Wauchula

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Wauchula
Old Town Hall
Old Town Hall
County and state location
Hardee County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Wauchula Highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1902
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Hardee County
Coordinates : 27 ° 33 ′  N , 81 ° 49 ′  W Coordinates: 27 ° 33 ′  N , 81 ° 49 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 5,001 (as of 2010)
Population density : 735.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 6.8 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of
which 6.8 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 34 m
Postal code : 33873
FIPS : 12-75375
GNIS ID : 0292949
Website : Official website
Mayor : Richard Keith Nadaskay, Jr.

Wauchula is a city and also the county seat of Hardee County in the US state of Florida with 5001 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Wauchula lies on the Peace River and is about 100 km southeast of Tampa .

history

Hardee County Courthouse in Wauchula

Wauchula was an agricultural center until recently. The main vegetable was the cucumber ( en .: Cucumber), therefore the city was called "Cucumber-Capital of the World" (world capital of the cucumber). More recently, citrus fruits have overtaken cucumbers.

Florida Institute for Neurologic Rehabilitation is located in Wauchula, where, among other things, people with traumatic brain injury are treated.

In 1886 the Florida Southern Railway built a railway line from Lakeland via Wauchula to Punta Gorda , which was integrated into the Plant System in 1892 . The railway company set up a depot in the area of ​​today's city in 1886 (the building is still standing today) and named it Wauchula. The name is derived from the Indian word Wa-tu-la-ha-kee ( Hitchiti-Mikasuki language ). A village that was part of Manatee County soon emerged around the depot . The city limits were defined in 1902, a time when Wauchula grew rapidly. In 1926 the old town hall was built.

In 1978 two babies were exchanged at the Hardee Memorial and given away with the parents of the other child. This story was later processed in a book and retold in a TV film in 1991.

The Hurricane Charley hit Wauchula at about 5:30 am Friday, 13 August 2004 and caused damage of more than 750 million dollars. Among other things, the drinking water supply was interrupted and the power lines destroyed. The schools had to close for two weeks and more than 85% of the houses were either destroyed or damaged.

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 5001 inhabitants were distributed among 1752 households. The population density was 642.4 inh / km². 67.2% of the population identified themselves as whites, 5.9% as African American , 0.9% as Indians and 1.0% as Asian Americans . 22.6% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 2.3% to several ethnic groups. 48.6% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 there were children under the age of 18 in 44.8% of all households and people aged 65 and over in 23.4% of all households. 69.3% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or a parent with offspring). The average household size was 3.15 people and the average family size was 3.67 people.

34.0% of the population were younger than 20 years, 30.1% were 20 to 39 years old, 20.9% were 40 to 59 years old, and 14.9% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 29 years. 49.8% of the population were male and 50.2% were female.

The median annual income was $ 44,917, with 22.9% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the first language of 64.38% of the population and 35.62% spoke Spanish .

Attractions

On October 3, 1991, the Albert Carlton Estate was entered on the National Register of Historic Places .

traffic

US Highway 17 and Florida State Roads 35 , 636 and 650 run through the city . The city operates an airport ( Wauchula Municipal Airport ) approx. 8 km southwest of the city , which is open to the public.

crime

The crime rate in 2010 was 470 points (US average: 266 points) in the high range. There were three rapes, nine robberies, 21 assaults, 115 break-ins, 101 thefts, nine car thefts and one arson.

Web links

Commons : Wauchula, Florida  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.finr.net/
  2. ^ Gregg Turner: A Short History of Florida Railroads. Arcadia Publishing , Mount Pleasant 2014, ISBN 978-1-439642-54-2 .
  3. a b http://www.cityofwauchula.com/
  4. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~crackerbarrel/Wau1887.html
  5. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~crackerbarrel/1908Jan.html
  6. ^ A picture of Charley's work
  7. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  8. Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  9. FLORIDA - Hamilton County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed July 27, 2015 .
  10. http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Wauchula-Florida.html