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GEOGRAPHY Venice is located at 27°5'55" North, 82°26'20" West (27.098674, -82.438985). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 25.0 Km&2 (9.7 Mi&2 ). 23.6 km&2 (9.1 mi&2) of it is land and 1.4 km&2 (0.6 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 5.69% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 17,764 people, 9,680 households, and 5,362 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 752.1/km&2 (1,948.8/mi&2). There were 13,516 housing units at an average density of 572.2/km&2 (1,482.8/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.14% White , 0.55% African American , 0.14% Native American , 0.41% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.24% from Other Races , and 0.51% from two or more races. 1.10% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 9,680 households out of which 7.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were Married Couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.6% were non-families. 40.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 30.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.76 and the average family size was 2.25. In the city the population was spread out with 6.9% under the age of 18, 2.3% from 18 to 24, 10.2% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 57.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 69 years. For every 100 females there were 76.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $37,536, and the median income for a family was $46,898. Males had a median income of $35,271 versus $26,132 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $28,220. 5.7% of the population and 3.7% of families were below the Poverty Line . 14.4% of those under the age of 18 and 3.7% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. SHARK'S TOOTH CAPITAL OF THE WORLD Venice, Florida has been listed in many publications as being the "Shark's Tooth Capital of The World". It hosts an annual festival, the "Shark's Tooth Festival", every year to celebrate the abundance of fossilized shark's teeth that can be found on its shores. In addition to finding shark's teeth on beach shores, many large sized teeth can be found freediving off of the coast or by excavating in the many shell deposits that are left over from the dredging of the Intracoastal Waterway. Beach renourishment efforts also bring new sand from only a few thousand yards off the coast, yielding new fossilized shark's teeth. EXTERNAL LINKS
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