Shalimar (Florida)

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Shalimar
Shalimar (Florida)
Shalimar
Shalimar
Location in Florida
Basic data
Foundation : 1947
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Okaloosa County
Coordinates : 30 ° 27 ′  N , 86 ° 35 ′  W Coordinates: 30 ° 27 ′  N , 86 ° 35 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 717 (as of 2010)
Population density : 896.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 0.8 km 2  (approx. 0 mi 2 ) of
which 0.8 km 2  (approx. 0 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 4 m
Postal code : 32579
Area code : +1 850
FIPS : 12-65425
GNIS ID : 0290918
Website : www.shalimarflorida.org
Mayor : Gary Combs

Shalimar is a city in Okaloosa County in the US state of Florida with 717 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Shalimar is on the west end of Choctawhatchee Bay . The city is about 40 km south of Crestview and about 80 km east of Pensacola .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the 717 inhabitants at that time were distributed over 348 households. The population density was 896.3 inh / km². 88.0% of the population identified themselves as whites, 3.2% as African American , 1.0% as Indians and 3.8% as Asian Americans . 1.9% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 2.1% to several ethnic groups. 5.6% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 there were children under the age of 18 in 26.8% of all households and people aged 65 and over in 25.5% of all households. 70.9% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.34 people and the average family size was 2.76 people.

21.6% of the population were younger than 20 years, 16.2% were 20 to 39 years old, 39.2% were 40 to 59 years old, and 22.9% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 47 years. 47.6% of the population were male and 52.4% were female.

The median annual income was $ 84,750, with 9.2% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the first language of 96.18% of the population and 3.82% spoke Spanish .

traffic

Shalimar is crossed by Florida State Road 85 . The nearest airports are Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (around 5 km northeast) and Pensacola International Airport (around 80 km west).

crime

The crime rate in 2010 was 146 points (US average: 266 points) in the low range. There was one robbery, eight break-ins and four thefts.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  2. Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  3. http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Shalimar-Florida.html