Editing Horseshoe Beach, Florida

{{Short description| Town in the state of Florida, United States}}
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|government_type          = [[Mayor-council government|Mayor-Council]]
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Jeffrey "Jeff" Williams
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|leader_name1             = Bryan Dodd,<br>Brooke Hiers,<br>James "JD" Nobles, and<br>Brett Selph
|leader_title2            = [[City Clerk|Town Clerk]]
|leader_name2             = Nicole "Nikki" Selph
|leader_title3            = [[City Attorney|Town Attorney]]
|leader_name3             = Conrad Bishop Jr.
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|established_title        = [[Settler colonialism|Settled<br>(Butler Settlement)]]
|established_date         = {{circa|1820s-1890s|lk=yes}}<ref name=HBSet>{{Cite web|title=History - What Makes Horseshoe Home|url=http://www.townofhorseshoebeachfl.com/history.html|website=www.townofhorseshoebeachfl.com}}</ref>
|established_title1       = [[Settler colonialism|Settled (Shelton)]]
|established_date1        = 1910<ref name=HBSet/>
|established_title2       = [[Settler colonialism|Settled (Horseshoe)]]
|established_date2        = 1935-1948<ref name=HBSet/>
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|established_date3        = May 28, 1963<ref name=HBSet/><ref>{{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>
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|area_code                = [[Area code 352|352]]
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|blank_info               = 12-32650<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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'''Horseshoe Beach''' is a town in southern [[Dixie County, Florida|Dixie County]], [[Florida]], [[United States]]. The town is part of [[Big Bend (Florida)|Big Bend]] and the [[Nature Coast]] in [[North Florida]], along the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. The population was 165 at the 2020 census.

==Geography==
The approximate coordinates for the Town of Horseshoe Beach is located in southern Dixie County at {{coord|29|26|26|N|83|17|20|W|type:city}} (29.440547, –83.288776),<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> on the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. County Road 351 is the only highway into the town; it leads {{Convert|19|mi}} northeast to [[Cross City, Florida|Cross City]], the Dixie County seat.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town of Horseshoe Beach has a total area of {{convert|1.25|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|1.17|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.08|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 6.63%, is water.

==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 Horseshoe Beach has a [[humid subtropical climate]] zone (''Cfa'').

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 124
|1980= 304
|1990= 252
|2000= 206
|2010= 169
|2020= 165
|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"
|+'''Horseshoe Beach 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) - Horseshoe Beach town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Horseshoe+Beach+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) - Horseshoe Beach town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Horseshoe+Beach+town;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|167
|144
|98.82%
|87.27%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|0
|1
|0.00%
|0.61%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|0
|1
|0.00%
|0.61%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|0
|2
|0.00%
|1.21%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|0
|0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|0
|0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races/Multiracial]] (NH)
|0
|6
|0.00%
|3.64%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|2
|11
|1.18%
|6.67%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''169'''
|'''165'''
|
|
|-
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 165 people, 49 households, and 30 families residing in the town.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Horseshoe Beach town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Horseshoe+Beach+town;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 169 people, 57 households, and 44 families residing in the town.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Horseshoe Beach town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Horseshoe+Beach+town;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

====2010 Ancestry====
{{as of|2010}}, the largest self-reported ancestry groups in Horseshoe Beach, Florida are:<ref name="factfinder.census.gov">{{Cite web |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/1600000US1268625 |title=American FactFinder - Results |access-date=April 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213094833/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/1600000US1268625 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! Largest ancestries (2010)<ref name="factfinder.census.gov"/> !! Percent 
|-
| [[English Americans|English]] ||28.7% 
|-
| [[Italian Americans|Italian]] || 17.9%
|-
| [[Scots-Irish American|Scots-Irish]] || 10.3% 
|-
| [[Greek American|Greek]] || 9.7% 
|-
| [[Irish American|Irish]] || 4.1% 
|}

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 206 people, 84 households, and 59 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,014.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 301 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,481.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 95.63% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 4.37% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.49% of the population.

In 2000, there were 84 households, out of which 22.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.88.

In 2000, in the town, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 14.6% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 27.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.
 
In 2000, the median income for a household in the town was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $46,875. Males had a median income of $29,286 versus $25,313 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,535. About 17.2% of families and 22.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 39.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 18.2% of those 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.townofhorseshoebeachfl.com/ Official Website for the Town of Horseshoe Beach]

{{Dixie County, Florida}}

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[[Category:Towns in Dixie County, Florida]]
[[Category:Towns in Florida]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Florida on the Gulf of Mexico]]