Pine Hills, Florida
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Pine Hills is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 41,764 at the 2000 census.
Once a blue collar suburb of Orlando, Pine Hills now suffers from high unemploment and crime. The area is often called by the derogatory nickname "Crime Hills", and "Choppa City" by others in Central Florida.
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[edit] Geography
Pine Hills is located at (28.574876, -81.457267)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 20.5 km² (7.9 mi²). 19.9 km² (7.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (3.03%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 41,764 people, 13,358 households, and 10,031 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,099.6/km² (5,436.7/mi²). There were 14,125 housing units at an average density of 710.1/km² (1,838.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 33.93% White, 51.42% African American, 0.28% Native American, 2.89% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 5.86% from other races, and 5.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.07% of the population.
There were 13,358 households out of which 41.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were married couples living together, 23.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.53.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 32.9% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,455, and the median income for a family was $34,997. Males had a median income of $25,613 versus $21,099 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,257. About 14.8% of families and 18.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.4% of those under age 18 and 14.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Pine Hills' Population History from the U.S. Census Bureau
- 1970....13,882
- 1980....35,771
- 1990....35,322
- 2000....41,764
- 2005....58,342
[edit] Bears
On many occasions, the local television news has reported bears wandering into Pine Hills from the woods outside of town. Once, a bear was chased up a tree in Pine Hills by a Persian cat. Pine Hills is jokingly considered, by many residents, to be full of bears. Since 2004, bear-watching has been gaining popularity as a local past-time.
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