Hastings, Florida
{{Short description| Town in the state of Florida, United States}}
{{other uses|Hastings (disambiguation)}}
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| established_date = 1890
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Hastings is an unincorporated census-designated place and agricultural center in St. Johns County, Florida, United States, {{convert|18|mi|km}} southwest of St. Augustine. It was formerly an incorporated town, but it was dissolved in 2018 after a vote by residents. The population was 1,262 at the 2020 census, up from 580 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Henry Morrison Flagler built tourist hotels at St. Augustine in the late 19th century, including the Ponce de León Hotel. He needed a local source of fresh vegetables for his guests, so he persuaded Thomas Horace Hastings, his cousin, to develop a farm.{{cite news |last=Foster |first=C.F. |date=April 4, 2021 |title=Book review: A salute to Hastings, firmly planted in Florida history |url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/entertainment/books/2021/04/04/book-review-salute-hastings-firmly-planted-florida-history/4810998001/ |work=The Florida Times-Union |location=Jacksonville, Florida |access-date=January 29, 2024}} A small community evolved into a town, which was named for its founder in 1890.{{cite news |last=Quatrano |first=Nancy |date=May 17, 2020 |title=Hastings celebrating 130th anniversary |url=https://www.staugustine.com/story/news/local/2020/05/17/around-hastings-hastings-celebrating-130th-anniversary/1189689007/ |work=The St. Augustine Record |location=St. Augustine, Florida |access-date=January 29, 2024}} Hastings is known as the "Potato Capital of Florida" with {{convert|21000|acre|km2}} of potato farms, but also produces cabbage, onions, eggplant and ornamental horticulture.
Hastings in 1910 was a thriving town that was a stop on the Florida East Coast Railway. The population of approximately 1,200 supported several general stores, a bakery, drug stores, meat markets, an ice plant and cold storage.
In addition to farming, two companies manufactured barrels and a grist mill ground grain.
There was a bank and a hotel, three doctors and a dentist. The town had water and sewer utilities, telephone and telegraph service. The local public school was good.Wilson, Gil: [http://www.drbronsontours.com/bronsonhistorypageamericanstaugustineprogressive.html "The Progressive Era to World War II"] Dr. Bronson's St. Augustine History Today the former FEC line is part of the Palatka-to-St. Augustine State Trail, and a trailhead can be found in the community within the Cora C. Harrison Preserve.{{cite web |title=Palatka-to-St. Augustine State Trail |url=https://www.traillink.com/trail/palatka-to-st-augustine-state-trail/ |website=Trail Link |access-date=December 17, 2022}}
On November 7, 2017, the voters of Hastings elected to dissolve the city with an 82% majority vote. St. Johns County officially took control of the area on March 1, 2018.{{Cite news|url=http://www.staugustine.com/news/20180301/the-community-stays-town-of-hastings-hands-over-keys-to-st-johns-county|title='The community stays': Town of Hastings hands over the keys to St. Johns County|last=Martin|first=Jake|work=The St. Augustine Record|access-date=March 1, 2018|language=en}}
The United States Census Bureau designated Hastings as a census-designated place in the 2020 census.
Geography
Hastings is located at {{coord|29|43|5|N|81|30|29|W| region:US-FL_type:city(521)}} (29.7180, -81.5081).{{cite gnis|id=0307980|name=Hastings|access-date=May 3, 2009}}
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town had a total area of {{convert|0.7|sqmi|km2}}, all land.
=Climate=
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|location = Hastings, Florida, 1991-2020 normals, extremes 1978–present
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 86
|Feb record high F = 87
|Mar record high F = 92
|Apr record high F = 93
|May record high F = 99
|Jun record high F = 104
|Jul record high F = 102
|Aug record high F = 102
|Sep record high F = 97
|Oct record high F = 93
|Nov record high F = 90
|Dec record high F = 86
|Jan avg record high F = 81.5
|Feb avg record high F = 82.8
|Mar avg record high F = 86.0
|Apr avg record high F = 89.0
|May avg record high F = 93.6
|Jun avg record high F = 96.1
|Jul avg record high F = 95.9
|Aug avg record high F = 95.4
|Sep avg record high F = 93.2
|Oct avg record high F = 89.5
|Nov avg record high F = 85.4
|Dec avg record high F = 82.0
|year avg record high F = 97.0
| Jan high F = 67.8
| Feb high F = 70.2
| Mar high F = 74.8
| Apr high F = 80.3
| May high F = 85.6
| Jun high F = 89.4
| Jul high F = 91.1
| Aug high F = 90.3
| Sep high F = 87.3
| Oct high F = 81.8
| Nov high F = 74.8
| Dec high F = 69.5
|year high F = 80.2
|Jan mean F = 56.2
|Feb mean F = 58.8
|Mar mean F = 63.0
|Apr mean F = 68.0
|May mean F = 74.1
|Jun mean F = 79.4
|Jul mean F = 81.5
|Aug mean F = 81.3
|Sep mean F = 78.8
|Oct mean F = 72.2
|Nov mean F = 64.3
|Dec mean F = 58.8
|year mean F = 69.7
| Jan low F = 44.7
| Feb low F = 47.4
| Mar low F = 51.1
| Apr low F = 55.8
| May low F = 62.5
| Jun low F = 69.4
| Jul low F = 71.9
| Aug low F = 72.4
| Sep low F = 70.3
| Oct low F = 62.5
| Nov low F = 53.9
| Dec low F = 48.1
|year low F = 59.2
|Jan avg record low F = 27.5
|Feb avg record low F = 29.3
|Mar avg record low F = 33.5
|Apr avg record low F = 41.0
|May avg record low F = 50.6
|Jun avg record low F = 62.4
|Jul avg record low F = 67.0
|Aug avg record low F = 67.6
|Sep avg record low F = 61.8
|Oct avg record low F = 47.3
|Nov avg record low F = 36.5
|Dec avg record low F = 31.6
|year avg record low F = 25.6
|Jan record low F = 12
|Feb record low F = 21
|Mar record low F = 25
|Apr record low F = 33
|May record low F = 42
|Jun record low F = 49
|Jul record low F = 59
|Aug record low F = 60
|Sep record low F = 51
