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Brevard County, Florida

County

Brevard County

Historic Brevard County Courthouse in Titusville.

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Location in the U.S. state of Florida

Florida's location in the U.S.

Founded 14 March, 1844

Named for Theodorus W. Brevard

Seat Titusville

Largest city Palm Bay

Area

• Total 1,557 sq mi (4,033 km2)

• Land 1,016 sq mi (2,631 km2)

• Water 541 sq mi (1,401 km2), 34.8%

Population (est.)

• (2017) 589,162

• Density 580/sq mi (220/km2)

Congressional district 8th

 Time zone Eastern: UTC−5/−4

Website www.brevardcounty.us

Brevard County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2010 census, the population was
543,376, the 10th most populated county in Florida.[1] The official county seat has been located
in Titusville since 1894.[2] Brevard County comprises the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville,
FL Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located along the east Florida coast and bordered by
the Atlantic Ocean.

With an economy strongly influenced by the John F. Kennedy Space Center, Brevard County is also
known as the Space Coast. As such, it was designated with the telephone area code 321, as in 3-2-1
liftoff. The county is named after Theodore Washington Brevard, an early Florida settler and state
comptroller.

A secondary center of county administrative offices was built beginning in 1989 in Viera, Florida, a
master planned community in an unincorporated area. The county offices were developed to serve
the more populous southern part of the long county.

Contents

 1History

 2Geography

o 2.1Features

o 2.2Geology

o 2.3Climate

o 2.4Adjacent counties

o 2.5Fauna

o 2.6Flora

 3Demographics

o 3.1Census

o 3.2Languages

o 3.3Religion

 4Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5Government
 o 5.1Elected officials

o 5.2Justice system

o 5.3Public services

 6Elections

o 6.1Voter registration

 7Economy

o 7.1Personal income

o 7.2Housing

o 7.3Industry

o 7.4Labor

o 7.5Banking

o 7.6Retail

o 7.7Private charities

 8Health

o 8.1Former place names

 9Education

 10Libraries

 11Sports

 12Infrastructure

o 12.1Transportation

o 12.2Airports

o 12.3Power

o 12.4Communication

o 12.5Solid waste

o 12.6Water

o 12.7Wastewater

 13Media
 o 13.1Newspapers

o 13.2Radio

o 13.3Television

o 13.4Films and television

 14Arts and culture

 15Communities

o 15.1Cities

o 15.2Towns

o 15.3Census-designated places

o 15.4Other unincorporated communities

 16See also

 17References

 18Further reading

 19External links

History[edit]

Main article: History of Brevard County, Florida

The history of Brevard County begins with the prehistory of native cultures living in the area for
thousands of years prior to the arrival of Europeans in the 16th century. The Windover Archeological
Site, discovered in 1982, was found during excavation to have the largest collection of human
remains and artifacts of the early Archaic Period (6,000-5,000 BCE), or more than 8,000 years before
present. It has been designated as a National Historic Landmark.

The geographic boundaries of the county have changed significantly since its founding by European
Americans in the 19th century. The county is named for Judge Theodore W. Brevard, an early setter
and state comptroller.[3]

Geography[edit]

In federal maps printed before 2012, nearly half of Brevard was classified as prone to flooding. Most
of this was in the relatively undeveloped low-lying areas, west of Interstate 95, on the banks of
the St. Johns River. About 18,900 homes out of 164,000 single-family homes were in that area.[4]

Features[edit]
The Brevard-Volusia county line

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,557 square miles (4,030 km2),
of which 1,016 square miles (2,630 km2) is land and 541 square miles (1,400 km2) (34.8%) is
water.[5] Most of the water is the Atlantic Ocean, the St. Johns River and the Indian River Lagoon. The
county is larger in area than the nation of Samoa and nearly the same size, and population, as Cape
Verde.[6] It is one-third the size of the state of Rhode Island.

Located halfway between Jacksonville and Miami, Brevard County extends 72 miles (116 km) from
north to south, and averages 26.5 miles (42.6 km) wide. Marshes in the western part of this county
are the source of the St. Johns River. Emphasizing its position as halfway down Florida are two roads
that have been numbered halfway down Florida's numbering system, State Road 50 and State Road
500.

The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway along the eastern edge of Brevard County is the
major waterway route in Brevard County. It includes the Indian River. Additional waterways
include Lake Washington, Lake Poinsett, Lake Winder, Sawgrass Lake, the St. Johns River, and
the Banana River. Dredging for the Intracoastal created 41 spoil islands in the Brevard portion of the
Indian River.[7]

Brevard County is the sole county in the Palm Bay – Melbourne – Titusville, Florida Metropolitan
Statistical Area (formerly the Melbourne-Titusville-Cocoa, Florida Standard Metropolitan Statistical
Area and Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area).

