Vero Beach is a city in Indian River County, Florida, in the United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2010 data, the city had a population of 15,220. It is the county seat of Indian River County.
Demographics
As of the 2010 census, there were 15,220 people, 7,505 households, and 3,946 families residing in the city. There were 10,258 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 87.5% White, 4.8% African American, 0.30% Native American, 1.8% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 3.7% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.7% of the population.
There were 7,505 households out of which 16.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.2% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.4% were non-families. 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older with 4.8% being 85 years and older. The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.65.
In the city the population was spread out with 14.1% under the age of 16, 84.1% over 18, 4.3% from 15 to 19, 4.9% from 20 to 24, 5.5% from 20 to 25 and 29.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.9 years.
For every 100 females there were 92.8 males. The population consists of 51.3% female and 48.7% male.
Climate
- National Weather Service - Vero Beach, Florida
Rail
The Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) mainline bisects Vero Beach, with an active team track in town serving a lumber/building products customer. Also, just north of town, there are (at present) inactive spurs alongside the various grapefruit & orange packing houses, and active aggregate customers who ship out their product in the FEC's distinctive Ortner 100-ton aggregate hopper cars.
Industry
Vero Beach is home to general aviation manufacturer Piper Aircraft, which is the largest private employer in Indian River County and as of June 2012 employs approximately 730 people. Aside from Piper, the bulk of commercial activity in Vero Beach centers around tourism, the citrus industry and service activities.
Top employers
According to Vero Beach's 2012 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:
Points of interest
Beaches
The beaches in Vero Beach are part of Florida's Treasure Coast. Vero's three main public beaches are South Beach, accessible at the eastern end of State Road 656 at the eastern end of 17th Street; Humiston Park, in Vero's Central Beach Business District on Ocean Drive and Jaycee Park which is adjacent to Conn Beach. These beaches are lifeguard protected from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. There are 26 miles of oceanfront shore in Indian River County. Vero Beach also has other free public access trails and walkways with beach access, such as Riomar Beach, Sea Cove, Sea Grape Trail, Sexton Plaza, and Turtle Trail.
Water recreation in the Indian River Lagoon
The Indian River Lagoon, passing through Vero Beach, forms a significant portion of the Intracoastal Waterway, and is a hub for boating, fishing, water skiing, diving, kayaking and other small-craft waterborne activities.
Resorts
Disney's Vero Beach Resort is located in Vero Beach.
Shopping
There are two large shopping malls the Indian River Mall and the Fashion Outlet Mall just west of I-95 on State Road 60. There are small specialty shops along Ocean Drive on the barrier island and in what is called the "Miracle Mile." The Historic Downtown is a newly revitalized area of shopping, dining, antique stores and art galleries.
National Register of Historic Places
- Driftwood Inn
- Hallstrom House
- Old Indian River County Courthouse
- Judge Henry F. Gregory House
- Maher Building
- McKee Jungle Gardens
- Old Palmetto Hotel
- Pueblo Arcade
- Royal Park Arcade
- Theodore Hausmann Estate
- Old Vero Beach Community Building
- Vero Beach Diesel Power Plant
- Vero Beach Woman's Club
- Vero Railroad Station
- Vero Theatre
Historic events
- 1872 - Captain Allen W. Estes officially established the first land patent here between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian River Lagoon.
- 1893 - Henry Flagler's Florida East Coast Railway began operation through the area.
- 1919 - Vero Beach became chartered as an official town.
- 1925 - Indian River County is formed, and Vero Beach became the county seat.
- 1942 - The U.S. Navy selected 1,500 acres (6.1 km2) surrounding the Vero Beach Municipal Airport as the site of a Naval Air Station, commissioned November 1942
- 1951 - Barber Bridge was built from mainland to barrier islands. It was later demolished and replaced in 1995 with the Merrill P. Barber Bridge
- 1957 - Piper Aircraft began research and development in Vero Beach
- 1961 - Piper Aircraft moves administrative and manufacturing operations after completing building additions.
- 1965 - A1A bridge over the Sebastian Inlet opens connecting barrier islands.
Notable people
- Fred Barnes, journalist, editor of The Weekly Standard and Fox News host
- Lake Bell, actress, attended school in Vero Beach
- Gloria Estafan,a Cuban singer, has a house and owns hotels in Vero Beach
- Tom Fadden (1895-1980), actor
- Prince Fielder, professional baseball player
- Calvin Souther Fuller, inventor of the solar cell, died 1994
- Carl Hiaasen, journalist, novelist, and author of children's books
- Ivan Lendl, former professional tennis player
- Debbie Mayfield, Florida state representative
- F. James McDonald (1922-2010), former president and chief operating officer of General Motors.
- Alison Mosshart, lead singer of The Kills and The Dead Weather
- Jake Owen, country music singer-songwriter, graduate of Vero Beach High School, 1999
- Peter George Peterson, co-founder, Blackstone Group
- Albert Reed, model, 2007 Dancing with the Stars competitor, actor, graduate of Vero Beach High School, 2003
- Priscilla Renea, singer-songwriter signed to Capitol Records,debut album entitled "Jukebox" released in 2009
- Norman Sas, inventor of Electric football
- Parvati Shallow, winner of Survivor: Micronesia, runner-up in Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains
- Bryan Stork, professional football player for the New England Patriots of the NFL.
Education
The School District of Indian River County operates public schools.
Public schools
- Vero Beach High School The first high school founded in Vero Beach. grades 9-12
- Indian River Charter High School. Charter school, grades 9-12
- Alternative Center for Education. Public · grades 5-12
- Rosewood Magnet School. grades pre-K-5
- Imagine South Vero, Charter school, grades K-8
Private schools
- St. Helen Catholic School
- Saint Edward's School. Independent College Preparatory in Episcopal School Tradition · grades pre-K-12
- Anderson Academy. Private · grades 8-12
- Masters Academy. Private · grades pre-K-12
- Tabernacle Baptist Christian School. Private · grades K-12
- SunCoast School, Private · grades pre-K-8
Colleges
- Indian River State College - Mueller Campus
References
External links
- Official website
Everything Vero Video Blog
Interesting Informations
Looking products related to this topic, find out at Amazon.com
Source of the article : here
EmoticonEmoticon