Editing Port St. Lucie, Florida

{{short description|City in Florida, United States}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Port St. Lucie, Florida
| settlement_type    = [[City (Florida)|City]]
| image_skyline      = Psl golf course.jpg
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| image_caption      = PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie
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| motto              = Heart of the Treasure Coast
| image_map          = St. Lucie County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Port St. Lucie Highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 250x200px
| map_caption        = Location in [[St. Lucie County, Florida|St. Lucie County]] and the state of [[Florida]]
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| coordinates        = {{coord|27|16|33|N|80|21|18|W|region:US-FL_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
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| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Florida|County]]
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| subdivision_name1  = [[Florida]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[St. Lucie County, Florida|St. Lucie]]
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| subdivision_name4  = 
| established_title  = <!-- Settled -->
| established_date   = 
| established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) -->
| established_date2  = 
| established_title3 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date3  = April 27, 1961<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pslhistory.org/anniversary/50thNews/110413Book.pdf|title=First history book about Port St. Lucie encompasses 50 years|last=Reeder|first=Cathy|date=13 April 2011|website=Port St. Lucie Historical Society|access-date=21 June 2018}}</ref><ref name=PSLInc>{{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>
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = [[Council-manager government|Council-manager]]
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Shannon M. Martin
| leader_title1      = [[Vice Mayor]]
| leader_name1       = Jolien Caraballo
| leader_title2      = [[City Council|Councilors]]
| leader_name2       = Stephanie Morgan,<br>David Pickett, and<br>Anthony Bonna, Sr.
| leader_title3      = [[City Manager]]
| leader_name3       = Jesus Merejo
| leader_title4      = [[City Clerk]]
| leader_name4       = Sally Walsh
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_12.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 31, 2021}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 312.94
| area_total_sq_mi   = 120.83
| area_land_km2      = 308.77
| area_land_sq_mi    = 119.22
| area_water_km2     = 4.17
| area_water_sq_mi   = 1.61
| area_water_percent = 
| elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use tags-->
| elevation_m        = 5 <!--usgs.gov-->
| elevation_ft       = 16 <!--usgs.gov-->
| population_total   = 204851
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_density_km2 = 663.45
| population_density_sq_mi = 1718.32
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| pop_est_as_of      = 
| pop_est_footnotes  = 
| population_urban   = 437,745 (US: [[List of United States urban areas|93rd]])
| population_density_urban_km2 = 753.8
| population_density_urban_sq_mi = 1,952.2
| population_metro   = 487,657 (US: [[List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas|112th]])
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| population_rank    = US: [[List of United States cities by population|93rd]]
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code        = 34952-34953, 34983-34988<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/https://www.zipdatamaps.com/zipcodes-port-saint-lucie-fl|title=Port Saint Lucie ZIP Code Map|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2022|access-date=November 2, 2022}}</ref>
| area_code          = [[Area code 772]]
| website            = {{URL|https://www.cityofpsl.com/}}
| footnotes          = 
| timezone           = Eastern (EST)
| utc_offset         = −05:00
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = −04:00
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 12-58715
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 0308089<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
}}

