Port Orange, Florida
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:For the New York State hamlet, see Port Orange, New York
Port Orange is a city in Volusia County, Florida, United States. The population was 45,823 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 52,793 [1].
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[edit] History
[edit] Geography
Port Orange is located at (29.118970, -81.002906)GR1. It is connected to Interstate 95.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 69.1 km² (26.7 mi²). 64.0 km² (24.7 mi²) of it is land and 5.1 km² (2.0 mi²) of it (7.39%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 45,823 people, 19,574 households, and 13,232 families residing in the city. The population density was 716.0/km² (1,854.7/mi²). There were 21,102 housing units at an average density of 329.7/km² (854.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.59% White, 1.58% African American, 0.26% Native American, 1.14% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.53% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.51% of the population.
There were 19,574 households out of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.76.
In the city the population was spread out with 19.8% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $38,783, and the median income for a family was $44,684. Males had a median income of $32,147 versus $22,391 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,628. About 5.0% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Schools
Port Orange is the home of the Florida campus of Palmer College of Chiropractic, which is one of the most influential schools in the field. The campus in Port Orange was founded in 2002.
[edit] Elected officials
- Former Mayor Dorothy Hukill
[edit] Notable residents
- Mark Martin, NASCAR driver
- Mike Skinner, NASCAR driver
- Bob, Owner
[edit] Sister city
- Long Beach, Mississippi
[edit] External links
- City of Port Orange official site
- Port Orange Lakeside Jazz Festival website
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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