Havana, Florida

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Location of Havana, Florida

Havana is a town in Gadsden County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,713 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 1,703 [1].

[edit] Geography

Havana is located at 30°37′27″N, 84°24′54″W (30.624245, -84.414955)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.8 km² (1.9 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,713 people, 700 households, and 471 families residing in the town. The population density was 355.6/km² (922.5/mi²). There were 762 housing units at an average density of 158.2/km² (410.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 41.86% White, 56.74% African American, 0.06% Asian, 0.82% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.23% of the population.

There were 700 households out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1% were married couples living together, 20.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 83.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,344, and the median income for a family was $38,487. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $19,958 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,481. About 11.1% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.3% of those under age 18 and 23.0% of those age 65 or over.

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Cities and communities of Gadsden County, Florida
County seat Quincy Location of Gadsden County
Incorporated places Chattahoochee | Greensboro | Gretna | Havana | Midway | Quincy
Unincorporated places Mount Pleasant
Adjacent Counties Decatur (GA) | Seminole (GA) | Grady (GA) | Leon | Liberty | Calhoun | Jackson