Cedar Key

Cedar Key
	County and state location
Basic data
State :	United States
State :	Florida
County :	Levy County
Coordinates :	29 ° 9 ′ N , 83 ° 3 ′ W Coordinates: 29 ° 9 ′ N , 83 ° 3 ′ W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	702 (as of 2010)
Population density :	280.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	5.5 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of; which 2.5 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	3 m
Postal code :	32625
Area code :	+1 352
FIPS :	12-11225
GNIS ID :	0280208
Website :	cityofcedarkey.org
Mayor :	Heath Davis

Cedar Key is a city in Levy County in the US state of Florida with 702 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Cedar Key is located directly in the Gulf of Mexico and is several kilometers off the coast on a group of islands, the Cedar Keys . The city is about 50 km southwest of Bronson and about 180 km southwest of Jacksonville .

history

The railroad age on Cedar Key began in 1861, shortly before the outbreak of the Civil War . This year, the Florida Railroad's line from Fernandina via Gainesville was completed. During the war, the railway line was of strategic importance and was badly damaged in the course of the conflict. Due to the war damage, the Florida Railroad had to be sold and restructured several times. With the construction of the South Florida Railroad until 1884, the port of Tampa Cedar Key ran out of rank as an important transshipment port for overseas trade, which decreased the economic importance of the place. In 1932 the route between Archer and Cedar Key was closed and the route on Cedar Key was later converted to the Cedar Key Railroad Trestle Nature Trail .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the 702 inhabitants at that time were distributed over 618 households. The population density was 280.8 inh / km². 97.2% of the population identified themselves as whites, 1.3% as African American and 0.3% as Indians . 0.4% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 0.9% to several ethnic groups. 1.4% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under 18 years of age and 45.8% of all households lived in 14.0% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 58.4% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 1.91 people and the average family size was 2.44 people.

12.8% of the population were younger than 20 years, 11.4% were 20 to 39 years old, 30.0% were 40 to 59 years old, and 45.7% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 59 years. 49.0% of the population were male and 51.0% were female.

The median annual income was $ 35,167, with 27.7% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 100% of the population.

Attractions

The Cedar Keys Historic and Archaeological District and the Island Hotel are listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

traffic

Cedar Key is the end point of Florida State Road 24 from Waldo . The city has its own airfield with George T. Lewis Airport . The nearest international airport is Gainesville Regional Airport (about 100 km to the northeast).