The Meadows, Florida | |
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 Location inSarasota County and the state ofFlorida | |
| Coordinates:27°21′53″N82°28′23″W / 27.36472°N 82.47306°W /27.36472; -82.47306[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Sarasota |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.56 sq mi (6.64 km2) |
| • Land | 2.38 sq mi (6.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0.18 sq mi (0.48 km2) |
| Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,037 |
| • Density | 2,119.06/sq mi (818.16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 34235[3] |
| Area code | 941 |
| FIPS code | 12-71580[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1867218[5] |
The Meadows is acensus-designated place (CDP) inSarasota County,Florida, United States. The population was 5,037 at the 2020 census, up from 3,994 at the 2010 census.[6] The CDP is part of theNorth Port–Bradenton–Sarasota, FloridaMetropolitan Statistical Area.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2), of which 2.2 square miles (5.6 km2) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km2), or 6.18%, is water.[6]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,437 | — | |
| 2000 | 4,423 | 28.7% | |
| 2010 | 3,994 | −9.7% | |
| 2020 | 5,037 | 26.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7][8] | |||
As of the2020 United States census,[6] the Meadows had a population of 5,037 with 3,211 households.
The population was split by age, with 1.4% under 5 years old, 4.7% under 18, and 68.3% were 65 years and older. 52.8% were female persons.
By race, the population was split with 97.5% white, 0.2% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% were Asian, 1.6% were two or more races, and 2.0% were Hispanic or Latino.
The median household income was $59,293. 7.8% of the population lived below thepoverty threshold. 95.5% of households had a computer, and 91.7% of households had a broadband internet subscription.
19.0% of the population were foreign-born persons. There were 877 veterans living in the CDP.
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| Footnotes | †This populated place also has portions within the city limits of North Port, ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |