Windsor, Indian River County, Florida
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Windsor, formerly known as North Beach, is a gated community and
census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
(CDP) on North Hutchinson Island 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 256 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Sebastian
Vero Beach Vero Beach is a city in and the seat of Indian River County, Florida, United States. Vero Beach is the second most populous city in Indian River County. Abundant in beaches and wildlife, Vero Beach is located on Florida's Treasure Coast. It is thi ...
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.


Geography

Windsor is located in northeastern Indian River County at . It is bordered to the south by the town of
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, to the north by Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, to the west by the Indian River Lagoon, and to the east by the
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. Florida State Road A1A runs along the eastern side of the community, leading north to Melbourne Beach and south to
Vero Beach Vero Beach is a city in and the seat of Indian River County, Florida, United States. Vero Beach is the second most populous city in Indian River County. Abundant in beaches and wildlife, Vero Beach is located on Florida's Treasure Coast. It is thi ...
. According to the
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, the CDP has a total area of , all of it recorded as land.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, when the CDP was known as "North Beach", there were 243 people, 93 households, and 86 families residing in the CDP. The
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was 78.7 people per square mile (30.4/km). There were 199 housing units at an average density of 64.4/sq mi (24.9/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.35%
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, 0.41%
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, and 1.23% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 2.06% of the population. There were 93 households, out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 84.9% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 6.5% were non-families. 6.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.66. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 1.2% from 18 to 24, 16.9% from 25 to 44, 38.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $70,417, and the median income for a family was $70,417. Males had a median income of $43,750 versus $0 for females. The
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for the CDP was $79,269. None of the population or families were below the
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.


Places of interest

* McLarty Treasure Museum * Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge *
Sebastian Inlet State Park Sebastian Inlet State Park is a Florida state park located 10 miles south of Melbourne Beach and 6 miles north of Vero Beach in Florida. The park lies on both sides of the Sebastian Inlet, which forms the boundary between Brevard and Indian Ri ...


References


External links


Windsor community official website
{{authority control Census-designated places in Indian River County, Florida Census-designated places in Florida Populated coastal places in Florida on the Atlantic Ocean