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St. Lucie County is located in the U.S. state of Florida.The population was over 300,000 as of the 2010 census.Fort Pierce is the county's seat.St. Lucie County has a population of over 300,000.The Metropolitan Statistical Area includes St. Lucie County.

The area was originally inhabited by the Ais tribe, a hunter-gatherer culture.Spanish explorers frequently encountered the fierce tribe as the Spanish treasure routes ran parallel in order to take advantage of the strong Gulfstream current.The area was given several names by the Spanish, including Rio de Ays, which is now known as Indian River.The area now known as the Treasure Coast was named after the Spanish treasure fleet that sank in 1715.

James Hutchinson received a land grant from the Spanish government in the early 19th century.The barrier island Hutchinson Island is still named after the grant that contained 2,000 acres.In the late 19th century, runaway slaves and slems sought refuge in the area.The Second Seminole war broke out in Florida.A group of soldiers were under the command of a lieutenant.The fort was named after their commander, Colonel Benjamin K. Pierce.Fort Pierce is the county seat of St. Lucie County.Americans who were willing to settle the area were given land grants by the United States government.Several of the grants were within the county.Fort Capron is located in the area that is today's St. Lucie Village and was built during the Third Seminole War.

As settlers ventured down for health and economic reasons, the area became more populated.The area was reached by the railroad in the 1890s.The area's major industries at the end of the 19th century were pineapple, fishing, and seafood canning.It wasn't a major crop until the early 1900s.The city of Fort Pierce was formed in 1901.

The area had been under the control of Brevard County until 1905.St. Lucie County was created in the summer of 1905 from the southern part of Brevard County.There were other settlements in the county's boundaries at the time.Indian River County and Martin County were created in the same year.Okeechobee County was formed in 1917 from western St Lucie County.

Indrio and San Lucie, planned developments in the 1920s, never came to fruition due to the bust in 1929.The United States Naval Amphibious Training Base was established during World War II.Over 140,000 troops were processed through the base.The post-war years saw a major population boom in the area, some of which were returning sailors and their families that had undergone training at the Navy base.

Mackle Brothers' General Development Corporation bought tens of thousands of acres of land in the south of the county in order to build a new community.Colorful and clever advertising soon drew thousands of northeastern retirees and families to the area, laying the foundation for the future city of Port St.Population and building booms in the late 20th century led to the formation of other areas west and south of Port St.Two major hurricanes in 2004 and an economic and housing slump in 2008 were some of the trials brought about by the early 21st century.St. Lucie County celebrated its 100th birthday in 2005.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 688 square miles (1,780 km2), which is land and water.[4]

There is a transportation planning organization in St. Lucie County.The Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is a federally mandated and federally funded transportation policy-making organization responsible for transportation planning, programming, and financing of State and Federal transportation funds.The TPO Board is made up of elected officials, representatives from the school board, and a division of the council on aging.It went to preset locations along a route.On June 3, 2002, the Florida Department of Transportation approved funding to expand the bus service to Martin County.[6][7]

There were over two hundred thousand people, over ten thousand households, and seventy thousand families in the county as of the 2010 census.The population density was close to 500 people per square mile.The average density of 137,029 housing units was 238.6 per square mile.The racial makeup of the county was 71.8% White, 19.1% African American, 0.4% Native American and 1.6% Asian.Hispanic or Latino made up 16.6% of the population.

According to the American Community Survey, 90.7% spoke English, 14.6% Spanish, 5.0% other languages, and 1.2% Asian and Pacific Island languages.[15]

The largest ancestry groups were English 34%, African 15%, Irish 14%, German 13%, and Italian 10%.There were 95.50 males for every 100 females.There were 92.80 males for every 100 females.

In 2010 there were over 100,000 households, out of which 26.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, and 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present.24.2% of all non- family households were made up of individuals living alone, and 11.7% had someone who was 65 years of age or older living in them.The average household size was 2.53 with a family size of 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 77.7% 18 years of age and over; 23.2% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years old or older.The median age was older than 40 years.[15]

The median income for a family in the county was $41,381, according to the 2010 census.Males had a median income of more than double that of females.The county's per capita income was $18,790.About 9.60% of families and 13.40% of the population were below the poverty line.