Apollo Beach, Florida

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Apollo Beach, Florida
Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida
Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 27°46′19″N 82°24′39″W / 27.77194, -82.41083
Country Flag of the United States United States
State Flag of Florida Florida
County  Hillsborough
Area
 - Total 5.9 sq mi (15.3 km²)
 - Land 5.7 sq mi (14.7 km²)
 - Water 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
Elevation ft (1 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 7,444
 - Density 1,261.7/sq mi (486.5/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 33570, 33572
Area code(s) 813
FIPS code 12-01675[1]
GNIS feature ID 1867110[2]
View of a Tampa Electric plant from Apollo Beach
View of a Tampa Electric plant from Apollo Beach

Apollo Beach is an unincorporated census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The population was 7,444 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Apollo Beach is located at 27°46′19″N, 82°24′39″W (27.771988, -82.410780)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 5.9 square miles (15.3 km²), of which, 5.7 square miles (14.7 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (3.56%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 7,444 people, 3,132 households, and 2,361 families residing in the community. The population density was 1,308.3 people per square mile (505.1/km²). There were 3,404 housing units at an average density of 598.3/sq mi (231.0/km²). The racial makeup of the community was 93.82% White, 0.85% African American, 0.40% Native American, 1.40% Asian, 2.11% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.43% of the population.

There were 3,132 households out of which 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.5% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.70.

In the community the population was spread out with 18.2% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 33.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $51,480, and the median income for a family was $58,378. Males had a median income of $42,427 versus $28,732 for females. The per capita income for the community was $28,583. About 2.4% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Population history of Apollo Beach

Source: The United States Census Bureau

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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