Otter Creek (Florida)
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 County and state location
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Florida |
| County : | Levy County |
| Coordinates : | 29 ° 19 ′ N , 82 ° 46 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 134 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 36.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 3.8 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 3.7 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 8 m |
| Postal code : | 32683 |
| Area code : | +1 352 |
| FIPS : | 12-53500 |
| GNIS ID : | 0288275 |
| Mayor : | Cleah Martin |
Otter Creek is a city in Levy County in the US state of Florida with 134 inhabitants (as of 2010).
geography
Otter Creek is located approximately 15 km southwest of Bronson and approximately 150 km southwest of Jacksonville .
history
The railroad age in what is now Otter Creek began in 1861, shortly before the outbreak of the Civil War . This year the Florida Railroad line from Fernandina via Otter Creek to Cedar Key was completed. In 1932 the section between Archer and Cedar Key was closed.
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census, the 134 inhabitants at that time were distributed over 99 households. The population density was 36.2 inh / km². 94.8% of the population identified themselves as white and 3.0% as African American . 2.2% said they belonged to several ethnic groups. 2.2% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .
In 2010 there were children under the age of 18 in 27.3% of all households and persons aged at least 65 years in 38.2% of all households. 74.5% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.44 people and the average family size was 2.66 people.
20.2% of the population were younger than 20 years, 21.7% were 20 to 39 years old, 30.6% were 40 to 59 years old, and 27.7% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 46 years. 50.7% of the population were male and 49.3% were female.
The median annual income was $ 24,271, with 50.6% of the population living below the poverty line.
In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 100% of the population.
traffic
Otter Creek is crossed by US Highways 19 and 98 and Florida State Road 24 . The nearest airport is Gainesville Regional Airport (around 65 km northeast).
Individual evidence
- ^ Gregg Turner: A Short History of Florida Railroads. Arcadia Publishing , Mount Pleasant 2014, ISBN 978-1-439642-54-2
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 18, 2015.
- ↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved January 18, 2015.
