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Population (year 2000): 6,460. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,173 (+11.0% change)
Males: 3,292 (51.0%), Females: 3,168 (49.0%)
Hendry County
Zip code:
33440
Median resident age: 31.9 years
Median household income: $37,143 (year 2000)
Median house value: $81,000 (year 2000)
Races in Clewiston:
- White Non-Hispanic (46.1%)
- Hispanic (40.9%)
- Black (10.9%)
- Other race (9.6%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (12.2%), German
(7.1%), English (6.9%), Irish (6.7%), Scotch-Irish (3.6%),
French (1.0%).
Elevation: 18 feet
Land area: 4.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Clewiston
- High school or higher: 65.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Clewiston city
- Never married: 26.3%
- Now married: 53.6%
- Separated: 3.8%
- Widowed: 7.4%
- Divorced: 8.9%
22.0% Foreign born (20.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +363 (+6.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Clewiston:
- HENDRY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (500 WEST
SURGARLAND HIGHWAY)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Clewiston:
- GLADES GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; BELLE
GLADE, FL)
- RAULERSON HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; OKEECHOBEE, FL)
- PALMS WEST HOSPITAL (about 44 miles; LOXAHATCHEE,
FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Clewiston:
- SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTL (about 59 miles; FORT MYERS,
FL; ID: RSW)
- PALM BEACH INTL (about 60 miles; WEST PALM BEACH,
FL; ID: PBI)
- NAPLES MUNI (about 71 miles; NAPLES, FL; ID: APF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Clewiston:
- AIRGLADES (about 8 miles; CLEWISTON, FL; ID: 2IS)
- PALM BEACH CO GLADES (about 18 miles; PAHOKEE, FL;
ID: PHK)
- BELLE GLADE STATE MUNICIPAL (about 20 miles; BELLE
GLADE, FL; ID: X10)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Clewiston:
- PALM BEACH ATLANTIC COLLEGE-WEST PALM BEACH (about
59 miles; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Full-time enrollment:
2,109)
- PALM BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; LAKE
WORTH, FL; FT enrollment: 8,390)
- INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; FT
PIERCE, FL; FT enrollment: 6,149)
- FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY-BOCA RATON (about 64
miles; BOCA RATON, FL; FT enrollment: 14,311)
- KEISER COLLEGE (about 66 miles; Ft. Lauderdale, FL;
FT enrollment: 2,879)
- NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; FT
LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 12,554)
- EDISON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; FT MYERS,
FL; FT enrollment: 5,032)
Public high school in Clewiston:
- CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,048;
Location: 1501 S FRANCISCO STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Clewiston:
- CLEWISTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 55;
Location: 313 COMMERCIO ST; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Clewiston:
- CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 927;
Location: 601 W PASADENA AVENUE; Grades: 05 - 12)
- EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 613;
Location: 201 W ARROYO AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 594;
Location: 205 W ARROYO AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 580;
Location: 1000 S DEANE DUFF AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
- AHFACHKEE DAY SCHOOL (Students: 130;
Location: STAR ROUTE, BOX 40; Grades: KG - 12)
- CLEWISTON YOUTH DEVELOPMENTAL ACADEMY
(Students: 94; Location: 475 E OSCEOLA AVENUE; Grades:
06 - 12)
Library in Clewiston:
- HENDRY COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating
income: $494,638; Location: 120 WEST OSCEOLA AVENUE;
86,612 books; 554 audio materials; 42 video materials;
311 serial subscriptions)
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