Indian Shores, Florida
| Indian Shores, Florida | |
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| Town | |
| Motto: "A Great Place To Live " | |
 Location of Indian Shores in Pinellas County, Florida |
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| Coordinates: 27°51′2″N 82°50′36″W / 27.85056°N 82.84333°WCoordinates: 27°51′2″N 82°50′36″W / 27.85056°N 82.84333°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Florida
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| County | Pinellas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | James J. Lawrence |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.9 sq mi (2.5 km2) |
| • Land | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 3 ft (1 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,420 |
| • Density | 1,600/sq mi (570/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 33785 |
| Area code(s) | 727 |
| FIPS code | 12-33675 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0284536 |
Indian Shores is a town in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The town is a beach-front community situated on a barrier island west of Seminole. The population was 1,420 at the 2010 census. The town has recently undergone multiple construction and renovation projects, including utility undergrounding, road re-surfacing, and the placement of pedestrian safety measures. The town staff recently moved into a new municipal center which replaces the decades-old, antiquated facility. The new building houses all Town Departments, and a Council Chambers for official meetings. The fourth floor of the building has a large banquet hall, with waterfront balcony views on both sides.
Indian Shores also maintains a municipal police department, staffed and operational 24 hours per day, 365 days a year. The ISPD occupies a new modernized operations facility in the Municipal Center. The Police Department also provides services to the neighboring town of Redington Shores. Services are provided through traditional vehicle patrol, as well as ATV patrol on the sand beach areas; and a police vessel for marine patrol. In addition to uniformed services, the department has a Criminal Investigation Division. Created in 1964, the Police Department is currently headed by Chief Terry Hughes.
Indian Shores is located at 27°51′2″N 82°50′36″W / 27.85056°N 82.84333°W (27.850668, -82.843407). Indian Shores is bordered by the beach communities of Indian Rocks Beach to the north and Redington Shores to the south.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), of which 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) (64.21%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,705 people, 989 households, and 483 families residing in the town. The population density was 5,097.7 inhabitants per square mile (1,994.9/km²). There were 2,547 housing units at an average density of 7,615.2 per square mile (2,980.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.36% White, 0.23% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.46% of the population.
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