81.30299°W.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.8 sqmi, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,533 people, 1,168 households, and 746 families in the CDP. The population density was 1,411.8 PD/sqmi. There were 1,419 housing units at an average density of 790.9 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.32% White, 0.47% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.38% of the population.

Of the 1,168 households 20.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 27.0% of households were one person and 8.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.58.

The age distribution was 15.2% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 35.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% 65 or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.

The median household income was $54,111 and the median family income was $75,070. Males had a median income of $49,219 versus $37,353 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $34,635. About 1.5% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education
It is in the St. Johns County School District.

It is zoned to Keterlinus Elementary School, - See index of maps Sebastian Middle School,  - See index of maps and St. Augustine High School. - See index of maps

title: Vilano Beach, Florida


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Fort Pierce, Florida

Fort Pierce is a city in and the county seat of St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. The city is part of the Treasure Coast region of Atlantic Coast Florida. It is also known as the Sunrise City. Per the 2020 census, the population was 47,297.

History
The city was named after the Fort Pierce Army post which was built nearby in 1838 during the Second Seminole War, and lasted until 1842. The military post had been named for Benjamin Kendrick Pierce, a career United States Army officer and the brother of President Franklin Pierce.

The first permanent settlement of the current city was during the 1860s. In 1901, the city was officially incorporated as a municipality. It was the largest city on Florida's Atlantic Coast between Daytona Beach and West Palm Beach until 1970, when it was surpassed by Melbourne.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 20.8 mi2 (53.8 km2), of which 14.7 square miles (38.2 km2) is land and 6.0 square miles (15.6 km2) of it (35.00%) is water.

Shore Protection project
According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, The Fort Pierce Beach Shore Protection project includes 1.3 miles of shore line running from immediately south of the Fort Pierce Inlet southward to Surfside Park. The project is on a two-year renourishment cycle due to impacts to the beach from the federal navigation project at Fort Pierce Inlet. This two-year renourishment cycle is a much shorter renourishment interval than what is typical for other projects along the east coast of Florida.

The initial construction of the project occurred in 1971 and the ninth nourishment was completed in May 2013. Completion of plans and specifications, advertisement and award for the 10th renourishment contract were completed in FY 2014. The project was scheduled to start mid-February 2015. Sand for the project is dredged from an approved offshore borrow area known as the Capron Shoal and then pumped via a pipeline onto the 1.3 miles of beach south of the Fort Pierce Inlet. The sponsor, St. Lucie County, is preparing a General Reevaluation Report (GRR) for the project at their own expense that will evaluate extending Federal participation for an additional 50 years. Current Federal participation expires in 2020.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers estimates the total cost of the project to be $75.9 million, with an estimated U.S. Federal Government share of $46.4 million. No funding for the project was requested by the U.S. President from the U.S. Congress in Fiscal Year 2016.

Ecology
The Experimental Oculina Research Reserve preserves the Oculina Banks, a reef of ivory bush coral (Oculina varicosa) off the coast of Fort Pierce, Florida. In 1984, a 92 square-nautical-mile (316 km2) portion of these reefs was designated the "Oculina Habitat Area of Particular Concern". In 1994, the area was closed to all manner of bottom fishing and was redesignated as a research reserve. In 2000, the marine protected area was expanded to 300 square nautical miles (1,030 km2) and prohibited all gears that caused mechanical disruption to the habitat. The city is also known for its large manatee population.

Marina
Due to the devastation caused at the Fort Pierce City Marina by hurricanes Frances and Jeanne in 2004, FEMA mandated a plan to ensure that the rebuilt facility would be protected from future such events before FEMA would release funding for the repairs. Starting in 2012, construction began to create 12 artificial barrier islands including oyster beds, lime rock artificial reefs, mangrove fringes and coastal dune. The "core" of the islands was constructed of TITANTubes, sometimes referred to as geotextile tubes or geotubes, manufactured by Flint Industries and covered by a coastal marine mattress and then armor stone. The project was completed in 2013 after six years of planning, permitting and construction and a cost of $18 million.

