Myrtle Grove is a

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(CDP) in Escambia County,

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, United States. The population was 15,870 at the 2010 census. It is part of the

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– Ferry Pass– Brent

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Geography

Myrtle Grove is located at (30.419997, -87.302492). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.17%, is water. The boundaries of the CDP include an area near Blue Angel Parkway to the west, Bellview to the north,

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to the south, and West Pensacola to the east.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 17,211 people, 6,196 households, and 4,126 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 6,811 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 75.24%

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, 13.49%

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, 0.89% Native American, 5.01% Asian, 0.30%

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, 1.60% from

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, and 3.47% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 4.30% of the population. There were 6,196 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were

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living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.96. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 15.9% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,601, and the median income for a family was $39,646. Males had a median income of $26,737 versus $21,689 for females. The

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for the CDP was $18,268. About 11.7% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the

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, including 22.3% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Myrtle Grove is part of the Escambia County School District, which serves the entire county.Escambia County School District
/ref> Myrtle Grove is the home to Escambia High School.

References

{{authority control Pensacola metropolitan area Census-designated places in Escambia County, Florida Census-designated places in Florida