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Renting an Apartment in Stuart
Stuart is a city in Martin County, Florida, on Florida's Treasure Coast. The
population was 14,633 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by
the U.S. Census Bureau is 15,728. Stuart is the county seat of Martin CountyGR6.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 14,633 people, 7,220 households, and
3,422 families residing in the city. The population density was 895.4/km˛
(2,320.5/mi˛). There were 8,777 housing units at an average density of 537.1/km˛
(1,391.9/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city was 83.30% White, 12.33% African
American, 0.26% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.97% from
other races, and 1.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race
were 6.29% of the population.
There were 7,220 households out of which 15.0% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 34.7% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 52.6% were non-families. 46.1% of all
households were made up of individuals and 26.1% had someone living alone who
was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.88 and the
average family size was 2.60.
In the city the population was spread out with 14.5% under the age of 18, 6.9%
from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 32.9% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there
were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,574, and the median income
for a family was $40,701. Males had a median income of $29,151 versus $23,125
for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,139. About 7.8% of
families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including
17.5% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.
History
In the 1700s, several Spanish galleons shipwrecked in the Martin County area of
Florida's Treasure Coast. The multiple wrecks were reportedly the result of a
hurricane, and the ships were carrying unknown quantities of gold and silver.
Some of this treasure has since been recovered, and its presence resulted in the
region's name.
The Treasure Coast area that became Stuart was first settled by non-Native
Americans in 1870. In 1875, a United States Lifesaving Station was established
on Hutchinson Island, near Stuart. Today, the station is known as Gilbert's Bar
House of Refuge and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
From 1893-1895, the area was called Potsdam. This name was chosen by Otto
Stypmann, a local landowner originally from Potsdam, Germany. Stypmann, with his
brother Ernest, owned the land that would become downtown Stuart. Potsdam was
renamed Stuart in 1895, after the establishment of the Florida East Coast
Railway, in honor of another local landowner named Homer Hine Stuart, Jr.
When Stuart was incorporated as a town in 1914, it was located in Palm Beach
County. In 1925, Stuart was chartered as a city and named the county seat of the
newly created Martin County.
The city of Stuart is known as the Sailfish Capital of the World, because of the
many sailfish found in the ocean off Martin County.
Education
This section is only for institutions located within the city limits. For those
outside see Martin County, Indian River Community College, etc.
Neighborhoods: inside city limits
* St. Lucie Estates
* Towne Park
* Windermere