'''Port St. Lucie''' is a city in [[St. Lucie County, Florida]], United States. It is the most-populous municipality in the county and the [[List of municipalities in Florida|sixth-most populous city]] in [[Florida]], with a population of 204,851 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is located {{convert|125|mi}} southeast of [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] and {{convert|113|mi|abbr=on}} north of [[Miami]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Orlando,+FL/Port+St.+Lucie,+FL/@27.9081298,-81.5649356,9z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x88e773d8fecdbc77:0xac3b2063ca5bf9e!2m2!1d-81.3792365!2d28.5383355!1m5!1m1!1s0x88deeaeff6c50ead:0xf44a54f9de7e10e0!2m2!1d-80.3582261!2d27.2730492|title=Orlando to Port St. Lucie|website=Orlando to Port St. Lucie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Miami,+FL/Port+St.+Lucie,+FL/@26.5099605,-81.3287292,8z/am=t/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x88d9b0a20ec8c111:0xff96f271ddad4f65!2m2!1d-80.1917902!2d25.7616798!1m5!1m1!1s0x88deeaeff6c50ead:0xf44a54f9de7e10e0!2m2!1d-80.3582261!2d27.2730492|title=Miami to Port St. Lucie|website=Miami to Port St. Lucie}}</ref> It is a [[principal city]] in the [[Port St. Lucie metropolitan area|Port St. Lucie metropolitan statistical area]], which includes St. Lucie and [[Martin County, Florida|Martin]] Counties,<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 28, 2013 |title=OMB Bulletin No. 13-1: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas |url=https://www.bls.gov/bls/omb-bulletin-13-01-revised-delineations-of-metropolitan-statistical-areas.pdf |access-date=February 28, 2023 |website=U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}}</ref> and {{As of|2021|lc=y}} had an estimated population of 502,521.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census profile: Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area |url=http://censusreporter.org/profiles/31000US38940-port-st-lucie-fl-metro-area/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Census Reporter |language=en}}</ref> Port St. Lucie is also a principal city in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie [[combined statistical area]],<ref name=CSAmap>{{Cite web |date=2012 |title=MIami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL Combined Statistical Area |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/econ/ec2012/csa/EC2012_330M200US370M.pdf |access-date=February 26, 2023 |website=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> which had an estimated population of 6,841,100 {{As of|2021|lc=y}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census profile: Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL CSA |url=http://censusreporter.org/profiles/33000US370-miami-port-st-lucie-fort-lauderdale-fl-csa/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Census Reporter |language=en}}</ref>

==History==
The name "St. Lucie" is originally derived from the name of a [[Settler colonialism|settlement]] near [[Jupiter, Florida|Jupiter Inlet]], which was founded on [[Saint Lucy|St. Lucia's Day]] in 1566. Due to numerous errors, the name later came to be associated with the present-day town of [[St. Lucie Village, Florida]], north of present-day Port St. Lucie. After [[Spanish Florida|La Florida]] and [[St. Augustine, Florida|St. Augustine]], it is the oldest still-in-use European place name in the United States.<ref name="bcsh">[http://johneriksen.net/feb/BooksByEbook-Browser/BrevardCountyHistoryTo1955.pdf Eriksen, John M., ''Brevard County...A Short History to 1955'']</ref> In the early 1890s, an early [[American pioneer|pioneer]] settlement named Spruce Bluff was located along the St. Lucie River, which consisted of a community of several families with a school, post office, pineapple plantation, and [[sawmill]]. Currently, the land the settlement was located on is part of the Spruce Bluff Preserve. Along with an old cemetery near the old settlement, the [[Nature reserve|preserve]] also contains a hiking area, canoe access, observation areas, and a prehistoric [[Ais people|Ais]] [[Indian mound]] located on the southern end of the preserve.

In the 1950s, the land that eventually became Port St. Lucie was a largely uninhabited tract of land south of [[White City, St. Lucie County, Florida|White City]], composed of a fishing camp (Burt Pruitt's Fishin' Farm) along the St. Lucie River,<ref>{{Cite web| title=Old fishing camp had colorful and violent past | url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5de44ae3f5155d068a49c948/t/5deed79499d5d037ef4c0b4e/1575933850366/DodgeBurtArticlePrint.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223054937/https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5de44ae3f5155d068a49c948/t/5deed79499d5d037ef4c0b4e/1575933850366/DodgeBurtArticlePrint.pdf | archive-date=2022-02-23}}</ref> a few farms and businesses near [[U.S. Route 1 in Florida|U.S. 1]]. In 1958, with a budget of $50 million, the [[General Development Corporation]] (GDC) purchased the River Park development and {{convert|40000|acre|km2}} along the North Fork of the St. Lucie River.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portstluciehistoricalsociety.org/pslhistory2.htm |title=The New Pioneers |work=Port St. Lucie Historical Society |access-date=October 1, 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005034303/http://www.portstluciehistoricalsociety.org/pslhistory2.htm |archive-date=October 5, 2008}}</ref> In 1959, the GDC opened its first bridge over the St. Lucie River, allowing for direct automobile access to Port St. Lucie.

