Indian Rocks Beach, Florida




City in Florida, United States












































































Indian Rocks Beach, Florida
City

Location in Pinellas County and the state of Florida
Location in Pinellas County and the state of Florida

Coordinates: 27°53′45″N 82°50′51″W / 27.89583°N 82.84750°W / 27.89583; -82.84750Coordinates: 27°53′45″N 82°50′51″W / 27.89583°N 82.84750°W / 27.89583; -82.84750
Country
 United States
State
 Florida
County
 Pinellas
Area
[1]

 • Total 1.41 sq mi (3.65 km2)
 • Land 0.84 sq mi (2.18 km2)
 • Water 0.57 sq mi (1.47 km2)
Elevation

 9 ft (3 m)
Population
(2010)

 • Total 4,113
 • Estimate 
(2016)[2]

 4,316
 • Density 5,125.89/sq mi (1,979.37/km2)
Time zone
UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)
UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
33785-33786
Area code(s) 727
FIPS code 12-33625[3]

GNIS feature ID		 0284535[4]
Website www.indian-rocks-beach.com

Indian Rocks Beach is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,113 at the 2010 census.[5] Indian Rocks Beach is part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area.




Contents






  • 1 Geography


  • 2 Demographics


  • 3 Museums


  • 4 Notable people


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Geography




Indian Rocks Beach in March 2013


Indian Rocks Beach is located at 27°53′45″N 82°50′51″W / 27.89583°N 82.84750°W / 27.89583; -82.84750 (27.895799, -82.847550).[6] It lies on a barrier island between the Gulf of Mexico and the Intracoastal Waterway. It is north of Indian Shores and south of Belleair Shore and Belleair Beach. Tourism is its primary industry. It was incorporated in 1956.


According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2), of which 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) (33.09%) is water.




Waves in Indian Rocks Beach in August 2012




Indian Rocks Beach



Demographics





















































Historical population
Census Pop.
%±
1960 1,940 —
1970 2,666 37.4%
1980 3,717 39.4%
1990 3,963 6.6%
2000 5,072 28.0%
2010 4,113 −18.9%
Est. 2016 4,316 [2] 4.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]



Indian Rocks Beach, unlike some Pinellas communities, offers free beach access parking.[8]


As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 5,072 people, 2,700 households, and 1,393 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,454.6 inhabitants per square mile (2,105.7/km²). There were 4,032 housing units at an average density of 4,336.1 per square mile (1,673.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.18% White, 0.30% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.17% of the population.


There were 2,700 households out of which 11.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.4% were non-families. 36.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.88 and the average family size was 2.39.


In the city, the population was spread out with 10.1% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 36.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.1 males.


The median income for a household in the city was $53,770, and the median income for a family was $65,724. Males had a median income of $41,250 versus $31,833 for females. The per capita income for the city was $40,195. About 1.3% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.



Museums


Indian Rocks Beach Historical Museum is located on Indian Rocks Beach.[9] The museum's exhibits cover local history, and it is operated by the Indian Rocks Historical Society.[9]



Notable people




  • Sean Culkin, American football player[10]


  • Road Warrior Hawk, professional wrestler who died at his home in Indian Rocks Beach[11]



References





  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 7, 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ ab "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.


  3. ^ ab "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.


  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.


  5. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Indian Rocks Beach city, Florida". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2012.


  6. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.


  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.


  8. ^ Farris, Darren. "Free Beach Parking on Indian Rocks Beach". http://indianrocksbch.com/. Empowwwer. Retrieved 6 November 2014. External link in |website= (help)


  9. ^ ab "Indian Rocks Historical Museum". Indian Rocks Historical Museum. Retrieved 11 December 2014.


  10. ^ "Sean Culkin". nfl.com. Retrieved October 15, 2017.


  11. ^ Muchnick, Irvin (2007). Wrestling Babylon: Piledriving Tales of Drugs, Sex, Death, and Scandal. ECW Press. p. 149. ISBN 1550227610.




External links






  • Indian Rocks Beach official website








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