Green Cove Springs

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Green Cove Springs
Clay County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Green Cove Springs Highlighted.svg
County and state location
Basic data
Foundation : 1854
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Clay County
Coordinates : 30 ° 0 ′  N , 81 ° 41 ′  W Coordinates: 30 ° 0 ′  N , 81 ° 41 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 6,908 (as of 2010)
Population density : 390.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 24.5 km 2  (approx. 9 mi 2 ) of
which 17.7 km 2  (approx. 7 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 5 m
Postal code : 32043
Area code : +1 904
FIPS : 12-27400
GNIS ID : 0283381
Website : www.greencovesprings.com
Mayor : Connie Butler

Green Cove Springs is a city and also the county seat of Clay County in the US state of Florida with 6908 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Green Cove Springs is about 25 km south of Jacksonville .

history

Green Cove Springs was founded in 1816 as a sawmill. At that time the area was still part of the Spanish colony of Florida . In 1854, the small town with the name White Sulfur Springs was added as a town and renamed Green Cove Springs in 1866 . It became the county seat in 1871 and remains so to this day.

The city received its first railway connection in 1884 with the construction of the Jacksonville, Tampa & Key West Railway between Jacksonville and Palatka . This line was extended to Sanford in 1886 . After several sales and restructuring, the line finally came into the possession of CSX Transportation in 1986 .

Tourism to the mineral springs in the area developed through the railroad to the main source of income until the end of the 19th century. The next important source of income was the cultivation of citrus fruits . In 1895 a falling cold wave destroyed the harvest and tourism also failed to materialize. The automotive industry saw a great opportunity in the 1920s. However, the plans for the city's progress were thwarted in the 1930s with the Great Depression .

During World War II , the city saw its opportunities grow when the US Navy opened the Benjamin Lee Auxiliary Air Field . After the war, the Navy built 13 piers to mothball approximately 600 ships. In 1960 the naval base was abandoned and the ships relocated to another location. In 1984 the city took over the site of the former naval base and built it into a civil port and a new industrial park.

Religions

There are currently 26 different churches from 12 different denominations in Green Cove Springs. Among the churches belonging to a denomination, the Baptist congregation is most strongly represented with 13 churches. There is one church that does not belong to any denomination (status: 2004).

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 6,908 inhabitants were distributed over 2,815 households. The population density was 390.3 inh / km². 74.8% of the population identified themselves as whites, 19.0% as African-Americans , 0.4% as Indians and 1.0% as Asian Americans . 2.6% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 2.2% to several ethnic groups. 7.0% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under the age of 18 lived in 32.6% of all households and persons aged 65 or over lived in 30.8% 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 2.56 and the average family size was 2.96.

25.2% of the population were younger than 20 years, 24.3% were 20 to 39 years old, 27.5% were 40 to 59 years old, and 23.1% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 41 years. 50.3% of the population were male and 49.7% were female.

The median annual income was $ 41,723, with 19.0% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the first language of 93.43% of the population, 6.00% spoke Spanish and 0.56% had another mother tongue.

Attractions

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

schools

  • Charles E. Bennett Elementary School
  • Lake Asbury Elementary School
  • Clay County School
  • Congregational Holiness Church
  • Green Cove Springs Junior High
  • Clay High School
  • RC Bannerman Learning Center

traffic

Green Cove Springs is crossed by US Highway 17 ( SR 15 ) and Florida State Road 16 . The Jacksonville International Airport is located about 60 km north.

crime

The crime rate in 2010 was 467 points (US average: 266 points) in the high range. There were nine rapes, eleven robberies, 50 assaults, 48 ​​break-ins, 174 thefts and 17 car thefts.

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Green Cove Springs, Florida  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gregg Turner: A Short History of Florida Railroads. Arcadia Publishing , Mount Pleasant 2014, ISBN 978-1-439642-54-2
  2. ^ Green Cove Springs History. Retrieved September 4, 2015 .
  3. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  4. ↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  5. ↑ FLORIDA - Clay County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed July 26, 2015 .
  6. ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Green-Cove-Springs-Florida.html