St. Lucie County, Florida

St. Lucie County is a county located in the state of Florida, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 277,789. The county seat is Fort Pierce. As of the 2013 Census Estimate, St. Lucie County is at a population of 286,832.

St. Lucie County is included in the Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL Combined Statistical Area.

History

The area was originally inhabited by the Ais tribe, a hunter-gatherer culture whose territory extended from south of the St. John's river to the St. Lucie Inlet. Spanish explorers frequently encountered the fierce tribe as the Spanish treasure routes ran parallel in order to take advantage of the strong Gulfstream current. The area was given several names by the Spanish including Rio de Ays (later anglicized to Indian River) as well as Santa Lucia, named after the short-lived late 16th-century Spanish fort that bore its name farther south. The fabled 1715 Spanish treasure fleet sank off the area that is now St. Lucie County, leading to the regional naming of the area as the Treasure Coast.

St. Lucie

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See also

St. Lucie Village, Florida

The Town of St. Lucie Village is a town in St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. The population was 604 at the 2013 census estimate. It is part of the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area.

St. Lucie Village was incorporated in 1961 and includes the St. Lucie Village Historic District.

Geography

St. Lucie Village is located at 27°29′37″N 80°20′32″W / 27.49361°N 80.34222°W / 27.49361; -80.34222 (27.493600, -80.342354).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 604 people, 278 households, and 170 families residing in the town. The population density was 746.1 people per square mile (287.9/km²). There were 318 housing units at an average density of 392.8 per square mile (151.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.85% White, 0.99% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.83% from other races, and 1.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.32% of the population.