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The Treasure Coast is a term for a region in the U.S. State of Florida stretching from Stuart, Florida in the south through Sebastian in the north, including the coastal Indian River County , St. Lucie County , and Martin County . The landlocked Okeechobee County is sometimes also considered a part of the Treasure Coast. The name "Treasure Coast" is derived from a number of ships of Spanish Galleon s (especially those of the Spanish Treasure Fleet ) that are believed to have sunk off the coast during the 17th and 18th Centuries . Artifact s from these ships have still been recovered today, both by amateur and professional treasure-hunters. The Treasure Coast is sometimes considered a Metropolitan Area , though it is not nearly as large as the South Florida Metropolitan Area to the south. As of the 2000 U.S. Census , the area had a population of 468,283 residents. However, the area is quickly growing and as of 2004 the Census Bureau estimated a population above 500,000. The Metro area is sometimes also called the Port Saint Lucie metropolitan area, after Port Saint Lucie , the area's largest city. MAJOR CITIES A list of major cities in the Treasure Coast and their estimated 2004 population:
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