Ruskin, Florida

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Ruskin, Florida
Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida
Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 27°42′53″N 82°26′1″W / 27.71472, -82.43361
Country Flag of the United States United States
State Flag of Florida Florida
County  Hillsborough
Area
 - Total 15.4 sq mi (40 km²)
 - Land 14.2 sq mi (36.9 km²)
 - Water 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km²)
Elevation 3 ft (1 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 8,321
 - Density 540.3/sq mi (208/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 813
FIPS code 12-62275[1]
GNIS feature ID 0290065[2]

Ruskin is an unincorporated census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The population was 8,321 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Ruskin is located at 27°42′53″N, 82°26′1″W (27.714703, -82.433530)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 15.4 square miles (39.9 km²), of which, 14.2 square miles (36.9 km²) of it is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²) of it (7.65%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 8,321 people, 2,963 households, and 2,074 families residing in the community. The population density was 584.4 people per square mile (225.6/km²). There were 3,603 housing units at an average density of 253.1/sq mi (97.7/km²). The racial makeup of the community was 80.69% White, 1.23% African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 14.85% from other races, and 2.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 36.73% of the population.

There were 2,963 households out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the community the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 104.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.9 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $28,228, and the median income for a family was $32,404. Males had a median income of $25,787 versus $20,817 for females. The per capita income for the community was $12,943. About 10.6% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.9% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Government

As of March 2006, the area collectively known as Ruskin remains as a part of unincorporated Hillsborough County. A movement towards incorporation began in late 2004 and early 2005 as mounting opposition to the amount of new developments within the community. Many long time residents feel that the County Board of Commissioners have ignored repeated requests to slow down the development until proper infrastructure was in place. The Ruskin Incorporation Committee was formed to perform a study on whether it was feasible for the community to become a city in which it found it was. On January 19th, 2006, HB 759 was filed with the Florida House of Representatives with all county representatives fully supporting the measure. If passed the question will be place on the ballots of the voters within Ruskin and the city would be officially incorporated on April 1st, 2007 as a sovereign government. If approved it will become the first new city within the county in over 80 years.

[edit] National historic status

There are several locations in and near Ruskin which have been included in the National Register of Historic Places.
They are:

Ruskin, Florida, was founded as a utopian socialist community similar to Tennessee's Ruskin Colony.

[edit] Famous Residents

The Carters, including Nick, Leslie, Angel, Aaron, and BJ in the 1990s. Debra Lafave

[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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