Bithlo, Florida

Bithlo, Florida
Census-designated place (CDP) & Unincorporated community
Location in Orange County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 28°33′N 81°6′W / 28.550°N 81.100°WCoordinates: 28°33′N 81°6′W / 28.550°N 81.100°W
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Orange
Area
• Total	10.9 sq mi (28.1 km^2)
• Land	10.7 sq mi (27.6 km^2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km^2)
Elevation	62 ft (19 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	8,268
• Density	760/sq mi (290/km^2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	12-06625[1]
GNIS feature ID	0278870[2]

Bithlo is a census-designated place and an unincorporated community in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 8,268 at the 2010 census,^[3] up from 4,626 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area.

For 20 years in the early 20th century, Bithlo was an incorporated town, but in 1929 ceased to function as a town due to economic hardship. The city was finally unincorporated nearly 50 years later in 1977 but was not finalized until 1982 due to outstanding bonds and legal problems.^[4]

Bithlo is the location of several of the broadcasting towers for the digital television stations in the Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne market. It is also home to beautiful Bithlo Park and the East Orange Babe Ruth youth baseball and softball program, one of Central Florida's premier youth baseball/softball organizations.

Geography

Bithlo is located at 28°33′N 81°6′W / 28.550°N 81.100°W (28.5525, -81.1058).^[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 28.2 km² (10.9 mi²). 27.6 km² (10.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (1.84%) is water.

Name origin

"Bithlo" derives from the Muskogee word pilo ("canoe").^[6] The ⟨l⟩ represents a lateral fricative /ɬ/ which was often transcribed ⟨thl⟩. The unaspirated /p/ of Muskogee is acoustically as similar to English voiced and unaspirated /b/ as to English voiceless and aspirated /pʰ/.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 4,626 people, 1,651 households, and 1,177 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 167.4/km² (433.5/mi²). There were 1,829 housing units at an average density of 66.2/km² (171.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.36% White, 0.99% African American, 0.91% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.14% from other races, and 2.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.32% of the population.

There were 1,651 households out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 106.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $34,530, and the median income for a family was $34,425. Males had a median income of $27,894 versus $17,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,867. About 16.9% of families and 21.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.6% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over. There are 33 registered sex offenders living in Bithlo.

References

1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Bithlo CDP, Florida". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
4. http://www.bithlo.org
5. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-09-03. Retrieved 2006-07-18.