Hastings, Florida

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timezone = Eastern (EST)
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latd = 29 |latm = 43 |lats = 0 |latNS = N
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postal_code = 32145
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Hastings is a town and agricultural center in St. Johns County, Florida, United States, 18 miles southwest of St. Augustine. The population was 521 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 607. [ [http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2004-04-12.xls] ]

History

Henry Flagler built tourist hotels at St. Augustine in the late 1800's. He needed a local source of fresh vegetables for his guests, so he persuaded Thomas Horace Hastings, his cousin, to develop a farm. A small community evolved into a town, which was named for its' founder in 1890. Hastings is known as the "Potato Capital of Florida" with 21,000 acres of potato farms, but also produces cabbage, onions, eggplant and ornamental horticulture.

The town has no high school, but Hastings Elementary/Middle School serves as a focal point in the community, providing recreational and educational opportunities. Hastings offers a quiet, rural lifestyle where the average home price is under $80K. State Road 207 is the main highway through the town. Much of the roadway between Hastings and St. Augustine was expanded to four lanes in the late 1990's and early 2000's, increasing the attractiveness of the area for new development and subdivisions.

Geography

Hastings is located at coor dms|29|42|60|N|81|30|34|W|city (29.716624, -81.509360)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.7 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 521 people, 213 households, and 139 families residing in the town. The population density was 790.5 people per square mile (304.8/km²). There were 238 housing units at an average density of 361.1/sq mi (139.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 52.02% White, 43.38% African American, 0.58% Pacific Islander, 2.11% from other races, and 1.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.99% of the population.

There were 213 households out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 84.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,635, and the median income for a family was $30,769. Males had a median income of $25,909 versus $20,694 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,537. About 15.4% of families and 21.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.hastings-florida.com/ Hastings Florida community news portal]