Davenport (Florida)

Davenport
	County and state location
Basic data
State :	United States
State :	Florida
County :	Polk County
Coordinates :	28 ° 10 ′ N , 81 ° 36 ′ W Coordinates: 28 ° 10 ′ N , 81 ° 36 ′ W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	2,888 (as of 2010)
Population density :	722 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	4.2 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ); thereof 4.0 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) land
Height :	42 m
Postal code :	33836
Area code :	+1 863
FIPS :	12-16450
GNIS ID :	0281304
Website :	www.mydavenport.org
Mayor :	HB "Rob" Robinson

Davenport is a city in Polk County in the US state of Florida with 2888 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Davenport is about 40 km northeast of Bartow and about 40 km southwest of Orlando .

history

Davenport was first connected to the railroad network by the South Florida Railroad in 1884.

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the 2888 inhabitants at that time were distributed among 1386 households. The population density was 722 inh. / Km². 73.0% of the population identified themselves as whites, 10.8% as African American , 0.5% as Indians and 1.0% as Asian Americans . 11.8% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 2.8% to several ethnic groups. 28.8% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under the age of 18 lived in 32.1% of all households and persons aged 65 or over lived in 40.0% of all households. 72.1% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or a parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.69 people and the average family size was 3.11 people.

24.9% of the population were younger than 20 years, 22.7% were 20 to 39 years old, 23.5% were 40 to 59 years old, and 29.0% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 42 years. 47.2% of the population were male and 52.8% were female.

The median annual income was $ 35,977, with 19.6% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the first language of 92.40% of the population and Spanish was spoken by 7.60%.

Attractions

On August 15, 1997, the Davenport Historic District was inscribed on the National Register of Historic Places .

traffic

Davenport is crossed on a common route by US Highways 17 and 92 ( SR 600 ). The nearest airport is Orlando International Airport (around 60 km northeast).

Web links

Commons : Davenport, Florida - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Website of the city (Engl.)

Individual evidence

↑ https://www.mydavenport.org/index.asp?Type=B_DIR&SEC= Zonen7743AB2F-CBF1-47C6-93C9-F6F83DE12996 Genealogie&DE= Genealogie46E49051-F58B-4D6F-AE5A- 683ACF39A926}
^ Gregg Turner: A Short History of Florida Railroads. Arcadia Publishing , Mount Pleasant 2014, ISBN 978-1-439642-54-2
↑ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010. United States Census Bureau , accessed August 16, 2015 .
^ Language distribution 2000. Modern Language Association , accessed August 16, 2015 .
^ FLORIDA - Polk County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed August 10, 2015 .

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[2] Gregg Turner: A Short History of Florida Railroads. Arcadia Publishing , Mount Pleasant 2014, ISBN 978-1-439642-54-2

[3] Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010. United States Census Bureau , accessed August 16, 2015 .

[4] Language distribution 2000. Modern Language Association , accessed August 16, 2015 .

[5] FLORIDA - Polk County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed August 10, 2015 .