Orchid is a town in

Indian River County Indian River County ( es, Condado de Río Indio, link=) is a county located in the Treasure Coast region of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 159,788. Its seat is Vero Beach. It is Florida's 7th richest county ...

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, United States. The population was 415 at the 2010 census and was the ninth highest-income place in the United States. It is ranked sixth in

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. Orchid is part of the Sebastian–

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. Most of the town is actually a

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called Orchid Island Golf and Beach Club. East of SR A1A, there is a beach front condominium complex. The rest of Orchid is uninhabited islands. Some of the islands are Plug Island, Preachers Island, and Horseshoe Island. North of Horseshoe Island is Pelican Island, the first

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in the United States. Running along the town limits (mostly) is the historic, unpaved

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Geography

Orchid is located at . According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (33.15%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 140 people, 69 households, and 64 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 139 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 100.00%

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of any race were 0.71% of the population. There were 69 households, out of which 7.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 92.8% were

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living together, and 7.2% were non-families. 7.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.03 and the average family size was 2.11. In the town, the population was spread out, with 4.3% under the age of 18, 0.7% from 18 to 24, 4.3% from 25 to 44, 58.6% from 45 to 64, and 32.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 61 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was in excess of $200,000, as is the median income for a family. Males had a median income of over $100,000 versus $36,250 for females. The

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for the town was $135,870. None of the population is below the

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Notable attractions

Disney's Vero Beach Resort, a part of the Disney Vacation resorts, is located in the area. The ''Environmental Learning Center'' is located in the Orchid/Wabasso area

References

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