Editing Cinco Bayou, Florida

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|name                     = Cinco Bayou, Florida
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|government_type          = [[Council-manager government|Council-Manager]]
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Jean Hood
|leader_title1            = [[Mayor Pro Tem]]
|leader_name1             = Danny Dillard
|leader_title2            = [[City Council|Councilors]]
|leader_name2             = Kathy Kunzman,<br>Chris Washack,<br>Laura Driver, and<br>Ron McArthur
|leader_title3            = [[City Manager|Town Manager]]<br>and [[City Clerk|Town Clerk]]
|leader_name3             = Keith Williams
|leader_title4            = [[City Attorney|Town Attorney]]
|leader_name4             = C. Jeffrey McInnis
|established_title        = [[Plat|Founded]]
|established_date         = 1940<ref name=CBfounded>{{Cite web|title=MUNICIPAL DIRECTORY: Town of Cinco Bayou|url=https://www.floridaleagueofcities.com/research-resources/municipal-directory|website=www.floridaleagueofcities.com}}</ref>
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|established_date2        = July 3, 1950<ref name=CBfounded/><ref name=CBInc>{{Cite web|title=FLORIDA CITIES BY INCORPORATION YEAR WITH INCORPORATION & DISSOLUTION INFO|url=https://www.flcities.com/docs/default-source/research-institute-reports/2020citiesbyincorporationwithinfo.pdf?sfvrsn=5009d6d5_0|website=www.flcities.com}}</ref><ref name=CinBayInc/><ref name=5BInc>{{Cite web|title=About Us: Our History|url=https://cincobayou.com/about-us/our-history/|website=cincobayou.com}}</ref>
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|postal_code              = 32548<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/32548|title=Cinco Bayou FL ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=February 17, 2023}}</ref>
|area_code                = [[Area code 850|850]]
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|blank_info               = 12-12325<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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'''Cinco Bayou''' is a town in [[Okaloosa County, Florida|Okaloosa County]], [[Florida]], United States. The Town of Cinco Bayou is part of the [[Crestview, Florida|Crestview]]&ndash;[[Destin, Florida|Fort Walton Beach&ndash;Destin, Florida]] [[Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 457 at the 2020 census, up from 383 at the 2010 census.

==History==
Cinco Bayou was [[plat|platted]] in 1940, and the '''Town of Cinco Bayou''' officially incorporated as a municipality on July 3, 1950, at a meeting held at the Cinco Bayou garage, attended by about 60 people. Gordon Gibson was elected the first mayor. At this time there were about 250 residents in the area between the [[Fort Walton]] city limits and the Cinco Bayou, an east-west oriented finger of water on the west end of the [[Choctawhatchee Bay]].<ref name=CBfounded/><ref name=CBInc/><ref name=CinBayInc>Fort Walton, Florida, "Cinco Bayou Incorporates; Gibson Mayor - Officials Named, Charter Adopted At Meeting", ''[[Northwest Florida Daily News|Playground News]]'', Thursday July 13, 1950, Volume 5, Number 24, page 1.</ref><ref name=5BInc/>
 
==Geography==
The approximate coordinates for the Town of Cinco Bayou is located at {{coord|30|25|18|N|86|36|33|W|type:city}} (30.421748, –86.609120).<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}}, all land. The town is completely surrounded by the city of [[Fort Walton Beach, Florida|Fort Walton Beach]].

==Climate==
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild winters. According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], the Town of Cinco Bayou has a [[humid subtropical climate]] zone (''Cfa'').

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 643
|1970= 362
|1980= 202
|1990= 322
|2000= 377
|2010= 383
|2020= 457
|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>
}}

===2010 and 2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Cinco Bayou racial composition'''<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br>
!Race
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Cinco Bayou town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Cinco+Bayou+town;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Cinco Bayou town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Cinco+Bayou+town;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|292
|299
|76.24%
|65.43%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|37
|33
|9.66%
|7.22%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|0
|0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|21
|13
|5.48%
|2.84%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|0
|0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|2
|2
|0.52%
|0.44%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races/Multiracial]] (NH)
|8
|35
|2.09%
|7.66%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|23
|75
|6.01%
|16.41%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''383'''
|'''457'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|-
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 457 people, 288 households, and 171 families residing in the town.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Cinco Bayou town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Cinco+Bayou+town;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 383 people, 194 households, and 56 families residing in the town.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Cinco Bayou town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Cinco+Bayou+town;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 377 people, 212 households, and 82 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|2,116.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 248 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,392.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 81.17% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 12.73% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.80% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.98% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.27% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.06% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.71% of the population.

In 2000, there were 212 households, out of which 15.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 27.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 61.3% were non-families. 46.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.77 and the average family size was 2.43.

In 2000, in the town, the population was spread out, with 12.5% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 43.0% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the town was $28,036, and the median income for a family was $28,750. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $21,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $22,425. About 9.9% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.4% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.cincobayou.com/ Town of Cinco Bayou] official site
* [http://www.nwfdailynews.com/ Northwest Florida Daily News]

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[[Category:Towns in Okaloosa County, Florida]]
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