|Oct record low F = 35
|Nov record low F = 27
|Dec record low F = 17
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| Jan precipitation inch = 3.02
| Feb precipitation inch = 2.97
| Mar precipitation inch = 3.40
| Apr precipitation inch = 2.82
| May precipitation inch = 4.27
| Jun precipitation inch = 7.47
| Jul precipitation inch = 6.44
| Aug precipitation inch = 7.44
| Sep precipitation inch = 8.38
| Oct precipitation inch = 4.63
| Nov precipitation inch = 2.42
| Dec precipitation inch = 3.01
|year precipitation inch = 56.27
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 8.2
| Feb precipitation days = 7.4
| Mar precipitation days = 7.5
| Apr precipitation days = 6.3
| May precipitation days = 7.2
| Jun precipitation days = 14.7
| Jul precipitation days = 14.4
| Aug precipitation days = 15.6
| Sep precipitation days = 13.6
| Oct precipitation days = 10.0
| Nov precipitation days = 7.3
| Dec precipitation days = 7.8
| year precipitation days = 120.0
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Demographics
{{US Census population
|1910= 399
|1920= 761
|1930= 673
|1940= 1035
|1950= 577
|1960= 617
|1970= 628
|1980= 636
|1990= 595
|2000= 521
|2010= 580
|2020= 1262
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}
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As of the census of 2000, there were 521 people, 213 households, and 139 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|790.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 238 housing units at an average density of {{convert|361.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 52.02% White, 43.38% African American, 0.58% Pacific Islander, 2.11% from other races, and 1.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.99% of the population.
There were 213 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $26,635, and the median income for a family was $30,769. Males had a median income of $25,909 versus $20,694 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,537. About 15.4% of families and 21.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over.
Education
File:Hastings High School01.jpg, which now includes a library of St. Johns County Public Library]]
It is in the St. Johns County School District.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st12_fl/place/p1229100_hastings/DC20BLK_P1229100.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Hastings CDP, FL|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=August 1, 2022}} - Compare to the school zone maps.
Zoned schools include South Woods Elementary School, Gamble Rogers Middle School, and Pedro Menendez High School.{{cite web |url=https://www.stjohns.k12.fl.us/zoning/ |title=Attendance Zoning Information
|author= |publisher=St. Johns County School District |access-date=January 29, 2024}}
The Hastings High School was built in 1924 to provide education for the children of the farmers in the southwest corner of the county.[http://www.sjcpls.org/content/hastings-branch] St. Johns County Public Library, Hastings Branch In 1985 it closed,{{cite web |url=http://www-hes.stjohns.k12.fl.us/hesbckgrnd.html |title=Background Information of Wildcat Country |publisher=Hastings Elementary School |date=February 2, 1999 |accessdate=December 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990202111142/http://www-hes.stjohns.k12.fl.us/hesbckgrnd.html |archive-date=February 2, 1999 |url-status=dead}} and the Hastings Branch of the St. Johns County Public Library is located in this building. Hastings Elementary School was replaced by Hastings Elementary-Junior High School, which occupied the former high school facility, in 1985. In 1992 it dropped its junior high school program. The school, now Hastings Elementary School, was in operation until its 2005 closure. South Woods Elementary opened in the fall of that year, replacing Hastings Elementary.{{cite web|url=https://stjohnsclerk.com/minrec/Resolutions/2005/RES2005-329.pdf|title=Resolution No. 2005-329|publisher=St. John's County Clerk|accessdate=December 4, 2021}}
The only public school in the town post-2005 was the Hastings Youth Academy, an Alternative school.[http://www.stjohns.k12.fl.us/schools/#] St. Johns County School District, Schools Directory-Hastings Youth Academy
St. Johns County Public Library has a library in the former school.{{cite web|url=https://sjcpls.org/branches/hastings-branch/|title=Hastings Branch|publisher=St. Johns County Public Library|accessdate=August 2, 2022|quote=6195 S. Main St. Hastings, FL 32145}} - The image is of that of the former school.
Notable people
- Derrick Ramsey (born 1956), Kentucky Secretary of Education and Workforce Development and former NFL player who played tight end for nine seasons for the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, New England Patriots and Detroit Lions.Hitchner, Emelia. [https://www.staugustine.com/news/local-news/2016-06-26/big-man-small-town "Catching up with a hometown hero"], The St. Augustine Record, June 26, 2016. Accessed July 25, 2019. "Former NFL player Derrick Ramsey can trace nine seasons of professional football, a slew of high school and college championships and a successful government career back to his tiny hometown of Hastings. Hastings, with its bright green fields and hard-working families, was the perfect place for Ramsey to nurture a dream farther than he could toss a football."
- Ron Waller, American football player.
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Hastings, Florida}}
- [http://www.hastings-fl.com/ Hastings] former town website
{{St. Johns County, Florida}}
{{Jacksonville Metro}}
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Category:Towns in St. Johns County, Florida
Category:Towns in the Jacksonville metropolitan area
Category:Populated places established in 1890
Category:2018 disestablishments in Florida
Category:Former municipalities in Florida