Editing Lower Grand Lagoon, Florida

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'''Lower Grand Lagoon''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Bay County, Florida|Bay County]], [[Florida]], United States. The population was 4,398 at the 2020 census, up from 3,881 at the 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): Lower Grand Lagoon 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]]. The area was heavily damaged by an EF3 tornado on [[January 8–10, 2024 North American storm complex#Tornado outbreak|January 9, 2024]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=[[National Centers for Environmental Information]] & [[National Weather Service]] |title=Florida Event Report: EF3 Tornado |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1150256 |website=Storm Events Database |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=18 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418190416/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1150256 |archive-date=18 April 2024 |location=[[Asheville, North Carolina]] and [[Tallahassee, Florida]] |format=[[Press release]] |date=18 April 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Geography==
Lower Grand Lagoon is located at {{coord|30|9|3|N|85|45|41|W|type:city}} (30.150784, -85.761490).<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|7.0|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|5.5|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.5|km2|disp=flip}}, or 21.68%, is water.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lover Grand Lagoon CDP, Florida| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| accessdate=March 15, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1980= 1619
|1990= 3329
|2000= 4082
|2010= 3881
|2020= 4398
|footnote=source:<ref name="Census 2010"/><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=2010-07-17}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,082 people, 2,097 households, and 1,052 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|1,877.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 5,697 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,620.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.88% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.18% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.59% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.73% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.32% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.22% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.06% of the population.

There were 2,097 households, out of which 16.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.8% were non-families. 37.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 1.95 and the average family size was 2.50.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 13.4% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,599, and the median income for a family was $38,650. Males had a median income of $27,648 versus $21,905 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $20,433.  About 13.3% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 29.6% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Bay County, Florida}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Bay County, Florida]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Florida]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Florida on the Gulf of Mexico]]