By February 25, 1961, 250 homes were in the new city. GDC requested the state legislature to incorporate {{convert|70|mi|km|abbr=on}}, along with the River Park settlement, into the City of Port St. Lucie. River Park did not incorporate into the city at the request of its residents. Port St. Lucie became a city on April 27, 1961, with the passage of House Bill No. 953, proposed by State Representative Rupert Smith and approved by Florida Governor [[C. Farris Bryant]].<ref name=PSLInc/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Early PSL|url=https://pslhistory.org/early-psl|access-date=2021-03-15|website=PORT ST. LUCIE HISTORICAL SOCIETY|language=en-US}}</ref>

In the early 1990s, Core Communities (CC), acquired and began planning what would become [[St. Lucie West]]. Originally, St. Lucie West was to have contained about 14,000 homes over a 20-year period on {{convert|7|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}}, but after realizing the community's strategic position, they began developing it into more than just a residential area. CC began building business sectors and places of entertainment and leisure. That resulted in 7,000 jobs being brought to the small town, helping it into its boom during most of the early 2000s.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

In 2006, CC started development of its newest community, [[Tradition, Florida|Tradition]], which sits west of the [[Interstate 95]] interchange with Gatlin Blvd., and was a large cattle ranch before CC began to develop it. Around {{convert|13000000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} of commercial area were built, with room for over 18,000 residences. According to CC's website, Tradition is the largest fully entitled residential development area from the tip of Interstate 95 to the [[Canada–United States border|Canada–U.S. border]]. It is modeled after a 1950s-era town. According to its website, Tradition Square, the town center of the community, holds festivities year-round. It was also chosen as the site of [[HGTV|HGTV's]] [[List of programs broadcast by HGTV#Former programming|''Green Home'']] in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|title=HGTV Green Home 2009|url=https://www.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/hgtv-smart-home/hgtv-green-home-2009|access-date=2021-03-15|website=HGTV|language=en}}</ref>

In 2007, the housing market began to collapse and unemployment started to rise. As of February 2009, unemployment was about 10.5%, and in 2008, nearly 11,000 homes went into [[foreclosure]]. This prompted the county government to consider declaring itself a disaster area. Doing so would have given county administrators access to $17 million in county emergency reserve funds. That money, combined with a transportation fund and other accounts, would give St. Lucie $20 – $30 million to spend on building projects - [[research park]]s, highways, and other infrastructure improvements.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100824167|title=Hard-Hit Boomtown Considers Emergency Measures|date=18 February 2009|work=NPR|access-date=28 February 2015}}</ref>

In 2008, Tradition and Core Communities welcomed the Florida Center of Innovation (later renamed Tradition Center for Innovation), a 150-acre privately owned research park dedicated to drug discovery, immunology and medical devices, and healthcare. TCI initially composed of [[Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies]], Oregon Health and Science University's Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute (VGTI), Martin Health System Hospital (Tradition Medical Center), and Mann Research Center. In 2015, VGTI shut down their TCI facility, and Mann Research Center soon followed. As of 2019, only Torrey Pines and the Tradition Medical Center remain in TCI.

In 2017, TAMCO, a subsidiary of City Electric Supply, a family-owned electrical [[wholesale business]], created plans with the Port St. Lucie city council to construct a $38 million, 400,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution center located in the Tradition Commerce Park.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/st-lucie-county/2017/10/13/port-st-lucie-eyes-38-millcity-electric-supply-plans-38-million-facility-port-st-lucie-create-50-job/762486001/|title=Port St. Lucie eyes $38 million City Electric Supply facility, 50 new jobs|work=TCPalm|access-date=2018-09-30|language=en}}</ref> Construction of the TAMCO facility began in 2018 and was completed in late 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tcpalm.com/story/specialty-publications/your-news/st-lucie-county/reader-submitted/2018/09/21/tamco-group-groundbreaking-lights-way-tradition-center-commerce/1384635002/|title=TAMCO Group groundbreaking lights way for Tradition Center for Commerce|work=TCPalm|access-date=2018-09-30|language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:PGA Village.jpg|thumb|right|The PGA Village golf complex is in the Veranda neighborhood.]]
The approximate coordinates for the City of Port St. Lucie is located at {{coord|27|16|33|N|80|21|18|W|}}.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|198.6|km2|abbr=on|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|3.0|km2|abbr=on|order=flip}} (1.50%) are covered by water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

