Indian River County, Florida#Metropolitan Statistical Area
{{short description|County in Florida, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county = Indian River County
| state = Florida
| seal = Seal of Indian River County, Florida.gif
| seal size = 100px
| founded year = 1925
| founded date = May 30
| largest city wl = Sebastian
| seat wl = Vero Beach
| area_total_sq_mi = 617
| area_land_sq_mi = 503
| area_water_sq_mi = 114
| area percentage = 18.5%
| census yr = 2020
| population_est = 169795 {{increase}}
| density_sq_mi = 318
| web = www.ircgov.com/
| ex image = Indian River County (Vero Beach).JPG
| ex image cap = Indian River County Courthouse in Vero Beach
| district = 8th
| time zone = Eastern
| named for = Indian River Lagoon }}
Indian River County ({{langx|es|Condado de Río Indio|link=}}) is a county located in the southeastern and east-central portions of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 159,788.{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/14061.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 14, 2014}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Its seat is Vero Beach.{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }} It is Florida's 7th richest county and in 2000 was the 87th richest county in the U.S. by per capita income.Florida locations by per capita income
Indian River County comprises the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The MSA was first defined as the Vero Beach, Florida MSA in 2003. It was renamed Sebastian-Vero Beach, Florida MSA in 2005, and Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, Florida MSA in 2023.{{Cite web |date=March 2020 |title=Metro Area History 1950–2020 |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/geographies/reference-files/2020/historical-delineation-files/metro_area_history_1950_2020.xls |website=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=July 28, 2023 |at=Row 4695}}{{Cite web |date=July 21, 2023 |title=Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Guidance on the Uses of the Delineations of These Areas |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OMB-Bulletin-23-01.pdf |access-date=July 28, 2023 |website=Executive Office of the President |page=72}} The MSA is included in the Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Combined Statistical Area.
History
Prior to 1821, the area of Indian River County was part of the Spanish colony of East Florida. In 1822, this area became part of St. Johns County, and in 1824 it became part of Mosquito County (original name of Orange County).
The Second Seminole War was fought in 1835 and from 1838 to 1839. Fort Vinton was built for this purpose near the intersection of present-day Florida State Road 60 and 122nd Avenue.{{Cite news | first=Ben | last=Brotemarkle | title=Florida couple documents Seminole Indian Wars | url=http://airynews.com/florida-frontiers-florida-couple-documents-seminole-indian-wars/ | newspaper=Florida Today | location=Melbourne, Florida | pages=5A | date=August 23, 2017 | access-date=August 30, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831045100/http://airynews.com/florida-frontiers-florida-couple-documents-seminole-indian-wars/ | archive-date=August 31, 2017 | url-status=dead }}
In 1844, the county's portion of Mosquito County became part of newly created St. Lucia County. In 1855, St. Lucia County was renamed Brevard County. In 1905, St. Lucie County was formed from the southern portion of Brevard County; in 1925 Indian River County was formed from the northern portion of St. Lucie County.According to the Historical Records and State Archives Surveys published by Florida Works Progress Administration (available in the digital historical maps of Florida section of the UF library) and the Indian River County Historian Ruth Stanbridge It was named for the Indian River, which runs through the eastern portion of the county. In 2025, Indian River County celebrated its centennial for turning 100 years old.{{Cite web |title=Indian River County Centennial Celebration |url=https://indianriver.gov/community/irc_centennial_celebration/index.php |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=indianriver.gov |language=en}}
=2023 Floods=
On November 16 and 17, 2023, extreme rainfall struck northern Indian River County, causing severe flooding. Fourteen inches of rain fell in Fellsmere, and eleven inches of rain fell in Vero Lake Estates.{{Cite web |title=November 2023 Flooding Event - Roads Impassable |url=https://indianriver.gov/news_detail_T23_R127.php |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=indianriver.gov |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Cassandra |date=2023-11-18 |title=Flooding is ‘most I’ve seen,’ Indian River County residents says |url=https://www.wflx.com/2023/11/18/flooding-is-most-ive-seen-indian-river-county-residents-says/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=www.wflx.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Kaila |title=Areas of Indian River County experienced flooding Friday after heavy rain fall |url=https://www.tcpalm.com/picture-gallery/news/2023/11/17/northern-indian-river-county-experiences-flooding-fellsmere-vero-lake-estates/71620512007/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Treasure Coast |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2024-09-10 |title='Some transparency:' Fellsmere residents still fighting to be heard after November flooding |url=https://www.wptv.com/news/treasure-coast/region-indian-river-county/some-transparency-fellsmere-residents-still-fighting-to-be-heard-after-november-flooding |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Morris |first=Brogan |date=2023-11-17 |title=Severe flooding in Vero Beach |url=https://cbs12.com/news/local/severe-flooding-vero-beach-lake-estates-traffic-alert-101s-avenue-county-road-to-87th-street-indian-river-county-sheriffs-office-florida-november-17-2023 |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=WPEC |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Hodges |first=Andy |date=2023-11-17 |title=Indian River County Battles Severe Floods; Roads Closed, Repairs Underway |url=https://www.sebastiandaily.com/business/indian-river-county-battles-severe-floods-roads-closed-repairs-underway-57521/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Sebastian Daily |language=en-US}}
Hurricane History
Indian River County's location in East Central Florida makes it a very prone location to impacts from Hurricanes.
