Islandia (Florida)
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| Waters | Atlantic Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 25 ° 23 ′ N , 80 ° 14 ′ W | |
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| Highest elevation | 1 m | |
Islandia is a group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean at the transition to Biscayne Bay off the coast of the US state Florida in Miami-Dade County .
history
In 1950 there were plans to develop Islandia by extending the Overseas Highway from North Key Largo to Key Biscayne . However, since the county government could not acquire the building rights on Key Biscayne, the plans were dropped. However, Islandia was registered as a city in 1960 when 13 of the 18 islanders voted for it by referendum. Then, this time by the residents, new development plans were announced. Hotel complexes, golf courses and other apartments were to be built on Islandia. A bulldozer has even been procured to level the site on the main island of Elliott Key, but the federal government's acquisition of the main island finally prevented the construction project. In 1980 the area was protected by the establishment of the Biscayne National Park . On March 16, 2012, the archipelago was downgraded from the status of a city to a community-free area .
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census, the then 18 inhabitants were distributed over 3 households. The population density was 0.1 inh / km². 100% of the population was white and 88.9% of the population was Hispanic or Latino .
In 2010 children under the age of 18 and 33.3% of all households lived in 66.7% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 100% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or a parent with offspring). The average household size was 6.00 people and the average family size was 5.33 people.
33.4% of the population were younger than 20 years, 27.8% were 20 to 39 years old, 22.3% were 40 to 59 years old, and 16.7% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 32 years. 22.2% of the population were male and 77.8% were female.
Web links
- Islandia (engl.)
Individual evidence
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 23, 2013.