Waldo City Hall Waldo City Hall Location in Alachua County and the state of Florida Location in Alachua County and the state of Florida Waldo is a town/city in Alachua County, Florida, United States.
In 2012, Waldo was ranked #3 in a National Motorists Association listing of its "Worst Speed Trap Cities" in North America (with a populace of less than 50,000). As of 2 September 2014, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement was conducting an investigation of Waldo's ticketing following allegations of ticketing quotas, with two police chiefs having been suspended. As of October 1, 2014 the town's law enforcement has been disbanded. The town/city council vote was 4-1. The town/city presently uses Alachua County Sheriff's Department as their assigned law enforcement.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 2.2 square miles (5.6 km2), of which 0.015 square miles (0.04 km2), or 0.74%, is water. As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 1,015 citizens , 413 homeholds, and 245 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 70.2% White, 25.9% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 1.6% some other race, and 1.8% from two or more competitions.
144 homeholds were headed by married couples living together which made up 34.9%, 79 homeholds or 19.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, while 22 or 5.3% had a male homeholder with no wife present.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 24.1% under age 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25-44, 26.9% from 45-64, and 15.5% aged 65 and over.
Waldo is served by the School Board of Alachua County, which operates an elementary school in the city.
Students in sixth through twelfth undertaking attend Hawthorne Middle/High School in close-by Hawthorne. The Alachua County Library District operates a branch library in the city. United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Waldo city, Florida".
"Waldo Votes to Disband its Police Force" (Archive).
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
"Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Waldo city, Florida".
"Selected Economic Characteristics: 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (DP03): Waldo city, Florida".
Alachua County Public Schools: Schools and Centers Alachua County Library District: Waldo Municipalities and communities of Alachua County, Florida, United States This populated place also has portions in an adjoining county or counties
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