Climate
Fort Pierce is located in the broad transition zone between a humid subtropical climate (Cfa), which dominates Central Florida, and within the northern extent of the tropical climate typical of South Florida.

Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 47,297 people, 16,687 households, and 10,005 families residing in the city.

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 41,590 people, 15,207 households, and 9,515 families residing in the city.

As of the census of 2010, the population density was 2,021.9 PD/sqmi. There were 17,170 housing units at an average density of 1,164.7 /sqmi.

In 2010, there were 15,207 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.3% were married couples living together, 19.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.50.

In 2010, in the city, the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 20 to 24, 13.3% from 25 to 34, 13.0% from 45 to 54, 9.8% from 55 to 64 and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

In 2010, the median income for a household in the city was $30,869, and the median income for a family was $36,337. Males had a median income of $32,412 versus $26,349 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,782. 30.2% of the population were below the poverty line.

Port of Fort Pierce
According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, an average of 350,000 tons of waterborne commerce moves through the Port of Fort Pierce annually. Major commodities which are dependent on the port include citrus exports, cement and aragonite imports. The last navigation improvements at Fort Pierce were authorized by the U.S. Congress in the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 dated November 17, 1988 and construction was completed in August 1996. The existing entrance channel is 400 feet wide and 30 feet deep, the interior channel is 250 feet wide and 28 feet deep, the existing turning basin is 1,100 feet square and 28 feet deep, and the north access channel is located immediately north of the main turning basin is 1,250 feet long, 250 feet wide and 28 feet deep.

In late 2014 dredging efforts were completed in the port. The dredging effort included both beach placement of beach quality sand on the beach immediately south of the Inlet as well as placement of non beach quality sand in the approved offshore disposal area.

Tourist attractions

 * A.E. Backus Museum and Gallery
 * Arcade Building
 * Art Mundo at the Art Bank
 * Boston House
 * Dust Tracks of Zora Neale Hurston
 * Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
 * Havert L. Fenn Center
 * Heathcote Botanical Gardens
 * Historic Main Street
 * Florida Power and Light Energy Encounter
 * Lincoln Park Main Street
 * Old Fort Pierce City Hall
 * Old Fort Park
 * Manatee Center
 * Navy UDT-SEAL Museum (Fort Pierce was the original home of the United States Navy SEALs)
 * Smithsonian Marine Ecosystem Exhibit
 * St. Lucie County Marine Center
 * St. Lucie County Regional History Center
 * Sunrise Theatre

Government

The city of Fort Pierce has a council–manager government form of local government. The offices of commissioner and mayor are nonpartisan, and have a term of four years.

Colleges and Universities

 * Florida Atlantic University Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
 * Florida State University Medical School Regional Campus
 * Indian River State College
 * University of Florida Indian River Research and Education Center

High Schools

 * Faith Baptist School
 * Fort Pierce Central High School
 * Fort Pierce Westwood Academy
 * John Carroll Catholic High School
 * Lincoln Park Academy

Middle Schools

 * Dan McCarty Middle School
 * Forest Grove Middle School
 * Creative Arts Academy of Saint Lucie
 * Lincoln Park Academy
 * Saint Anastasia Middle School
 * Saint Andrew's Academy
 * Samuel S. Gaines Academy K-8

Elementary Schools

 * Chester A. Moore Elementary School
 * Fairlawn Elementary School
 * Creative Arts Academy of Saint Lucie
 * Francis K. Sweet Elementary School
 * Lakewood Park Elementary School
 * Lawnwood Elementary School
 * Samuel S. Gaines Academy K-8
 * Weatherbee Elementary School
 * White City Elementary School

Transportation

Fort Pierce is located on U.S. Route 1, near its intersection with Florida State Road 70. Interstate 95 and Florida's Turnpike are nearby, at the west edge of town. The Intracoastal Waterway passes through the city. The nearest airport with scheduled passenger service is in Melbourne; the closest major airport is in West Palm Beach. The city itself has a general aviation airport, Treasure Coast International Airport.

