High Springs, Florida
Location in Alachua County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 29°49′28″N 82°35′43″W / 29.82444, -82.59528
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Alachua
Area
- Total	18.5 sq mi (47.9 km²)
- Land	18.5 sq mi (47.8 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation	66 ft (20 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	3,863
- Density	208.8/sq mi (80.6/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	32643, 32655
Area code(s)	386
FIPS code	12-30525[1]
GNIS feature ID	0307633[2]

The Priest Theatre in the High Springs Historic District.

High Springs is a city in Alachua County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,863 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 4,139 [1].

Geography

High Springs is located at 29°49′28″N, 82°35′43″W (29.824471, -82.595268)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 47.9 km² (18.5 mi²). 47.8 km² (18.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.16%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 3,863 people, 1,539 households, and 1,063 families residing in the city. The population density was 80.8/km² (209.3/mi²). There were 1,668 housing units at an average density of 34.9/km² (90.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 76.42% White, 21.18% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.12% of the population.

There were 1,539 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 85.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,354, and the median income for a family was $43,779. Males had a median income of $32,959 versus $22,109 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,919. About 9.5% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

History

The first settlers arrived in the area in the 1840s. A discernible town began to develop in the early 1880s after a railroad was constructed and several phosphate mines were established. In 1888 the local post office changed its name from Orion to High Springs and the town was officially incorporated in 1892.^[4]

References

External links

• City of High Springs official site
• High Springs Chamber of Commerce

• High Springs, Florida is at coordinates 29°49′28″N 82°35′43″W / 29.824471, -82.595268 (High Springs, Florida)Coordinates: 29°49′28″N 82°35′43″W / 29.824471, -82.595268 (High Springs, Florida)
• High Springs Branch Library

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Alachua County, Florida
County seat: Gainesville
Cities	Alachua | Archer | Gainesville | Hawthorne | High Springs | Newberry | Waldo
Towns	La Crosse | Micanopy
Unincorporated communities	Cross Creek | Evinston | Haile Plantation | Jonesville | Rochelle | Windsor