Longboat Key

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Longboat Key
Millar Bay and Sister Keys seen from Longboat Key
Millar Bay and Sister Keys seen from Longboat Key
County and state location
Sarasota County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Longboat Key Highlighted.svg
Basic data
State : United States
State : Florida
Counties : Sarasota County
Manatee County
Coordinates : 27 ° 24 ′  N , 82 ° 39 ′  W Coordinates: 27 ° 24 ′  N , 82 ° 39 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 6,888 (as of 2010)
Population density : 542.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 44.2 km 2  (approx. 17 mi 2 ) of
which 12.7 km 2  (approx. 5 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 1 m
Postal code : 34228
Area code : +1 941
FIPS : 12-41150
GNIS ID : 0286084
Website : www.longboatkey.org
Mayor : Jim Brown

Longboat Key is a city on the island of the same name in the counties of Manatee and Sarasota in the US state of Florida with 6888 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Longboat Key consists of an island that separates Sarasota Bay from the open Gulf of Mexico . The city is bordered by Sarasota to the southeast and Bradenton Beach to the northwest . The city is located around 80 km south of Tampa .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 6,888 inhabitants were spread over 8,814 households, most of which are holiday homes used as second homes. The population density was 542.4 inh / km². 98.4% of the population identified themselves as white, 0.2% as African-American , 0.1% as Native American and 0.7% as Asian Americans . 0.1% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 0.4% to several ethnic groups. 1.1% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under 18 years of age and 77.0% of all households lived in 3.1% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 65.4% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 1.77 people and the average family size was 2.12 people.

3.2% of the population were younger than 20 years old, 2.5% were 20 to 39 years old, 14.4% were 40 to 59 years old, and 79.8% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 70 years. 46.3% of the population were male and 53.7% were female.

The median annual income was $ 100,076, with 5.1% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 94.57% of the population, 2.06% spoke Spanish and 3.37% had another mother tongue.

Attractions

On August 12, 2005, the Rufus P. Jordan House was inscribed on the National Register of Historic Places .

traffic

The Florida State Road 789 connects the barrier islands Anna Maria Iceland and Longboat Key with Sarasota. The Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport is 10 km away.

crime

The crime rate in 2010 was 79 points (US average: 266 points) in the low range. There was one assault, 24 break-ins, 94 thefts and one car theft.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  2. ↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  3. ^ FLORIDA - Manatee County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed July 28, 2015 .
  4. ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Longboat-Key-Florida.html