Sebastian, Florida
| Sebastian, Florida | |
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| Motto: "Home Of Pelican Island" "Friendly People and Six Old Grouches" |
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 Location in Indian River County and the state of Florida |
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 Sebastian, Florida
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| Coordinates: 27°46′58″N 80°28′56″W / 27.78278°N 80.48222°WCoordinates: 27°46′58″N 80°28′56″W / 27.78278°N 80.48222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Indian River, Brevard |
| Settled | 1870s |
| First settlers | Andrew Canova, Ed Marr, Thomas New and David Peter Gibson |
| Incorporated (municipality) | Dec. 6, 1924 |
| Incorporated (city) | May 18, 1925 |
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| • Type | Council-manager government |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.5 sq mi (35.1 km2) |
| • Land | 12.6 sq mi (32.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 21,921 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 32958, 32978 |
| Area code(s) | 772 |
| FIPS code | 12-64825 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0295607 |
| Website | City of Sebastian Florida |
Sebastian is a city in Indian River County, Florida, United States, with a small portion in Brevard County. In 2010, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 21,929.
Sebastian is a principal city of the Sebastian−Vero Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Indian River County.
In 1715, several Spanish ships loaded with treasure (known as the 1715 Treasure Fleet) encountered a storm off the shores of the Treasure Coast and were lost. It is estimated that only a portion of the sunken treasure has been found. The value placed on the treasure lost from the 1715 fleet has been estimated at over $500 million USD.
The town of Sebastian was a fishing village as early as the 1870s. In the early 1880s David Peter Gibson, and Thomas New settled in the area. New filed to start a post office under the name New Haven. However, New got into legal trouble for misuse of his position as postmaster and was removed. Sebastian was officially founded in 1882 and named St. Sebastian, after Saint Sebastian. Later, “St.” was removed from the name of the town, but not from the river. Sebastian was incorporated as a city in 1923. Nearby Pelican Island was declared the United States’ first National Wildlife refuge in 1903.
At the 2010 census, there were 21,921 people, 9,508 households and 6.462 families residing within the city in 10,815 housing units. The racial make-up of the city was 90.5% White, 5.3% African American, 0.20% Native American, 1.10% Asian, 1.2% from other races, and 1.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.00% of the population.
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