Grove City, Florida

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Grove City, Florida
Location in Charlotte County and the state of Florida
Location in Charlotte County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 26°54′43″N 82°19′30″W / 26.91194, -82.325
Country Flag of the United States United States
State Flag of Florida Florida
County  Charlotte
Area
 - Total 1.4 sq mi (3.4 km²)
 - Land 1.3 sq mi (3.3 km²)
 - Water 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation 10 ft (3 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 2,092
 - Density 1,494.3/sq mi (615.3/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 12-27775[1]
GNIS feature ID 0283470[2]

Grove City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Charlotte County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,092 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Grove City is located at 26°54′43″N, 82°19′30″W (26.911966, -82.324933)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²), of which, 1.3 square miles (3.3 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (4.51%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 2,092 people, 1,045 households, and 659 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,647.6 people per square mile (636.0/km²). There were 1,457 housing units at an average density of 1,147.5/sq mi (443.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.71% White, 0.43% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.91% of the population.

There were 1,045 households out of which 13.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.40.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 12.7% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 17.3% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 38.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58 years. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,104, and the median income for a family was $41,976. Males had a median income of $22,685 versus $17,177 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,602. About 4.9% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

[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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