Port St. Lucie
| Port St. Lucie | |
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| Nickname : PSL | |
 County and state location
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1961 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Florida |
| County : | St. Lucie County |
| Coordinates : | 27 ° 17 ′ N , 80 ° 21 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
185,132 (as of 2016) 465,208 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 946.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 198.6 km 2 (approx. 77 mi 2 ) of which 195.6 km 2 (approx. 76 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 5 m |
| FIPS : | 12-58715 |
| GNIS ID : | 0308089 |
| Website : | www.cityofpsl.com |
| Mayor : | Gregory J. Oravec |
Port St. Lucie is a city in St. Lucie County in the US state of Florida with 185,123 inhabitants (as of 2016). It is the largest city in the Port St. Lucie, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area .
geography
Port St. Lucie is located at the confluence of the St. Lucie River with the Indian River , which forms part of the Intracoastal Waterway , in the immediate vicinity of the Atlantic coast . The city is about 10 km south of Fort Pierce and about 70 km north of West Palm Beach .
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census, the 164,603 inhabitants at that time were distributed among 70,877 households. The population density was 841.5 inhabitants / km². 74.3% of the population identified themselves as white , 16.3% as African American , 0.4% as Native American and 2.0% as Asian Americans . 4.0% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 3.0% to several ethnic groups. 18.4% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .
In 2010 children under the age of 18 lived in 35.8% of all households and persons aged 65 or over lived in 30.0% of all households. 73.9% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.69 people and the average family size was 3.08 people.
25.0% of the population were younger than 20 years, 23.3% were 20 to 39 years old, 28.2% were 40 to 59 years old, and 21.6% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 40 years. 48.6% of the population were male and 51.4% were female.
The median annual income was $ 49,310, with 12.6% of the population living below the poverty line.
In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 88.06% of the population, Spanish spoke 6.60% and 5.34% had another mother tongue.
Population development
| year | Residents¹ |
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| 1980 | 14,690 |
| 1990 | 55,866 |
| 2000 | 88,454 |
| 2010 | 164.716 |
| 2016 | 185.132 |
¹ 2000–2010: census results; 2016: US Census Bureau estimate
Sports
The New York Mets conduct their spring training in Port St. Lucie . City-owned teams are the St. Lucie Mets , who play in the Florida State League , and the associated rookie- level team in the Gulf Coast League . All three teams play at the First Data Field stadium .
traffic
Interstate 95 , Florida's Turnpike (toll road), US Highway 1 ( SR 5 ) and Florida State Road 716 run through the urban area of Port St. Lucie . In addition, the city is affected by the freight line of the Florida East Coast Railway . St. Lucie County International Airport is 20 km north of the city . The nearest airport is Palm Beach International Airport (70 km south).
Personalities
- Antoine McAlister (* 1988), rapper
Web links
- The City website (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ 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.
