Lake Butler, Union County, Florida

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Lake Butler is a city in Union County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,927 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 1,988 [http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2004-04-12.xls] . It is the county seat of Union CountyGR|6.

Geography

Lake Butler is located at coor dms|30|1|18|N|82|20|27|W|city (30.021681, -82.340960)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²), of which, 1.7 square miles (4.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (6.01%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,927 people, 723 households, and 508 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,121.2 people per square mile (432.6/km²). There were 832 housing units at an average density of 484.1/sq mi (186.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 64.50% White, 31.81% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 1.19% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.68% of the population.

There were 723 households out of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.7% were married couples living together, 26.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the city the population was spread out with 33.6% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 85.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,347, and the median income for a family was $29,000. Males had a median income of $26,951 versus $20,814 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,174. About 22.3% of families and 25.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.6% of those under age 18 and 28.8% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

*C. J. Spiller, running back for the Clemson Tigers football team, 2006 - present

References

External links

* [http://www.riherd.net/union.html Union County, Florida - Info & History]
* [http://lake-butler.com/pblbhistory.htm History of Lake Butler, Florida]