Mary Esther
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 Mary Esther, Florida City Hall |
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| Foundation : | 1838 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Florida |
| County : | Okaloosa County |
| Coordinates : | 30 ° 25 ′ N , 86 ° 40 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 3,851 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 962.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 4.0 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 4.0 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 7 m |
| Postal code : | 32569 |
| Area code : | +1 850 |
| FIPS : | 12-43375 |
| GNIS ID : | 0286480 |
| Website : | www.cityofmaryesther.com |
| Mayor : | Margaret McLemore |
Mary Esther is a city in Okaloosa County in the US state of Florida with 3,851 inhabitants (as of 2010).
geography
Mary Esther is located on Santa Rosa Sound (part of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway ) on the Gulf Coast of the Florida Panhandle and borders the city of Fort Walton Beach . The city is about 40 km south of Crestview and about 60 km east of Pensacola .
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census, the then 3851 inhabitants were distributed among 1779 households. The population density was 962.8 inh / km². 95.7% of the population identified themselves as whites , 7.0% as African American , 0.6% as Indians and 5.2% as Asian Americans . 2.0% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 4.3% to several ethnic groups. 7.5% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .
In 2010 children under 18 years of age and 30.4% of all households lived in 24.7% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 67.3% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.38 people and the average family size was 2.82 people.
20.4% of the population were younger than 20 years, 24.3% were 20 to 39 years old, 31.8% were 40 to 59 years old, and 23.8% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 47 years. 49.3% of the population were male and 50.7% were female.
The median annual income was $ 59,315, with 3.5% of the population living below the poverty line.
In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 92.97% of the population, 4.86% spoke Spanish and 2.17% had another mother tongue.
traffic
Mary Esther is crossed by US Highway 98 and Florida State Road 393 . The city is adjacent to the Hurlburt Field military airfield . The nearest airports are Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (around 15 km northeast) and Pensacola International Airport (around 65 km west).
Web links
- The City website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Margaret McLemore ( Memento July 25, 2018 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 13, 2013.
- ↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved May 13, 2013.
