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Atlantic Beach took off around 1900 after Henry Flagler built the Mayport stop of his East Coast Railway to the north of the town. The Atlantic Beach Corporation bought and developed most of the land in what is now Atlantic Beach in 1915 , and the town was incorporated in 1926 . Atlantic Beach is part of the Jacksonville Beaches community. GEOGRAPHY Atlantic Beach is located at (30.334749, -81.408822). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 33.6 Km&2 (13.0 Mi&2 ). 9.7 km&2 (3.7 mi&2) of it is land and 24.0 km&2 (9.2 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 71.26% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 13,368 people, 5,623 households, and 3,643 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 1,383.8/km&2 (3,584.3/mi&2). There were 6,003 housing units at an average density of 621.4/km&2 (1,609.5/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 82.23% White , 12.69% African American , 0.26% Native American , 2.09% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 1.12% from Other Races , and 1.58% from two or more races. 4.18% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 5,623 households out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were Married Couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.86. In the city the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $48,353, and the median income for a family was $53,854. Males had a median income of $37,438 versus $27,321 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $28,618. 8.8% of the population and 5.7% of families were below the Poverty Line . 14.3% of those under the age of 18 and 5.8% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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