===Neighborhoods===
In late 2019, Port St. Lucie began naming different neighborhoods throughout the city. As of 2020, 33 neighborhoods are named in Port St. Lucie:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Neighborhoods {{!}} Port St. Lucie|url=https://www.cityofpsl.com/government/departments/neighborhood-services/nice-program/neighborhoods|access-date=2020-08-05|website=www.cityofpsl.com}}</ref>
{|
|valign="top" width=25%|
* Bayshore Business District
* Bayshore Heights
* Becker Ridge
* Canal Pointe
* Cashmere Cove
* Crane Landing
* Fairgreen Crossing
* Floresta Gardens
* Floresta Pointe
* Gatlin Pines
* Hidden Oaks
|valign="top" width=25%|
* Lyngate
* Morningside
* Newport Isles
* Northport Village
* Oak Hammock
* Paar Estates
* Palm Trails
* Riverview
* Rosser Reserve
* Sandhill Crossing
* Sandpiper Bay
|valign="top" width=25%|
* Sawgrass Lakes
* Southbend Lakes
* St. Lucie North
* [[St. Lucie West]]
* Swan Park
* Torino
* [[Tradition, Florida|Tradition]]
* Tulip Park
* Veranda
* Whispering Pines
* Woodland Trails
|}

===Climate===
Port St. Lucie is located in the broad transition zone between a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|''Cfa'']]), which dominates [[Central Florida]], and within the northern extent of the [[tropical climate]] typical of [[South Florida]]. Summers are usually hot, with high temperatures averaging in the low 90°Fs. Winters are usually mild to warm, with average high temperatures in the 70s. The average yearly precipitation is around 53.5 in.<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=Yu Media Group|title=Port Saint Lucie, FL - Detailed climate information and monthly weather forecast|url=https://www.weather-us.com/en/florida-usa/port-saint-lucie-climate|access-date=2020-10-30|website=Weather Atlas|language=en}}</ref>
In 2004 and 2005, Port St. Lucie was hit directly by three hurricanes: [[Hurricane Frances|Frances]] (category 2), [[Hurricane Jeanne|Jeanne]] (category 3), and [[Hurricane Wilma|Wilma]] (category 3).

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|location = Fort Pierce, Florida ([[Treasure Coast International Airport]]), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1901–present
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|Jan avg record high F = 84.4
|Feb avg record high F = 86.4
|Mar avg record high F = 89.4
|Apr avg record high F = 91.0
|May avg record high F = 93.4
|Jun avg record high F = 94.9
|Jul avg record high F = 95.7
|Aug avg record high F = 95.0
|Sep avg record high F = 93.3
|Oct avg record high F = 90.9
|Nov avg record high F = 87.0
|Dec avg record high F = 84.7
|year avg record high F = 97.0

| Jan high F = 73.4
| Feb high F = 75.7
| Mar high F = 78.3
| Apr high F = 81.9
| May high F = 85.6
| Jun high F = 88.5
| Jul high F = 90.3
| Aug high F = 90.2
| Sep high F = 88.1
| Oct high F = 84.2
| Nov high F = 79.2
| Dec high F = 75.4
|year high F = 82.6
|Jan mean F = 62.3
|Feb mean F = 64.8
|Mar mean F = 67.4
|Apr mean F = 71.5
|May mean F = 76.2
|Jun mean F = 79.9
|Jul mean F = 81.4
|Aug mean F = 81.6
|Sep mean F = 80.3
|Oct mean F = 76.4
|Nov mean F = 69.9
|Dec mean F = 65.5
|year mean F = 73.1
| Jan low F = 51.2
| Feb low F = 53.9
| Mar low F = 56.5
| Apr low F = 61.1
| May low F = 66.8
| Jun low F = 71.3
| Jul low F = 72.6
| Aug low F = 72.9
| Sep low F = 72.6
| Oct low F = 68.5
| Nov low F = 60.6
| Dec low F = 55.7
|year low F = 63.6

|Jan avg record low F = 34.0
|Feb avg record low F = 37.0
|Mar avg record low F = 41.3
|Apr avg record low F = 47.6
|May avg record low F = 56.7
|Jun avg record low F = 66.5
|Jul avg record low F = 68.7
|Aug avg record low F = 69.2
|Sep avg record low F = 67.2
|Oct avg record low F = 53.9
|Nov avg record low F = 44.7
|Dec avg record low F = 38.1
|year avg record low F = 31.8

