Editing Lacoochee, Florida

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'''Lacoochee''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Pasco County, Florida|Pasco County]], [[Florida]], United States.  The population was 1,345 at the 2000 census.

==Geography==
Lacoochee is located at {{coord|28|27|48|N|82|10|18|W|type:city}} (28.463248, -82.171774).<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|2.8|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 1124
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.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" /> of 2000, there were 1,345 people, 417 households, and 321 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|471.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 457 housing units at an average density of {{convert|160.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 60.59% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 24.24% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.23% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.07% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 9.74% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.05% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 37.55% of the population.

There were 417 households, out of which 47.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 20.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.66.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 40.1% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $15,197, and the median income for a family was $16,553. Males had a median income of $40,300 versus $11,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $6,780.  About 45.5% of families and 51.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 57.4% of those under age 18 and 26.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable person==
*[[Mudcat Grant]], professional baseball player

==References==
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{{commons category|Lacoochee, Florida}}

==External links==
*[http://fivay.org/lacoochee.html History of Lacoochee, Florida (Fivay.org)]
*Information on the Steering Committee for the Pasco County [https://web.archive.org/web/20110714163117/http://www.nepasco.com/ Lacoochee/Trilby Strategic Plan 2010]
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Pasco County, Florida]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Florida]]