Pasco County

Pasco County Courthouse
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administration
US state :	Florida
Administrative headquarters :	Dade City
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Pasco County Government Center 7530 Little Road New Port Richey, Florida 34654
Foundation :	June 2, 1887
Made up from:	Hernando County
Area code :	001 727
Demographics
Residents :	464,697  (2010)
Population density :	240.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2248 km²
Water surface :	319 km²
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Website : www.pascocountyfl.net

The Pasco County is a county in the state of Florida of the United States . The county seat is Dade City .

history

The Pasco County was formed on June 2, 1887 from parts of Hernando County. It was named after Samuel Pasco , who was a member of the US Senate from 1887 to 1899.

The historic Samuel Baker House is located in Elfers .

geography

The county has an area of ​​2248 square kilometers, of which 319 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Hernando County , Sumter County , Polk County , Hillsborough County, and Pinellas County . Together with Hernando, Hillsborough, and Pinellas Counties, the county forms the Tampa Bay Area metropolitan area .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1890	4249		-
1900	6054		42.5%
1910	7502		23.9%
1920	8802		17.3%
1930	10,574		20.1%
1940	13,981		32.2%
1950	20,529		46.8%
1960	36,785		79.2%
1970	75,955		106.5%
1980	193,643		154.9%
1990	281.131		45.2%
2000	344.765		22.6%
2010	464.697		34.8%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

As of the 2010 census , Pasco County had 464,697 people in 228,583 households. The population density was 240.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Ethnically, the population was composed of 88.2% white, 4.5% African American , 0.4% Indian and 2.1% Asian Americans . 2.7% were members of other ethnic groups and 2.2% of various ethnic groups. 11.7% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under the age of 18 lived in 28.8% of all households and persons aged 65 and over lived in 35.8% of all households. 67.0% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.90.

23.4% of the population were younger than 20 years, 21.8% were 20 to 39 years old, 27.4% were 40 to 59 years old, and 27.4% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 44 years. 48.6% of the population were male and 51.4% were female.

The median income for a household in the 43,787 USD , while 13.7% of the population lived below the poverty line.

In 2010, English was the mother tongue of 86.85% of the population, 8.27% spoke Spanish and 4.88% had another mother tongue.

Further educational institutions

• Pasco-Hernando Community College in Dade City
• Pasco-Hernando Community College in New Port Richey
• Saint Leo University in Saint Leo
• Trinity College of Florida at Trinity

Places in Pasco County

Pasco County localities with 2010 census population :

Cities :

• Dade City ( County Seat ) - 6,437 residents
• New Port Richey - 14,911 residents
• Port Richey - population 2,671
• San Antonio - 1,138 inhabitants
• Zephyrhills - 13,288 inhabitants

Town :

• St. Leo - 1,340 inhabitants

Census-designated places :

• Aripeka - 308 inhabitants
• Bayonet Point - 23,467 residents
• Beacon Square - 7,224 residents
• Connerton - 2,116 residents
• Crystal Springs - 1,327 residents
• Dade City North - 3,113 residents
• Elfers - 13,986 inhabitants
• Heritage Pines - 2,136 residents
• Holiday - 22,403 inhabitants
• Hudson - 12,158 residents
• Jasmine Estates - 18,989 residents
• Key Vista - 1,757 residents
• Lacoochee - 1,714 inhabitants
• Land O'Lakes - 31,996 inhabitants
• Meadow Oaks - 2,442 residents
• Moon Lake - 4,919 residents
• New Port Richey East - 10,036 residents
• Odessa - 7,267 inhabitants
• Pasadena Hills - 7,570 residents
• Quail Ridge - 1,040 residents
• River Ridge - 4,702 residents
• Shady Hills - 11,523 residents
• Trilby - 429 inhabitants
• Trinity - 10,907 inhabitants
• Wesley Chapel - population 44,092
• Zephyrhills North - 2,600 residents
• Zephyrhills South - 5,276 residents
• Zephyrhills West - 5,865 residents

Web links

Commons : Pasco County, Florida  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Pasco County Board of County Commissioners (Engl.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 295739. Accessed on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
3. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 14, 2011
4. ↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 16, 2011 on WebCite ) 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 31, 2012 
5. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 4, 2014.
6. ↑ 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 April 4, 2014. 

Coordinates: 28 ° 18 ′  N , 82 ° 26 ′  W