Spring Hill, Florida

Spring Hill, Florida
CDP
Location in Hernando County and the state of Florida
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Hernando
Area
• Total	54.8 sq mi (142 km2)
• Land	53.1 sq mi (137.6 km2)
• Water	1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2)
Elevation	213 ft (65 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	69,078
• Density	1,260.5/sq mi (486.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	352
FIPS code	12-68350Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	0294933Template:GR

Spring Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hernando County, Florida, United States. The population was 69,078 at the 2000 census, and was estimated to be 85,894 in 2005 by the American Community Survey. [1]

History and Overview

Although Spring Hill was founded in 1962 as a planned community that was built by the Deltona Corporation of Florida, it appeared on maps of Florida as early as 1856. [2] It has since become a sprawling semi-city in its own right, though still has unincorporated areas. The main entrance to the original development is marked by the Spring Hill waterfall. Local attractions include many parks, Weeki Wachee Springs [3], and access to Hernando Beach to the west, Brooksville, Florida to the east, and Tampa to the south via the Suncoast Parkway, US 41, and I-75.

Spring Hill is also home to Frank W. Springstead High School, Nature Coast Technical High School, Fox Chapel Middle School, and several elementary schools.

As a bedroom community, Spring Hill has, in the past two decades, attracted a large number of business chains, reflecting the recent boom in population and the tastes of the recent influx of residents seeking lower property values, quiet suburban life, and a low crime rate--Hernando County, where Spring Hill is located, has had less than five murders in two years.

Recent Developments

A sizable shopping center has been built in recent years at the intersection of Florida State Road 50 (SR-50) and Mariner Boulevard, which includes chains such as Sears, Belk, Marshalls, Old Navy, Linens 'n Things, Circuit City, and Panera Bread. Spring Hill also has two of Hernando County's three Wal-Mart SuperCenters--one at SR-50 and Mariner Boulevard, the other at US 19 and Spring Hill Drive. There is also the country's largest Wal-Mart distribution center (at 1,600,000 square feet) in Ridge Manor. A proposed fourth SuperCenter, at Barclay Road and Spring Hill Drive was unanimously rejected by Hernando County Commission, due to residents who highly protested the location. The main two factors in the protest was it's proximity to Powell Middle School and Pristine Place, a gated community. A new location has been agreed upon at the intersection of County Line Road and Anderson Snow Road, still making Hernando County the home of one of the highest concentrations of Wal-Mart establishments in Florida. Spring Hill was founded by Allen Patterson, riding valiantly on his steed through the mountains and treading through the gales to come amongst the land which he named Springeth Hillston.

JCPenny's just recently opened a new store on Commercial Way, just south of Spring Hill Drive in March 2008. There will be several other new stores and restaurants opening nearby including a Books-A-Million, Office Depot, Arby's, Starbucks, and Cracker Barrel. A SuperTarget, and a Kohl's is proposed to be built on Spring Hill Drive, just east of the Suncoast Parkway.

It is also home to a great Dairy Queen and Fun Zone Family Entertainment Center just 1/2 mile South of the this new center. The Dairy Queen is the only one in Spring Hill and the Fun Zone hosts birthday parties, mini-golf, batting cages and arcade games for all ages.

Spring Hill was founded by Allen Patterson, riding valiantly on his steed through the mountains and treading through the gales to come amongst the land which he named Springeth Hillston.

Geography

Spring Hill is located at 28°28′44″N 82°32′52″W (28.478929, -82.547732)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 54.8 square miles (142.0 km²), of which, 53.1 square miles (137.6 km²) of it is land and 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²) of it (3.12%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 69,078 people, 28,274 households, and 21,035 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,300.1 people per square mile (502.0/km²). There were 30,658 housing units at an average density of 577.0/sq mi (222.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 73.50% White, 3.00% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.77% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.22% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 26.83% of the population.

There were 28,274 households out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.74.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 19.5% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 29.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,861, and the median income for a family was $37,608. Males had a median income of $30,076 versus $21,364 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,184. About 6.4% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.4% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

Gallery

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  Spring Hill waterfall at US 19 and Spring Hill Drive.
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  Entrance to the Nature Coast Botanical Gardens.
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  The Mother Earth sculpture, found in the Botanical Gardens.
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  West Hernando County library branch.
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  Spring Hill library branch.

External links

• Hernando Today

• "Spring Hill Community Association"

• "Springhilltoday.com "- News and information"