ZIP Code 32084

St. Augustine was founded on September 8, 1565, by Spanish admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés. The city served as the capital of Spanish Florida for over 200 years. It is the second-oldest continuously inhabited city of European origin in United States territory after San Juan, Puerto Rico (founded in 1521) Since the late 19th century, St. Augustine's distinctive historical character has made the city a tourist attraction. Much of the fort is made of coquina, which is also used as a building material in the city's architecture. St. Johns County, Florida, is the county seat of St. John's County, which includes the city of Jacksonville and the town of Loyola, which are part of the City of Lighthouse Point in the Florida panhandle. The town is located on the Atlantic coast of northeastern Florida, about 30 miles (50 km) north of the mouth of the St Johns River. It has a population of about 2,000. The U.S. state of Florida was established in 1763; Great Britain returned Florida to Spain in 1783. Florida ceded Florida to the United States in 1819, and St. Augustine was designated the capital. of the Florida Territory upon ratification of the AdamsOnís Treaty in 1821. The territorial government moved to Tallahassee in 1824, and the city was named the capital in 1828. It was chosen for its strategic location facing the waterways of St Augustine bay with their abundant resources.

History

Saint Augustine is the primary city name, but also Anastasia Is, Anastasia Island, Saint Augustine Beach, St Aug Beach, St Augustine, St Augustine Beach are acceptable city names or spellings. The official name is City of Saint Augustine. St. Augustine is the oldest continuously occupied settlement of European origin in the contiguous United States. It was founded in 1565 by Spanish conquistador Pedro Menéndez de Avilés. It is the second-oldest continuously inhabited city in U.S. territory after San Juan, Puerto Rico (founded in 1521). In 1609, English explorer Sir Francis Drake razed the town to the ground. In 1611, the Spanish rearguard forced the English to evacuate the town. The town was the site of the Battle of St. Augustine (1615) in which the English and the Spanish fought for control of the Florida coast. The site is very near the national monument, Fort Matanzas, built in 1740-1742 by the Spanish. The city is located on the banks of the St. Johns River, about 30 miles (50 km) north of Florida's largest city, Jacksonville. It has a population of about 2,000. The population of the city is about 1,500, making it the second largest city in the United States after New York City, after San Francisco. It also has the third-largest population of Native Americans, after New Orleans and Miami. The name of the town is derived from the Latin word for "city" or "town," which means "place" in Spanish. Its current name is San Agustín, after the first Catholic mass offered in the colony. The settlement was built in the former Timucua village of Seloy; this site was chosen for its strategic location facing the waterways.

Geography and climate

St. Augustine is located at 29°5341N 81°1852W (29.8946910, 81.3145170) The city has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) typical of the Gulf and South Atlantic states. The last direct hit by a major hurricane to the city was Hurricane Dora in 1964. Access to the Atlantic Ocean is via the St. Augustine Inlet of the Matanzas River. The city averages 4.6 frosts per year. The record low of 10 °F (12 °C) happened on January 21, 1985. The hot and wet season extends from May through October, while the cool and dry season extends November through April. In summer, the Bermuda High pumps in hot and unstable tropical air from the Bahamas and Gulf of Mexico, which help create the daily thundershowers that are typical in summer. In winter, the coolest months are from December through February, with highs from 67 °F to 70 °F and lows from 47 °f to 51 °F. From November to April, the city often has long periods of rainless weather. April can see near drought conditions with brush fires and water restrictions in place. Extensive flooding occurred in the downtown area of St. Augustine when Hurricane Matthew passed east of the city in October 2016. It is located on the Florida peninsula and has a latitude of 29.5341 N and a longitude of 81.1852 W. It has a total area of 10.7 square miles (27.8 km²) (21.99%) of which is land.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 14,329 people and 5,828 households in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 84.6% white, 9.2% African American, 0.2%. The median household income was $60,455. The median gross rent was $1,118. 17.0% of the population lived below the Poverty threshold. There were 1,230 veterans living in the City between 2016-2020 and 6.6 of the population were foreign born persons. The city's median value of owner-occupied housing units was $294,600. 91.2 per cent of households had a computer and 83.0 per cent had a broadband internet subscription. 93.8% of people 25 years and older had a high school degree or higher and 37.4% of that same population had a Bachelor's degree orHigher. The per capita income was $33,060. The average household income for the city in 2016 was $59,827. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the city's population will reach 14,000 by the end of the year. It is expected that the city will have a population of 14,300 by the year's end. The population is expected to grow to 14,400 by the time the city reaches the 2020 U.N. Census. It will be the largest city in the state with a population growth rate of 0.7%. The city has a population density of 1.2 million people per square mile.

