Lake Butler (Union County, Florida)
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 County and state location
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Florida |
| County : | Union County |
| Coordinates : | 30 ° 1 ′ N , 82 ° 20 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 1,897 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 421.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 4.8 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 4.5 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
| Postal code : | 32054 |
| Area code : | +1 386 |
| FIPS : | 12-37650 |
| Website : | www.cityoflakebutler.org |
| Mayor : | Fred Sirmones |
Lake Butler is a city and also the county seat of Union County in the US state of Florida with 1897 inhabitants (as of 2010).
geography
Lake Butler is located on the south shore of Butler Lake, approximately 70 km southwest of Jacksonville .
history
The place received its first railway connection in 1890 with the Georgia Southern and Florida Railway between Valdosta ( Georgia ) and Palatka . After the early bankruptcy of the company, it went as a daughter in 1895 to the Southern Railway , which in turn merged in 1990 with the Norfolk and Western to the Norfolk Southern Railway . Another railway line was built in 1899 by the Jacksonville and Southwestern Railway from Jacksonville via Lake Butler to Newberry .
The route of the Southern Railway was shut down between Lake City and Palatka in the late 1980s after the Norfolk Southern acquired the route usage rights between Jacksonville and Palatka from CSX . The section from Lake Butler to Palatka has now been converted by the Florida Department of Transportation into the 76 km long Palatka-Lake Butler State Trail .
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census, the 1897 inhabitants at that time were distributed over 875 households. The population density was 421.6 inh / km². 70.0% of the population identified themselves as whites, 26.7% as African American , 0.4% as Indians and 0.4% as Asian Americans . 1.0% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.6% to several ethnic groups. 4.3% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .
In 2010 children under 18 years of age and 21.6% of all households lived in 38.0% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 63.6% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.19.
32.9% of the population were younger than 20 years, 24.9% were 20 to 39 years old, 26.0% were 40 to 59 years old, and 16.4% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 34 years. 45.4% of the population were male and 54.6% were female.
The median annual income was $ 25,389, with 35.6% of the population living below the poverty line.
In 2000, English was the first language of 96.96% of the population and 3.04% spoke Spanish .
Attractions
The following properties are listed on the National Register of Historic Places :
traffic
Lake Butler is crossed by Florida State Roads 100 , 121 , 231, and 238 . The nearest airport is Gainesville Regional Airport (around 45 km south).
Personalities
- Joe Hendricks (1903–1974), politician born in Lake Butler, for Florida in the US House of Representatives
- Clifford Spiller, Jr. (* 1987), American football player born in Lake Butler
Web links
- Website of the city (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ^ Gregg Turner: A Short History of Florida Railroads. Arcadia Publishing , Mount Pleasant 2014, ISBN 978-1-439642-54-2
- ↑ Lake City to Palatka. Retrieved April 14, 2015 .
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010. United States Census Bureau , accessed July 10, 2015 .
- ^ Language distribution 2000. Modern Language Association , accessed July 10, 2015 .
- ^ FLORIDA - Union County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed July 10, 2015 .