Fort Pierce is served by the St. Lucie Transportation Planning Organization (TPO). The TPO is a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), a federally mandated and federally funded transportation policy-making organization responsible for transportation planning, programming, and financing of State and Federal transportation funds for the City of Fort Pierce. The TPO is governed by a TPO Board, which is composed of elected officials, representatives from the St. Lucie County School Board, and representatives from Community Transit, a division of The Council on Aging of St. Lucie, Inc. The original bus system started as a demand response service bus in the 1990s; it only served St. Lucie County. Soon it expanded to a fixed route system, going to predetermined locations along a route. On June 3, 2002, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) approved funding, expanding the bus service to Martin County, and it became the Treasure Coast Connector.

From 1894 to 1968 the Florida East Coast Railway served the city as a passenger railroad. Until a strike beginning in 1963, several long distance passenger trains from Chicago, Cincinnati and New York City made stops there, en route to Miami. These long distances trains included the Illinois Central Railroad's City of Miami and the Louisville & Nashville Railroad's South Wind both heading from Chicago; and they included the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad's East Coast Champion, the Havana Special, and the winter-only Florida Special originating from New York. Into the latter 1950s, passengers could take the Dixie Flagler to Chicago via Atlanta from the station. The FEC continued a six day a week Jacksonville-Miami train from 1965 to 1968, per court order.

Amtrak and the Florida East Coast Railway had been planning to make stations along Florida's East Coast. The cities cited by Amtrak and the Florida Department of Transportation included: Stuart, Fort Pierce, Vero Beach, Melbourne, Titusville, Cocoa, Daytona Beach and St. Augustine, Florida.

In 2023, Brightline, an inter-city rail route that currently runs between Miami and Orlando, announced that it was looking for sites for a new station on the Treasure Coast. As of 2024, there are currently no plans to add a station in Fort Pierce.

Actors

 * Ricou Browning, director, actor, producer, screenwriter, underwater cinematographer and stuntman best known for portraying Gill-Man underwater in Universal's Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) and its two sequels Revenge of the Creature (1955), and The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
 * Michael P. Nash, Filmmaker
 * Lisa Janti, actress, The Lone Ranger and the City of Gold; Pearl of the South Pacific.

Businesspeople

 * Edwin Binney, co-founder of Crayola Crayons

Writers and artists

 * A.E. "Beanie" Backus, artist and painter
 * Zora Neale Hurston, author best known for the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God

Musicians

 * Ted Hewitt, country music producer- produces Country Music artist Rodney Atkins
 * Gary Stewart, country singer

Politicians

 * Alto L. Adams, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida
 * Mark Foley, former U.S. Congressman
 * Daniel T. McCarty, 31st Governor of Florida
 * Allen R. Sturtevant, Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court

Activists

 * Roslyn M. Brock, Chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Sports

 * Jeff Blackshear, NFL guard for the Seattle Seahawks, Baltimore Ravens, Kansas City Chiefs and Green Bay Packers
 * Jamar Chaney, NFL linebacker
 * Yamon Figurs, NFL and CFL wide receiver
 * Charles Johnson, Former MLB catcher for the Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies and Tampa Bay Rays
 * Ladislav Karabin, retired Czechoslovakian hockey player, who played for the Pittsburgh Penguins
 * Khalil Mack, NFL linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers
 * Terry McGriff, MLB catcher for the Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Florida Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals
 * Ryan McNeil, NFL defensive back
 * Wonder Monds, NFL defensive back
 * Luther Robinson, NFL defensive end
 * Larry Sanders, Former NBA player for the Milwaukee Bucks and Cleveland Cavaliers
 * Jeff Schwarz, Former MLB pitcher for the Chicago White Sox and California Angels
 * Herbert Strong, professional golfer and golf course architect
 * LaDaris Vann, Former CFL player for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Other

