Editing Gandy, Florida

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'''Gandy''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and former [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Pinellas County, Florida|Pinellas County]], [[Florida]], United States.<ref>{{gnis|2402513}}</ref> The population was 2,031 at the 2000 census. It is named after [[George Gandy]] and the [[Gandy Bridge]] which connects the area to [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] across [[Old Tampa Bay]].

==Geography==
Gandy is located at {{Coord|27|52|8|N|82|37|29|W|type:city}} (27.868793, -82.624585).<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 CDP has a total area of {{convert|42.9|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, of which {{convert|6.6|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} is land and {{convert|36.3|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} (84.65%) is water. It borders [[Weedon Island Preserve]] to the south and is the start of the Friendship Trail Bridge (old [[Gandy Bridge]]) linking [[Pinellas County]] and [[Hillsborough County, Florida|Hillsborough County]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1990=3164
| 2000=2031
| footnote=source:<ref>{{cite web
  |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html
  |title=CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING (1790-2000)
  |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]
  |accessdate=2010-07-30}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,031 people, 1,264 households, and 479 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|307.5|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. There were 1,516 housing units at an average density of {{convert|229.5|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|units|units|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.43% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.86% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.44% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.36% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.10% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.59% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.22% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.79% of the population.

There were 1,264 households, out of which 6.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 62.1% were non-families. 52.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.61 and the average family size was 2.26.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 6.7% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 30.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,189, and the median income for a family was $39,417. Males had a median income of $31,364 versus $24,639 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $23,660. About 4.5% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Pinellas County, Florida}}

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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Pinellas County, Florida]]
[[Category:Former census-designated places in Pinellas County, Florida]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Florida]]
[[Category:Populated places on Tampa Bay]]
[[Category:Former census-designated places in Florida]]