Port St. Joe, Florida

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Port St. Joe is a city in Gulf County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,644 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 3,638 [http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2004-04-12.xls] . It is the county seat of Gulf County.GR|6

Geography

Port St. Joe is located at coor dms|29|48|29|N|85|17|52|W|city (29.807968, -85.297684).GR|1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 3,644 people, 1,402 households, and 1,030 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,097.4 people per square mile (423.8/km²). There were 1,571 housing units at an average density of 473.1/sq mi (182.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 68.52% White, 30.10% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population.

There were 1,402 households out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,800, and the median income for a family was $39,489. Males had a median income of $30,244 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,205. About 11.2% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.2% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.

chools

Port St. Joe has one elementary school with Dolphins as mascot. It has a joint jr-sr high school with Sharks as mascots. The school colors are purple and gold. There is also a small private school, Faith Christian School available.

ee also

*Centennial Building
*Constitution Convention Museum State Park
*Port Theatre
*St. Joseph, Florida
*St. Joseph Catholic Mission Church

References

External links

* [http://www.visitgulf.com/ Gulf County Tourism Development Council]
* [http://www.gulfchamber.org/ Gulf County Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.celebrateportsaintjoe.com/ Port Saint Joe Redevelopment Agency]
* [http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/UFDC/?c=fdnl1&b=UF00028419 "The Star"] newspaper that serves Port St. Joe, Florida available in full-text with images in [http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/UFDC/?c=fdnl1 Florida Digital Newspaper Library]