Glades County, Florida

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Glades County is a county located in the United States of Florida. In 2000, county's population was 10576 inhabitants. The July 2008 population estimate is 11175, making it the third least populous county in Florida. The county encompasses an area of 986.43 square miles (2554.84 square kilometre ), of which, 773.64 square miles (2003.72 square kilometre) of it is land and 212.79 square miles (551.12 square kilometre) of it is water, makes it the 24th largest by total area in Florida.


As of the census of 2000, there were 10576 people, 3852 households, and 2764 families living in the county. The population density was 13.7 people per square mile (5.29/kmē), it is Florida's third least densely populated county. There were 5790 housing units at an average density of 7.5 per square mile (2.9/kmē). The average household size was 2.51 persons, and the average family size was 2.91 persons. In the county the population was spread out, with 22.1% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 82.3 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 79.7 females. The July 2008 population estimate is 11175, The racial makeup of the county was 9092 White, 1313 Black or African American, 577 American Indian, 50 Asian, 12 Native Hawaiian, and 131 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $30774, making it the 21st lowest county by median household income in Florida. The median income for a family in the county was $34223, it is tenth poorest county by median family income in Florida. The per capita income for the county was $15338, making its Florida's 45th highest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 2213 pupils and students, of which 50.7% are male and 49.3% are female, 20.92% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 7.73% nursery or pri school, 5.83% kindergarten, 48.03% elementary school, 25.53% high school and 12.88% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Buckhead Ridge Cdp	Glades County	1.41	1.3	0.1	1390	1066.3	16475	26406
2	Moore Haven City	Glades County	1.15	1.08	0.07	1635	1508.8	12183	26801

Year	Population
April 2000 census	10576
April 2000 Estimate	10576
July 2000 Estimate	10587
July 2001 Estimate	10783
July 2002 Estimate	10931
July 2003 Estimate	10961
July 2004 Estimate	11134
July 2005 Estimate	11276
July 2006 Estimate	11212
July 2007 Estimate	11074
July 2008 Estimate	11175

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	91	80	171
Kindergarten	79	50	129
Elementary school	537	526	1063
High school	320	245	565
College or graduate school	95	190	285

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Glades County, Florida	$30774	$34223	$15338
Florida, United States	$38819	$45625	$21557
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587