Editing Sharpes, Florida

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'''Sharpes''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Brevard County, Florida|Brevard County]], [[Florida]]. The population was 3,115 at the [[2020 United States census]], down from 3,411 at the [[2010 United States Census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Sharpes CDP, Florida| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=January 31, 2012| archive-date=December 27, 1996| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/https://www.census.gov/| url-status=live}}</ref> It is part of the [[Palm Bay, Florida|Palm Bay]]&ndash;[[Melbourne, Florida|Melbourne]]&ndash;[[Titusville, Florida]] [[Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

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==History==
[[File:Sharpes Depot (c 1920).jpg|thumb|right|[https://dlab.epfl.ch/wikispeedia/wpcd/wp/f/Florida_East_Coast_Railway.htm FEC Sharpes Depot {{circa|1920}}]]]
Sharpes may have been named after William H. Sharpe, part of the board of trustees formed to construct the [[City Point Community Church]] in Cocoa, FL in early 1885.  [[Henry Flagler]] extended his [[Florida East Coast Railroad]] south from [[Daytona, Florida|Daytona]], building a station at Titusville in 1892.

==Geography==
Sharpes is located at {{coord|28|26|29|N|80|45|40|W|type:city}} (28.441281, -80.761019).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990|archive-date=2019-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824085937/https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|6.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|3.0|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|3.3|sqmi|km2}}, or 52.46%, is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1990 = 3348
| 2000 = 3415
| 2010 = 3411
| 2020 = 3115
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016|archive-date=June 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610232059/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,415 people, 1,478 households, and 947 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|1,144.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,680 housing units at an average density of {{convert|563.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.92% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.54% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.88% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.64% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.70% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.31% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.34% of the population.

There were 1,478 households, out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.4% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $27,692, and the median income for a family was $33,825. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $19,231 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $16,039.  About 12.6% of families and 18.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 14.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
The [[Florida Power and Light (FPL)]] "Cape Canaveral" plant is located here.<!---and NOT in Cape Canaveral---> In 2010, FPL razed its two 45-year-old landmark towers, each {{convert|397|ft}}, each weighing {{convert|7200|ST}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100821/NEWS01/8210320/FPL-stacks-bite-dust-in-Sunday-demolition|title=FPL stacks bite dust in Sunday demolition}}{{dead link|date=October 2023}}</ref> The destruction of the 1960s-era plant paved the way for [https://www.fpl.com/clean-energy/natural-gas/cape-canaveral.html U.S.-produced natural gas-fired plants]. In 2011, construction was started on $1.1 billion gas-fired plants. Up to 600 workers were employed for the construction.<ref>{{Cite news | first=John | last=McCarthy | title=FPL plant growing | url=http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20110406/BUSINESS/104060337/FPL-plant-growing | newspaper=[[Florida Today]] | location=Melbourne, Florida | pages=6C | date=April 6, 2011 | access-date=April 6, 2011 | archive-date=September 24, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924040046/http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20110406/BUSINESS/104060337/FPL-plant-growing | url-status=live }}</ref><!--the paper deliberately misidentifies the location as being the larger, more recognizable CDP of "St. John"--->

The Brevard County Jail Complex is located in Sharpes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Disease_ctrl/aids/prevention/Corrections/Detention_Facility_List_April2007.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-01-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321233644/http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Disease_ctrl/aids/prevention/Corrections/Detention_Facility_List_April2007.pdf |archive-date=2012-03-21 }}</ref> It is owned and maintained by the Board of County Commissioners and operated by the [[Brevard County, Florida|Brevard County]] Sheriff's Office.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.brevardsheriffsoffice.org/images/releases/2011/1st_qtr/PIR-2011female%20culinary.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-01-24 |archive-date=2021-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217204922/http://www.brevardsheriffsoffice.org/images/releases/2011/1st_qtr/PIR-2011female%20culinary.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> The jail is accredited through the Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission. The main jail opened in 1986 with beds for 386 inmates. Currently the Jail Complex routinely houses over 1,800 inmates daily with 1,321 permanent inmate beds. There has been a jail as long as there has been a sheriff and a county court. The jail was formerly located in Titusville, Florida, in the Courthouse complex. In 2013, the jail re-introduced [[chain gang]]s as a deterrent on crime in a pilot project. Ex-convict [[Larry Lawton]] was critical of this, saying a better use of law enforcement resources would be to combat [[Addiction|drug addiction]] because he says it is a "contributing factor" to criminal activity.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ford |first=Andrew |date=May 2, 2013 |title=Backing the Chain Gang |pages=A1, 3A |work=[[Florida Today]] |location=[[Cocoa, Florida]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71175465/chain-gang-larry-lawton/ |url-status=live |access-date=February 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217063509/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71175465/chain-gang-larry-lawton/ |archive-date=February 17, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ford|first=Andrew|title=Florida sheriff reintroduces chain gang|language=en-US|website=USA TODAY|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/05/02/brevard-county-sheriff-chain-gang/2130335/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-17|archive-date=2021-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110033232/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/05/02/brevard-county-sheriff-chain-gang/2130335/}}</ref>

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The Brevard Correctional Institution is located west of the county jail. Despite its name, it is operated by the state.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dc.state.fl.us/facilities/region3/310.html |title=Brevard Correctional Institution -- Fl Dept. Of Corrections |access-date=2011-03-05 |archive-date=2011-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605052608/http://www.dc.state.fl.us/facilities/region3/310.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It was built in 1977. It houses up to 1,000 inmates. It employs 238 people. In 2010, it cost $30.8 million to operate. In 2011, it needed $6.2 million to repair. The state decided to close it in March 2011.<ref>{{Cite news | first=John A. | last=Torres | title=238 local prison jobs to go | url=http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20110316/NEWS01/103160339/0/BREAKINGNEWS/238-Brevard-prison-jobs-way-out | newspaper=[[Florida Today]] | location=Melbourne, Florida | pages= 1A | date=16 March 2011 }}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.brevardsheriff.com/ Brevard County Sheriff's Office]
* [https://flaglermuseum.us/history/florida-east-coast-railway Flagler Museum: Florida East Coast Railway]

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Brevard County, Florida]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Florida]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Intracoastal Waterway in Florida]]