Branford, Florida

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Coordinates: 29°57′42″N 82°55′38″W / 29.96167, -82.92722
Branford, Florida
Location in Suwannee County and the state of Florida
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Suwannee
Area
- Total	0.8 sq mi (2.1 km²)
- Land	0.8 sq mi (2.1 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	43 ft (13 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	695
- Density	868.8/sq mi (331/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	32008
Area code(s)	386
FIPS code	12-08175^[1]
GNIS feature ID	0279335^[2]

Branford is a town in Suwannee County, Florida, United States. The population was 695 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Branford is located at 29°57′42″N, 82°55′38″W (29.961803, -82.927204)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all of it land.

Branford is located (depending on the route of travel) approximately:

2 hours SE of the state capitol, Tallahassee, home to Florida State University and the Florida State Seminoles

1 hour and 45 minutes SW of Jacksonville

45 minutes NW of Gainesville, Florida, home of the University of Florida and the Florida Gators

2 hours and 30 minutes NW of Orlando, Florida

2 hours and 30 minutes W of St. Augustine, Florida

3 hours N of Tampa

30 minutes SW of Lake City, Florida

30 minutes S of Live Oak, Florida (Suwannee County Government seat)

Branford has the distinction of being the "Spring Diving Capital of the World".

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 695 people, 270 households, and 170 families residing in the town. The population density was 838.6 people per square mile (323.3/km²). There were 320 housing units at an average density of 386.1/sq mi (148.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 87.05% White, 7.05% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 2.73% from other races, and 2.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.50% of the population.

There were 270 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.2% were married couples living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,286, and the median income for a family was $31,705. Males had a median income of $24,583 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,716. About 13.8% of families and 21.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.2% of those under age 18 and 26.4% of those age 65 or over.