|Jan record high F = 89
|Feb record high F = 90
|Mar record high F = 93
|Apr record high F = 97
|May record high F = 98
|Jun record high F = 101
|Jul record high F = 101
|Aug record high F = 101
|Sep record high F = 99
|Oct record high F = 98
|Nov record high F = 92
|Dec record high F = 89
|year record high F =
|Jan record low F = 19
|Feb record low F = 25
|Mar record low F = 26
|Apr record low F = 33
|May record low F = 45
|Jun record low F = 56
|Jul record low F = 61
|Aug record low F = 61
|Sep record low F = 59
|Oct record low F = 42
|Nov record low F = 31
|Dec record low F = 19
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| Jan precipitation inch = 2.82
| Feb precipitation inch = 2.17
| Mar precipitation inch = 2.88
| Apr precipitation inch = 3.03
| May precipitation inch = 3.93
| Jun precipitation inch = 6.69
| Jul precipitation inch = 5.85
| Aug precipitation inch = 6.94
| Sep precipitation inch = 6.27
| Oct precipitation inch = 5.25
| Nov precipitation inch = 3.01
| Dec precipitation inch = 2.33
|year precipitation inch = 51.17
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| Jan precipitation days = 8.7
| Feb precipitation days = 7.7
| Mar precipitation days = 8.1
| Apr precipitation days = 7.2
| May precipitation days = 9.0
| Jun precipitation days = 14.2
| Jul precipitation days = 15.3
| Aug precipitation days = 15.4
| Sep precipitation days = 15.4
| Oct precipitation days = 12.2
| Nov precipitation days = 10.4
| Dec precipitation days = 9.3
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1970 = 330
| 1980 = 14690
| 1990 = 55866
| 2000 = 88769
| 2010 = 164603
| 2020 = 204851
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 245021
| estref = <ref>https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/portstluciecityflorida/PST045224</ref>
| align-fn = center
| 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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name="2020census">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/portstluciecityflorida/POP010220 |title=QuickFacts |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
}}

===2010 and 2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Port St. Lucie, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Port St. Lucie city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US1258715&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Port St. Lucie city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1258715&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Port St. Lucie city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1258715&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|73,489
|101,329
|style='background: #ffffe6; |108,020
|82.79%
|61.56%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |52.73%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|6,035
|25,612
|style='background: #ffffe6; |36,659
|6.80%
|15.56%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17.90%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|183
|371
|style='background: #ffffe6; |306
|0.21%
|0.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.15%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|1,089
|3,194
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,304
|1.23%
|1.94%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.10%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|24
|86
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100
|0.03%
|0.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|173
|680
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,928
|0.19%
|0.41%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.94%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races/multiracial]] (NH)
|1,099
|3,081
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,923
|1.24%
|1.87%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.36%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|6,677
|30,250
|style='background: #ffffe6; |44,611
|7.52%
|18.38%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21.78%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''88,769'''
|'''164,603'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''204,851	'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|-
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], 204,851 people, 68,241 households, and 51,199 families were residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Port St. Lucie city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Port+St.+Lucie+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

As of the [[2010 United States census]],  164,603 people, 56,408 households, and 41,785 families resided in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Port St. Lucie city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Port+St.+Lucie+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000,  88,769 people, 33,909 households, and 25,736 families were living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|453.7|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. There were 36,785 housing units at an average density of {{convert|188.0|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|units|units|abbr=on}}. In 2000, the population was 87.88% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.09% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.23% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.24% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.77% from other races, and 1.76% from two or more races. 7.52% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

In 2000, 31.6% of households had children under 18 living with them, 61.8% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were not families. Of all households, 18.2% were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.94.

In 2000, the city's age distribution was 24.3% under 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.

As of 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $40,509, and for a family was $44,162. Males had a median income of $31,730 versus $23,702 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,059. 7.9% of the population and 5.7% of families were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.1% of those under 18 and 5.8% of those 65 or over.

