Editing Cocoa, Florida (section)

===World War II and beyond===
The population rose dramatically following the development of the space industry, quadrupling from 3,098 in 1940 to 12,244 in 1960. Cocoa and the surrounding area also became integrated with the tourist industry for the first time, as thousands visited the area to witness the launches from [[Cape Canaveral]]. By 1980, the city's population had grown to 16,096.<ref>[http://www.cocoafl.org/index.aspx?nid=131 History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101021185103/http://cocoafl.org/index.aspx?NID=131 |date=2010-10-21 }} Cocoa, Fla. Official Website. Accessed on 2009-06-24.</ref>

Education was [[Racial segregation in the United States|segregated]] until the 1960s, when Monroe High School and elementary schools for black students were closed.<ref>{{Cite news | first=Rebecca | last=Basu | title=Cocoa's class of 1950 shares life stories at reunion | url=http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100314/LIFE/3140303/Cocoa-s-class-of-1950-shares-life-stories-at-reunion | publisher=Florida Today | location=Melbourne, Florida | pages=1D | date=14 March 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703220748/http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100314/LIFE/3140303/Cocoa-s-class-of-1950-shares-life-stories-at-reunion | archive-date=3 July 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1964, the [[Cocoa Expo Sports Center]] (Cocoa Stadium) was built for the Colt 45s spring baseball training and [[Grapefruit League]] games. The team later became the [[Houston Astros]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.springtrainingonline.com/teams/houston-astros.htm|title=Houston Astros Spring Training|work=Spring Training Online|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> In the early 1980s, the city attempted to upgrade the stadium by asking the Astros to pay for needed repairs. In 1985, the team responded by moving its training to [[Osceola County Stadium]] in [[Kissimmee, Florida|Kissimmee]]. As a result, future negotiations with major league teams would be done by the county government.

Clearlake Middle School was closed in 2013. Students were moved to [[Cocoa High School]], which was converted to a junior and senior high school.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spacecoastdaily.com/2013/02/school-board-votes-to-shutter-three-schools/|title=School Board Votes To Shutter Three Schools|date=February 13, 2013 |access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref>