Indian Rocks Beach, or IRB, is a city in

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. Indian Rocks Beach is part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located on the barrier island Sand Key, it has over two miles of beach along the

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, with 26 public beach accesses. Tourism is its primary industry. It was incorporated in 1956. The population was 3,673 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Indian Rocks Beach is located at (27.895799, –82.847550). It lies on a

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between the

and the

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. It is north of Indian Shores and south of Belleair Shore and Belleair Beach. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (33.09%) is water.

Demographics

2010 and 2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,673 people, 2,240 households, and 1,249 families residing in the city. As of the 2010 United States census, there were 4,113 people, 2,328 households, and 1,291 families residing in the city.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 5,072 people, 2,700 households, and 1,393 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 4,032 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.18%

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, 0.30%

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, 0.18% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.02%

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, 0.30% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.17% of the population. In 2000, there were 2,700 households, out of which 11.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were

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living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.4% were non-families. 36.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.88 and the average family size was 2.39. In 2000, in the city, the population was spread out, with 10.1% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 36.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.1 males. In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $53,770, and the median income for a family was $65,724. Males had a median income of $41,250 versus $31,833 for females. The

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for the city was $40,195. About 1.3% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

Locations

Parks

Brown Park is on Bay Blvd, just north of 27th Ave, on very north end of Indian Rocks Beach. It has a playground and tennis courts. Kolb Park is home to Campalong Baseball Field, Indian Rocks Beach Skatepark, tennis courts, basketball courts, and a large shaded playground area. This is where a lot of city events take place, such as Oktoberfest. The park is across the street from the city hall, between 15th Ave and 16th Ave. Indian Rocks Beach Nature Preserve is located between 9th Ave and 10th Ave. The preserve features multiple boardwalk trails (some of which are waterfront), a dog park, and a community garden. Chief Chic-A-Si Park is located on 4th Ave. It is home to the "Taste of IRB" event.

Churches

Church of the Isles (between 24th and 25th Ave) Calvary Episcopal Church (between 16th and 18th Ave, waterfront)

Other locations

Indian Rocks Beach Library (between 15th and 16th Ave on Bay Palms Blvd) Indian Rocks Beach Historical Museum is located on 4th Ave. Indian Rocks Beach City Hall (between 15th and 16th Ave on Bay Palms Blvd) United States Post Office (4th Ave) Pinellas Suncoast Fire Rescue (between 3rd and 4th Ave)

Notable people

* Sean Culkin, American football player *

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, professional wrestler who had retired to Indian Rocks Beach * George Scott, also a professional wrestler had retired to Indian Rocks Beach * Turner "Tfue" Tenney,

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with 11 million subscribers,

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streamer and a professional gamer

References

External links

Indian Rocks Beach official website
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