Sun City Center, Florida
Sun City Center, Florida | ||
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FIPS code 12-69250[3] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 1853255[4] | |
Website | www |
Sun City Center is an unincorporated
Description
Sun City Center is an
Geography
Sun City Center is located in southern Hillsborough County at 27°42′48″N 82°21′35″W / 27.71333°N 82.35972°W (27.713353, -82.359659).[5] It is bordered to the northwest by Apollo Beach, to the northeast by Balm, to the east by Wimauma, and to the west by Ruskin. Interstate 75 forms the northwestern edge of the CDP, with access from Exit 240, Sun City Center Boulevard (State Road 674). U.S. Route 301 forms the eastern edge of the CDP, and the southern edge follows the Little Manatee River. Tampa is 24 miles (39 km) to the north, and Bradenton is 21 miles (34 km) to the southwest via I-75, or 25 miles (40 km) via US-301.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Sun City Center has a total area of 16.6 square miles (43.0 km2), of which 15.8 square miles (40.8 km2) are land and 0.85 square miles (2.2 km2), or 5.20%, are water.[3]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1970 | 2,143 | — | |
1980 | 5,605 | 161.5% | |
1990 | 8,326 | 48.5% | |
2000 | 16,321 | 96.0% | |
2010 | 19,258 | 18.0% | |
2020 | 30,952 | 60.7% | |
source:[6][7] |
2010 and 2020 census
Race | Pop 2010[8] | Pop 2020[9] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White (NH)
|
17,968 | 24,037 | 93.30% | 77.66% |
Black or African American (NH)
|
378 | 2,595 | 1.96% | 8.38% |
Alaska Native (NH)
|
16 | 60 | 0.08% | 0.19% |
Asian (NH) | 169 | 551 | 0.88% | 1.78% |
Native Hawaiian (NH)
|
7 | 11 | 0.04% | 0.04% |
Some other race (NH)
|
5 | 136 | 0.03% | 0.44% |
Two or more races/Multiracial (NH) | 101 | 651 | 0.52% | 2.10% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 614 | 2,911 | 3.19% | 9.40% |
Total | 19,258 | 30,952 |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 30,952 people, 14,424 households, and 8,037 families residing in the CDP.[10]
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 19,258 people, 11,197 households, and 6,325 families residing in the CDP.[11]
2000 census
As of the
As of 2000, 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 2000, 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.
In 2000, 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
Transportation
Sun City Center is served primarily by two Hillsborough Area Regional Transit bus lines:
- Line 571 - South County Flex
- Line 75LX - South County Shopper
Notable people
- Bud Sagendorf, cartoonist of the Thimble Theater comic strip and the Popeye comic books[13][14]
References
- ^ A History of Sun City Center
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Sun City Center CDP, Florida". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 5, 2017.[dead link]
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
- ^ 2000 census figure enumerated as Greater Sun Center
- ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Sun City Center CDP, Florida". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Sun City Center CDP, Florida". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Sun City Center CDP, Florida". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Sun City Center CDP, Florida". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Yoe, Craig, editor. Popeye: The Great Comic Book Tales by Bud Sagendorf, p. 16. Yoe Books/IDW, February 2011.
- ^ "Popeye artist Sagendorf dies after five decades with strip", Daily Herald (Chicago, Illinois), September 24, 1994.