High Springs, Florida | |
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Location in Alachua County and the state of Florida |
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Coordinates: 29°49′N 82°36′W / 29.817°N 82.600°WCoordinates: 29°49′N 82°36′W / 29.817°N 82.600°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Florida |
County | Alachua |
Government | |
• Mayor | Sue Weller (term expires 2013) |
• Vice-Mayor | Scott Jamison (term expires 2015) |
• Commissioner | Bob Barnas (term expires 2014) |
• Commissioner | Linda Clark Gestrin (term expires 2014) |
• Commissioner | Byran D. Williams (term expires 2015) |
Area | |
• Total | 22.0 sq mi (57.1 km2) |
• Land | 22.0 sq mi (56.9 km2) |
• Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
Elevation | 66 ft (20 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,350 |
• Density | 244/sq mi (94.1/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP codes | 32643, 32655 |
Area code(s) | 386 |
FIPS code | 12-30525 |
GNIS feature ID | 0307633 |
Website | highsprings |
High Springs is a city in Alachua County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,350 at the 2010 census.
High Springs is located at 28°49′N 82°36′W / 28.817°N 82.600°W (29.8245, -82.5953).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.0 square miles (57.1 km2), of which 22.0 square miles (56.9 km2) is land and 0.077 square miles (0.2 km2) (0.36%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,863 people, 1,539 households, and 1,063 families residing in the city. The population density was 209.3 inhabitants per square mile (80.8/km²). There were 1,668 housing units at an average density of 90.4 per square mile (34.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 76.42% White, 21.18% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were .02% and Cubans were 4.1 of the population.
There were 1,539 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.98.