Editing Micco, Florida

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|established_date2 = [[Frank Smith (Florida settler)|Frank Smith]]
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'''Micco''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Brevard County, Florida|Brevard County]], [[Florida]]. The population was 9,574 at the [[2020 United States census]], up from 9,052 at the [[2010 United States 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): Micco CDP, Florida| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| accessdate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> It is part of the [[Palm Bay, Florida|Palm Bay]]–[[Melbourne, Florida|Melbourne]]–[[Titusville, Florida]] [[Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
[[Frank Smith (Florida settler)|Frank Smith]] was the first settler in 1877. In 1880, a post office was established under the name Chipco, however it was discontinued after only a year.<ref name="sl">[http://sebastianlibrary.com/mobile/history/george/prehist.html From Prehistory to the 1820s]</ref> It was re-established under the name Micco in 1884.<ref name="sl"/> In 1993, the post office was merged with the [[Sebastian, Florida|Sebastian]] post office. They are in two separate buildings next to one another, but one is merely a counterpart of the other.

==Geography==
Micco is mapped at {{coord|27|52|39|N|80|30|52|W|type:city}} (27.877504, −80.514578).<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|25.6|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|19.7|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|5.8|km2|disp=flip}}, or 22.78%, is water.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Micco CDP, Florida| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| accessdate=January 31, 2012}}</ref>

Micco shares its zip code with [[Sebastian, Florida|Sebastian]].{{citation needed|date=October 2015}}

===Surrounding areas===
* [[Grant-Valkaria, Florida|Grant-Valkaria]] [[File:North.svg]]
* [[Deer Run, Florida|Deer Run]] [[File:West.svg]]
* [[Indian River Lagoon]] [[File:Boxed East arrow.svg]]
* [[Indian River County, Florida|Indian River County]] [[File:South.svg]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1990 = 8757
| 2000 = 9498
| 2010 = 9052
| 2020 = 9574
| 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 9,498 people, 5,212 households, and 3,163 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1,009.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 6,400 housing units at an average density of {{convert|680.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.82% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.24% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.15% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.09% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.13% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.18% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.39% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.32% of the population.

There were 5,212 households, out of which 5.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 26.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.82 and the average family size was 2.23.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 5.9% under the age of 18, 2.0% from 18 to 24, 9.3% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 58.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 69 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $27,673, and the median income for a family was $34,645. Males had a median income of $25,638 versus $20,352 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $20,649. About 5.1% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 37.3% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Brevard County, Florida}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Brevard County, Florida]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Florida]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Intracoastal Waterway in Florida]]