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Fernandina Beach is a city in Nassau County in the state of Florida in the
United States of America and on Amelia Island. The area was first inhabited by
the Timucuan tribe. Known as the "Isle of 8 Flags", it had the following flags
flown over it since 1562: France, Spain, Great Britain, Spain (again), the
Patriots of Amelia Island, the Green Cross of Florida, Mexico, the Confederate
States of America, and the United States.
The population was 10,549 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population
recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 11,241. It is the county seat of Nassau
County.
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 10,549 people, 4,525 households, and
2,941 families residing in the city. The population density was 379.9/km
(984.4/mi). There were 5,588 housing units at an average density of 201.3/km
(521.5/mi). The racial makeup of the city was 81.54% White, 16.19% African
American, 0.27% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.51% from
other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race
were 2.33% of the population.
There were 4,525 households out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 28.5% of all
households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who
was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the
average family size was 2.78.
In the city the population was spread out with 20.2% under the age of 18, 7.0%
from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there
were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $40,893, and the median income
for a family was $54,806. Males had a median income of $36,179 versus $26,356
for females. The per capita income for the city was $24,517. About 6.4% of
families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including
13.1% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.