St. Augustine Beach, Florida

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St. Augustine Beach is a city in St. Johns County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,683 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 5,650 [http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2004-04-12.xls] .

St. Augustine Beach was the location of an infamous globster, known as the St. Augustine Monster, that washed up on the beach in 1896. Some have claimed that this was the remains of a "lusca".

Geography

St. Augustine Beach is located at coor dms|29|50|37|N|81|16|20|W|city (29.843657, -81.272206)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 square miles (5.0 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,683 people, 2,213 households, and 1,263 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,413.1 people per square mile (932.0/km²). There were 3,140 housing units at an average density of 1,618.0/sq mi (624.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.80% White, 0.32% African American, 0.41% Native American, 1.15% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.75% of the population.

There were 2,213 households out of which 18.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.6% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.9% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.57.

In the city the population was spread out with 15.4% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $43,505, and the median income for a family was $55,341. Males had a median income of $34,883 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,905. About 2.4% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

In 2000, the Median House Value in St. Augustine Beach was $153,000, although this has increased dramatically in the past 5 years as St. Johns County experiences some of the most pronounced per-capita population growth in the entire US (9th in total percentage growth in 2005 for all US counties, with the border county to the south, Flagler County, being #1 for per-capita growth for the US)Since 2000, the typical benchmark price for a house within the St. Augustine Beach limits starts at $225,000 for a very modest inland fixer-upper starter home, going up into the millions for direct ocean frontage. While this is a very sharp increase over house prices of the recent past, it is still considered to be very affordable by the pricing standards set by other equally desirable oceanside FL communities, where a home might sell for two to three times the price of a comparable home in St. Augustine Beach.

ee also

* Bike trails in Florida (paved)

References

External links

* [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780595271191&itm=7 'Salt Run', a novel set in St. Augustine and St. Augustine Beach]
* [http://www.augustine.com/ Learn more about St. Augustine Beach]
* [http://www.staugbch.com/ City of St. Augustine Beach] official site