Martin County (Florida)

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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
geography
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

growth of population
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.