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Gifford, Florida
Gifford () is an Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Indian River County, Florida, Indian River County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Sebastian, Florida, Sebastian–Vero Beach, Florida, Vero Beach Sebastian-Vero Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,511 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Gifford has a rich African American history and is noted as the hometown of several African-American landscape artists who were members of The Highwaymen (landscape artists), The Highwaymen. Gifford is one of the poorest communities in Florida. History The settlement of Gifford was organized in the mid-1880s, according to the Indian River County Historical Society. The area was named as the Woodley precinct in the 1900 census, and as a settlement village for black families, the community grew. By 1893, the early settlers of Gifford had been joined b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 counterparts of incorporated places, such as self-governing city (United States), cities, town (United States), towns, and village (United States), villages, for the purposes of gathering and correlating statistical data. CDPs are populated areas that generally include one officially designated but currently unincorporated area, unincorporated community, for which the CDP is named, plus surrounding inhabited countryside of varying dimensions and, occasionally, other, smaller unincorporated communities as well. CDPs include small rural communities, Edge city, edge cities, colonia (United States), colonias located along the Mexico–United States border, and unincorporated resort and retirement community, retirement communities and their environs. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian-Vero Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
Indian River County () is a county located in the southeastern and east-central portions 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 and in 2000 was the 87th richest county in the U.S. by per capita income. Indian River County comprises the Sebastian-Vero Beach- West Vero Corridor, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The MSA was first defined as the Vero Beach, Florida MSA in 2003. It was renamed Sebastian-Vero Beach, Florida MSA in 2005, and Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, Florida MSA in 2023. The MSA is included in the Miami- Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Combined Statistical Area. On November 16-17 2023, northern Indian River County was severely impacted by flooding after 14” of rain fell in less than 24 hours. History Prior to 1821, the area of Indian River County was part of the Spanish colony of East Florida. In 1822, this area became part of St. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The U.S. Census Bureau is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce and its director is appointed by the president of the United States. Currently, Ron S. Jarmin is the acting director of the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau's primary mission is conducting the U.S. census every ten years, which allocates the seats of the U.S. House of Representatives to the states based on their population. The bureau's various censuses and surveys help allocate over $675 billion in federal funds every year and it assists states, local communities, and businesses in making informed decisions. The information provided by the census informs decisions on where to build and maintain schools, hospitals, transportation infrastructure, and police and fire departments. In addition to the decen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate 95 In Florida
Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main Interstate Highway of Florida's East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Coast. It begins at a partial interchange with U.S. Route 1 in Florida, US Highway 1 (US 1) just south of downtown Miami and heads north through Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville, and to the Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia state line at the St. Marys River (Florida–Georgia), St. Marys River near Becker, Florida, Becker. The route also passes through the cities of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Florida, West Palm Beach, Port St. Lucie, Florida, Port St. Lucie, Titusville, Florida, Titusville, and Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona Beach. I-95 runs for , making Florida's portion the longest of any state the Interstate passes through. The first , from exits 1 to 12, has an internal unsigned highway, unsigned designation as State Road 9A (SR 9A), while the remainder of the route up to the Georgia state line is the unsign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Pierce, Florida
Fort Pierce is a city in and the county seat of St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. The city is part of the Treasure Coast region of Florida’s Atlantic Coast. It is also known as the Sunrise City. Per the 2020 census, the population was 47,297. History The city was named after the Fort Pierce army post which was built nearby in 1838 during the Second Seminole War, and lasted until 1842. The military post had been named for Benjamin Kendrick Pierce, a career United States Army officer and the brother of President Franklin Pierce. The first permanent settlement of the current city was during the 1860s. In 1901, the city was officially incorporated as a municipality. It was the largest city on Florida's Atlantic Coast between Daytona Beach and West Palm Beach until 1970, when it was surpassed by Melbourne. Lincoln Park The neighborhood of Lincoln Park, the area north of Moore's Creek, originated as Edgartown. The renowned writer, Zora Neale Hurston lived in the neighb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian River Shores, Florida
Indian River Shores is a town in Indian River County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town has a population of 4,241. Located on Orchid Island, a barrier island separating the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian River Lagoon, Indian River Shores is situated along the oceanfront directly north of Vero Beach. Indian River Shores predominantly consists of gated, low-density residential communities, with Florida State Road A1A serving as the main public roadway. The population nearly doubles from October until Easter. Indian River Shores is part of the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor Metropolitan Area, which is also the northernmost part of the South Florida Combined Statistical Area. Geography Indian River Shores is located in eastern Indian River County and is bordered to the north by Wabasso Beach; to the south by Vero Beach; to the west, across the Indian River, by Winter Beach and Gifford; and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. According to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winter Beach, Florida