There is no major urban center.[8] The county is unofficially divided into three sections: North County,
comprising Titusville, Mims and Port St. John; Central Brevard, which
includes Cocoa, Rockledge, Merritt Island, and Cocoa Beach; and South County, which
includes Melbourne, Palm Bay, Grant, Valkaria, and the South Beaches. The South Beaches is a term
that measures direction south from the dividing line of Patrick Air Force Base, and includes South
Patrick Shores, Satellite Beach, Indian Harbour Beach, Indialantic, and Melbourne Beach.

The county government has historically labeled the beach areas differently. The North Reach includes
9.4 miles (15.1 km) in Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach. The Patrick Air Force Base beach is 4.1 miles
(6.6 km). The Mid Reach includes the 7.6 miles (12.2 km) in Satellite Beach. The South Reach includes
the 3.8 miles (6.1 km) in Indialantic and Melbourne Beach. The South Beaches include 14.5 miles
(23.3 km) south of Melbourne Beach to Sebastian.[9]

The United States Board on Geographic Names is considering[when?] two proposals to officially name
the barrier island extending from Port Canaveral to Sebastian Inlet. The 45-mile-long (72 km) island
includes the cities of Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach, Indialantic, Melbourne Beach, Patrick Air Force
Base, Indian Harbour Beach, and Satellite Beach. The American Indian Association of Florida
submitted in October 2011 a proposal to name the island after the Ais people. In January 2012 the
United Third Bridge and the Florida Puerto Rican/Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Melbourne
submitted a proposal to name the island after Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León. The Board of
Geographic Names usually takes at least eight months to decide on a new name for a geographical
feature.[10]

There are 16 municipalities. The largest by population is Palm Bay, the smallest Melbourne Village.[11]

The county has nine major canals. Some of these, such as the C-1 and C-54, are 100 feet (30 m) wide,
giving them the capacity to handle excessive rainfall that may accompany tropical storms or
hurricanes.[12][13]

The following are regularly used for transportation and drainage:

 Canaveral Barge Canal, Courtenay – transportation

 Faulk Canal, Rockledge

 Grand Canal, Tropic

 Haulover Canal, Mims – transportation

 Melbourne Tillman Canal, Melbourne West – drainage

 Old Canal, Wilson

 C-1 (Canal 1), which is maintained by the Melbourne-Tillman Water Control District[14]

 C-54 Canal – on the south Brevard County Line – drainage

 L-15 Canal – Crane Creek Drainage District[15] which has a watershed of about 12,000 acres
(4,900 ha).[16]

Geology[edit]

The underlying limestone in the county is a geologically young at 150,000 years old. This means that
the ground will not develop the sinkholes that are prevalent in the spine of Florida, where limestone
is from 15 to 25 million years old.[17] The soil contains high levels of phosphorus.[18]

Climate[edit]

The county has a Köppen climate classification of Cf with a year-round distribution of rainfall. This
means a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers.[19] There are distinct wet and dry
seasons. The dry lasts from December through May, the wet from June through November. During
the dry season, periods of drought often occur, and can lead to a persistent and high wild land fire
threat.[20] In numerous instances these fires have caused property damage. Several fires in 2008
forced the evacuation of Bayside Highschool In the town of Palm Bay. In this particular event 162
homes were damaged.[21]

January is the coldest month, with an average low of 50.7 °F (10.4 °C) and an average high 71 °F
(22 °C). The warmest months are July and August with average highs of 90 °F (32 °C) and average
lows of 72.2. The driest month is April with 1.6 inches (4.1 cm) of rainfall; the wettest is September,
with 6.6 inches (17 cm).[22]

Offshore ocean temperatures have averaged: January – 64 °F (18 °C), February – 62 °F (17 °C), March
– 67 °F (19 °C) and April – 72 °F (22 °C).[23]

Florida is a large subtropical state that is regularly affected by hurricanes. Although Brevard County is
located along Florida's eastern peninsula, because of associated weather patterns, it is less
frequently hit by direct hurricane landfalls than are portions of the Panhandle or South Florida. There
are two predominant reasons for this. First, westward-moving tropical systems often reach an
atmospheric ridge weakness in the Bermuda High by the time they approach Florida at a latitude as
northerly as Brevard County. Combined with frontal systems that exit the United States' East Coast,
many of these tropical systems are steered northwest and eventually curve northward offshore along
Florida's East Central Coast. A second reason is that hurricanes making landfall along the Florida
peninsula Gulf Coast often weaken to a tropical storm by the time they move northeast and reach
Brevard County. (2004's Charley was an exception). No major hurricane, defined as category 3 or
higher, has struck Brevard since 1850, the beginning of recorded climate.[24]

Although residents may refer to past storms as "hurricanes", by the time they strike the county, most
have subsided to tropical storms or depressions. But because of the threat of storm surge, the beach
community on the barrier island is often required to evacuate well in advance of the storm.[25] The
possibility of storm surge is diminished when the storm comes across the state instead of directly
from the Atlantic.[26]