= 2004 Atlantic Hurricane Season =
{{see also|Hurricane Frances}} {{see also|Hurricane Jeanne}}
Indian River County experienced devastating effects from the 2004 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
On September 5, 2004, the county was affected by the category 2 landfall of Hurricane Frances. [https://www.weather.gov/media/mlb/surveys/frances.pdf] There was wide spread power outages, flooding, and high winds.
Only 21 days later, on September 26, 2004, Hurricane Jeanne made landfall near Indian River County as a category 3 hurricane with 120 mph winds. A special Tornado Warning was issued (precursor to the Extreme Wind Warning) for Indian River County due to the right eye wall of the storm striking hitting the county. A 122 mph wind gust was reported in Vero Beach, and 116 mph wind gust was reported in Sebastian.{{Cite web |last=Rogers |first=Kelly |title=Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne left an indelible mark on the Treasure Coast |url=https://www.tcpalm.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2019/08/29/hurricanes-frances-and-jeanne-left-indelible-mark-treasure-coast/2030467001/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=Treasure Coast |language=en-US}}
File:FEMA - 11375 - Photograph by Mark Wolfe taken on 09-28-2004 in Florida.jpg “Catastrophic” beach erosion occurred on the beaches of the county after 6-8 feet of storm surge was caused by Jeanne.{{Cite web |last=Rogers |first=Kelly |title=Hurricane Jeanne was part of historic 2004 hurricane season in Florida |url=https://www.tcpalm.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2019/08/29/hurricane-jeanne-part-historic-2004-hurricane-season-florida/2086166001/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Treasure Coast |language=en-US}} Widespread flooding occurred, which resulted in the closure of all barrier island bridges being closed. One fatality was caused when an elderly woman was attempting to evacuate her home in Indian River Shores. An F1 tornado touched down in West Vero Corridor causing $34,000 (2025 USD) in damage.
A staggering $3.4 billion+ (2025 USD) of damage was inflicted on Indian River County alone, easily making the storm the costliest and most destructive hurricane in Indian River County history.{{Cite web |date=2011-05-19 |title=NCDC: Event Details |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519233641/http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~529480 |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=web.archive.org}}
=== 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season ===
{{see also|Hurricane Nicole (2022)}}
On November 10, 2022, Hurricane Nicole made landfall near Vero Beach as a Category 1 hurricane.{{Cite web |last=US Department of Commerce |first=NOAA |title=Hurricane Nicole - November 2022 |url=https://www.weather.gov/tbw/HurricaneNicole#:~:text=At%203:00AM%20on%20November,the%20east%20central%20Florida%20coast. |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=www.weather.gov |language=EN-US}} Mostly minor damage was reported, however, the iconic Jaycee Beach and Humiston Beach boardwalks sustained significant damage.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-14 |title=Vero Beach still waiting to repair boardwalks year after Hurricane Nicole |url=https://www.wptv.com/news/region-indian-river-county/vero-beach/vero-beach-still-waiting-to-repair-boardwalks-year-after-hurricane-nicole |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm |language=en}}
= Hurricane Milton =
{{see also|Hurricane Milton tornado outbreak}}
File:Milton 2024-10-09 1624-1642Z KTBW radar loop.gif
On October 9, 2024, as Hurricane Milton approached Florida, Indian River County was part of a prolific tornado outbreak spawned by Milton.
