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Sharpes is a census-designated place
Census-designated place

A census-designated place is a type of Place identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as city, towns and villages....
 (CDP) in Brevard County
Brevard County, Florida

Brevard County is a County#United States located in the U.S. state of Florida, along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2007 United States Census Bureau estimates, the population is 534,359....
, Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The population was 3,415 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Palm Bay
Palm Bay, Florida

Palm Bay is a city in Brevard County, Florida, Florida, United States. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population as 100,116 on 1 July 2007; it is the most populous city in the county....
–Melbourne
Melbourne, Florida

Melbourne is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. As of 2006, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 76,371. Melbourne is a principal city of the Palm Bay, Florida–Melbourne–Titusville, Florida Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is home to 534,359 people....
–Titusville
Titusville, Florida

Titusville is a city in Brevard County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 40,670 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 estimates, the city had a population of 42,614....
 Metropolitan Statistical Area
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area

The Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area is a Metropolitan Statistical Area consisting of Brevard County, Florida in the state of Florida in the United States....
.

pes is located at (28.441281, -80.761019).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the CDP has a total area of 6.3 square miles (16.3 kmē), of which, 3.0 square miles (7.7 kmē) of it is land and 3.3 square miles (8.5 kmē) of it (52.46%) is water.

f the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 3,415 people, 1,478 households, and 947 families residing in the CDP.






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Sharpes is a census-designated place
Census-designated place

A census-designated place is a type of Place identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as city, towns and villages....
 (CDP) in Brevard County
Brevard County, Florida

Brevard County is a County#United States located in the U.S. state of Florida, along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2007 United States Census Bureau estimates, the population is 534,359....
, Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The population was 3,415 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Palm Bay
Palm Bay, Florida

Palm Bay is a city in Brevard County, Florida, Florida, United States. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population as 100,116 on 1 July 2007; it is the most populous city in the county....
–Melbourne
Melbourne, Florida

Melbourne is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. As of 2006, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 76,371. Melbourne is a principal city of the Palm Bay, Florida–Melbourne–Titusville, Florida Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is home to 534,359 people....
–Titusville
Titusville, Florida

Titusville is a city in Brevard County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 40,670 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 estimates, the city had a population of 42,614....
 Metropolitan Statistical Area
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area

The Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area is a Metropolitan Statistical Area consisting of Brevard County, Florida in the state of Florida in the United States....
.

Geography

Sharpes is located at (28.441281, -80.761019).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the CDP has a total area of 6.3 square miles (16.3 kmē), of which, 3.0 square miles (7.7 kmē) of it is land and 3.3 square miles (8.5 kmē) of it (52.46%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 3,415 people, 1,478 households, and 947 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 was 1,144.7 people per square mile (442.5/kmē). There were 1,680 housing units at an average density of 563.1/sq mi (217.7/kmē). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.92% White, 3.54% African American, 0.88% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.70% from other races
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, and 2.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.34% of the population.

There were 1,478 households out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.77. Sharpes is home to the Brevard County Jail.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 21.4% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $27,692, and the median income for a family was $33,825. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $19,231 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the CDP was $16,039. About 12.6% of families and 18.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 14.8% of those age 65 or over.

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