Tornado-like eddies, spinning off from even small storms, can result in severe damage in small
areas.[27] Generally, summertime tornadoes are brief, are at the EF0 or EF1 level, and may not touch
down. During the dry season, they can attain a force of EF2 and run for miles along the
ground.[28] While tornadoes in the Midwest are more severe, a higher rate of deaths has been
suffered in Florida, and Brevard County, specifically, due to higher population density and the
quantity of manufactured homes.[29]

Five hurricanes have directly affected Brevard since 1950: David (3 September 1979); Erin (2 August
1995) – made landfall near Sebastian Inlet and caused mostly minor wind damage and more
extensive flooding countywide; Charley (13 August 2004) – caused damage in Titusville and North
Brevard; Frances (3 September 2004) – struck neighboring Vero Beach in Indian River County directly
and caused widespread wind damage throughout Brevard;[30] and Jeanne (26 September 2004) –
struck Vero Beach directly, following very nearly the same path as Frances. The latter two storms
caused widespread damage in South Brevard, and resulted in $2.8 billion in claim
payments.[31] Slightly more than half of one percent (0.6%) of houses were lost.[32]
The following storms did not affect Brevard County with hurricane-force winds: Floyd (15 September
1999),[33] and Irene (16 October 1999).[34]

Tropical Storm Fay dropped a record rainfall of 27.65 inches (70.2 cm) in 2008.[35]

The winter of 2009–2010 was the coldest on record since 1937, when such records were first
kept.[36] Planting season, which normally starts around 14 February, came six weeks later
instead.[37] Some flowers and herbs are planted as early as January.[38] December 2010 was the
coldest December on record.[39]

Environment[edit]

Main article: Environmental issues in Brevard County

Pine flatwoods and sand pine scrub

Brevard County works together with the federal and state government to control pollution and
preserve wetlands and coastal areas through lands dedicated to conservation and wildlife protection.

There are 250 square miles (650 km2) of federally protected wildlife refuges.[40] These lands
include Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, the Canaveral National Seashore, the St. Johns
National Wildlife Refuge, the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, several conservation areas
managed by the St. Johns River Water Management District, Brevard County's Environmentally
Endangered Lands Program Sanctuaries,[41] and lands dedicated by the State as conservation areas.

Adjacent counties[edit]

 Volusia County – north

 Indian River County – south

 Osceola County – southwest

 Orange County – west

Fauna[edit]

There are 4,000 species of animals locally.[42] Common mammals include North American river
otters, bobcats, white-tailed deer, raccoons, marsh rabbits,[43] and opossum.[44] Feral pigs, introduced
by Europeans, present an occasional traffic hazard. Lovebug season occurs twice annually in May and
August–September. Motorists, usually, encounter swarms of these while driving during a four-week
period.[45][46] Deer flies are particularly noticeable from April through June.[47] There were
596 manatees in Brevard County in 2009, out of a total of 3,802 in the state. This is a decline from
2007 when there was a total of 859 out of a state total of 2,817.[48] Bottlenose dolphin are commonly
seen in the intercoastal waterway.[49] The poisonous brown recluse spider is not native to the area
but has found the environment congenial.[50] The Florida Butterfly Monitoring Network has counted
species of butterflies monthly for a year since 2007. In 2010, it counted 45 species.[51] Included
are zebra swallowtail butterflies.[52] Fish and reptiles include alligators, red snapper, sea
turtles,[44] scrub lizards,[52] and rat snakes.[53] There are an estimated 3,500 gopher tortoises in the
county. They are on the endangered list.[54]

North Atlantic right whales give birth near the coast of Brevard, among other places, from 15
November to 15 April. They are rare, a protected species.[55]

Avian[edit]

Turkey vultures, a migrating species, are protected by federal law. They migrate north in the summer
and return in September.[56]

The county's most common winter bird is the lesser scaup, a diving duck. In 2008, half a million were
counted. In 2010, 15,000 were estimated.[57] Local bird counts indicate that there are at least 163
species of birds in the county.[58] Other birds include the red-shouldered hawk,[59] the loggerhead
shrike,[60] the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker,[61]Cooper's hawks, pileated
woodpeckers, Savannah sparrows,[52] rails (which also includes coots), Florida scrub jays (an
endangered species), wood storks, grackles,[44] great horned owls,[62] northern mockingbirds, brown
thrashers, catbirds,[63] green-winged teals, greater yellowlegs, western sandpipers, least
sandpipers, dowitchers, and American white pelicans.[53] Peak migration in the fall is from the last
week in September through the first week in October. Fall migration tends to be stronger than spring
because birds typically take different flyways.[64]

Flora[edit]

