St. Cloud (Florida)
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 County and state location
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1915 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Florida |
| County : | Osceola County |
| Coordinates : | 28 ° 15 ′ N , 81 ° 17 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 35,183 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 1,484.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 23.7 km 2 (approx. 9 mi 2 ) of which 23.7 km 2 (approx. 9 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 23 m |
| Postcodes : | 34769, 34770, 34771, 34772, 34773 |
| FIPS : | 12-62625 |
| GNIS ID : | 0290167 |
| Website : | www.stcloud.org |
| Mayor : | Nathan Blackwell |
St. Cloud is a city in Osceola County in the US state of Florida with 35,183 inhabitants (as of 2010).
geography
St. Cloud is located around 30 km south of Orlando on the south bank of East Lake Tohopakaliga .
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census, the then 35,183 inhabitants were distributed over 14,544 households. The population density was 1484.5 inhabitants / km². 82.4% of the population identified themselves as whites , 5.8% as African American , 0.4% as Indians and 1.7% as Asian Americans . 6.2% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 3.4% to several ethnic groups. 29.2% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .
In 2010 children under the age of 18 lived in 39.9% of all households and persons aged 65 or over lived in 26.0% of all households. 72.8% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.76 people and the average family size was 3.19 people.
29.0% of the population were younger than 20 years, 25.8% were 20 to 39 years old, 27.1% were 40 to 59 years old, and 18.1% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 37 years. 47.9% of the population were male and 52.1% were female.
The median annual income was $ 50,740, with 10.6% of the population living below the poverty line.
In 2000, English was the first language of 84.69% of the population, 13.76% spoke Spanish and 1.55% had another mother tongue.
Attractions
On February 21, 1997, the Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall was inscribed on the National Register of Historic Places .
traffic
The city is crossed by US Highways 192 and 441 and Florida State Roads 91 ( Florida's Turnpike , toll) and 500 . The Orlando International Airport is located 20 km north of the city.
Media presence
- The play Sweet Bird Youth (1959) by Tennessee Williams , which was later made into a film, is based in the small town of St. Cloud, Florida.
- Several movies were shot here:
- Two thousand maniacs! (1964), directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis , starring: Connie Mason , William Kerwin and Jeffrey Allen
- The Waterboy (1998), starring Adam Sandler , Henry Winkler and Kathy Bates
- Barracuda (1978), actors: Wayne Crawford, Jason Evers, William Kerwin
- Waxahatchee's album title Saint Cloud (Merge, 2020) refers to the city, her father's hometown.
Web links
- Website of the city (Engl.)
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.
- ↑ FLORIDA - Osceola County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed May 29, 2015 .
- ↑ Waxahatchee - 'Saint Cloud' review: Katie Crutchfield embraces her Americana idols with stunning results , nme.com 23rd March 2020, accessed April 9, 2020
