Editing Wimauma, Florida

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'''Wimauma''' is an unincorporated [[census-designated place]] in [[Hillsborough County, Florida|Hillsborough County]], [[Florida]], United States. The population was 6,373 at the 2010 census,<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1278025| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wimauma CDP, Florida| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=May 8, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> up from 4,246 at the 2000 census.

==History==
Wimauma was founded by Captain C.H. Davis in 1902. Davis named the town using the first few letters of the names of his daughters Will, Maude, and Mary. Wimauma was located on a {{convert|55|mi|adj=on}} railroad route that was built south from [[Durant, Florida|Durant]] to [[Manatee County, Florida|Manatee County]] and into [[Sarasota, Florida|Sarasota]], with construction starting in 1895. It was incorporated in 1902 as the United States & West Indies Railroad and Steamship Company. It became the [[Florida West Shore Railway]] on May 9, 1903, and then merged into the [[Seaboard Air Line Railroad]] in 1909. In 1902, Capt. Davis helped to build the railroad connecting [[Turkey Creek, Florida|Turkey Creek]] and [[Bradenton, Florida|Bradenton]]. He decided to found a town at the halfway point, opening a post office there on October 24, 1902. The town had the railroad tracks as the eastern boundary and was centered on Lake Tiger, now called [[Lake Wimauma]]. A railroad depot was constructed in 1903. The town was officially incorporated in 1925 as the county's fourth municipality, but the city government ceased to function some time in the 1930s. In 1993, this fact was rediscovered, but it was concluded that the incorporation was no longer valid after about 60 years without a city government. The railroad depot in Wimauma served as a passenger stop until 1968. The railroad tracks were removed in 1984, and the station had been razed years before this removal.

==Geography==
Wimauma is bordered to the north by [[Balm, Florida|Balm]], to the west by [[Sun City Center, Florida|Sun City Center]], and to the south by [[Manatee County, Florida|Manatee County]]. [[U.S. Route 301]] forms part of the western border of the community, leading north {{convert|19|mi}} to the [[Brandon, Florida|Brandon]]–[[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] area and southwest {{convert|24|mi}} to [[Bradenton, Florida|Bradenton]]. [[Florida State Road 674]] runs through the center of Wimauma, leading east {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Fort Lonesome, Florida|Fort Lonesome]] and west through Sun City Center 9 miles to [[Ruskin, Florida|Ruskin]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Wimauma CDP has a total area of {{convert|65.5|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|64.8|km2|order=flip}} land and {{convert|0.6|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 0.99%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 400
|1940= 557
|1950= 440
|1960= 576
|1980= 1477
|1990= 2932
|2000= 4246
|2010= 6373
|2020= 9467
|footnote=source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 21, 2013}}
</ref><ref>Census figures from 1930 to 1960 were enumerated under '''Wimauma town'''.</ref><ref>Entity not returned separately by enumerators in 1970.</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,246 people, 951 households, and 820 families residing in the community. The population density was {{convert|504.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,097 housing units at an average density of {{convert|130.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the community was 51.13% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.42% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.80% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.21% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.28% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 37.21% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.94% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 72.89% of the population.

There were 951 households, out of which 53.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% were married couples living together, 17.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.7% were non-families. 8.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.31 and the average family size was 4.36.

In the community the population was spread out, with 38.6% under the age of 18, 14.2% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 13.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 116.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 124.5 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $35,114, and the median income for a family was $34,671. Males had a median income of $20,484 versus $19,604 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the community was $8,597. About 26.5% of families and 31.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 44.5% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
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* [[Bill Warner (motorcyclist)|Bill Warner]], motorcycle racer<ref name="Slotnik">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/18/sports/bill-warner-set-speed-record-on-motorcycle-dies-at-44.html|title=Bill Warner, Who Set Speed Record on Motorcycle, Dies at 44|last=Slotnik|first=Daniel E.|journal=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 17, 2013|access-date=July 22, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Paul Kickliter]], teacher, lawyer, judge, landowner and Florida state senator.

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Hillsborough County, Florida]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Florida]]
[[Category:Former municipalities in Florida]]
[[Category:1902 establishments in Florida]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1902]]
[[Category:Populated places disestablished in 1993]]