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 had an estimated population of 88,859 in July 2005. Spring Hill is in the Tampa-St. Petersburg metro area. [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. It's location has Hernando Beach to the west, Brooksville, Florida to the east, and Tampa to the south via the Suncoast Parkway, US 41, and I-75.

With it's proximity to Tampa, Spring Hill a bedroom community, 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 reported murders in the past two years. (Not including Brooksville)

Education

Spring Hill has several middle and elementary schools, also two highschools Frank W. Springstead High School, and Nature Coast Technical. Pasco Hernando Community College has a small campus called Spring Hill Center, the college has approved the purchase of a 50 acre site to create a much larger campus within the next 5 years.

Healthcare

Healthcare in Spring Hill is quite abundant and continues to grow. Two hospitals in the area are Oak Hill Hospital and Spring Hill Regional.

Recent developments

A sizable shopping center has been built in recent years at the intersection of State Road 50 (SR 50) and Mariner Boulevard, which includes chains such as Belk, Circuit City, Linens 'n Things, Marshalls, Old Navy, Panera Bread, Petco, Ruby Tuesday, and Sears. 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, east of Spring Hill. 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 were it's proximity to Powell Middle School and Pristine Place, a gated community.

JCPenney opened a 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 Arbys, Best Buy, Books-A-Million, Cracker Barrel, Office Depot, and Starbucks. A Kohl's on Spring Hill Drive, just east of the Suncoast Parkway will open at the conclusion of September 2008, a Target is currently being constructed at the same location.

Tourism

Spring Hill is home to many beautiful parks including Nature Coast Botanical Gardens, 3.5 acres of gardens. Weeki Wachee Springs [3] which has the famous live mermaid show and Florida's only spring-fed water park, Buccaneer Bay. Stage West Community Playhouse which is Hernando County's oldest non-profit theatre has ongoing shows of classic and original productions. Hernando Symphony Orchestra is a can't miss musical attraction comprised of over 65 volunteers, the orchestra provides a sophisticated medley of music for all ages.

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