 * Kimberly Bergalis, victim of first known case of clinical transmission of HIV
 * Louise Gopher, the first Seminole woman to earn a bachelor's degree
 * John Houghtaling, creator of the Magic Fingers Vibrating Bed
 * CeeCee Lyles, Flight attendant on United Airlines Flight 93

title: Fort Pierce, Florida


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Fort Pierce North, Florida

Fort Pierce North is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 6,904. It is part of the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.6 sqmi, of which 4.5 sqmi is land and 0.1 sqmi (1.97%) is water.

2010 Census
As of the census of 2010, there were 6,474 people, 2,552 households, and 1,862 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,652.4 PD/sqmi. There were 3,087 housing units at an average density of 690.6 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 23.25% White, 72.35% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 2.04% from other races, and 1.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.50% of the population.

There were 2,552 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 23.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.9% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $25,899, and the median income for a family was $29,375. Males had a median income of $24,688 versus $21,117 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,344. About 19.0% of families and 22.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.1% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.

title: Fort Pierce North, Florida


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Fort Pierce South, Florida

Fort Pierce South is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,062 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography
Fort Pierce South is located at 27.41583°N, -80.3525°W (27.415937, -80.352378).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.5 sqmi, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,672 people, 2,053 households, and 1,478 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,259.5 PD/sqmi. There were 2,213 housing units at an average density of 491.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 77.29% White, 13.13% African American, 0.05% Native American, 1.16% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 5.73% from other races, and 2.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.60% of the population.

There were 2,053 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.9% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,308, and the median income for a family was $35,383. Males had a median income of $26,830 versus $21,810 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,801. About 12.0% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.1% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.

title: Fort Pierce South, Florida


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Hutchinson Island South, Florida

Hutchinson Island South is a census-designated place (CDP) on the barrier island of Hutchinson Island in St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. The South in its name refers to its location in the southern part of St. Lucie County, as it is actually in the central part of the island as a whole. The population was 4,846 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its mail is delivered from Jensen Beach 34957 in nearby Martin County. The Jensen Beach post office has a postal contract substation known as Hutchinson Beach located at 11007 South Ocean Drive, but it offers only post office boxes and counter services.

Geography
Hutchinson Island South is located at 27.28639°N, -80.22056°W (27.286391, -80.220669).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 48.1 sqmi, of which 4.5 sqmi is land and 43.6 sqmi (90.62%) is water.

Transportation
The primary road is South Ocean Drive, which is also known as State Road A1A and passes from north to south through the community.

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 5,201 people, 2,827 households, and 1,749 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,074.1 PD/sqmi. There were 5,889 housing units at an average density of 1,305.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.95% White, 0.14% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.

There were 2,827 households, out of which 1.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 1.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.71 and the average family size was 2.08.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 1.8% under the age of 18, 0.7% from 18 to 24, 6.6% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 61.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 69 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $43,329, and the median income for a family was $49,978. Males had a median income of $47,150 versus $27,679 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $37,575. About 2.4% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

title: Hutchinson Island South, Florida


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Indian River Estates, Florida

Indian River Estates is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. The population was 6,220 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography
Indian River Estates is located at 27.36444°N, -80.30861°W (27.364369, -80.308620).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.8 sqmi, of which 5.5 sqmi is land and 0.2 sqmi (3.65%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 6,220 people, 2,347 households, and 1,743 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,046.2 PD/sqmi. There were 2,494 housing units at an average density of 450.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.29% White, 2.31% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.74% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.54% of the population.

There were 2,347 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.78.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 23.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,053, and the median income for a family was $40,790. Males had a median income of $28,857 versus $22,169 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,824. About 6.4% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.

title: Indian River Estates, Florida