Christmas, Florida
| Christmas, Florida | |
|---|---|
| Census-designated place | |
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| Coordinates: 28°32′N 81°0′W / 28.533°N 81.000°WCoordinates: 28°32′N 81°0′W / 28.533°N 81.000°W | |
| Country |
 United States |
| State |
 Florida |
| County | Orange |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.4 sq mi (8.9 km2) |
| • Land | 3.4 sq mi (8.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,146 |
| • Density | 330/sq mi (130/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 32709 |
| Area code(s) | 407, 321 |
| FIPS code | 12-12250[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0280429[2] |
Christmas is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,146 at the 2010 census.[3] Christmas is home to the world's largest alligator-shaped building, measuring at just over 200 feet (61 m), to Fort Christmas Historical Park, a recreation of the Second Seminole War Fort Christmas and to Fort Christmas Folk School, a nonprofit school dedicated to teaching folk arts. Every year, Christmas sends a large amount of mail from its post office from people who mail letters from the town so they can have the "Christmas" postmark on their holiday mailings.
Christmas is the birthplace of the American sculptor James Hughlette "Tex" Wheeler, who is best known for his bronze sculpture of the famed racehorse Seabiscuit which holds a place of honor at Santa Anita Park racetrack in California [4] and his "...tribute to the American folk humorist, Will Rogers at Claremore, Oklahoma..." (Dickinson, 2006). Mr Wheeler is buried in the Fort Christmas Cemetery.
Christmas is home to many Orlando digital TV stations' transmission towers.
History
On December 25, 1837, a force of 2,000 U.S. Army soldiers and Alabama Volunteers arrived in the area to construct a fort, which they named Fort Christmas. The fort was one of over 200 forts built during the Second Seminole War.
Geography
Christmas is located at 28°32′N 81°0′W / 28.533°N 81.000°W (28.5324, -80.9940)[5]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.9 km2), all land.[6]
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2010, there were 1,146 people (down from 1,162 in the 2000 Census), 422 households (up from 420 in the 2000 Census), and 304 families (the same as in the 2000 Census) residing in the Christmas CDP (Census Designated Place).[7]
As of the 2000 Census, the population density was 125.7/km² (325.3/mi²). There were 446 housing units at an average density of 48.2/km² (124.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the Christmas CDP was 95.44% White, 0.43% African American, 0.69% Native American, 0.95% Asian, 0.60% from other races, and 1.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.15% of the population.
AS of 2010, there were 422 households out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 (up from 30.5% in the 2000 census) living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together (up from 49.5% in 2000), 12.1% had a female householder with no mail present (down from 14.0% in the 2000 Census), 9.5% had a male householder with no female present (data from the 2000 Census is not available) and 28% were non-families (up from 27.6% in 2000). 25.4% of the households had individuals 65 years of age or older (a dramatic increase from the 8.3% in 2000). The average household size was 2.72 (2.77 in 2000) and the average family size was 2.99 (down from 3.08 in 2000).
In the Christmas Census Designated Place (CDP) as of the 2010 Census, the median age was 41 years old (up from 37 years old in the 2000 Census). In 2010, 46.9% of the residents of the Christmas CDP were women and 53.1% were males.
The median income for a household in the Christmas CDP was not available for the 2010 Census.[8]
Panoramic view
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Christmas CDP, Florida". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
- ↑ Dickinson, J. W. (2006). Remembering Orlando: Tales from Elvis to Disney. Charleston, South Carolina: The History Press.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Christmas CDP, Florida". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
- ↑ Definition of the acronym "CDP" as used here was found on the U.S Censur Bureau's website, https://ask.census.gov/faq.php?id=5000&faqId=865 , on 2 October 2012.
- ↑ All 2010 U.S. Census data provided here was quoted from the US Census Bureau's website (http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=bkmk) on 2 October 2012
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