Spring Lake, Florida

This article is about the place in Hernando County. For the place in Highlands County, see Spring Lake, Highlands County, Florida.

Spring Lake, Florida
CDP
A church and affiliated community center at the heart of Spring Lake. A church and affiliated community center at the heart of Spring Lake.
Location in Hernando County and the state of Florida Location in Hernando County and the state of Florida
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Hernando
Area
• Total	3.5 sq mi (9 km2)
• Land	3.4 sq mi (8.7 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation	220-705 ft (67-202 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	327
• Density	93.4/sq mi (36.3/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	12-68375
GNIS feature ID	0291557

Spring Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hernando County, Florida, United States. The population was 327 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Spring Lake is located at (28.488630, -82.308437).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km²), of which 3.4 square miles (8.8 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (3.16%) is water.

Demographics

At the 2000 census, there were 327 people, 126 households and 96 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 96.9 per square mile (37.5/km²). There were 130 housing units at an average density of 38.5/sq mi (14.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.17% White, 0.31% Native American, 0.92% Asian, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.50% of the population.

There were 126 households of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.0% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.97.

23.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 31.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 85.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.

The median household income was $41,250 and the median family income was $58,516. Males had a median income of $36,964 and females $22,143. The per capita income was $18,129. None of the families and 3.4% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 27.3% of those over 64.