Horseshoe Beach, Florida | |
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Town | |
Location in Dixie County and the state of Florida |
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Coordinates: 29°26′26″N 83°17′20″W / 29.44056°N 83.28889°WCoordinates: 29°26′26″N 83°17′20″W / 29.44056°N 83.28889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Florida |
County | Dixie |
Area | |
• Total | 0.48 sq mi (1.25 km2) |
• Land | 0.45 sq mi (1.17 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 169 |
• Density | 375/sq mi (144.7/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 32648 |
Area code(s) | 352 |
FIPS code | 12-32650 |
GNIS feature ID | 0284297 |
Horseshoe Beach is a town in Dixie County, Florida, United States. The population was 169 at the 2010 census.
Horseshoe Beach is located in southern Dixie County at 29°26′26″N 83°17′20″W / 29.44056°N 83.28889°W (29.440547, -83.288776), on the Gulf of Mexico. County Road 351 is the only highway into the town; it leads 19 miles (31 km) northeast to Cross City, the Dixie County seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Horseshoe Beach has a total area of 0.48 square miles (1.25 km2), of which 0.45 square miles (1.17 km2) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2), or 6.63%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 206 people, 84 households, and 59 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,014.1 people per square mile (397.7/km²). There were 301 housing units at an average density of 1,481.7 per square mile (581.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.63% White and 4.37% African American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population.
There were 84 households out of which 22.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.88.