Live oak trees, various grasses, and juniper plants were sufficiently common to
generate pollen noticeable by some people in February 2011.[65] Native trees include cabbage
palm(the state tree of Florida), fringetree, coral bean, sweet acacia, geiger
tree,[66] firebush, beautyberry, coral honeysuckle, and blanket flower.[67] Native plants include sea
grape, red mulberry, purslane, dandelion, Spanish bayonet, blackberry, Jerusalem
artichoke, dogwood, and gallberry.[68]

On the east coast of the state, mangroves have normally dominated the coast from Cocoa
Beach southward. Northward these may compete with salt marshes moving in from the north,
depending on the annual weather conditions.[69]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
Census Pop. %±

1860 246 —

1870 1,216 394.3%

1880 1,478 21.5%

1890 3,401 130.1%

1900 5,158 51.7%

1910 4,717 −8.5%

1920 8,505 80.3%

1930 13,283 56.2%

1940 16,142 21.5%

1950 23,653 46.5%

1960 111,435 371.1%

1970 230,006 106.4%

1980 272,959 18.7%

1990 398,978 46.2%

2000 476,320 19.4%

2010 543,376 14.1%

[70]
Est. 2017 589,162 8.4%

U.S. Decennial Census[71]

1790-1960[72] 1900-1990[73]
1990-2000[74] 2010-2015[1]
According to the 2000 census, the county had about 80,000 veterans. 21% of the population older
than 18 is a veteran.[75] This had dropped to 74,000 in 2010. This was 21% of the people in the
county.[76] An actual count by a local agency in 2010 indicated that 225 of veterans were
homeless.[77] In 2007, a local census by volunteers counted 1,899 homeless residents.[78]

In the 1950s, the county population was just under 24,000. In 1960, it was just over 111,000. In 1969,
at the height of the space program, it was 234,000.[79]

In 2015, interracial marriage constituted 29% of all marriages, the fourth highest in the nation, which
averaged 17%.[80]

Census[edit]

U.S. Census Bureau 2010 Ethnic/Race Demographics:[81][82]

 White (non-Hispanic) (83.0% when including White Hispanics): 77.6% 17.3% German, 15.7%
Irish, 12.8% English, 8.7% Italian, 4.0% French, 3.6% Polish, 2.5% Scottish, 2.2% Scotch-Irish,
1.9% Dutch, 1.2% Swedish, 1.0% French Canadian, 0.9% Norwegian, 0.8% Russian, 0.7%
Hungarian, 0.7% Welsh, 0.5% Greek, 0.5% Portuguese[81]

 Black (non-Hispanic) (10.1% when including Black Hispanics): 9.7% (2.2% West Indian/Afro-
Caribbean American [1.0% Jamaican, 0.6% Haitian, 0.1% Trinidadian and Tobagonian,
0.1% Other or Unspecified West Indian, 0.1% British West Indian, 0.1% Bahamian,]
0.6% Subsaharan African)[81][83]

 Hispanic or Latino of any race: 8.1% (3.2% Puerto Rican, 1.3% Mexican, 0.9% Cuban)[81][84]

 Asian: 2.1% (0.5% Indian, 0.5% Filipino, 0.3% Chinese, 0.3% Other Asian, 0.3% Vietnamese,
0.1% Korean, 0.1% Japanese)[81][82]

 Two or more races: 2.6%

 American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%

 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%[81][82]

 Other Races: 1.7% (0.5% Arab)[81]

In 2010, 8.3% of the population considered themselves to be of only "American" ancestry (regardless
of race or ethnicity.)[81]

There were 229,692 households out of which 23.20% had children under the age of 18 living with
them, 48.28% were married couples living together, 11.80% had a female householder with no
husband present, and 35.40% were non-families. 28.44% of all households were made up of
individuals and 12.53% (4.00% male and 8.53% female) had someone living alone who was 65 years
of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.84.[82][85]

The population was distributed by age with 19.8% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 21.5%
from 25 to 44, 30.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
was 45.5 years. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
there were 93.9 males.[85] In 2010, the oldest person in the county was a 110-year-old Titusville
man.[86]

The median income for a household in the county was $49,523, and the median income for a family
was $60,842. Males had a median income of $48,191 versus $33,276 for females. The per capita
income for the county was $27,606. About 7.2% of families and 10.5% of the population were below
the poverty line, including 14.4% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those aged 65 or over.[87]

In 2010, 8.6% of the county's population was foreign born, with 59.4% being naturalized American
citizens. Of foreign-born residents, 49.1% were born in Latin America, 22.9% were born in Europe,
18.3% born in Asia, 6.4% in North America, 2.4% born in Africa, and 0.9% were born in Oceania.[81]

In 2010, 90% of residents had a high school degree, compared with 85% statewide.[88] In 2009, 25.7%
of residents had an undergraduate degree, below the national average of 27.7%,[89] but the same as
the rest of Florida.[88] 14.7% of residents over 25 had undergraduate degrees in engineering. This is
almost twice the national average.[90]

From 2007 through 2010, the population has been essentially static.[91]

