The Villages, Florida
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The Villages is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place, the largest such location by population in Sumter County, Florida. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 8,333, however the actual population of The Villages is considerably larger as the CDP only includes the section of The Villages within Sumter County while the more heavily populated sections in Lake County are included within the figures for the town of Lady Lake. It is the central location of The Villages, Florida, Micropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Sumter County. The original portions of the complex (Orange Blossom Gardens) and the town square (Spanish Springs) are in Lake County, however the newly constructed community of Sumter Landing was built in 2005 as a second more commercially oriented town square and is wholly within Sumter County. A small portion of The Villages is also located within Marion County. The current population of The Villages as a whole (as of 2006) is roughly 50,000 and is expected to surpass 100,000 by 2010.
The Villages has its own newspaper, The Villages Daily Sun. It is also served by the Orlando Sentinel.
On February 2, 2007, a tornado struck The Villages during the early morning hours. More than 1,000 homes in the Villages were destroyed or damaged.[1]
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[edit] Geography
The Villages is located at (28.937803, -81.971220)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 14.5 km² (5.6 mi²). 13.4 km² (5.2 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (6.99%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 8,333 people, 4,392 households, and 3,583 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 619.9/km² (1,605.5/mi²). There were 5,065 housing units at an average density of 376.8/km² (975.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.42% White, 0.52% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.06% from other races, and 0.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.30% of the population.
There were 4,392 households out of which 0.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.1% were married couples living together, 1.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% were non-families. 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.89 and the average family size was 2.05.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 0.3% under the age of 18, 0.3% from 18 to 24, 1.5% from 25 to 44, 40.4% from 45 to 64, and 57.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 66 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,542, and the median income for a family was $45,078. Males had a median income of $58,173 versus $26,176 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $28,343. About 2.8% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] References
- ^ [http://www.thevillagesdailysun.com/tornado/DS_020207.pdf "Tornado Rips through area". The villages Daily Sun. February 2, 2007.
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