Samsula-Spruce Creek is a

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(CDP) in

Volusia County Volusia County (, ) is a county located in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Florida between the St. Johns River and the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2020 census, the county was home to 553,543 people, an increase of 11.9% from the 2 ...

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, United States. The population was 5,047 at the 2010 census. While many households reside here, it is principally an agricultural area west of the cities of Port Orange and

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Geography

Samsula-Spruce Creek is located at (29.061389, -81.052994). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.23%, is water.

Demographics

At the 2000

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, there were 4,877 people, 1,953 households and 1,511 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 94.5/km (244.9/mi²). There were 2,203 housing units at an average density of 42.7/km (110.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.13%

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, 0.33%

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, 0.33% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.08%

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, 0.14% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.76% of the population. 21.1% were of

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, 17.1%

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, 9.1% Irish, 7.8%

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and 6.1%

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ancestry according to Census 2000. There were 1,953 households, of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.7% were

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living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% 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 2.79. 19.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 33.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males. The

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was $59,427 and the median family income was $68,101. Males had a median income of $40,608 versus $24,390 for females. The

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was $33,084. About 4.5% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the

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, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

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