Leisureville was a

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(CDP) in

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, United States, and now a neighborhood of the City of Pompano Beach, Florida. The population was 1,147 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Leisureville is located at (26.264808, -80.124840). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,147 people, 725 households, and 300 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 2,013.0/km² (5,255.3/mi²). There were 917 housing units at an average density of 1,609.3/km² (4,201.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 83.96%

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(80.1% were Non-Hispanic White,) 10.72%

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, 0.35% Native American, 0.61%

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, 0.09%

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, 0.26% from

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, and 4.01% from two or more races.

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of any race were 4.62% of the population. There were 725 households, out of which 3.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.0% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 58.5% were non-families. 54.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 45.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.58 and the average family size was 2.25. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 5.2% under the age of 18, 2.4% from 18 to 24, 8.3% from 25 to 44, 16.1% from 45 to 64, and 68.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 72 years. For every 100 females, there were 72.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $25,463, and the median income for a family was $30,700. Males had a median income of $25,179 versus $15,865 for females. The

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for the CDP was $21,334. About 7.9% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the

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, including 50.0% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over. As of 2000,

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as a

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accounted for 86.24% of all residents, while French Creole was accounted for 10.05%, and

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as a mother tongue made up 3.70% of the population.

References

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