Several strong tornadoes hit the county including the Lakewood Park - Vero Beach EF3 tornado. Severe damage occurred in the Bethel Creek neighborhood of Vero Beach with homes sustaining heavy damage.{{Cite web |last=US Department of Commerce |first=NOAA |title=Hurricane Milton Impacts to East Central Florida |url=https://www.weather.gov/mlb/HurricaneMilton_Impacts |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=www.weather.gov |language=EN-US}}{{Cite web |last=Wilt |first=Adam L. Neal and Jacob |title=See damage to Indian River, St. Lucie and Martin counties by tornadoes, Milton |url=https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/indian-river-county/2024/10/10/hurricane-milton-tornado-damange-vero-beach-sebastian-fellsmere-florida/75588766007/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=Treasure Coast |language=en-US}} Numerous other tornadoes also touched down in the county, with two EF1 tornadoes hitting Downtown Vero Beach within the span of 20 minutes, causing extensive damage.{{Cite web |last=Samuel |first=Nick |date=2024-10-18 |title=Meteorologists confirm 6 tornadoes hit Indian River County last week |url=https://veronews.com/2024/10/18/meteorologists-confirm-6-tornadoes-hit-indian-river-county-last-week/#:~:text=The%20tornado%20had%20peak%20winds,and%20during%20the%20storm%20survey.%E2%80%9D |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Vero News |language=en-CA}} An EF2 tornado touched down farther west near Blue Cypress Lake. In total, six tornadoes struck the county.{{Cite web |last=US Department of Commerce |first=NOAA |title=Hurricane Milton Impacts to East Central Florida |url=https://www.weather.gov/mlb/HurricaneMilton_Impacts |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=www.weather.gov |language=EN-US}} File:Flooding from Hurricane Milton in Vero Beach, Florida.webm
== Flooding from Hurricane Milton ==
Torrential rainfall also occurred from Milton, causing flash flooding in the county.{{Cite web |last=Harrell |first=Gershon |date=2024-10-09 |title=Downed powerlines, flooding disrupt Indian River County |url=https://cbs12.com/news/local/hurricane-milton-approaches-downed-powerlines-flooded-roads-indian-river-county-florida-october-9-2024 |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=WPEC |language=en}} According to preliminary reports, 9.41 inches of rain fell in around 3 hours in Vero Beach.{{Cite web |last=Samuel |first=Nick |date=2024-10-10 |title=No fatalities for IRC after 4 tornadoes touched down Wednesday |url=https://veronews.com/2024/10/10/please-be-prepared-irc-emergency-services-prepped-for-hurricane-milton/#:~:text=Meteorologists%2520said%2520Vero%2520Beach%2520received,in%2520the%2520evening%2520and%2520overnight.%E2%80%9D |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Vero News |language=en-CA}} A flash flood warning was issued at 7PM EDT for most of eastern Indian River County due to ongoing flooding.{{Cite web |last=Sangalang |first=Jeffrey Meesey, Thomas Bender, Andrew West, Kaila Jones, Rick Neale, Rob Landers, Tim Shortt, Sara Paulson, Malcolm Denemark and Jennifer |title=Hurricane Milton damage photos in Florida, drone images of Tampa, Sarasota, Fort Myers, Vero Beach |url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2024/10/11/hurricane-milton-damage-aerial-photos-tampa-sarasota-myers-florida/75625970007/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Florida Today |language=en-US}}
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|617|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|503|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|114|sqmi}} (18.5%) is water.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} Indian River County is the ninth-smallest county in Florida by area.