In 2012, the Urban Institute ranked the Brevard metro fourth in the country for racial equality.
Criteria were integration of neighborhoods, income, and the quality of schools minorities attend. The
area was ranked first for Hispanic equality with whites.[92]

Languages[edit]

As of 2010, 90.20% of all residents spoke English as their first language, while 5.29% spoke Spanish,
0.62% German, 0.61% French, and 0.47% French Creole (mostly Haitian Creole) as their mother
language.[93] In total, 9.80% of the population spoke languages other than English as their primary
language.[93]

Religion[edit]

In 2010, Evangelical Protestants numbered 79,893; mainline Protestants 30,877; Catholics 64,831;
Unaffiliated 353,946.[94]

In 2000, the following were counted by denomination:[95]

 Protestants 95,202

 Evangelical Protestant 59,301

 Mainline Protestant 35,901

 Catholics 79,847

 Orthodox Christians 2,804

 Other 8,663

 Unclaimed 289,714
Metropolitan Statistical Area[edit]

The United States Office of Management and Budget has designated Brevard County as the Palm
Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area.[96] The United States Census
Bureau ranked the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area as the 98th most
populous metropolitan statistical area and the 96th most populousprimary statistical area of the
United States as of 1 July 2012.[97][98]

Government[edit]

Main article: Government of Brevard County

Brevard county commissioners are elected by the public to establish ordinances and policies for the
county. The Commission appoints a County Manager, who executes the will of the Commission. The
county employed about 2,900 workers in 2009.[99]

There are 16 autonomous municipal governments within the county. The various cities, towns and
villages of Brevard have varying reliance on services provided by the Brevard County government.
About 100,000 households are located outside organized municipalities, and their occupants are
directly served by the county government.[100]

A centrally located County Government Center in Viera was established to provide more accessible
services to residents in the southern part of the county. It houses the various county government
branches, including Housing and Human Services, Juvenile Justice, Public Safety, Public Works and
Solid Waste Management.

The Brevard County government had annual expenditures just over $1 billion in the fiscal year 2009–
2010, exclusive of the municipalities.[101] In 2009, real estate taxes for homesteaded
property averaged .83% of the value of the property.[102] Real estate taxes are levied by each
authority. They are collected by the County Tax Collector.[103] The total taxable real estate base was
$33.7 billion in 2009.[104] County taxes rose 26.5% in total per capita revenue from 2002 to 2007, and
49.8% in property tax per capita in the same time frame.[105] Delinquent taxes were $36 million in
2008.[106]

In 2012 bonds issued by the county were given a rating of AA by the Fitch Group and improved
ratings by Moody's.[107]

Brevard County has two unique election districts. One governs Port Canaveral; the other, the
maintenance of the Sebastian Inlet.

Elected officials[edit]

County Commissioners:

 District 1 – Rita Pritchett, Vice Chair[108]

 District 2 – Jim Barfield[108]

 District 3 – John Tobia[108]

  District 4 – Curt Smith, Chair[108]

 District 5 – Kristine Isnardi[108]

Commissioners were paid $58,308 annually in 2011.[109]

The following are considered state officials but are elected and paid by the county:

 Sheriff – Wayne Ivey

 Clerk of the Courts – Scott Ellis. The clerk's office had 323 workers, including
subcontractors.[110]

 Brevard Property Appraiser[111] – Dana Blickley

 Tax Collector – Lisa Cullen[112]

 Supervisor of Elections – Lori Scott[113]

 State Attorney – Phil Archer

 Public Defender – Blaise Trettis

Since redistricting following the 2010 U.S. Census, Brevard County has been part of Florida's 8th
congressional district. It is represented by Republican Bill Posey.

The county lies within two state senatorial districts, 13th and 16th. They are held by Thad
Altman and Andy Gardiner.

The county lies within five state representative districts. These seats are held by Tom
Goodson representing the 50th district, Ritch Workman representing the 52nd district, John
Tobia representing the 53rd district, Steve Crisafulli representing the 51st district, and Debbie
Mayfield representing the 54th district.

See List of members of the Florida House of Representatives from Brevard County, Florida

Prior to the creation of districts in 1967, state representatives were elected by county. This
geographic representation resulted in a longstanding domination of the state legislature by rural
interests, as it did not recognize changing patterns of settlement and business in the state.

Beginning in 1967, Brevard County was represented by the 71st, 72nd, 73rd, and 74th districts.
Following redistricting in 1970, the county was represented by
the 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th and 48th districts. Following redistricting in 1982, the county was
represented by the 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 77th, and 78th districts. Following redistricting in 1992,
the county was represented by the 29th, 30th, 31st, and 32nd districts. Following redistricting in
2002, the county was represented by the 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, and 80th districts.

