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Author Jules Verne envisioned Florida's east
coast as the world's portal into space in his 1865
science-fiction tale From the Earth to the Moon. Nowadays, that
prediction is a reality. The Kennedy Space Center dominates the
Cape Canaveral area and has earned this section of Florida the
nickname the "Space Coast."
Population (year 2000): 8,829. Estimated
population in July 2005: 10,523 (+19.2% change)
Males: 4,607 (52.2%), Females: 4,222 (47.8%)
Brevard County
Zip code:
32920
Median resident age: 46.2 years
Median household income: $30,858 (year 2000)
Median house value: $91,600 (year 2000)
Races in Cape Canaveral:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.9%)
- Hispanic (3.5%)
- Black (1.4%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Filipino (0.6%)
- Asian Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (22.3%), Irish (16.7%),
English (15.7%), Italian (8.4%), French (6.2%), United States
(5.5%).
Elevation: 9 feet
Land area: 2.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Cape Canaveral
- High school or higher: 87.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Cape Canaveral city
- Never married: 25.2%
- Now married: 40.6%
- Separated: 3.7%
- Widowed: 8.5%
- Divorced: 22.0%
7.9% Foreign born (3.6% Europe, 1.9% Asia, 1.3%
Latin America, 0.9% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +974 (+12.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Cape Canaveral:
- CAPE CANAVERAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; COCOA BEACH,
FL)
- WUESTHOFF MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles;
ROCKLEDGE, FL)
- CIRCLES OF CARE INC (about 22 miles; MELBOURNE, FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cape
Canaveral:
- CAPE CANAVERAL AFS SKID STRIP (about 7 miles; COCOA
BEACH, FL; ID: XMR)
- PATRICK AFB (about 11 miles; COCOA BEACH, FL; ID:
COF)
- SPACE COAST REGIONAL (about 15 miles; TITUSVILLE,
FL; ID: TIX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cape Canaveral:
- MERRITT ISLAND (about 7 miles; MERRITT ISLAND, FL;
ID: COI)
- NASA SHUTTLE LANDING FACILITY (about 16 miles;
TITUSVILLE, FL; ID: X68)
- MELBOURNE INTL (about 20 miles; MELBOURNE, FL; ID:
MLB)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Cape Canaveral:
- BREVARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE-COCOA CAMPUS (about 10
miles; COCOA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 7,277)
- FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MELBOURNE (about 22
miles; MELBOURNE, FL; FT enrollment: 3,055)
- UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA (about 48 miles;
ORLANDO, FL; FT enrollment: 26,717)
- VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; ORLANDO,
FL; FT enrollment: 15,792)
- SEMINOLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; SANFORD,
FL; FT enrollment: 5,261)
- ROLLINS COLLEGE (about 55 miles; WINTER PARK, FL; FT
enrollment: 2,899)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ORLANDO CAMPUS (about 55
miles; MAITLAND, FL; FT enrollment: 3,992)
Public primary/middle school in Cape Canaveral:
- CAPE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 394;
Location: 8440 N ROSALIND AVENUE; Grades: PK - 06)
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