East Palatka is a

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 counte ...

(CDP) in Putnam County,

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, United States. It is located on the east side of the City of Palatka at the intersection of

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/ State Road 20/ State Road 100 and the southwestern terminus of State Road 207. The population was 1,573 at the 2020 census, down from 1,654 at the 2010 census.Florida 2010 census data for places
. Retrieved 2011-04-26. It is part of the

Palatka, Florida Palatka () is a city in and the county seat of Putnam County, Florida, Putnam County, Florida, United States. Palatka is the principal city of the Palatka Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is home to 72,893 residents. The Palatka micropolitan ...

Micropolitan Statistical Area. East Palatka is home to the Palatka State Farmer's Market, as well as the Putnam County Fairgrounds.

Geography

East Palatka is located at . According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (28.89%) is water. East Palatka is drained by the

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,707 people, 521 households, and 365 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 594 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 59.64%

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, 37.26%

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, 0.29% Native American, 1.00% Asian, 0.76% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.40% of the population. There were 521 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were

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living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.98. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 18.5% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 36.7% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 158.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 175.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,857, and the median income for a family was $46,071. Males had a median income of $31,507 versus $26,250 for females. The

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for the CDP was $18,478. About 12.6% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the

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, including 41.4% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

City of Palatka
{{authority control Census-designated places in Putnam County, Florida Census-designated places in Florida Populated places on the St. Johns River