Rio, Florida
Location in Martin County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 27°13′6″N 80°14′24″W / 27.21833, -80.24
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Martin
Settled	1893
Area
- Total	0. Martin County is a County in the US state of Florida. As of 2000 the population was 126731 Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the ImageFlorida counties mappng|thumb|right|400px|Florida counties (clickable map poly 42 38 86 40 79 44 74 47 71 55 69 69 74 72 76 87 77 90 87 97 87 102 87 108 78 111 77 115 80 117 Martin County is a County in the US state of Florida. As of 2000 the population was 126731 Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 9 sq mi (2. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 3 km²)
- Land	0. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4 sq mi (1 km²)
- Water	0. 5 sq mi (1. 3 km²)
Elevation	3 ft (1 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,028
- Density	1,142. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 2/sq mi (447/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	12-60550[1]
GNIS feature ID	0289712[2]

Rio is a census-designated place (CDP) in Martin County, Florida, United States. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout A census-designated place ( CDP) is a type of place (a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes Martin County is a County in the US state of Florida. As of 2000 the population was 126731 Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population was 1,028 at the 2000 census. Rio is pronounced locally as if it were spelled "Rye-oh. "

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 References 5 External links

History

Rio proper was platted as Rio St. Lucie, but the post office established on March 24, 1893 was called Rio San Lucie. On December 1, 1897, the post office name was shortened to Rio. The Rio post office was discontinued on March 15, 1902, with the area being taken over by the post office at Goslingville, which was located on the narrow peninsula just north of the present day Roosevelt Bridge. The new Roosevelt Bridge is a major highway bridge in Martin County Florida that crosses the St On April 6, 1904, the Rio post office was reactivated and it continued until October 15, 1927, when it was added to the post office at Jensen now known as Jensen Beach. Jensen Beach is a Census-designated place (CDP in Martin County, Florida, United States. ^[3]

Geography

Rio is located at 27°13′6″N, 80°14′24″W (27. 218419, -80. 240037)^[4].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 9 square miles (2. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 4 km²), of which, 0. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4 square miles (1. 0 km²) of it is land and 0. 5 square miles (1. 3 km²) of it (56. 04%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,028 people, 495 households, and 283 families residing in the CDP. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 2,568. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5 people per square mile (992. 3/km²). There were 622 housing units at an average density of 1,554. 1/sq mi (600. 4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97. 96% White, 0. 49% African American, 0. 10% Native American, 0. 39% Asian, 0. 10% Pacific Islander, 0. 29% from other races, and 0. 68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. 75% of the population.

There were 495 households out of which 18. 4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44. 4% were married couples living together, 7. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42. 8% were non-families. 34. 5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12. 1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 08 and the average family size was 2. 65.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 16. 5% under the age of 18, 5. 6% from 18 to 24, 22. 6% from 25 to 44, 32. 3% from 45 to 64, and 23. 0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 99. 6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101. 4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,089, and the median income for a family was $56,125. Males had a median income of $45,337 versus $31,311 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $27,674. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 7. 6% of families and 11. 9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 2% of those under age 18 and 10. 7% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

• Rio, Florida is at coordinates 27°13′06″N 80°14′24″W / 27.218419, -80.240037 (Rio, Florida)Coordinates: 27°13′06″N 80°14′24″W / 27.218419, -80.240037 (Rio, Florida)

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