Steinhatchee, Florida Explained

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]

Demographics

2020 census

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.

Steinhatchee racial composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)[8] !Race!Number!Percentage
White (NH)96391.8%
Black or African American (NH)50.48%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)20.19%
Asian (NH)60.57%
Some Other Race (NH)30.29%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)444.19%
Hispanic or Latino262.48%
Total1,049
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,049 people, 327 households, and 214 families residing in Steinhatchee.

2010 census

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.

Ancestry

the largest self-reported ancestry groups in Steinhatchee, Florida, are:[9]

Largest ancestries (2010) Percent
29.8%
16.5%
15.5%
10.5%
3.4%
3.3%
2.6%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Steinhatchee CDP, Florida. United States Census Bureau. 2022-09-04.
  2. Web site: 2021 Gazetteer Places Files - Florida. United States Census Bureau. 2022-09-04.
  3. Web site: Steinhatchee FL ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2023. February 17, 2023.
  4. Elena Barrera. (31 August 2023). "'Gone in a flash': Steinhatchee residents cope after Idalia devastates Big Bend towns". Tallahassee Democrat website Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  5. News: Tucker . Rachel . LIVE UPDATES: Tropical Storm Debby makes landfall near Steinhatchee, Florida . . . August 5, 2024 . August 5, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240805162525/https://who13.com/news/national-news/live-updates-hurricane-debby-makes-landfall-near-steinhatchee/ . August 5, 2024. Earlier archive on August 5, 2024. Formerly the CBS News Weather and Climate Specialist for CBS Mornings, Jeff Berardelli is the chief meteorologist at WFLA.
  6. Web site: Jeff Beradelli . WFLA . August 6, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240806160900/https://www.wfla.com/author/jeff-berardelli/ . August 6, 2024.
  7. Web site: Pasch . Richard . Zelinsky . D. . Hurricane Debby Update Statement . . . August 5, 2024 . August 5, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240805181438/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2024/al04/al042024.update.08051056.shtml? . August 5, 2024.
  8. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2022-03-08 . data.census.gov.
  9. Web site: American FactFinder - Results . 2019-04-29 . https://archive.today/20200213094833/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/1600000US1268625 . 2020-02-13 . dead .