Penney Farms, Florida
| Penney Farms, Florida | |
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| Town | |
| Motto: Unity in Community | |
 Location in Clay County and the state of Florida |
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| Coordinates: 29°58′52″N 81°48′36″W / 29.98111°N 81.81000°WCoordinates: 29°58′52″N 81°48′36″W / 29.98111°N 81.81000°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Florida
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| County | Clay |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.44 sq mi (3.74 km2) |
| • Land | 1.44 sq mi (3.74 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 95 ft (29 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 749 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 821 |
| • Density | 569.35/sq mi (219.78/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 32079 |
| Area code(s) | 904 |
| FIPS code | 12-55875 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0288692 |
| Website | www |
Penney Farms is a town in Clay County, Florida, United States. The population was 749 at the 2010 census.
In 1926, department store pioneer J. C. Penney founded the community of Penney Farms. He planned to develop an experimental farming village. The state of Florida incorporated the town in 1927. The real estate decline and stock market crash, however, caused Penney to scale back his ambitions to a community for retired ministers in honor of his father. Today, the Penney Retirement Community is a 192-acre (0.78 km2) home to Christian laypeople as well as clergy and missionaries.
Penney Farms is located near the geographic center of Clay County at 29°58′52″N 81°48′36″W / 29.981070°N 81.809948°W.State Road 16 leads east 8 miles (13 km) to Green Cove Springs, the county seat, and west 20 miles (32 km) to Starke.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 580 people, 266 households, and 171 families residing in the town. The population density was 414.7 people per square mile (160.0/km²). There were 290 housing units at an average density of 207.4 per square mile (80.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 90.86% White, 8.28% African American, 0.17% Asian, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.34% of the population.
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