Greater Sun Center, Florida

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population_total = 16321
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timezone = Eastern (EST)
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Greater Sun Center (Sun City Center) is an unincorporated census-designated place located in southern Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. It is located south of Tampa and north of Sarasota on I-75. As of the 2000 census, the population was 16,321.

Geography

Greater Sun Center is located at coor dms|27|42|48|N|82|21|35|W|city (27.713353, -82.359659)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 12.8 square miles (33.2 km²), of which, 12.5 square miles (32.5 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²) of it (2.19%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 16,321 people, 9,149 households, and 5,434 families residing in the community. The population density was 1,303.0 people per square mile (502.9/km²). There were 10,500 housing units at an average density of 838.3/sq mi (323.5/km²). The racial makeup of the community was 98.96% White, 0.13% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.

There were 9,149 households out of which 0.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 1.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.6% were non-families. 38.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 34.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.65 and the average family size was 2.05.

In the community the population was skewed toward the elderly with 0.4% under the age of 18, 0.2% from 18 to 24, 1.3% from 25 to 44, 15.1% from 45 to 64, and 83.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 75 years. For every 100 females there were 74.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.2 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $38,101, and the median income for a family was $47,570. Males had a median income of $36,786 versus $27,963 for females. The per capita income for the community was $28,222. About 2.2% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.3% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

Population history

ZIP code

The ZIP code serving the area is 33573.

Notable residents

*Harry Richard Landis, one of the last two surviving United States veterans of World War I, lived in Sun Center.

Community information

Sun City Center is mostly comprised of single family dwellings, but also has duplexes, townhomes, and apartment buildings. It has its own hospital and several nursing home facilities. It is legal to drive golf cars on the wide palm lined streets during daylight hours and most shopping has special parking slots for same. There are several golf courses, about 20 various hobby shops, an outdoor and two indoor pools in the main clubhouse area. There are clubs for almost any interest or hobby including ham radio, computers, sewing, cards, investments, and dancing.

References

External links

* [http://www.suncitycenter.org Official site]