Brewster (Florida)

Brewster
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	Brewster
Basic data
State :	United States
State :	Florida
County :	Polk County
Coordinates :	27 ° 45 ′ N , 81 ° 59 ′ W Coordinates: 27 ° 45 ′ N , 81 ° 59 ′ W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	3 (as of 2010)
Height :	38 m
FIPS :	12-08450
GNIS ID :	2583332

Brewster is a census-designated place (CDP) in Polk County in the US state of Florida with three residents (as of 2010).

geography

Brewster is about 20 km southwest of Bartow and about 50 km east of Tampa .

history

Despite having three residents counted by the United States Census Bureau in 2010, Brewster is now considered a ghost town . The place was founded in 1910 and existed as a workers' settlement in phosphate mining until the 1960s. After the raw material deposits were exhausted, the place was dissolved and most of the buildings demolished.

The computer pioneer John Atanasoff grew up in Brewster .

Demographic data

100% of the population described themselves as white . 100% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

The average household size was three and the average family size was also three.

One person was 45 to 49 years old and two people were 50 to 54 years old. The mean age was 53.5 years. One person was male and two people were female.

Individual evidence

↑ BREWSTER. Retrieved September 14, 2015 .
^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010. United States Census Bureau , accessed September 14, 2015 .

[1] BREWSTER. Retrieved September 14, 2015 .

[2] Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010. United States Census Bureau , accessed September 14, 2015 .