Editing Placid Lakes, Florida

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'''Placid Lakes''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Highlands County, Florida|Highlands County]], [[Florida]], United States. The population was 3,054 according to the 2000 census, at which time it was a [[census-designated place]] (CDP). Placid Lakes is a predominantly residential community southwest of the town of [[Lake Placid, Florida|Lake Placid]] and due south of [[Lake June-in-Winter|Lake June]].

==Geography==

Placid Lakes is located at {{coord|27|15|31|N|81|24|9|W|type:city}} (27.258691, -81.402605).<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|18.32|sqmi|km2|0}}, of which {{convert|18.29|sqmi|km2|0}} is land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi|km2|0}} (0.11%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,054 people, 1,344 households, and 990 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|64.5|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. There were 1,615 housing units at an average density of {{convert|34.1|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|units|units|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.69% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.27% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.79% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.05% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.96% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.21% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 10.51% of the population.

There were 1,344 households, out of which 21.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.59.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 19.0% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 18.6% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 35.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,914, and the median income for a family was $36,925. Males had a median income of $27,222 versus $17,813 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $18,287. About 4.4% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Geographic features==
* [[Lake August]]
* [[Lake June-in-Winter]]

==References==
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{{Highlands County, Florida}}

[[Category:Highlands County, Florida]]
[[Category:Former census-designated places in Florida]]