Winter Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) in Indian River County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,067 at the 2010 census, up from 965 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Sebastian–Vero Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Winter Beach is located in eastern Indian River County at (27.714,-80.424). It is bordered to the north by Wabasso and to the south by Gifford. To the east, across the Indian River, is the town of Indian River Shores on Orchid Island. U.S. Route 1 passes through the center of Winter Beach, leading north to Sebastian and south to Vero Beach, the county seat. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Winter Beach CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.22%, are water. History Winter Beach was originally established as the town of Woodley in the late 1890s. In 1902, the community's name was changed to Quay, in honor of Senator Matthew S. Quay of Pennsylvania. Senator Quay had introduced a Senate bill to wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Seat
A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or parish (administrative division), civil parish. The term is in use in five countries: Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, and the United States. An equivalent term, shire town, is used in the U.S. state of Vermont and in several other English-speaking jurisdictions. Canada In Canada, the Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia have counties as an administrative division of government below the provincial level, and thus county seats. In the provinces of Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, the term "shire town" is used in place of county seat. China County seats in China are the administrative centers of the counties in the China, People's Republic of China. They have existed since the Warring States period and were set up nationwide by the Qin dynasty. The number of counties in China proper g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian River (Florida)
The Indian River is a long brackish-water lagoon on Florida's eastern Atlantic coast. It is part of the Indian River Lagoon system, which in turn forms part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. It was originally called ''Río de Ais'' by the Spanish, after the Ais tribe who lived along the east coast of what is now Florida. The Indian River extends southward from the Ponce de Leon Inlet in New Smyrna Beach, across the Haulover Canal, and along the western shore of Merritt Island. The Banana River flows into the Indian River on the island's south side, at which point the Indian River continues southward to St. Lucie Inlet and Jupiter Inlet. At certain times of the year the presence of bridges restricts the natural movement and flow of '' Gracilaria'' (a genus of red algae), thus resulting in a localized odor of hydrogen sulfide Hydrogen sulfide is a chemical compound with the formula . It is a colorless chalcogen-hydride gas, and is toxic, corrosive, and flam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TC Palm
TCPalm is the digital news site for Treasure Coast Newspapers, the largest daily news operation on the Treasure Coast of southeastern Florida. The region encompasses three coastal counties: Martin County, St. Lucie County and Indian River County. Treasure Coast Newspapers publishes three daily print newspapers: ''The Stuart News'', ''St. Lucie News Tribune'' and the ''Indian River Press Journal'', as well as the weekly ''Luminaries''. The site was launched by Scripps Howard newspapers in 1996, and has been owned by Gannett since 2016. History Treasure Coast Newspapers was originally a group formed under the E.W. Scripps company, which acquired the Stuart-based Martin County paper in 1965; the Jupiter-based weekly publication in 1978; the Vero Beach-based Indian River newspaper in 1997; and the Fort Pierce-based St. Lucie newspaper in 2000. The ''Jupiter Courier'', '' Sebastian Sun,'' ''Vero Beach Newsweekly'' and ''YourNews'' were other weekly newspapers formerly publishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darlington, South Carolina
Darlington is a city located in Darlington County, South Carolina, United States. In 2010, its population was 6,289. It is the county seat of Darlington County. It is part of the Florence, South Carolina metropolitan area. Darlington is known for its Darlington Oak and Spanish moss.Darlington County, A Pictorial History, The Donning Co., 1986. Darlington is home to the famous Darlington Raceway, which hosts the annual NASCAR Southern 500 race on Labor Day weekend as well as a 400-mile spring race. It is also the site of the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) Hall of Fame. Darlington is also a center for tobacco farming. Darlington is located northwest of Florence and northeast of the state capital, Columbia. History Early history Darlington's origins date back to the mid-18th century. Originally a heavily wooded area, the settlement of what is now Darlington County began in earnest after 1736 and 1737 when the province of South Carolina set aside a vast ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida East Coast Railway
The Florida East Coast Railway is a Class II railroad operating in the U.S. state of Florida, currently owned by Grupo México. Built primarily in the last quarter of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th century, the FEC was a project of Standard Oil principal Henry Flagler. He originally visited Florida with his first wife, Mary; they sought assistance with the health issues she faced. A key strategist who worked closely with John D. Rockefeller building the Standard Oil Trust, Flagler noted both great potential and a lack of services during his stay at St. Augustine. He subsequently began what amounted to his second career, developing resorts, industries, and communities all along Florida's shores abutting the Atlantic Ocean. The FEC is possibly best known for building the railroad to Key West, completed in 1912. When the FEC's line from the mainland to Key West was heavily damaged by the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, the State of Florida purchased the remain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
