Editing Cedar Grove, Florida

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'''Cedar Grove''' is an [[unincorporated area]] and [[census-designated place]] in [[Bay County, Florida|Bay County]], [[Florida]], United States. It was formerly an [[incorporated town]], but it was dissolved in 2008 after a vote by residents.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newsherald.com/news/grove-88407-cedar-life.html |title=Cedar Grove adjusts to life after dissolution &#124; grove, cedar, life - News - the News Herald |access-date=2011-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601151229/http://www.newsherald.com/news/grove-88407-cedar-life.html |archive-date=2012-06-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  The town had 90 days from October 3, 2008, to implement the dissolution ordinance and hand over all operations to organs of the county government.  This was the first time in Florida history that a town was disincorporated by a vote of its citizens.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.floridabar.org/divcom/jn/jnjournal01.nsf/Author/9E98C227009B48ED85257B5C0061CAA1|date=May 2013|title=The Dissolution of the Town of Cedar Grove}}</ref> The dissolution ordinance took effect at 8:00 AM on October 22, 2008, at which time the police department was disbanded and all assets became the property of the Bay County Commission.<ref>Staff. [http://www.wctv.tv/news/headlines/32664854.html "Town of Cedar Grove is No More"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721021437/http://www.wctv.tv/news/headlines/32664854.html |date=2011-07-21 }}, ''[[WCTV]]'', October 22, 2008. Accessed October 24, 2008.</ref><ref>Calhoun, Brady S. [http://www.newsherald.com/news/cedar_69028___article.html/grove_city.html "Bay County takes control of Cedar Grove streets"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024181320/http://www.newsherald.com/news/cedar_69028___article.html/grove_city.html |date=2008-10-24 }}, ''[[The News Herald (Panama City)]]'', October 22, 2008. Accessed October 24, 2008.</ref> The current census-designated place had a population of 3,148 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], down from 3,397 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Cedar Grove CDP, Florida |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=March 15, 2012 }}</ref> It is part of the [[Panama City, Florida|Panama City]]&ndash;[[Panama City Beach, Florida]] [[Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
Cedar Grove is located at {{Coord|30|12|44|N|85|36|22|W|type:city}} (30.212219, -85.606028).<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>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the census-designated place has a total area of {{convert|7.0|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cedar Grove CDP, Florida |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=March 15, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1960 = 676
| 1970 = 689
| 1980 = 1104
| 1990 = 1479
| 2000 = 4814
| 2010 = 3397
| 2020 = 3148
| 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, 2015}}</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 5,367 people, 2,109 households, and 1,423 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|572.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,341 housing units at an average density of {{convert|249.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 85.47% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 9.60% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.73% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.77% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.09% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.56% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.79% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.11% of the population.

There were 2,109 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the town the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,762, and the median income for a family was $31,577. Males had a median income of $25,203 versus $18,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,588.  About 16.1% of families and 19.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 29.8% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

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{{Bay County, Florida}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Florida]]
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