Cheval, Florida

Cheval, Florida
—  CDP  —
Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 28°8′47″N 82°30′56″W / 28.14639°N 82.51556°W / 28.14639; -82.51556Coordinates: 28°8′47″N 82°30′56″W / 28.14639°N 82.51556°W / 28.14639; -82.51556
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Hillsborough
Area
– Total	6.9 sq mi (17.7 km2)
– Land	6.7 sq mi (17.3 km2)
– Water	0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation	59 ft (18 m)
Population (2010)
– Total	10,702
– Density	1,101.7/sq mi (429.5/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	12-11912[1]
GNIS feature ID	1853241[2]

Cheval is an unincorporated census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The population was 10,702 at the 2010 census.^[3]

Geography

Cheval is located at 28°8′47″N 82°30′56″W / 28.14639°N 82.51556°W / 28.14639; -82.51556 (28.146418, -82.515623)^[4].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 6.8 square miles (18 km²), of which, 6.7 square miles (17 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) of it (2.34%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 7,602 people, 3,407 households, and 2,047 families residing in the community. The population density was 1,137.5 people per square mile (439.4/km²). There were 3,659 housing units at an average density of 547.5/sq mi (211.5/km²). The racial makeup of the community was 85.86% White, 4.63% African American, 0.18% Native American, 5.01% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 2.12% from other races, and 2.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.02% of the population.

There were 3,407 households out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.9% were non-families. 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the community the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 37.5% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $46,888, and the median income for a family was $65,960. Males had a median income of $45,551 versus $29,161 for females. The per capita income for the community was $32,444. About 2.5% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ Florida Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data). Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed 2011-04-07.
4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.