Indian River County

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Indian River County Courthouse
Indian River County Courthouse
National emblem
Indian River County Seal
seal
administration
US state : Florida
Administrative headquarters : Vero Beach
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
Indian River County
1840 25th Street
Vero Beach, Florida 32960
Foundation : May 30, 1925
Made up from: St. Lucie County
Area code : 001 772
Demographics
Residents : 138,028  (2010)
Population density : 105.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1598 km²
Water surface : 294 km²
map
Map of Indian River County within Florida
Website : www.ircgov.com

The Indian River County is a county in the state of Florida of the United States . The county seat is Vero Beach .

geography

The county has an area of ​​1,598 square kilometers, of which 294 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: St. Lucie County , Okeechobee County , Osceola County, and Brevard Counties .

The county is run by the Office of Management and Budget for statistical purposes under the name Sebastian-Vero Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area .

history

The Indian River County was formed on May 30, 1925 from parts of St. Lucie County. It was named after the Indian River lagoon in front of it.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1930 6724 -
1940 8957 33.2%
1950 11,872 32.5%
1960 25,309 113.2%
1970 35,992 42.2%
1980 59,896 66.4%
1990 90.208 50.6%
2000 112,947 25.2%
2010 138,028 22.2%
1930–1990 2000 + 2010
The Barber Bridge over the Indian River at night, named after Merrill P. Barber .

As of the 2010 census , the Indian River County had 138,028 people in 76,433 households. The population density was 105.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. Ethnically, the population was composed of 84.3% white, 9.0% African American , 0.3% American Indian and 1.2% Asian Americans . 3.6% were members of other ethnic groups and 1.6% of different ethnic groups. 11.2% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under the age of 18 and 43.6% of all households lived in 23.6% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 64.3% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or a parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.26 people and the average family size was 2.77 people.

21.0% of the population were younger than 20 years, 18.2% were 20 to 39 years old, 26.2% were 40 to 59 years old, and 34.6% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 49 years. 48.4% of the population were male and 51.6% were female.

The median income for a household in the 45,274 USD , while 14.8% of the population lived below the poverty line.

In 2010, English was the mother tongue of 85.75% of the population, 9.64% spoke Spanish and 4.61% had another mother tongue.

Places in Indian River County

Indian River County localities with 2010 census residents :

Cities :

Towns :

Census-designated places :

Web links

Commons : Indian River County, Florida  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. GNIS-ID: 307624. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. CPH-T-5. Population Change for Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas in the United States and Puerto Rico: 2000 to 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2016 .
  3. Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 14, 2011
  4. Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 11, 2011 on WebCite ) 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. Retrieved March 31, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  5. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  6. Language distribution 2010 . Modern Language Association . Archived from the original on August 15, 2013. 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. Retrieved March 19, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mla.org

Coordinates: 27 ° 42 ′  N , 80 ° 35 ′  W