Babson Park

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Babson Park
Polk County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Babson Park Highlighted.svg
County and state location
Basic data
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Polk County
Coordinates : 27 ° 50 ′  N , 81 ° 32 ′  W Coordinates: 27 ° 50 ′  N , 81 ° 32 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 1,356 (as of 2010)
Population density : 347.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 3.9 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of
which 3.9 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 44 m
Postal code : 33827
Area code : +1 863
FIPS : 12-02900
GNIS ID : 0278019

Babson Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Polk County in the US state of Florida with a population of 1,356 (as of 2010).

geography

Babson Park borders the town of Hillcrest Heights and is about 35 km east of Bartow and about 90 km south of Orlando . The CDP lies on the east bank of Crooked Lake and is crossed by Florida State Road 17 .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 1356 inhabitants were distributed over 462 households. The population density was 347.7 inh / km². 73.5% of the population identified themselves as white, 18.1% as African American , 0.1% as Native American and 2.4% as Asian Americans . 3.3% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 2.7% to several ethnic groups. 8.4% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under 18 years of age and 23.9% of all households lived in 37.5% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 70.3% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.78 people and the average family size was 3.22 people.

34.4% of the population were younger than 20 years, 32.2% were 20 to 39 years old, 19.3% were 40 to 59 years old, and 14.2% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 24 years. 52.6% of the population were male and 47.4% were female.

The median annual income was $ 34,420, with 11.8% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the first language of 93.44% of the population and 6.56% spoke Spanish .

Attractions

On October 17, 1997, the Babson Park Woman's Club was inscribed on the National Register of Historic Places .

economy

There is no industry worth mentioning. The main branches of employment are: education, health and social affairs: (12.5%), trade / retail: (14.8%), agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and mining: (13.6%).

schools

  • Babson Park Elementary School

Clinics

The city itself does not have a clinic. For medical treatments that require an outpatient or inpatient stay, residents must visit one of the surrounding clinics:

  • Winter Haven Hospital in Winter Haven , approximately 30 km away
  • Bartow Memorial Hospital in Bartow , about 35 km away
  • Osceola Regional Medical Center in Kissimmee , approximately 20 miles away

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  2. ↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  3. ^ FLORIDA - Polk County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed August 16, 2015 .