===Languages===
As of 2000, 88.05% of residents spoke [[English language|English]] as their [[first language]], while 6.59% spoke [[Spanish language|Spanish]], 1.34% spoke [[Italian language|Italian]], 1.00% spoke [[French language|French]], 0.60% spoke [[German language|German]], and 0.50% spoke [[Haitian Creole]] as their [[mother tongue]]. In total, 11.94% of the total population spoke languages other than English.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apps.mla.org/map_data_results&SRVY_YEAR=2000&geo=&state_id=12&county_id=&mode=&lang_id=&zip=&place_id=58715&cty_id=&region_id=&division_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r&pc=1|title=Data Center Results|website=apps.mla.org}}</ref>
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==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===
Port St. Lucie is served by the St. Lucie Transportation Planning Organization (TPO).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stlucietpo.org/|title=St Lucie TPO|work=stlucietpo.org|access-date=28 February 2015}}</ref> The TPO is a [[Metropolitan Planning Organization|metropolitan planning organization]], a federally mandated and federally funded transportation policy-making organization responsible for transportation planning, programming, and financing of state and federal transportation funds for the City of Port St. Lucie. The TPO is governed by a TPO board, which is composed of elected officials, representatives from the St. Lucie County School Board, and representatives from Community Transit, a division of the Council on Aging of St. Lucie, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coasl.com/svc_transportation.html|title=COASL: Our Services - Transportation|work=coasl.com|access-date=28 February 2015|archive-date=July 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708171600/http://www.coasl.com/svc_transportation.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Air====
[[Vero Beach Regional Airport]] (located about 25 miles north of Port St. Lucie) offers regularly scheduled passenger service on [[Breeze Airways]]. [[Palm Beach International Airport]] is located about 40 miles to the south.

====Bus====
The original bus system started out as a demand-response service bus in the 1990s; it only served St. Lucie County. Soon, it expanded to a fixed-route system, serving predetermined locations along a route. On June 3, 2002, the [[Florida Department of Transportation]] approved funding, expanding the bus service to Martin County, and became the Treasure Coast Connector. In 2020, the bus service changed its name to Area Regional Transit; buses run on eight routes, five of which serve Port St. Lucie.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stlucieco.gov/departments-and-services/area-regional-transit/about-art|title=About Area Regional Transit|work=St. Lucie County|access-date=1 July 2024}}</ref>

====Expressways====
[[File:Florida's Turnpike shield.svg|20px]] [[Florida's Turnpike]] (State Road 91) is the only toll road in St. Lucie County, which is the northernmost place where the Turnpike and [[Interstate 95 in Florida|Interstate 95]] run close to each other. The Turnpike has two exits within Port St. Lucie's city limits: Exit 142 ([[Florida State Road 716|Port St. Lucie Boulevard (SR 716)]]) and exit 138 (Becker Road). For all of its route through Port St. Lucie, the turnpike is east of I-95. The Turnpike is four lanes wide <!-- (two in each direction) -->, and provides access to [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] to the north, and [[Miami, Florida|Miami]] to the southeast. The Port St. Lucie/Ft. Pierce Service Plaza is also located in Port St. Lucie.

[[File:I-95.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 95 in Florida|Interstate 95 (State Road 9)]] is in the western portion of the city. It is six lanes wide<!-- (3 in each direction) -->, and provides access to [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]] to the north, and [[Miami, Florida|Miami]] to the south. Exits within the city's limits are exit 126 ([[County Road 712 (St. Lucie County, Florida)|CR 712]]/Midway Road), exit 121 (St. Lucie West Blvd.), exit 120 (Crosstown Parkway), exit 118 (Gatlin Blvd./Tradition Pkwy.), and exit 114 (Becker Rd.).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/jul/31/becker-road-interchange-will-make-things-easier/|title=Becker Road interchange should make things easier for Port St. Lucie residents|author=Laurie K. Blandford|work=TCP|access-date=28 February 2015}}</ref>

====Major roadways====
Port St. Lucie is responsible for maintaining around {{convert|912.5|miles}} of roadway within its city limits.

[[File:US 1.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 1 in Florida|U.S. 1 (State Road 5)]] – Running the entire length of the state, its route through the city extends from the Martin/St. Lucie County line to the south to Midway Road at the northern limits of the city. This stretch of US 1 contains mostly strip malls and shopping centers. On the southeast corner of US 1's intersection with Walton Road/Veterans Memorial Blvd., is the MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Event Center, which was once envisioned as the center of the city's "downtown". As of today, the area around the Event Center remains mostly undeveloped.

