Carrabelle, Florida

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Carrabelle is a city in Franklin County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,303 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2005, the city had a population of 1,290. [http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2005-04-12.csv]

Location

Carrabelle is located at about 20 miles east of Apalachicola, Florida on St. James Island at the mouth of the Carrabelle River. Carrabelle is surrounded by the Carrabelle River, Crooked River, Ochlockonee River and the Gulf of Mexico. To the south is Dog Island. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.5 km² (4.8 mi²). 9.7 km² (3.7 mi²) of it is land and 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²) of it (22.45%) is water.

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Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,303 people, 562 households, and 370 families residing in the city. The population density was 134.9/km² (349.2/mi²). There were 790 housing units at an average density of 81.8/km² (211.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.48% White, 5.68% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.84% from other races, and 1.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.61% of the population.

There were 562 households out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,749, and the median income for a family was $27,955. Males had a median income of $26,719 versus $19,018 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,677. About 14.8% of families and 19.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 24.2% of those age 65 or over.

For many decades, Carrabelle had the only tertiary sewage treatment facility in the State of Florida, but this may have been updated in recent years.

History

In 1528 the first Spanish expedition of Panfilo de Narvaez passed through the area on its way from Tampa Bay to the Rio Grande. From the late 1600s through early 1700s a few passages referring to the area are mentioned. Carrabelle, Dog Island, and St. George Island served as points to stage raids on local ports as well as San Marcos de Apalache in 1677 and 1682.

In 1876 explorer Nathaniel Holmes Bishop of Medford, Massachusetts navigated the Crooked River through the lowlands to the Ochlockonee River. In 1877 Oliver Hudson Kelly, from Massachusetts founded the town and named it Rio Carrabelle. The following year the first U.S. Post office was established with its address as Rio Carrabelle. By 1881 the population was between 500 and 600 people.

In 1891 The Carrabelle, Tallahassee and Georgia Railroad was established to connect Carrabelle northward through Tallahassee to the Florida-Georgia line. [ [http://www.gulfpirate.com/history.htm Gulf Pirate: History of Carrabelle & Franklin County] ]

On August 1, 1899, the 2nd hurricane of the season struck the area almost destroying the town leaving just nine homes. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=980DE2DD173DE433A25756C0A96E9C94689ED7CF&oref=slogin NY Times article archives:1899 storm] ]

On August 23, 2008, Tropical Storm Fay made its record fourth landfall in the state of Florida at Carrabelle.

Attractions

Carrabelle is the home of the "World's Smallest Police Station". [http://www.carrabelle.org/worldssmallestpolicestation.asp]

Education

Carrabelle is a part of the Franklin County School District system.

Residents are zoned to the Carrabelle School, a K-12 school.

It was the home of the now closed Anneewakee Treatment Center for Emotionally Disturbed Youth.

References

External links

* [http://www.carrabelle.org/ Carrabelle Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.mycarrabelle.com/ Official Carrabelle City Website]
* [http://carrabelle-florida.santopia.com/ Carrabelle Homepage]