Fort Walton Beach
| Fort Walton Beach | |
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| Nickname : The Emerald Coast | |
 County and state location
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1941 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Florida |
| County : | Okaloosa County |
| Coordinates : | 30 ° 25 ′ N , 86 ° 37 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 19,507 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 1,010.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 21.3 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of which 19.3 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 2 m |
| Postcodes : | 32547-32549 |
| Area code : | +1 850 |
| FIPS : | 12-24475 |
| GNIS ID : | 0282710 |
| Website : | www.fwb.org |
| Mayor : | Dick Rynearson |
Fort Walton Beach is a city in Okaloosa County in the US state of Florida with 19,507 inhabitants (as of 2010).
geography
Fort Walton Beach is located at the transition from Santa Rosa Sound (part of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway ) to Choctawhatchee Bay on the Gulf Coast of Florida and borders the cities of Mary Esther and Cinco Bayou . The city is about 40 km south of Crestview and about 60 km east of Pensacola . After Crestview, it is the second largest city in the metropolitan area of Fort Walton Beach .
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census, the 19,507 inhabitants at that time were distributed among 9592 households. The population density was 1010.7 inh / km². 77.7% of the population identified themselves as whites , 12.3% as African American , 0.7% as Indians and 3.2% as Asian Americans . 2.4% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 3.7% to several ethnic groups. 7.9% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .
In 2010 there were children under the age of 18 in 25.4% of all households and persons aged at least 65 years in 31.7% of all households. 59.6% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.26 people and the average family size was 2.85 people.
21.6% of the population were younger than 20 years, 25.2% were 20 to 39 years old, 28.8% were 40 to 59 years old, and 24.4% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 43 years. 49.5% of the population were male and 50.5% were female.
The median annual income was $ 47,282, with 11.8% of the population living below the poverty line.
In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 92.16% of the population, 3.54% spoke Spanish and 4.30% had another mother tongue.
Attractions
The following properties are listed on the National Register of Historic Places :
- Camp Pinchot Historic District
- Eglin Field Historic District
- Fort Walton Mound
- Gulfview Hotel Historic District
- McKinley Climatic Laboratory
- World War II JB-2 Launch Site
- World War II JB-2 Mobile Launch Site
economy
Fort Walton Beach's economy is primarily driven by two factors: military and tourism. The city borders on the air force bases Hurlburt Field and Eglin Air Force Base and benefits from this in the service sector and through the settlement of supplier companies. Tourism is limited to spring ( spring break ) and the main season in summer.
There are several libraries in the city, both public and private.
traffic
Fort Walton Beach is crossed by US Highway 98 and Florida State Roads 85 , 188 , 189 and 393 . The Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport is located around 10 km north-east, the Pensacola International Airport about 70 kilometers west of the city. To the west of Fort Walton Beach is the Hurlburt Field military airfield .
crime
The crime rate in 2010 was 342 points (US average: 266 points) in the average range. There was one murder, eleven rapes, 17 robberies, 69 assaults, 186 burglaries, 681 thefts, 62 car thefts and one arson.
sons and daughters of the town
- Jason Elam (born 1970), American football player
Web links
- The City website (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 13, 2013.
- ↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved May 13, 2013.
- ^ FLORIDA - Okaloosa County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed May 30, 2015 .
- ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Fort-Walton-Beach-Florida.html
