Stuart (Florida)
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| Nickname : Sailfish Capital of the World | |
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| State : | United States |
| State : | Florida |
| County : | Martin County |
| Coordinates : | 27 ° 12 ′ N , 80 ° 15 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 15,593 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 956.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 22.0 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of which 16.3 km 2 (approx. 6 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 3 m |
| Postcodes : | 34994-34997 |
| Area code : | +1 772 |
| FIPS : | 12-68875 |
| GNIS ID : | 0291756 |
| Website : | cityofstuart.us |
| Mayor : | Kelli Glass Leighton |
Stuart is a city and also the county seat of Martin County in the US state of Florida with 15,593 inhabitants (as of 2010).
geography
Stuart is located on the St. Lucie River , just before its confluence with the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic . The city is about 5 km southeast of Port St. Lucie and 160 km north of Miami .
history
From 1893 to 1895 the location was named Potsdam. This name came from Otto Stypmann, a landowner at the time in the area of what is now Stuart, who came from Potsdam in Brandenburg. Potsdam was renamed Stuart in 1895 after the completion of the Florida East Coast Railway in honor of another local landowner named Homer Hine Stuart, Jr. In 1914, Stuart was declared a city.
The old town center, also known as the Confusion corner , is worth seeing . With its attractive pubs and ale houses, it attracts the small number of young people. Stuart is very popular as a retirement home.
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census, the then 15,593 inhabitants were distributed over 9,869 households. The population density was 956.6 inh / km². 80.0% of the population identified themselves as whites, 2.0% as African American , 0.3% as Indians and 1.1% as Asian Americans . 4.5% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 2.2% to several ethnic groups. 12.3% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .
In 2010 children under the age of 18 and 37.2% of all households lived in 19.5% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 47.3% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 1.97 people and the average family size was 2.73 people.
18.9% of the population were younger than 20 years, 22.3% were 20 to 39 years old, 26.8% were 40 to 59 years old, and 32.0% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 47 years. 47.1% of the population were male and 52.9% were female.
The median annual income was $ 40,420, with 15.6% of the population living below the poverty line.
In 2000, English was the first language of 91.30% of the population, 6.09% spoke Spanish and 2.61% had another mother tongue.
Attractions
The Burn Brae Plantation-Krueger House , Lyric Theater, and Old Martin County Courthouse are listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
traffic
The city is crossed and tangent to by US Highway 1 ( SR 5 ) and Florida State Roads A1A , 76 and 714 . Nearby leading Interstate 95 past the city. Stuart is passed by the Florida East Coast Railway and has an airfield called Witham Field , named after an American fighter pilot in World War II. The nearest international airport is Palm Beach International Airport (60 km south). The mighty Roosevelt Bridge leads north over the St. Lucie River.
crime
The crime rate in 2010 was 243 points (US average: 266 points) in the average range. There were four rapes, ten robberies, 38 assaults, 108 break-ins, 560 thefts, 19 car thefts and one arson.
sons and daughters of the town
- Jack Walrath (* 1946), jazz musician
- Kathy Rinaldi (* 1967), tennis player
- Chris Marquette (born 1984), actor
- Linsey Godfrey (born 1988), actress
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 - Martin County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed July 28, 2015 .
- ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Stuart-Florida.html