[[Crosstown Parkway (Port St. Lucie)|Crosstown Parkway]] – Completed in October 2019, Crosstown Parkway is an east/west roadway connecting Interstate 95 (State Road 9) with U.S. 1 (State Road 5). Along with being a much-needed, high-capacity, third crossing of the North Fork of the [[St. Lucie River]] ([[Florida State Road 716|Port St. Lucie Blvd.]] to the south, and Prima Vista Blvd. to the north being the other two), it is also the location of Florida's first [[superstreet]] intersection—also known as a "restricted-crossing U-turn intersection"—at Crosstown Parkway and Floresta Drive.

[[File:Florida 716.svg|20px]] [[Florida State Road 716|SR 716]] – The state-road portion of Port St. Lucie Boulevard (commonly shortened to PSL Blvd.) connects US 1 with Florida's Turnpike.

====Rail====
The [[Florida East Coast Railway]] (FEC) mainline passes through the extreme eastern parts of the city.
FEC's K Branch passes through the northwestern part of the city. Both rail lines only pass through the city; no services are provided by the FEC inside Port St. Lucie's city limits.

==Sports==
[[File:Clover Park Photo by Jonathan Puello.jpg|thumb|The baseball stadium of [[Clover Park (Florida)|Clover Park]] was built in time for the 1988 season and holds 7,160 people.]]
Port St. Lucie is the [[spring training]] home to the [[New York Mets]] and two minor league teams: [[St. Lucie Mets]], a [[Low-A]] team affiliated with the [[Low-A Southeast]] league, and the [[Florida Complex League Mets]], a [[rookie-level]] team affiliated with the [[Florida Complex League]]. All three play at [[Clover Park (Florida)|Clover Park]].

The PGA Village golf complex includes 54 holes of golf, as well as a learning center and a historical center. The city also hosted the [[Ginn sur Mer Classic]] at Tesoro, the city's first PGA Tour event, in 2007.<ref>[http://www.pgatour.com/2007/r/06/14/ginn_resorts/index.html PGATOUR.COM - Ginn Resorts to host PGA TOUR event<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031070814/http://www.pgatour.com/2007/r/06/14/ginn_resorts/index.html |date=October 31, 2007 }}</ref>

The city has two soccer clubs, Mako Soccer Club and Port St. Lucie Soccer Club, that field both competitive and recreational teams at several age levels. The [[Treasure Coast Tritons]] soccer team also play in the city at the South County Stadium, starting in the 2019 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=North County United Becomes Treasure Coast Tritons Ahead Of 2019 Season |url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/news_article/show/972474 |website=USL 2 |date=January 24, 2019 |publisher=Sports Engine, Inc. |access-date=11 December 2019}}</ref>

Port St. Lucie is the home of the 2009 and 2011 national champions in [[Pop Warner Little Scholars|Pop Warner football]]. In 2009, the Jr. Midget Pirates went 16–0 en route to winning the Pop Warner National Championship at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Meredith|first=Bill|title=Pop Warner coach leads team to national championship title|url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/article/20091216/NEWS/812037989|access-date=2021-03-15|website=The Palm Beach Post|language=en}}</ref> In 2001, the Jr. Peewee Pirates went 17–0 in winning the national championship.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pop Warner National Championship: PSL Pirates win Junior Pee Wee title|url=http://www.tcpalm.com/sports/pop-warner-national-championship-psl-pirates-win-junior-pee-wee-title-ep-383378367-343673412.html|access-date=2021-03-15|website=www.tcpalm.com|language=en}}</ref>

==Education==
Port St. Lucie, as well as all of St Lucie County, is served by [[St. Lucie County Public Schools]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Lucie Public Schools |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/florida/districts/st-lucie-100784}}</ref>

===Elementary schools===
* Bayshore Elementary
* Floresta Elementary
* Mariposa Elementary
* Morningside Elementary
* Rivers Edge Elementary
* Village Green Environmental Studies School
* Windmill Point Elementary

===Kindergarten–grade 8 schools===
* Allapattah Flats
* Manatee
* Northport
* Oak Hammock
* Palm Pointe Research School at Tradition
* St. Lucie West
*West Gate

===Kindergarten–grade 12 schools===
* Christ Lutheran School
* Grace Christian Academy

