Arcadia (Florida)

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Arcadia
De Soto County Courthouse in Arcadia
De Soto County Courthouse in Arcadia
County and state location
DeSoto County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Arcadia Highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1886
State : United States
State : Florida
County : DeSoto County
Coordinates : 27 ° 13 ′  N , 81 ° 52 ′  W Coordinates: 27 ° 13 ′  N , 81 ° 52 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 7,637 (as of 2010)
Population density : 727.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 10.5 km 2  (approx. 4 mi 2 )
Height : 18 m
Postcodes : 34265, 34266, 34269
Area code : +1 863
FIPS : 12-01750
GNIS ID : 0294235
Website : arcadia-fl.gov
Mayor : Susan Coker

Arcadia is a city and also the county seat of DeSoto County in the US state of Florida with 7637 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Arcadia is located about 120 km southeast of Tampa .

history

In 1886, the year Arcadia was founded, the Florida Southern Railway built a railway line from Lakeland via Arcadia to Punta Gorda , which was integrated into the Plant System in 1892 . Today the line via Punta Gorda to Naples is operated by the Seminole Gulf Railway .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 7,637 inhabitants were distributed over 2,541 households. The population density was 727.3 inh / km². 52.9% of the population identified themselves as whites, 25.2% as African-Americans , 0.5% as Indians and 0.7% as Asian Americans . 18.1% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 2.6% to several ethnic groups. 33.2% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010, children under the age of 18 and 25.3% of all households lived in 42.3% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 65.3% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or a parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.79 people and the average family size was 3.35 people.

32.7% of the population were younger than 20 years, 28.9% were 20 to 39 years old, 22.4% were 40 to 59 years old, and 15.8% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 31 years. 50.8% of the population were male and 49.2% were female.

The median annual income was $ 30,449, with 33.8% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the first language of 78.17% of the population and Spanish was spoken by 21.83%.

Attractions

The following properties are listed on the National Register of Historic Places :

traffic

Arcadia is crossed by US Highway 17 ( SR 35 ) and Florida State Road 70 . The nearest airport is Sarasota – Bradenton International Airport (around 100 km to the west).

crime

The crime rate in 2010 was 543 points (US average: 266 points) in the high range. There were seven rapes, 21 robberies, 68 bodily harm, 86 break-ins, 147 thefts, 14 car thefts and three arson attacks.

sons and daughters of the town

  • James L. Dozier (* 1931), former major general in the US Army
  • Jay Garner (* 1938), former lieutenant general in the US armed forces

Web links

Commons : Arcadia, Florida  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gregg Turner: A Short History of Florida Railroads. Arcadia Publishing , Mount Pleasant 2014, ISBN 978-1-439642-54-2 .
  2. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  3. ↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  4. ↑ NPS Focus Digital Asset Search. National Park Service , accessed December 4, 2015 .
  5. ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Arcadia-Florida.html