=Adjacent counties=
- Brevard County - north
- St. Lucie County - south
- Okeechobee County - southwest
- Osceola County - northwest
=National protected areas=
= Climate and birds =
Eight bird species in Indian River County are listed as "highly vulnerable" to climate change:
- Red-headed woodpecker
- Gray kingbird
- Fish crow
- Brown thrasher
- Eastern towhee
- Boat-tailed grackle
- Snail kite
- Yellow-throated warbler{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/indian-river-lagoon/health/2020/01/07/climate-change-threatens-treasure-coast-u-s-birds-new-audubon-site/2831338001/|title=New Audubon site shows bird decline on Treasure Coast, nationally from climate change|last=Waymer|first=Jim|date=January 7, 2020|website=TCPalm|language=en|access-date=February 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215150950/https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/indian-river-lagoon/health/2020/01/07/climate-change-threatens-treasure-coast-u-s-birds-new-audubon-site/2831338001/|archive-date=February 15, 2020|url-status=dead}}
= Bodies of Water =
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1930= 6724
|1940= 8957
|1950= 11872
|1960= 25309
|1970= 35992
|1980= 59896
|1990= 90208
|2000= 112947
|2010= 138028
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 14, 2014}}
1790-1960{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=June 14, 2014}} 1900-1990{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/fl190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 14, 2014}}
1990-2000{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 14, 2014}} 2010-2019
|2020=159788
|estyear=2023
|estimate=169795
class="wikitable"
|+Indian River County racial composition as of 2020 !Race !% 2010 !% 2020 |
White (NH)
|106,780 |117,422 |77.36% |73.49% |
Black or African American (NH)
|12,074 |13,079 |8.75% |8.19% |
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)
|277 |273 |0.2% |0.17% |
Asian (NH)
|1,646 |2,341 |1.19% |1.47% |
Pacific Islander (NH)
|49 |52 |0.04% |0.03% |
Some Other Race (NH)
|189 |730 |0.14% |0.46% |
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)
|1,548 |5,059 |1.12% |3.17% |
Hispanic or Latino
|15,465 |20,832 |11.2% |13.04% |
Total
|138,028 |159,788 | | |
[[File:2023_Racial_Demographics_in_Indian_River_by_Census_tract.svg|thumb|A map of the racial demographics of Indian River County, Florida by Census tract{{Collapsible list
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Non-Hispanic White
{{legend|#ed8783|50–60%}}
{{legend|#e55651|60–70%}}
{{legend|#d02923|70–80%}}
{{legend|#b00600|80–90%}}
{{legend|#850400|>90%}}
Hispanic
{{legend|#ace1e1|40–50%}}
{{legend|#53bfbf|60–70%}}
Black or African American
{{legend|#c0a32f|50–60%}}
{{legend|#907300|70–80%}}
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As of the 2020 United States census, there were 159,788 people, 60,959 households, and 37,647 families residing in the county.
As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }} of 2000, there were 112,947 people, 49,137 households, and 32,725 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|224|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 57,902 housing units at an average density of {{convert|115|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the county was 87.43% White, 8.19% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.15% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. 6.53% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 49,137 households, out of which 21.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.50% were married couples living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.40% were non-families. 28.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.72.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 19.20% under the age of 18, 6.00% from 18 to 24, 22.30% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 29.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 93.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.80 males.{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianriversites.com/|title=Indian River County Chamber of Commerce {{!}} Business Site Selection|website=www.indianriversites.com|access-date=May 2, 2019}}
The median income for a household in the county was $39,635, and the median income for a family was $46,385. Males had a median income of $30,870 versus $23,379 for females. The per capita income for the county was $27,227. About 6.30% of families and 9.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.60% of those under age 18 and 5.70% of those age 65 or over.
Transportation
=Airports=
=Bus systems=
{{main article|GoLine}}
GoLine is Indian River County's main method of public transportation. The program was introduced in 1994 to provide an alternative option to driving. Due to County population increases in the early and mid 2000s, Indian River County devised a series of bus routes from Barefoot Bay in southern Brevard County to the south end of Vero Beach. In 2006, GoLine (formerly known as Indian River Transit) was introduced with more stops along and through the Treasure Coast. By 2010, the GoLine system had a total of 14 stops with an additional four stops planned for 2011/2012. Riders pay no fare or fee to board the bus. In 2010 the buses operated between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. weekdays and from 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. on Saturdays. Some routes have extended operating hours depending on location.{{cite web |url=http://www.golineirt.com/info.htm |title=Indian River Transit - GoLine Information |publisher=GoLineIRT.com |access-date=December 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406214926/http://www.golineirt.com/info.htm |archive-date=April 6, 2013 |url-status=dead }}http://www.golineirt.com/GoLineGuide.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}
