Vernon (Florida)
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 County and state location
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Florida |
| County : | Washington County |
| Coordinates : | 30 ° 37 ′ N , 85 ° 43 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 687 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 56.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 12.2 km 2 (about 5 mi 2 ) of which 12.2 km 2 (about 5 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 13 m |
| Postal code : | 32462 |
| Area code : | +1 850 |
| FIPS : | 12-74125 |
| GNIS ID : | 0292758 |
| Website : | vernonflorida.net |
| Mayor : | Tina Sloan |
Vernon is a city in Washington County in the US state of Florida with 687 inhabitants (as of 2010).
geography
Vernon is about 25 km southwest of Chipley and about 140 km west of Tallahassee .
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census, the 687 inhabitants at that time were distributed over 510 households. The population density was 56.3 inh / km². 78.7% of the population identified themselves as whites, 14.3% as African American , 3.5% as Indians and 0.3% as Asian Americans . 1.3% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.9% to several ethnic groups. 3.9% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .
In 2010 children under the age of 18 and 29.6% of all households lived in 29.2% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 65.0% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.41 people and the average family size was 2.96 people.
25.9% of the population were younger than 20 years old, 22.3% were 20 to 39 years old, 28.2% were 40 to 59 years old, and 23.4% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 41 years. 48.5% of the population were male and 51.5% were female.
The median annual income was $ 30,417, with 36.3% of the population living below the poverty line.
In 2000, English was the first language of 97.84% of the population and Spanish spoke 2.16%.
Attractions
The Moss Hill Church since November 7, 1983 National Register of Historic Places listed.
traffic
Vernon which leads Florida State Road 277 into the Florida State Road 79 . The nearest airport is Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (around 50 km south).
Individual evidence
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010. United States Census Bureau , accessed June 5, 2015 .
- ^ Language distribution 2000. Modern Language Association , accessed June 5, 2015 .
- ^ FLORIDA - Washington County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed June 5, 2015 .
