Chipley (Florida)
| Chipley | |
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 County and state location
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1882 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Florida |
| County : | Washington County |
| Coordinates : | 30 ° 47 ′ N , 85 ° 32 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 3,605 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 336.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 10.7 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of which 10.7 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 36 m |
| Postal code : | 32428 |
| Area code : | +1 850 |
| FIPS : | 12-11975 |
| GNIS ID : | 0280398 |
| Website : | www.cityofchipley.com |
| Mayor : | Lee Dell Kennedy |
Chipley is a city and also the county seat of Washington County in the US state of Florida with 3605 inhabitants (as of 2010).
geography
Chipley is about 120 km west of Tallahassee .
history
Chipley was founded in 1882 during the construction of the Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad under the name Orange . That same year, the place was renamed Chipley to honor one of the two founders of the railroad company, WD Chipley . The railway line opened in the following year created a continuous rail link between Pensacola and Jacksonville . From 1912 to the late 1930s there was also a branch line from Chipley to Southport, north of Panama City .
Until 2005, the Chipley station was a station of the Sunset Limited of the Amtrak railway company from Orlando to Los Angeles . However, after the effects of Hurricane Katrina , the line was shortened to the New Orleans - Los Angeles route. Since then, the only rail transport has consisted of goods transports, which are carried out by the railway company CSX Transportation .
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census, the then 3605 inhabitants were distributed among 1632 households. The population density was 336.9 inh / km². 68.2% of the population identified themselves as white, 26.9% as African American , 0.8% as Native American and 1.1% as Asian Americans . 0.6% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 2.4% to several ethnic groups. 2.9% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .
In 2010 children under the age of 18 lived in 34.7% of all households and persons aged 65 or over lived in 31.3% of all households. 65.7% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.53 people and the average family size was 3.12 people.
29.9% of the population were younger than 20 years old, 25.8% were 20 to 39 years old, 24.0% were 40 to 59 years old, and 20.3% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 35 years. 47.3% of the population were male and 52.7% were female.
The median annual income was $ 31,611, with 24.8% of the population living below the poverty line.
In 2000, English was the first language of 98.60% of the population and 1.40% spoke Spanish .
Attractions
The Chipley City Hall , the South Third Street Historic District and the Woman's Club of Chipley are in National Register of Historic Places listed.
traffic
Chipley is affected by Interstate 10 and crossed by US Highway 90 ( SR 10 ) and Florida State Roads 77 and 273 . The nearest airport is Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (around 70 km south).
The Chipley station is decommissioned.
crime
The crime rate in 2010 was 240 points (US average: 266 points) in the average range. There was one rape, 25 assaults, 25 break-ins, 53 thefts and six car thefts.
Web links
- Website of the city (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ^ Gregg Turner: A Short History of Florida Railroads. Arcadia Publishing , Mount Pleasant 2014, ISBN 978-1-439642-54-2
- ^ Early History of Chipley. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 25, 2015 ; accessed on September 2, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010. United States Census Bureau , accessed June 5, 2015 .
- ^ Language distribution 2000. Modern Language Association , accessed June 5, 2015 .
- ^ FLORIDA - Washington County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed June 5, 2015 .
- ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Chipley-Florida.html
