Neptune Beach, Florida facts for kids
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Neptune Beach, Florida
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| City of Neptune Beach | |
Images from top, left to right: Sunrise at the beach, City Hall, Beaches Town Center, Jaguar statue in the Beaches Town Center, Duncan U. Fletcher High School
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Location in Duval County and the state of Florida
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| Country | United States of America |
| State | Florida |
| County | Duval |
| Incorporated | August 11, 1931 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–Manager |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.85 sq mi (17.74 km2) |
| • Land | 2.34 sq mi (6.05 km2) |
| • Water | 4.51 sq mi (11.69 km2) |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 7,217 |
| • Density | 3,088.15/sq mi (1,192.29/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
32266
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| Area code(s) | 904, 324 |
| FIPS code | 12-48100 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0287587 |
| Website | City of Neptune Beach |
Neptune Beach is a beachfront city east of Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida, United States. When the majority of Duval County communities consolidated with Jacksonville in 1968, Neptune Beach, along with Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach and Baldwin remained quasi-independent. Like those other municipalities, it maintains its own municipal government but its residents vote in the Jacksonville mayoral election and are represented on the Jacksonville city council. As of the 2020 census, the population is 7,217, up from 7,037 at the 2010 census. Neptune Beach is the smallest of the Jacksonville Beaches communities. it is part of the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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History
Neptune Beach was originally part of Jacksonville Beach. Through its development, the part of Jacksonville Beach north of 20th Avenue North was sparsely populated, with a brick road (First Street) connecting the more populated southern area with Atlantic Beach. The name "Neptune Beach" originated in 1922 with Dan G. Wheeler, one of the few residents. Wheeler had a home at what is now One Ocean Hotel (now in Atlantic Beach), and had to walk all the way home from Mayport each evening after taking the Florida East Coast Railway train home from work in Jacksonville. A friend who worked for the railroad informed Wheeler that if he had a station, the train would have to stop for him, so Wheeler built his own train station near his home and named it Neptune.
Neptune seceded from Jacksonville Beach and incorporated as its own municipality in 1931, following a tax revolt. The comparatively few residents of the area were largely cut off from Jacksonville Beach city services such as police, fire, garbage collection, and road developments, though they paid taxes in equal share. The first mayor was O. O. McCollum, and the government met in Wheeler's old train station until a new town hall was completed in 1935.
Geography
Neptune Beach is located at 30°19′00″N 81°24′11″W / 30.316641°N 81.403081°W (30.316641, –81.403081).
Neptune Beach is one of several towns on San Pablo Island, which stretches through two counties (Duval and St. Johns) and extends from Naval Station Mayport at its northern tip to Vilano Beach in the south, across from St. Augustine.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Neptune Beach has a total area of 6.8 square miles (17.7 km2), of which 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2) is land and 4.5 square miles (11.7 km2) (65.96%) is water.
Transportation
Major highways
SR A1A
SR 10
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1940 | 1,363 | — | |
| 1950 | 1,767 | 29.6% | |
| 1960 | 2,868 | 62.3% | |
| 1970 | 4,281 | 49.3% | |
| 1980 | 5,248 | 22.6% | |
| 1990 | 6,816 | 29.9% | |
| 2000 | 7,270 | 6.7% | |
| 2010 | 7,037 | −3.2% | |
| 2020 | 7,217 | 2.6% | |
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2010 and 2020 census
| Race | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White (NH) | 6,464 | 6,302 | 91.86% | 87.32% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 84 | 73 | 1.19% | 1.01% |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 23 | 19 | 0.33% | 0.26% |
| Asian (NH) | 58 | 85 | 0.82% | 1.18% |
| Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH) | 1 | 7 | 0.01% | 0.10% |
| Some other race (NH) | 14 | 29 | 0.20% | 0.40% |
| Two or more races/Multiracial (NH) | 115 | 320 | 1.63% | 4.43% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 278 | 382 | 3.95% | 5.29% |
| Total | 7,037 | 7,217 |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,217 people, 3,143 households, and 1,943 families residing in the city.
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 7,037 people, 3,398 households, and 1,528 families residing in the city.
Education
Duval County Public Schools operates public schools. Schools in Neptune Beach include:
- Neptune Beach Elementary School
- Duncan U. Fletcher Middle School
- Duncan U. Fletcher High School
Jacksonville Public Library operates the Beaches Branch in Neptune Beach.
Gallery
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Neptune Beach City Hall
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Neptune Beach Elementary School
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Beaches Branch Library, Jacksonville Public Library
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Public Safety Building (Police Headquarters)
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Beaches Town Center Entrance at Neptune Beach Boundary
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Typical Dune Crossover at Beach Accesses in Neptune Beach
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See also
In Spanish: Neptune Beach para niños
