West Melbourne, Florida West Melbourne, Florida City of West Melbourne Flag of West Melbourne, Florida Flag Official seal of West Melbourne, Florida West Melbourne, Florida is positioned in the US West Melbourne, Florida - West Melbourne, Florida West Melbourne is a town/city in Brevard County, Florida, United States.
It was created in 1959 to stop the region from being took in into the City of Melbourne. As of the 2010 United States Census, the populace was 18,355, reflecting an increase of 8,531 from the 9,824 counted in the 2000 Census.
In 1970, the city's populace was approximately 3,050. Since 2000, the town/city has experienced the highest populace growth percentage of any municipality in Brevard County. It is part of the Palm Bay Melbourne Titusville Metropolitan Statistical Area.
West Melbourne is positioned at 28 4 40 N 80 39 55 W (28.077895, 80.665326). Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 10.2 square miles (26.5 km2).
Voters created the town/city in 1959 to stop the region from being took in into the City of Melbourne. In 2005, the City of West Melbourne started charging property taxes for the first time in its existence (since 1959).
From 2005 to 2014, home-schooled students, all three kids from a West Melbourne family, won the state spelling bee championship a total of seven times, from two to three times each. Since 2000, the town/city has experienced the highest populace growth percentage of any municipality in Brevard County. The populace in the town/city was spread out with 15.9% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 31.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
The City of West Melbourne utilizes a Council-Manager form of government. The City Council consists of the mayor and six council members. The City Management consists of a town/city manager and a twelve-person executive management team. The town/city government offices are positioned at the West Melbourne City Hall.
The town/city experienced a 35% increase in crime for 2010, the highest rise in Brevard County, most areas of which experienced a drop in crime.
Personnel who operate the town/city government, under the guidance of the town/city council, include: Schools inside West Melbourne include: West Melbourne Elementary School for Science West Melbourne Christian Academy, K 12 The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $37,391, and the median income for a family was $46,486.
The per capita income for the town/city was $24,006.
In 2007, the average size of West Melbourne's workforce force was 5,074.
In 2017, West Melbourne inhabitants were still purchasing their water from the utility owned by the neighboring City of Melbourne.
On 5 January 2016, the Space Coast Field of Dreams opened to the enhance in the West Melbourne Community Park.
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West Melbourne received the motto "Creating New Horizons" in 1987.
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