Astor (Florida)

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Astor
Lake County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Astor Highlighted.svg
County and state location
Basic data
State : United States
State : Florida
Counties : Lake County
Volusia County
Coordinates : 29 ° 10 ′  N , 81 ° 32 ′  W Coordinates: 29 ° 10 ′  N , 81 ° 32 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 1,556 (as of 2010)
Population density : 243.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 6.4 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of
which 6.4 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 1 m
Postal code : 32102
Area code : +1 352 and 386
FIPS : 12-02275
GNIS ID : 0305223
Website : www.astorflorida.com

Astor is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County in the US state of Florida with 1556 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Astor is on the west bank of the St. John River and about 45 km north of Tavares and about 90 km north of Orlando . The main part of Astor is in Lake County (Florida) west of the St. Johns River. A small part of the village is in Volusia County east of the river. The division of the city into two counties (Lake and Volusia) leads to the oddity that there are two different phone codes. Telephone calls across the river are long-distance calls, whereas from Daytona to Astor a local call is made. To the west of Astor is the Ocala National Forest . A few kilometers downstream (north) is Lake George .

Astor is crossed by Florida State Road 40 , which is led over the river by a bascule bridge .

history

In the late 18th century , the city was owned by William Backhouse Astor Sr. from New York , baptized "Manhattan". It was later renamed "Astor" in memory of him.

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 1556 inhabitants were distributed over 1084 households. The population density was 243.1 inh / km². 88.0% of the population identified themselves as white, 0.1% as African American and 1.8% as Native American . 8.2% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.9% to several ethnic groups. 15.7% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under the age of 18 lived in 21.7% of all households and persons aged 65 or over lived in 45.0% of all households. 65.1% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.31 people and the average family size was 2.78 people.

20.1% of the population were younger than 20 years, 15.4% were 20 to 39 years old, 28.0% were 40 to 59 years old, and 36.6% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 52 years. 50.8% of the population were male and 49.2% were female.

The median annual income was $ 30,125, with 22.7% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the first language of 92.41% of the population and 7.59% spoke Spanish .

Attractions

The Bowers Bluff Middens Archeological District and the Kimball Iceland Midden Archeological Site are in National Register of Historic Places listed.

economy

There is no industry worth mentioning. The main branches of employment are: wholesale: (15.5%), trade / retail: (19.8%), arts, entertainment, food, restaurants: (10.1%).

In 2003/2004 a golf course was laid out to promote tourism. Tourism is currently limited to fishing and boating (boating and fishing).

Personalities

  • Albert Wass (1908–1998), Hungarian writer and poet lived here for decades until his death

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  2. ↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  3. ^ FLORIDA - Lake County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed July 30, 2015 .