Government and politics

The city of St. Augustine operates under a city commission government form with an elected mayor, vice mayor, and city commission. The government includes a city manager, city attorney, city clerk, and various city boards. The city is located in St. Johns County, Florida, and is the county seat of St Johns County. It is located on the Atlantic coast of Florida and is located near the Atlantic Ocean. It has a population of about 2,000,000 and is home to the University of St. Augusta and the College of St. Jeanne, a private university. It also has a hospital, the Augustine Medical Center, which was founded in 1858. The town is located at the base of the Apalachicola Peninsula, which is the oldest part of the Florida Panhandle. It was the site of the U.S. Civil War and the Battle of the Alamo, which took place in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The St. John's River runs through the center of the city and is a major tourist attraction. The Augustine River is a tributary of the St. Francis River, which flows through the city to the Gulf of Antarctica and the Atlantic Ocean. The City of St Augustine is located in the southern part of St John's County and is known as the "Gateway to the South" The city's name is derived from the Spanish word for "gateway" or "river".

Transportation

St. Augustine has one public airport 4 miles (6.4 km) north of the downtown. Bus service is operated by the Sunshine Bus Company, based in St. Augustine Beach. There is currently no scheduled service to the Airport following ViaAir's suspension of service to Charlotte in 2018. Northrop Grumman runs a large manufacturing plant on the grounds, where the E-2 Hawkeye is produced. Jacksonville International Airport is 40 miles to the north along I-95. The city is home to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which is based in Jacksonville, Florida. The town is also the home of the Florida Air National Guard, which has a base at the airport. It is also known as the "Gate City of the South" because of its location on the Atlantic Coast. It was the site of the World War II Battle of the Bulge, which was fought from 1871 to 1875. The St. Johns River runs through the city, and is a major tourist attraction. It also has a number of beaches, many of which are undeveloped. It has one of the largest populations of African-Americans in the United States, with more than 1 million people. The population of the city is 2.2 million, making it the second-largest city in Florida after Tampa. The largest city in the state is Jacksonville, with 1.3 million people, and it has a population of 1.4 million. The state's largest employer is the Florida National Guard.

Points of interest

St. Augustine is a city in South Carolina, United States. The city is famous for its lighthouse and historic buildings. It is home to the World Golf Hall of Fame and the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park. There are many other points of interest in the city, including museums, parks, and historic churches. The town is also known for its golf course, which was built in the 19th century, and for its many historic buildings, such as the Spanish Military Hospital and Old St. Johns County Jail. It has also been the site of several major sporting events, including the World Series of Golf in the 1930s and the World Cup of golf in the 1990s. It was also the location of the first U.S. Open golf tournament, which took place in the summer of 1936. It also hosted the opening of the National Museum of American History, which opened in 1937. The St. Augustine Museum of Art, which dates back to 1851, is located in the center of the city and is open to the public. It houses a collection of paintings, photographs, and other works of art. The museum is also home to a number of historical buildings, including a lighthouse, a school, a cemetery, a prison, a golf course and a golf club. It's located on the banks of the San Augustine River, which flows through the city to the Gulf of Mexico, and is known as one of the most scenic spots in the state. The City's historic buildings include:.

Education

Primary and secondary education in St. Augustine is overseen by the St. Johns County School District. There are four zoned elementary schools with sections of the city limits in their attendance boundaries: John A. Crookshank, R. B. Hunt, Ketterlinus, and Osceola. The Florida School for the Deaf and Blind, a state-operated boarding school for deaf and blind students, was founded in the city in 1885. St. Joseph Academy, Florida's oldest Catholic high school, is located to the west of the town. Flagler College is a four-year liberal arts college founded in 1968. Florida Memorial University was located in St Augustine from 1918 to 1968, when it relocated to its present campus in Miami. During World War II it was chosen as the site for training the first blacks in the U.S. S. Signal Corps. Also in the area are the University of North Florida, Jacksonville University, and Florida State College at Jacksonville in Jacksonville. It is located in the former Ponce de Leon Hotel in downtown St Augustine. St Johns River State College, a. state college in the Florida College System, has its St Augustine campus just west of. the city. It was a historically black institution and had a wide impact on St Augustine while it was located there. A historic marker is placed at the house where she lived while teaching at Florida Memorial (and where she wrote her autobiography Dust Tracks on a Road.) The city is home to the Florida State Museum.

Sister cities

St. Augustine's sister cities are: Avilés, Spain, Cartagena, Colombia, Menorca, Spain and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. St. Augustine is a member of the Catholic League of America and the Sister Cities of the United States of America.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Saint Augustine, Saint Johns County, Florida = 82. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 10. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 98. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Saint Augustine = 5.7 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 14,329 individuals with a median age of 41 age the population grows by 3.22% in Saint Augustine, Saint Johns County, Florida population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,504.99 residents per square mile of area (581.05/km²). There are average 2.07 people per household in the 5,257 households with an average household income of $39,813 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 9.10% of the available work force and has dropped -5.47% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 19.96%. The number of physicians in Saint Augustine per 100,000 population = 274.1.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Saint Augustine = 48.4 inches and the annual snowfall = 0 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 108. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 223. 90 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 45.9 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 29, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Saint Augustine, Saint Johns County, Florida which are owned by the occupant = 51.89%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 53 years with median home cost = $207,900 and home appreciation of -9.69%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $9.94 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,087 per student. There are 18.4 students for each teacher in the school, 518 students for each Librarian and 441 students for each Counselor. 5.80% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 17.42% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 10.83% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).