Timber Pines, Florida

Timber Pines, Florida
Census-designated place
US 19 and Pine Forest Drive
Location in Hernando County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 28°28′7″N82°36′7″W / 28.46861°N 82.60194°W / 28.46861; -82.60194 Coordinates: 28°28′7″N82°36′7″W / 28.46861°N 82.60194°W / 28.46861; -82.60194
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Hernando
Area [1]
• Total	2.28 sq mi (5.92 km2)
• Land	2.20 sq mi (5.70 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.22 km2)
Elevation	13 ft (4 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,163
• Density	2,347.89/sq mi (906.41/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	34606 [2]
Area code	352
FIPS code	12-71867 [3]
GNIS feature ID	1867219 [4]

Timber Pines is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hernando County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,386 at the 2010 census. ^[5]

Geography

Timber Pines is located in southwestern Hernando County at 28°28′7″N82°36′7″W / 28.46861°N 82.60194°W / 28.46861; -82.60194 (28.468625, -82.602006). ^[6] It is bordered to the north, east, and south by Spring Hill and to the west by U.S. Route 19, which leads north 4 miles (6 km) to Weeki Wachee and south 9 miles (14 km) to Hudson. Brooksville, the Hernando County seat, is 16 miles (26 km) to the northeast.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Timber Pines CDP has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km²), of which 2.2 square miles (5.8 km²) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²), or 3.63%, are water. ^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	5,163		—
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

As of the census ^[3] of 2000, there were 5,840 people, 3,229 households, and 2,408 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,456.3 inhabitants per square mile (948.4/km²). There were 3,551 housing units at an average density of 1,493.5 per square mile (576.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.94% White, 0.38% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 0.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.63% of the population.

There were 3,229 households, out of which 0.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.7% were married couples living together, 1.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.81 and the average family size was 2.05.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 1.0% under the age of 18, 0.5% from 18 to 24, 1.5% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 78.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 72 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $43,666, and the median income for a family was $50,526. Males had a median income of $20,278 versus $50,078 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $34,900. About 1.5% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 100.0% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
2. "Timber Pines FL ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
4. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
5. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Timber Pines CDP, Florida". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 28, 2017.^{[ dead link ]}
6. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

One of three gates into Timber Pines