North Beach, Florida

This article is about the CDP in Indian River County. For the neighborhood in Miami Beach, see North Beach, Miami Beach. For other uses of "North Beach", see North Beach (disambiguation).

North Beach, Florida
—  CDP  —
Indian River shoreline of Sebastian Inlet State Park
Location in Indian River County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 27°47′43″N 80°24′52″W / 27.79528°N 80.41444°W / 27.79528; -80.41444Coordinates: 27°47′43″N 80°24′52″W / 27.79528°N 80.41444°W / 27.79528; -80.41444
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Indian River
Area
- Total	10.3 sq mi (26.8 km2)
- Land	3.1 sq mi (8 km2)
- Water	7.2 sq mi (18.8 km2)
Elevation	7 ft (2 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	243
- Density	23.6/sq mi (9.1/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	12-49231[1]
GNIS feature ID	1853270[2]

North Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) on Orchid Island in Indian River County, Florida, United States. The population was 243 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Sebastian–Vero Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

North Beach is located at 27°47′43″N 80°24′52″W / 27.79528°N 80.41444°W / 27.79528; -80.41444 (27.795362, -80.414470)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 10.3 square miles (27 km²), of which, 3.1 square miles (8.0 km²) of it is land and 7.2 square miles (19 km²) of it (70.18%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 243 people, 93 households, and 86 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 78.7 people per square mile (30.4/km²). There were 199 housing units at an average density of 64.4/sq mi (24.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.35% White, 0.41% African American, and 1.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.06% of the population.

There were 93 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 84.9% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 6.5% were non-families. 6.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.66.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 1.2% from 18 to 24, 16.9% from 25 to 44, 38.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $70,417, and the median income for a family was $70,417. Males had a median income of $43,750 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $79,269. None of the population or families were below the poverty line.

Places of interest

• McLarty Treasure Museum
• Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
• Sebastian Inlet State Park

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. ^ "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.