Timber Pines, Florida | |
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Census-designated place | |
US 19 and Pine Forest Drive
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Location in Hernando County and the state of Florida |
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Coordinates: 28°28′7″N 82°36′7″W / 28.46861°N 82.60194°WCoordinates: 28°28′7″N 82°36′7″W / 28.46861°N 82.60194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Florida |
County | Hernando |
Area | |
• Total | 2.30 sq mi (5.96 km2) |
• Land | 2.22 sq mi (5.74 km2) |
• Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.22 km2) |
Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,386 |
• Density | 2,430/sq mi (938.4/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 12-71867 |
GNIS feature ID | 1867219 |
Timber Pines is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hernando County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,386 at the 2010 census.
Timber Pines is located in southwestern Hernando County at 28°28′7″N 82°36′7″W / 28.46861°N 82.60194°W (28.468625, -82.602006). It is bordered to the north, east, and south by Spring Hill and to the west by U.S. Route 19, which leads north 4 miles (6 km) to Weeki Wachee and south 9 miles (14 km) to Hudson. Brooksville, the Hernando County seat, is 16 miles (26 km) to the northeast.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Timber Pines CDP has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2), of which 2.2 square miles (5.8 km2) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2), or 3.63%, are water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,840 people, 3,229 households, and 2,408 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,456.3 people per square mile (947.4/km²). There were 3,551 housing units at an average density of 1,493.5/sq mi (576.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.94% White, 0.38% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 0.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.63% of the population.