Indian River County
Indian River County is a county located in the Treasure Coast region in the state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 112,947. The U.S. Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 128,594. Its county seat is Vero Beach, Florida. It is Florida's 6th richest county and one of the top 100 richest counties in the United States.Prior to 1821 the area of Indian River County was part of the Spanish colony of East Florida. In 1822 this area became part of St. Johns County, in 1824 it became part of Mosquito County (original name of Orange County), and in 1844 its portion of Mosquito County became part of newly created St. Lucia County. In 1855 St. Lucia County was renamed Brevard County. In 1905 St. Lucie County was formed from the southern portion of Brevard County; in 1925 Indian River County was formed from the northern portion of St. Lucie County. It was named for the Indian River Lagoon which runs through the eastern portion of the county.
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 616.92 square miles (1,597.8 km2), of which 503.23 square miles (1,303.4 km2) (or 81.57%) is land and 113.69 square miles (294.5 km2) (or 18.43%) is water.
Indian River County is home to general aviation manufacturer Piper Aircraft in Vero Beach, and Velocity Aircraft in Sebastian. Indian River County is home to the world famous Indian River Citrus, a locally harvested fruit, that is sold world wide
Indian River County is the sole county in the Sebastian-Vero Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area. Indian River County includes the Incorporatedcommunities of City of Vero Beach, City of Fellsmere, Town of Indian River Shores, Town of Orchid, City of Sebastian. Other unincorporated communities and census designated places in the county include: Blue Cypress Village, Cummings, Florida Ridge, Gifford, Nevins, North Beach, Oslo, Riomar, Roseland, Royal Poinciana Park, South Beach, Vero Beach South, Vero Lake Estates, Wabasso, Wabasso Beach, West Vero Corridor, and Winter Beach.
LOCAL LINKS:
County Government:http://www.ircgov.com/
School District of Indian River County: http://www.indianriverschools.org
Indian River County Chamber of Commerce: http://www.indianriverchamber.com/
(Source – Wikipedia.com, county and municipal websites)