=Train=
Amtrak began planning to add service along the east coast of Florida, including a station in Vero Beach, in 2000.{{Cite web |last=Schmidt |first=Walt |date=2003-06-26 |title=Amtrak plan in slow locomotion |url=https://ble-t.org/news/amtrak-plan-in-slow-locomotion/ |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen |language=en}} In 2012, Amtrak announced that it hoped to start service over the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) line in 2013.{{Cite news |date=January 9, 2012 |title=Amtrak: Flagler Line Will Happen |url=https://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2012-jan-amtrak-flagler-line-will-happen |work=Metro Jacksonville}} The All Aboard Florida project (now Brightline) was also announced in 2012, and now operates over part of the FEC track that Amtrak intended to use, but does not stop anywhere in Indian River County.{{Cite news |last=Reisman |first=Laurence |title=Excited by Brightline start, shiny trains, quad gates? After 11 years, here's the letdown. |url=https://www.tcpalm.com/story/opinion/columnists/laurence-reisman/2023/09/22/brightline-train-miami-orlando-run-vero-amtrak-wanted/70853541007/ |date=September 22, 2023 |work=TCPalm}}
Florida East Coast Railway serves a team yard in Vero Beach for off-line customers that don't have direct rail service via spurs. There are two lumber and sheetrock/structural steel customers who receive boxcars, center beam and bulkhead flatcars, and occasionally- gondolas, at the team yard.http://www.irmpo.com/Documents/Amtrak.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713060205/http://www.irmpo.com/Documents/Amtrak.pdf |date=July 13, 2011 }} {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}{{cite web|url=http://www.irmpo.com/ |title=Home |publisher=irmpo.com |date=July 1, 2012 |access-date=December 18, 2012}}
= Major roads =
- Interstate 95
- U.S. Highway 1
- State Road A1A
- State Road 60
- State Road 510 (Wabasso Causeway)
- State Road 656 (Alma Lee Loy Bridge)
- County Road 510
- County Road 512
- County Road 606 (Oslo Road)
Economy
Healthcare, education, government, and retail sales are important employment segments in Indian River County. {{As of|2024}} (some numbers have not been updated since 2019), the largest employers in the county were:
class="wikitable sortable" |
Employer
! Sector ! Employees |
---|
School Board of Indian River County
| Education | 2,234 |
Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital
| Healthcare | 2,027 |
Indian River County
| Government (including constitutional offices) | 1,455 |
Publix Super Markets
| Retail | 1,380 |
Piper Aircraft
| Manufacturing | 1,100 |
Walmart
| Retail | 806 |
Sebastian River Medical Center
| Healthcare | 750 |
John's Island
| Residential development and resort | 495 |
Indian River Estates
| Retirement community | 486 |
Visiting Nurse Association
| Healthcare | 500 |
City of Vero Beach
| Government | 328 |
CVS Warehouse
| Distribution | 440 |
Disney's Vero Beach Resort
| Resort | 279 |
St. Edward's School
| 223 |
City of Sebastian
| Government | 188 |
Skyborne Airline Academy
| Flight instruction | 170 |
B & W Quality Growers
| Agriculture | 142 |
Libraries
{{main|Indian River County Library System}}
- Indian River County Main Library, in Vero Beach
- North Indian River County Library, in Sebastian
- The Brackett Library, at the Indian River State College Mueller Campus, in Vero Beach
Education
Indian River County School District operates the public schools of Indian River County.
= Elementary Schools =
- Liberty Magnet Elementary School
- North County Charter School
- Sebastian Elementary School
- Pelican Island Elementary School
- Treasure Coast Elementary School
- Fellsmere Elementary School
- Beachland Elementary School
- Indian River Academy{{Cite web |last=Admin |date=2014-08-13 |title=Highlands Elementary to become Indian River Academy |url=https://veronews.com/2014/08/12/highlands-elementary-to-become-indian-river-academy/ |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=Vero News |language=en-CA}}
- Glendale Elementary School
- Vero Beach Elementary School
- Rosewood Magnet School
- Osceola Magnet School
- Imagine School
= Middle Schools =
- Storm Grove Middle School
- Sebastian River Middle School
- Gifford Middle School
- Oslo Middle School
- Sebastian Charter Junior High School{{Cite web |last=Admin |date=2013-06-04 |title=Students get sneak peek at new Sebastian Charter Junior High building |url=https://veronews.com/2013/06/04/students-get-sneak-peek-at-new-sebastian-charter-junior-high-building/ |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=Vero News |language=en-CA}}
- Imagine School
= High Schools =
- Freshman Learning Center (VBHS)
- Indian River Charter High School
- Sebastian River High School
- Vero Beach High School
=Private schools=
- Glendale Christian School
- Indian River Christian School
- Master's Academy
- St. Edwards School
- St. Helen Catholic School
- Tabernacle Baptist School
- The Willow School
- SunCoast Primary School
=Colleges and universities=
- Indian River State College Mueller Center
- Indian River State College Sebastian Campus
Elections
Indian River County lies at the northern end of a belt stretching to Collier County in the southwest that was the first part of Florida to politically distance itself from the "Solid South": the last Democrat to win a majority in the county was Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944.Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’]; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 Only four Democrats have managed 40 percent or more of the county's vote since then.
