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Spring Hill, Florida
Spring Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hernando County, Florida, United States. The population was 113,568 at the 2020 census, up from 98,621 at the 2010 census. Spring Hill belongs to Florida's Nature Coast region and is in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area. It is east of Hernando Beach, southwest of Brooksville, and north of Tampa. History and overview Spring Hill was formerly a large tract of endangered Longleaf Pine Ecosystem and Sand Pine Scrub with very high biodiversity, and a safe haven for many imperiled species, and most of it remained unchanged until the 1970’s with large scale deforestation. It first appeared on Hernando County maps as early as 1856 along what is today Fort Dade Avenue just north of the community of Wiscon. The modern Spring Hill was founded in 1967 as a planned community, which was developed by the Deltona Corporation and the Mackle Brothers. The developers originally wanted to call the community Spring Lake and us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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] [Amazon] |
Hernando Beach, Florida
Hernando Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hernando County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,299 at the 2010 census. Geography The community is in southwestern Hernando County, along the Gulf of Mexico. Shoal Line Boulevard forms the eastern edge of the CDP, and the community extends from Osowaw Boulevard in the south to Minnow Creek in the north. The southern end of the CDP is west of U.S. Route 19 at Timber Pines; the northern end is southwest of the community of Weeki Wachee Gardens and west of U.S. Route 19 at Weeki Wachee Springs. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Hernando Beach CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 13.38%, are water. History Hernando Beach, situated northwest of Tampa, FL, is a picturesque waterfront canal community renowned for its natural beauty and serene atmosphere. Developed by Charlie Sasser between 1959 and 1965, the area's unique geography was shaped by earth sourced from coastal mining operatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
High Point, Hernando County, Florida
High Point is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Hernando County, Florida, Hernando County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,686 at the 2010 census. Geography High Point is in west-central Hernando County at . It is bordered to the north and west by North Weeki Wachee, Florida, North Weeki Wachee, to the east by Brookridge, Florida, Brookridge, and to the south, across Florida State Road 50, State Road 50, by Spring Hill, Florida, Spring Hill. SR 50 leads east to Brooksville, Florida, Brooksville, the Hernando County seat, and west to its terminus at U.S. Route 19 in Weeki Wachee, Florida, Weeki Wachee. According to the United States Census Bureau, the High Point CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.40%, are water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,973 people, 1,514 households, and 944 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,843 housing units at an average density of . The racial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
North Weeki Wachee, Florida
North Weeki Wachee is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hernando County, Florida, United States. The population was 8,524 at the 2010 census, up from 4,253 at the 2000 census. Geography North Weeki Wachee is located in west-central Hernando County at (28.543227, -82.559908). It is bordered to the south by the communities of High Point, Spring Hill, and Weeki Wachee. U.S. Route 19 passes through the community, leading north to Homosassa Springs and south to Hudson. State Road 50 runs along part of the southern edge of North Weeki Wachee, leading east to Brooksville, the Hernando County seat. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 8.76%, are water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 4,253 people, 1,891 households, and 1,406 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,265 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.61% White, 0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Weeki Wachee, Florida
Weeki Wachee is an unincorporated community and former city located in Hernando County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the community has a total population of 16. The Weeki Wachee Preserve and the Weeki Wachee Springs park are located in the area. The park includes water rides, animal shows, mermaid costume shows, and manatee watching. The communities of Weeki Wachee Gardens and Spring Hill are nearby. History Weeki Wachee was founded as a city in 1966 to promote the local mermaid attraction. With fewer than 15 residents, and increased concerns over the city's finances, services, and state park operations, state representative Blaise Ingoglia sponsored a bill to dissolve the city, and Governor Ron DeSantis signed it into law in June 2020. Hernando County, the county the former city resides in, was responsible for resolving its financial issues. Park operations were not affected. Geography The former city boundaries of Weeki Wachee was located in western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Timber Pines, Florida