Justice system[edit]

Main articles: County Court of the State of Florida and Florida Circuit Courts

Courts[edit]
Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Justice Center in Viera

The county has centralized most county and circuit courts in Viera which try a variety of cases
including felonies, misdemeanors, traffic, and domestic. The courthouse in Titusville provides the
venue for circuit and county cases arising in the north part of the county while the courthouse in
Melbourne is the venue for county cases arising in the southern portion of the county. An
elected State Attorney prosecutes criminal cases for the State of Florida. Indigent defendants can be
represented by the office of the elected Public Defender. The 18th Circuit Court includes Seminole
County as well as Brevard and covers not only the court itself but the State Attorney and the Public
Defender.[114] In 2008, the public defender had a staff of 45 lawyers in Brevard who handled about
24,000 cases annually.[115]

The County elects a sheriff, directly responsible to the courts but also to the state for the
enforcement of state laws. Police chiefs, appointed by their cities or towns, perform the same
function locally. There is no overlap in jurisdictions. Some volunteers work alongside paid
professionals.[116]

Most municipalities are located on at least one waterway. This has resulted in the county and seven
cities having a boat or access to one to aid boaters, or to enforce the law in the water in their
jurisdiction.[117]

The county jail is a 1976 facility which rapidly became overcrowded. Voters rejected expanding the
jail on four occasions.[118] The sheriff solved the problem by the construction of a large but less
expensive "hardened tent" to house non-violent offenders. Crowding reached its peak in 2007 at
1,988 inmates, 300 over capacity. The budget for the facility was $42 million in 2010. There were
1,585 residents. Costs for feeding and housing was $72 per inmate daily. There were 475 staff
members.[119]

The county jail retains inmates awaiting trial or those who have been sentenced to a year or less.
Longer sentences must be served in state prisons, such as the facility in Sharpesfor young men.

A unit of the Coast Guard, homeported at Port Canaveral, plays a role in preventing illegal
immigration and is an interdictor of drugs in the area.

The States Attorney's Office sponsors the Victim/Witness Services.[120] This provides advocates to
alleged victims of violent crime and their families. The advocate helps the family understand the legal
system as they navigate through it. They also seek out financial assistance or counseling they might
need. In 2005 they helped 8,448 alleged victims in Brevard County.

Public services[edit]
Public safety[edit]

Brevard County Sheriff's boat next to Carnival Victoryat Port Canaveral

Public safety for unincorporated areas of the county is the responsibility of the Brevard County
Sheriff's Office. All but three of the 17 incorporated municipalities, Malabar, Cape
Canaveral and Palm Shores, maintain their own law enforcement services. Those three contract that
service to the Sheriff's Office.[121]

In 2009, there were 1,200 law enforcement officers working in the county, of which 361 are sheriff's
deputies.[122] The number of Sheriff's deputies had risen to 843 in 2015.[123] Of all crime that came to
the attention of the sheriff's office in 2007, 80% was drug-related.[124] From January to June 2009, the
county reported a total of 10,037 crimes. Of these, a majority, 3.002, were under the jurisdiction of
the sheriff's department.[125] In 2009, the crime rate was 3,471.3 property-related crimes per 100,000
residents, slightly above the national average.[89]

Public safety for Port Canaveral is under the direction of the Port Authority. Traditionally, emphasis
was placed on monitoring the content of containerized cargo on incoming ships, as well as
underwater inspection of arriving ships that could be carrying explosive devices. In 2008, the
Canaveral Port Authority Board of Commissioners approved the creation of an independent police
department.[126][127]

In 2017, the Florida Highway Patrol had about 32 troopers working different shifts on the I-
95 interstate, and the unincorporated parts of the county. Normally there were five or six officers per
shift.[128]

The county runs a fire-rescue service. In the year 2015-2016, they responded to 11,383 trauma
calls.[129]

In 2017, the fatality rate for pedestrians was the second worst for metropolitan areas in the
nation.[130] In 2017, the most dangerous road for bicycles and pedestrians was on State Road A1A
from Cocoa Beach to Cape Canaveral.[131]

Utilities[edit]

Three cities provide potable water and sewage for their cities and surrounding areas: Cocoa,
Melbourne, and Titusville. Where available, residents were obligated to hook into the system. In
2012, there were 90,000 septic tanks.[132]

Stormsewer fees vary. In 2014, the county charged $36 annually per household. Cities and towns
charged from $36 to $77.52 per household annually.[133]

Public recreation[edit]

Main category: Parks in Brevard County, Florida

Boardwalk over wetlands area at Chain of Lakes in Titusville

More than 200 parks, and three campgrounds in the county are managed by local government
agencies.[134][135] Many of these are managed by the Brevard County Parks and Recreation, an agency
within the Brevard County Government. There are 25 public golf coursesand three private ones. Due
to dwindling numbers of golfers, five courses closed from 2004 to 2017. In 2017, three public courses
were being considered for closure.[136]

In 11 sanctuaries that protect natural ecosystems, the county's Environmentally Endangered Lands
(EEL) Program offers passive recreation opportunities such as hiking, wildlife
viewing, biking and paddling. In 2013, there was a total of 24,000 acres (9,700 ha), with 62 miles
(100 km) of trails and 120 miles (190 km) of fire lanes. The quantity of fire lanes was considered
insufficient.[137]

The Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge[138] and the Canaveral National Seashore[139] are two
national wildlife refuges in the county that offer recreational pursuits such as hiking, wildlife viewing,
paddling, and environmental education.