In 1992, indeed, Ross Perot came second, fifteen votes ahead of President-elect Bill Clinton, this being one of only four Florida counties where he did so.David Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections; [http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/datagraph.php?year=1992&fips=12&f=1&off=0&elect=0 1992 Presidential General Election Data Graphs – Florida by County]
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|62,737|35,654|1,102|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|58,872|37,844|1,024|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|48,620|29,043|3,106|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|43,450|27,492|638|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|40,176|29,710|916|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|36,938|23,956|520|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|28,639|19,769|1,219|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|22,714|16,375|4,883|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|19,140|12,360|12,462|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|24,630|10,451|252|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|23,716|8,736|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|15,568|7,759|1,390|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|9,818|8,512|324|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|11,741|3,316|25|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|6,518|3,179|3,022|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|6,191|5,122|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|4,656|2,970|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|4,059|1,699|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|3,055|1,578|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|1,134|1,055|259|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|759|1,292|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|904|1,487|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|532|1,270|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|446|1,308|0|Florida}}
{{PresFoot|1928|Republican|847|657|19|Florida}}
=Voter registration=
According to the Secretary of State's office, Republicans are a plurality of registered voters in Indian River County.
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! colspan = 6 | Indian River County Voter Registration & Party Enrollment as of July 31, 2022{{Cite web|url=https://dos.myflorida.com/elections/data-statistics/voter-registration-statistics/voter-registration-reports/voter-registration-by-county-and-party/|title=Voter Registration - By County and Party |website=www.dos.myflorida.com|language=en-US|access-date=August 22, 2022}} |
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! Total Voters ! Percentage |
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| align = center | 57,050 | align = center | 48.24% |
{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| align = center | 30,487 | align = center | 25.78% |
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| No party affiliation | align = center | 28,005 | align = center | 23.68% |
{{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| Minor parties | align = center | 2,717 | align = center | 2.30% |
colspan = 2 | Total
! align = center | 118,259 ! align = center | 100.00% |
Communities
=Cities=
=Towns=
=Census-designated places=
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- Florida Ridge
- Gifford
- Roseland
- South Beach
- Vero Beach South
- Wabasso
- Wabasso Beach
- West Vero Corridor
- Windsor (formerly North Beach)
- Winter Beach
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=Other unincorporated communities=
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- Blue Cypress Village
- Citrus Ridge
- Cummings
- Nevins
- Oslo
- Riomar
- Royal Poinciana Park
- Vero Lake Estates
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See also
Notes
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References
External links
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- Economic Development and Tourism
- [http://www.indianriverchamber.com/ Indian River County Chamber of Commerce]
- [http://indianrivered.com/ Indian River County Economic Development]
- [http://www.indianriversites.com/ Indian River County Property Search and Demographics]
- [https://visitindianrivercounty.com/ Indian River County Tourism]
=Governmental=
- Board of County Commissioners
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160523230911/http://www.ircgov.com/ Indian River County Board of County Commissioners]
- Constitutional Officers
- [http://www.clerk.indian-river.org/ Indian River County Clerk]
- [http://www.voteindianriver.com/ Indian River County Supervisor of Elections]
- [https://ircpa.org/ Indian River County Property Appraiser]
- [http://www.ircsheriff.org/ Indian River County Sheriff]
- [http://www.irctax.com/ Indian River County Tax Collector]
- School District
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140625091027/https://www.indianriverschools.org/ Indian River County School District]
- Multi-county Districts
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071011095331/http://ircc.edu/portal/layout_Default.aspx?PortalPageID=740 Indian River State College]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20190930221300/https://www.sjrwmd.com/ St. Johns River Water Management District]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070810022245/http://www.tcrpc.org/ Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council]
- Judicial
- [http://www.clerk.indian-river.org/ Indian River County Clerk of Courts]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20041202225415/http://pd19.org/ Public Defender, 19th Judicial Circuit of Florida] * [http://www.martin.fl.us/GOVT/co/jud/ State Attorney, 19th Judicial Circuit of Florida] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927023759/http://www.martin.fl.us/GOVT/co/jud/ |date=September 27, 2011 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20041230094532/http://www.circuit19.org/ Circuit and County Courts for the 19th Judicial Circuit of Florida]
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|South = St. Lucie County
|Southwest = Okeechobee County
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