Editing Taft, Florida

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'''Taft''' is a [[census-designated place]] and an unincorporated area in [[Orange County, Florida|Orange County]], [[Florida]], United States. The population was 2,205 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): Taft CDP, Florida| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| accessdate=September 25, 2012}}</ref> It is part of the [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]&ndash;[[Kissimmee, Florida|Kissimmee]] [[Greater Orlando|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
Taft is located at {{Coord|28|25|44|N|81|22|4|W|type:city}} (28.428983, -81.367788).<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 2.7&nbsp;km{{sup|2}} (1.0&nbsp;mi<sup>2</sup>), of which 2.6&nbsp;km{{sup|2}} (1.0&nbsp;mi<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.1&nbsp;km{{sup|2}} (0.04&nbsp;mi<sup>2</sup>) (2.88%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|type= USA
|1915|216
|1920|259
|1925|382
|1930|296
|estref=
|align-fn= center
|2020|2221
|source={{center|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>}}
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensusb">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>

Florida Department of Agriculture<ref>{{cite book|last=Florida Department of Agriculture|date=1906|title=Census of the State of Florida|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rn0zAQAAMAAJ&q=Census+of+the+State+of+Florida|location=Urbana, I.L.}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,938 people, 678 households, and 463 families residing in the CDP.  The [[population density]] was 733.6/km{{sup|2}} (1,907.3/mi<sup>2</sup>).  There were 729 housing units at an average density of 275.9/km{{sup|2}} (717.5/mi<sup>2</sup>).  The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.88% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 6.66% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.70% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.36% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.70% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.62% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 15.38% of the population.

There were 678 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $32,250. Males had a median income of $25,438 versus $25,893 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $12,331.  About 14.8% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://sites.google.com/site/osceolacoflgenweb/history/ProsperColony Prosper Colony Osceola County, FL] Kissimmee Valley Gazette, September 3, 1909, pg. 1, via Genealogy Club of Osceola County

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