===High schools===
* [[Port St. Lucie High School]]
* [[St. Lucie West Centennial High School]]
* [[Treasure Coast High School]]

===Colleges and universities===
* [[Indian River State College]]
* [[Keiser University]]
* [[Fortis College#Fortis Institute|Fortis Institute]]

===Charter schools===

* Renaissance Charter School at Tradition
* Renaissance Charter School of St. Lucie
*Somerset Academy Bethany
* Somerset Academy St. Lucie
* Somerset College Preparatory Academy
* Tradition Preparatory High School

==Government==
[[File:Port St. Lucie City Hall.jpg|thumb|Port St. Lucie City Hall]]
'''City council'''
* Shannon Martin – mayor of Port St. Lucie
*Jolien Caraballo – vice mayor and councilwoman, District 4
* Stephanie Morgan – councilwoman, District 1
* David Pickett – councilman, District 2
*Anthony Bonna – councilman, District 3

'''City manager'''
* Jesus Merejo

==Libraries==
Six regular branch libraries are in St. Lucie County and the Pruitt Campus Library, with four branches in the city of Port St. Lucie.
*Morningside Library - 19,000 sq ft
*Port St. Lucie Library - 4,400 sq ft
*Paula A. Lewis Library - 21,000 sq ft
*Pruitt Campus (a joint facility with [[Indian River State College]]) - 25,000 sq ft<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fiscal Year 2019 Statistical and Financial Summaries|url=https://www.stlucieco.gov/departments-services/a-z/library/about-the-library}}</ref>

==Parks and tourist attractions==
[[File:Veterans Memorial Park (Port St. Lucie, Florida) P001.jpg|thumb|260 px|Veterans Memorial Park]]
*[[Veterans Memorial Park (Port St. Lucie, Florida)|Veterans Memorial Park]]
*[[Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens]]

==Notable people==
{{div col}}
* [[Rick Ankiel]], professional baseball player
* [[Mario Bencastro]], Salvadorian novelist
* [[Michael Brantley]], professional baseball player
* [[Donald De La Haye]], professional football player and [[YouTube]] personality
* [[Megan Fox]], actress
* [[Ace Hood]], hip hop artist
* [[Breanna Myles]], beauty pageant titleholder
* [[Alycia Parks]], professional tennis player
* [[Gillian Robertson]], UFC fighter
* [[Larry Sanders (basketball)]], professional basketball player
* [[Fabrizio Scaccia]], professional football player
* [[Din Thomas]], UFC fighter
* [[Albert Wilson (American football)]], professional football player
* [[Mickey Wright]], [[LPGA]] Hall of Fame
{{div col end}}

==In popular culture==
A fictional version of Port St. Lucie is the setting for the Japanese [[manga]] and [[anime]] ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' Part 6: ''[[Stone Ocean]]'' in which the protagonist is imprisoned in the fictional Green Dolphin Street Prison located just outside of the city.

Part of the ''[[James Bond]]'' film ''[[Moonraker (film)|Moonraker]]'' was shot in Port St. Lucie, on the St. Lucie River.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kenyon |first1=Maureen |title=Port St. Lucie, Florida: 10 things you might not know about Florida's eighth biggest city |url=https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/st-lucie-county/2018/08/16/port-st-lucie-florida-10-interesting-things-you-might-not-know/924066002/ |website=TCPalm |publisher=Treasure Coast Newspapers |access-date=14 December 2019}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Port St. Lucie}}
*[http://www.cityofpsl.com/ City of Port St. Lucie]

{{Geographic location
|Northwest = Unincorporated St. Lucie County
|North     = [[White City, St. Lucie County, Florida|White City]], [[River Park, Florida|River Park]]
|Northeast = [[Fort Pierce, Florida|Fort Pierce]]
|West      = [[Okeechobee, Florida|Okeechobee]]
|Centre    = Port St. Lucie
|East      = [[St. Lucie Inlet]]
|Southwest = [[Indiantown, Florida|Indiantown]]
|South     = [[Palm City, Florida|Palm City]], St. Lucie River
|Southeast = [[Jensen Beach, Florida|Jensen Beach]], [[Rio, Florida|Rio]]
}}
{{St. Lucie County, Florida}}
{{Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Area}}
{{Geography of Florida}}
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