| Steinhatchee, Florida | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Florida#USA |
| Coordinates: | 29.6711°N -83.3875°W |
| Population Total: | 1049 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.306 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.198 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.108 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Taylor |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 32359[3] |
| Area Code: | 352 |
Steinhatchee is a Gulf coastal community in the southern part of Taylor County, Florida, United States. Steinhatchee is south of the county seat of Perry. Just across the Steinhatchee River is Jena, which is in Dixie County. Steinhatchee is 19.27 miles north of the town of Cross City. Its approximate elevation is 7 feet above sea level.
Since the early 19th century, the village of Steinhatchee played an integral part in the foresting industry, particularly cedar used for making pencils, as well as fishing, crabbing and scalloping. The Steinhatchee River also flows by the community and into the Gulf of Mexico.
Hurricane Idalia struck the village of approximately 600 citizens on August 30, 2023, with a storm surge of 6 ft and 80 mph winds that escalated every hour.[4]
At about 7 a.m. local time (EDT) on August 5, 2024, Hurricane Debby made landfall near Steinhatchee with maximum winds estimated at 80 mph.[5] [6] [7]
On September 27, 2024, Steinhatchee was "hard hit" again by Category-4 Hurricane Helene.[8]
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
| White (NH) | 963 | 91.8% | |
| Black or African American (NH) | 5 | 0.48% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 2 | 0.19% | |
| Asian (NH) | 6 | 0.57% | |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 3 | 0.29% | |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 44 | 4.19% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 2.48% | |
| Total | 1,049 |
As of the 2010 census, there were 1,047 people. The population density was 327.4 people per square mile. There were 1,555 housing units. The racial makeup of the village was 98.7% White, 0.0% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.3% Asian, and 0.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the population.
the largest self-reported ancestry groups in Steinhatchee, Florida, are:[10]
| Largest ancestries (2010) | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 29.8% | ||
| 16.5% | ||
| 15.5% | ||
| 10.5% | ||
| 3.4% | ||
| 3.3% | ||
| 2.6% |