Timber Pines is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hernando County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,386 at the 2010 census. Geography Timber Pines is located in southwestern Hernando County at (28.468625, -82.602006). It is bordered to the north, east, and south by Spring Hill and to the west by U.S. Route 19, which leads north to Weeki Wachee and south to Hudson. Brooksville, the Hernando County seat, is to the northeast. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Timber Pines CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 3.63%, are water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 5,840 people, 3,229 households, and 2,408 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 3,551 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.94% White, 0.38% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 0.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Suncoast Parkway
Suncoast may refer to: * Florida Suncoast, a local marketing term for peninsular Florida's Gulf of Mexico coastal counties ** Suncoast Estates, Florida, census-designated place in Lee County, southwest Florida ** Suncoast Suns, former ice hockey team in St. Petersburg, Florida * ''Suncoast'' (film), a film starring Woody Harrelson * Suncoast Casino and Entertainment World, hotel and casino complex situated on the beach in Durban, South Africa * Suncoast Chapter of NATAS (Emmy Awards) which serves Florida and some other places * Suncoast Christian College, on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia * Suncoast Classic, golf tournament in Durban, South Africa * Suncoast Community High School, public high school in Riviera Beach, Florida, on the Atlantic coast * Suncoast Hotel and Casino, hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada * Suncoast Motion Picture Company Suncoast Motion Picture Company (Suncoast) is an American chain of retail stores specializing in new and used physical media, primari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Unincorporated Areas
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as the military). There are many unincorporated communities and areas in the United States and Canada, but many countries do not use the concept of an unincorporated area. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut, Córdoba, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Neuquén, Río Negro, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only one level of local government immediately beneath state and territorial governments. A local government area (LGA) often contains several towns and even entire metropolitan areas. Thus, aside from very sparsely populated areas and a few other unique cases, almost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Deltona, Florida
Deltona is a city in Volusia County, Florida, United States. It is located on the northern shore of Lake Monroe (Florida), Lake Monroe. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city population was 93,692. It is a principal city of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach metropolitan area, which was home to an estimated 685,344 people in 2021. It is the second largest city in the Greater Orlando, Greater Orlando combined statistical area. The city, previously known as Deltona Lakes, was originally established as a planned community, planned residential community,Deltona , Florida Business Relocation, Expansion , Volusia County Team Volusia Economic Development Corporation. t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mackle Brothers
The Mackle brothers—Elliott, Robert and Frank Jr.—were brothers who developed real estate projects. They popularized selling land in planned communities through installment plans in Florida, creating several communities in the process. Elliott J. Mackle was born in 1908 and died in 1978. Frank E. Mackle, Jr. was born in Atlanta in 1916 and graduated with a civil engineering degree from Vanderbilt University in 1938. Frank died at the age of 77 in Key Biscayne on July 29, 1993. The Mackle Company was founded in 1908 in Jacksonville by Frank E. Mackle Sr. who ran the company there before going to Miami in 1937. When he died, it was taken over by Elliott, Robert and Frank. It built an $18 million US Navy project in Key West before getting into large sized residential work. Originally the brothers followed a strategy similar to that of the Levitts during the late 1940s building subdivisions around Miami. They started to change approaches by 1955 building large retirement orientat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Planned Community
A planned community, planned city, planned town, or planned settlement is any community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed on previously undeveloped land. This contrasts with settlements that evolve organically. The term ''new town'' refers to planned communities of the new towns movement in particular, mainly in the United Kingdom. It was also common in the European colonization of the Americas to build according to a plan either on fresh ground or on the ruins of earlier Native American villages. A model city is a type of planned city designed to a high standard and intended as a model for others to imitate. The term was first used in 1854. Planned capitals A planned capital is a city specially planned, designed and built to be a capital. Several of the world's national capitals are planned capitals, including Canberra in Australia, Brasília in Brazil, Belmopan in Belize, New Delhi in India, Abuja in Nigeria, Islamabad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
