Martin County (Florida)
The Martin County Courthouse in Stuart |
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US state : | Florida |
Administrative headquarters : | Stuart |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Martin County Administrative Center 2401 SE Monterey Road Stuart, Florida 34996 |
Foundation : | May 30, 1925 |
Made up from: | Palm Beach County |
Area code : | 001 772 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 146,318 (2010) |
Population density : | 101.7 inhabitants / km 2 |
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Total area : | 1950 km² |
Water surface : | 511 km² |
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Website : www.martin.fl.us |
The Martin County is a county in the state of Florida of the United States . The county seat is Stuart .
history
Martin County was formed on May 30, 1925 from parts of Palm Beach County. It was named after John W. Martin , Florida governor from 1925 to 1929.
geography
The county covers an area of 1,950 square kilometers, of which 511 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Palm Beach County , Okeechobee County, and St. Lucie Counties .
Martin County is part of the Port St. Lucie, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area , also known in common parlance as the Treasure Coast .
Demographic data
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1930 | 5111 | - | |
1940 | 6295 | 23.2% | |
1950 | 7807 | 24% | |
1960 | 16,932 | 116.9% | |
1970 | 28,035 | 65.6% | |
1980 | 64.014 | 128.3% | |
1990 | 100,900 | 57.6% | |
2000 | 139,728 | 38.5% | |
2010 | 146.318 | 4.7% | |
1930–1990 2000 + 2010 |
According to the 2010 census , Martin County had 146,318 people in 78,037 households. The population density was 101.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. Ethnically, the population was composed of 87.3% white, 5.4% African American , 0.6% American Indian and 1.1% Asian Americans . 4.2% were members of other races and 1.6% of different races. 12.2% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .
In 2010 children under the age of 18 and 43.2% of all households lived in 22.2% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 62.8% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or a parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.23 people and the average family size was 2.75 people.
19.5% of the population were younger than 20 years old, 17.5% were 20 to 39 years old, 28.2% were 40 to 59 years old, and 34.7% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 50 years. 49.5% of the population were male and 50.5% were female.
The median income for a household in the 50,573 USD , while 12.5% of the population lived below the poverty line.
In 2010, English was the mother tongue of 85.97% of the population, 9.67% spoke Spanish and 4.36% had another mother tongue.
Further educational institutions
- Hobe Sound Bible College in Hobe Sound
Places in Martin County
Martin County towns and cities with 2010 census residents :
City :
- Stuart ( County Seat ) - 15,593 residents
Towns :
- Jupiter Island - 817 inhabitants
- Ocean Breeze Park - 355 residents
- Sewall's Point - 1,996 residents
- Hobe Sound - 11,521 residents
- Indiantown - 6,083 residents
- Jensen Beach - 11,707 residents
- North River Shores - 3,079 residents
- Palm City - 23,120 residents
- Port Salerno - 10.091 inhabitants
- Rio - 965 inhabitants
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 308550. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 14, 2011
- ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 31, 2012
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 22, 2014.
- ↑ 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 22, 2014.
Coordinates: 27 ° 5 ′ N , 80 ° 24 ′ W