Milton (Florida)

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Milton
Santa Rosa County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Milton Highlighted.svg
County and state location
Basic data
Foundation : 1844
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Santa Rosa County
Coordinates : 30 ° 38 ′  N , 87 ° 3 ′  W Coordinates: 30 ° 38 ′  N , 87 ° 3 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 8,826 (as of 2010)
Population density : 781.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 11.8 km 2  (about 5 mi 2 ) of
which 11.3 km 2  (about 4 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 10 m
Postcodes : 32570, 32571, 32572, 32583
Area code : +1 850
FIPS : 12-45750
GNIS ID : 0286947
Website : www.ci.milton.fl.us
Mayor : Wesley Meiss

Milton is a city and also the county seat of Santa Rosa County in the US state of Florida with 8826 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Milton is about 20 km northeast of Pensacola on the west bank of the Blackwater River .

history

Milton was founded as a city in 1844 , making it one of the oldest cities in Florida. The railroad age in Milton began in 1883 with the opening of the Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad . They created a continuous rail link between Pensacola and Jacksonville .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 8,826 inhabitants were distributed over 4,075 households. The population density was 781.1 inh / km². 77.4% of the population identified themselves as whites , 13.9% as African American , 0.7% as Indians and 2.2% as Asian Americans . 1.8% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 4.0% to several ethnic groups. 4.8% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010, children under the age of 18 and 25.7% of all households lived in 32.0% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 62.2% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.43 people and the average family size was 3.03 people.

27.0% of the population were younger than 20 years, 29.0% were 20 to 39 years old, 24.4% were 40 to 59 years old, and 19.4% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 35 years. 48.1% of the population were male and 51.9% were female.

The median annual income was $ 40,963, with 11.6% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the first language of 96.53% of the population and 3.57% spoke Spanish .

Attractions

The following properties are listed on the National Register of Historic Places :

traffic

Milton is crossed by US Highway 90 ( SR 10 ) and Florida State Roads 87 and 89 . The nearest airport is Pensacola International Airport (around 25 km southwest).

crime

The crime rate was 299 points in 2010 (US average: 266 points) in the average range. There were four rapes, ten robberies, 18 assaults, 88 break-ins, 252 thefts and five car thefts.

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Milton, Florida  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ History. Retrieved September 9, 2015 .
  2. ^ Gregg Turner: A Short History of Florida Railroads. Arcadia Publishing , Mount Pleasant 2014, ISBN 978-1-439642-54-2
  3. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010. United States Census Bureau , accessed September 9, 2015 .
  4. ^ Language distribution 2000. Modern Language Association , accessed September 9, 2015 .
  5. ↑ NPS Focus Digital Asset Search. National Park Service , accessed September 9, 2015 .
  6. ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Milton-Florida.html