Editing Bayport, Florida

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'''Bayport''' is an [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Hernando County, Florida|Hernando County]], [[Florida]], United States. The population was 43 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1204250| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bayport CDP, Florida| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=April 26, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==History==
The village of Bayport, located at the mouth of the [[Weeki Wachee River]], sprang up in the early 1850s<ref name="fivay.org">{{Cite web|url=http://www.fivay.org/bayport.html|title=History of Bayport, Hernando County, Florida}}</ref> as a supply and cotton port. It was originally spelled as Bay Port and briefly served as the county seat until it was moved to Brooksville in 1856.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Landers |first1=Roger R. |title=The "Recent Unpleasantness" in Hernando County, Florida: Reconstruction, Redemption, Retrenchment, and Its Legacy |journal=Tampa Bay History |date=2010 |volume=24 |issue=1 |page=13 |url=https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1504&context=tampabayhistory |access-date=23 March 2023}}</ref> During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] naval squadrons blockaded Florida's coasts to prevent goods and supplies from passing into and out of the state. By 1863 the East Gulf Blockade Squadron had effectively closed the larger ports along the Gulf Coast. Small rivers, such as the Weeki Wachee, became important trade routes. Shipping at Bayport attracted the attention of the Union Blockade Squadron which intercepted eleven [[blockade runner]]s near there between 1862 and 1865. Various skirmishes took place at Bayport between Union troops and the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] Home Guard during the course of the war.<ref name="fivay.org"/> This included at least one raid by Union troops who had marched all the way north from [[Fort Myers, Florida|Fort Myers]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Taylor |first1=Paul |title=Discovering the Civil War in Florida |date=2001 |publisher=Pineapple Press Inc |location=Sarasota, FL |isbn=9781561642342 |page=195}}</ref> The Confederate cannon battery site can still be seen on the wooded point just north of the Bayport fishing pier at the mouth of the Weeki Wachee River.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/bayportbattle.html|title = Battle of Bayport - Bayport, Florida}}</ref>

After the war Bayport became Hernando County's major outlet for lumber and agricultural products, and continued to serve as its transportation center until railroad service came to [[Brooksville, Florida|Brooksville]] in 1885.<ref name="tidewater-florida.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tidewater-florida.com/places/hernando/bayport.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305054647/http://www.tidewater-florida.com/places/hernando/bayport.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=March 5, 2016|title=For Your Daily Dose of the Tropics}}</ref>

In the spring of 2008, Hernando County and the [[Southwest Florida Water Management District]] rebuilt Bayport's marina and park area.<ref name="tidewater-florida.com"/>

==Geography==
Bayport is located in western Hernando County along the [[Gulf of Mexico]] at {{coord|28|32|54|N|82|38|43|W|type:city}} (28.548454, -82.645345).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> Cortez Boulevard, the main road to the community, leads east {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[U.S. Route 19]] at [[Weeki Wachee, Florida|Weeki Wachee]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.7|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|1.5|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.2|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 10.77%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 45
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 36 people, 16 households, and 10 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|54.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 39 housing units at an average density of {{convert|58.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 100% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]]  (U.S. Census)

There were 16 households, out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.60.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 19.4% under the age of 18, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 44.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,250, and the median income for a family was $31,750. Males had a median income of $0 versus $16,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $11,396. There were no families and 25.0% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

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{{Hernando County, Florida}}

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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Hernando County, Florida]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Florida]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Hernando County, Florida]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Florida]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Florida on the Gulf of Mexico]]
[[Category:Former county seats in Florida]]