Fernandina Beach

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Fernandina Beach
The Nassau County Courthouse, 2011
The Nassau County Courthouse, 2011
County and state location
Nassau County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Fernandina Beach Highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1811
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Nassau County (Florida)
Coordinates : 30 ° 40 ′  N , 81 ° 28 ′  W Coordinates: 30 ° 40 ′  N , 81 ° 28 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 11,487 (as of 2010)
Population density : 413.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 27.8 km 2  (approx. 11 mi 2 ) of
which 27.8 km 2  (approx. 11 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 8 m
Postcodes : 32034-32035
Area code : +1 904
FIPS : 12-22175
GNIS ID : 0294308
Website : www.fbfl.us
Mayor : John A. Miller

Fernandina Beach is a city and also the county seat of Nassau County in the US state of Florida with 11,487 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Fernandina Beach is the capital of Amelia Island , an island on the east coast of Florida just off the Georgia border . The St. Marys River , a border river between the two states, also flows into the Atlantic Ocean here . The city is about 25 miles north of Jacksonville .

history

The railroad age in Fernandina Beach began in 1858 with the construction of the Florida Railroad from here to Starke . The route was gradually extended and reached the Gulf of Mexico at Cedar Key in 1861 . The Fernandina Beach - Yulee section was subsequently operated by SAL , SSR and CSX , before being transferred to the newly established First Coast Railroad in 2005 .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 11,487 inhabitants were distributed over 7,030 households. The population density was 413.2 inh / km². 83.4% of the population identified themselves as white , 11.7% as African American , 0.4% as Native American and 1.1% as Asian Americans . 1.8% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.6% to several ethnic groups. 5.3% of the population was Hispanic or Latino .

In 2010 children under the age of 18 lived in 21.5% of all households and persons aged 65 and over lived in 35.1% of all households. 62.0% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.18 people and the average family size was 2.65 people.

18.2% of the population were younger than 20 years old, 18.9% were 20 to 39 years old, 30.4% were 40 to 59 years old, and 32.3% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 50 years. 47.3% of the population were male and 52.7% were female.

The median annual income was $ 53,838, with 14.1% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the first language of 96.20% of the population, 2.90% spoke Spanish and French spoke 0.90% .

Attractions

The following properties are listed on the National Register of Historic Places :

economy

In a corrugated cardboard plant is of West Rock .

traffic

Fernandina Beach is crossed by Florida State Road A1A . With the Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport , the city has its own airfield. The nearest international airport is Jacksonville International Airport (around 35 km southwest).

crime

The crime rate in 2010 was 211 points (US average: 266 points) in the average range. There were two rapes, 15 robberies, 26 assaults, 73 break-ins, 274 thefts, four car thefts and one arson.

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Fernandina Beach, Florida  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.fbfl.us/Faq.aspx?QID=154
  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 . Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  4. ↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  5. ↑ FLORIDA - Nassau County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed May 30, 2015 .
  6. ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Fernandina-Beach-Florida.html