Social services[edit]

Main article: Brevard County Social Services

Brevard County tries to provide a number of services to help the aged, juveniles, the physically and
mentally handicapped, and minorities.

Elections[edit]

Voter registration[edit]

According to the Secretary of State's office, Republicans are a plurality of registered voters in Brevard
County.

Brevard County Voter Registration & Party Enrollment as of August 31, 2017 [140]

Political Party Total Voters Percentage

Republican 172,217 42.17%

Democratic 127,612 31.25%

 Independent 106,159 25.93%

Third Parties 2,410 0.59%

Total 408,398 100%

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Presidential elections results

Economy[edit]

The county Domestic Product was $14.5 billion in 2009.[142]

In 2010 and 2011, the Brookings Institution reported that Brevard ranked in the bottom fifth of the
nation's top metro areas, based on unemployment, gross metropolitan product, housing prices
and foreclosed properties.[143] Foreclosures reached a monthly high of 963 in March 2009.[144] The
county reached an annual high foreclosure in 2009 of 9,772.[145]In December 2010, Forbes magazine
rated the area the worst place in America to find a job.[146]

Government purchasing contributed 12–15% of the county's gross domestic product from 2000 to
2010.[147]

Though the area has a relatively small number of high technology companies, 736, a business journal
ranked it eighth in the country as a high tech center in 2009. The area had 23,096 high-tech jobs with
a ratio of 124 per 1,000 total jobs.[148]

In December 2010, Forbes magazine ranked the area as the worst in the country for finding a job, for
the second time in 2010.[149]

Personal income[edit]

As of the census of 2000:

 Median income for a family – $47,571

 Median income for males – $36,542

 Median income for females – $24,632

 Per capita income – $21,484. The county has the 17th highest per capita income in the
state (out of 67).

 Median income for a household – $40,099

 In 2005, the median income for a household had risen to $43,281[150]

The county ranked 17th for per capita income, out of Florida's 67 counties.

The following were below the poverty line in 2000:

  Families – 6.80%

 Total population – 9.50%

 Under age 18 – 13.00%

 Age 65 or older – 6.50%

In 2012, 79,621 people in the county were receiving food stamps.[151]

In 2010, there were 5,600 civilian government workers in the county. They earned an average of
$74,000 each in 2009.[152]

84,401 households in the county (38%) received social security payments in 2009 averaging $16,136
for a total of $1.7 billion annually. 53,717 (24%) received pension payments averaging $24,327 for a
total of $1.3 billion annually.[153]

Housing[edit]

In 2018, an official observed another possible housing bubble in the making. There were 250,000
housing units for a population of 580,000, ample for their needs. The population is not growing
rapidly, new housing is being constructed. Nevertheless, prices are surging.[154]

The taxable value of property went from $20 billion in 2002 to $40 billion in 2007. In 2009 the bubble
burst and a rapid descent to $24 billion was experienced. in 2017, the value rose to $35 billion. The
last figure includes new construction.[154]

In 2011, the county was rated 6th worst in the country for foreclosures. There were 1,039 for the
third quarter of 2010. Nearly half the homes in the county were worth less than their mortgages. The
average home had dropped 53.4% since the peak of the boom.[155] In 2012, the county was the
highest in foreclosure rate in the nation. In 2013, the metro area was rated "best" in the country for
buying, with a 34 months supply of houses, with a discount rate of 28%, according to RealtyTrac. It
has since reduced its backlog.[156]

Monthly foreclosures exceeded 746 from January 2009 through October. Maximum monthly home
sales were less than 584 during that time frame, creating an accumulating backlog of unsold
homes.[157] In 2010, there were 15,000 more vacant homes than the economy could absorb; the
population was not growing.[147]

After various insurance companies pulled out of Florida after their losses from the 2004 hurricane
season, property insurance became a major concern for many homeowners. As of 2011, 32,000
Brevard policyholders insure with the state-owned Citizens Property Insurance Corporation.[158]

The average non-foreclosed house sold for $143,000 in 2010, down from $147,000 in 2009. The
average foreclosed house sold for $70,000 down from $81,000 in 2009. 25% of the houses sold in
2010 had been foreclosed. Total foreclosures rose from 2,200 in 2009 to 4,100 in 2010.[159]

In 2008 Brevard expected to have 100,000-300,000 more people by 2020, an increase of 60%.
In 2008, there were 1,550 permits for residential projects valued at $355.45 million. That is the
lowest number of filings since 1975.[160] The lowest number of building permits was in 2009, 937. The
highest was in 2005, 8,663.[161]

In 2010 Kiplinger.com rated the county one of five "best" places in America to retire. Factors
evaluated included cost of living, weather, the number of doctors, taxes, crime rates and recreational
opportunities.[162]

The largest home in Brevard is the 50-room 19,000 square feet (1,800 m2) mansion in Suntree built in
1991 and once owned by Cecil Fielder.[163]

Development[edit]

The company developing West Viera gained state permission and county acquiescence to create a
self-governing board that could raise taxes and sell bonds to pay for roads, water lines, pumping
stations and other infrastructure needed to support the construction of 16,500 houses, apartments
and condominiums. The company proved that development could fund itself.[164]

Industry[edit]

The Brevard economy has been driven by Trade, Transportation and Utilities (18%), Professional and
Business Services (17%), Total government (15%), Education and Health (14%), Manufacturing (12%),
Leisure and hospitality (10%), Construction (6%), Financial (4%).

In 2012 local government employed 21,000 workers. Over the years the percentage has varied from
7.2% to 7.9% of the population.[165]

The number of people working in construction dropped from 2,630 in 2005 to 1,420 in 2010.[166]

Port Canaveral is one of the world's busiest cruise port. There are seven cruise lines, with six major
cruise terminals. There is 750,000 square feet (70,000 m2) of covered freight storage capacity. It
handled 4,000,000 short tons (3,600,000 t) of cargo in 2004. The port has contributed $500 million
annually to the county's economy.

American City Business Journals rated Brevard 7th for quality of life out of 67.

Two hospitals were among the top five private employers in the county, together employing 8,850 in
2009.[104]

In 2008, 14,865 workers were employed at the NASA/Kennedy Space Center. The Center directly
spent $1.82 billion in the county.[104]

A concern has been the probable reassignment of thousands of Space Coast workers when the Space
Shuttle is discontinued in 2010. In 2010, 9,000 jobs were expected to be lost from the shuttle and
other programs.[167] Each launch contributed $4 million to the county's economy. Annually,$78
million is spent at the Space Center Visitor's Complex, and $5.9 million from space business
visitors.[168]

In 2014, there were 495 aerospace companies in the county. There were 36,223 workers. Sales and
revenue from this industry were $3.4 billion.[169]
Harris Corporation, headquartered in the county, has the most employees in the private sector,
6,700 in 2009.[104]

Two locally headquartered builders, Mercedes Homes and Holiday, were among the top 30 in the
nation. Mercedes had $1 billion in sales in 2004.

There are 15 Community Redevelopment agencies in the county. They are funded from real estate
taxes in the affected area. Cocoa has three, and Eau Gallie, one.[170]

Inc. magazine selected two local small companies as among the fastest growing in the country over
the past three years – Applied Global Technology (nearly 100% annually) and Stops (nearly 200%
annually).

Though the area has a relatively small number of high technology companies, 736, a business journal
ranked it eighth in the country as a high tech center in 2009. The area had 23,096 high-tech jobs with
a ratio of 124 per 1,000 total jobs.[171]

The county had 1,050 restaurants in 2007 and nearly that many (1,040) in 2010. There were 22,600
leisure and hospitality workers in the county in 2006. This figure includes hotel workers. That figure
had dropped 8.5% to 20,700 in 2010.[172]

In the early 2010s, the Shiloh area was proposed by Space Florida as a potential location for the
development of a commercial-only spaceport. Located immediately north of the U.S.
Government's Kennedy Space Center, the open access to the flyover range on the open Atlantic
Ocean to the east, and easy access to the tracking facilities of the Eastern Test Range make the
location an attractive launch site. Among other potential users of the commercial spaceport
facility, SpaceX was reported to be considering Shiloh as one of several potential locations for
building a commercial launch facility.[173]

Military[edit]

In 2012 there were 2,900 military jobs in the county.[165]

Military installations in Brevard County include Patrick Air Force Base, near Satellite Beach, Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), adjacent to the Kennedy Space Center, and the U.S. Air Force
Malabar Test Facility on Minton Road in suburban Palm Bay. In 2009, they employed a total of 2,000
civilian federal workers.[152]

The Navy maintains a Trident turning basin at Port Canaveral for ballistic missile submarines.
The Naval Ordnance Test Unit (NOTU) tests weapons on these subs, which arrive at the rate of one a
month. 160 ships visited their two piers in 2017.[174] The 2005 base closures included realigning NOTU
out of state. The community was successful in having this decision revoked.[citation needed] The unit
employs 100 military personnel and 900 civilian contractors.[175]

CCAFS houses the Air Force Space & Missile Museum as Launch Complex 26, where many unmanned
rockets were launched early in the U.S. space program, including Explorer 1, the first US spacecraft
placed in earth orbit.[citation needed]
Northrop Grumman develops the military JSTARS electronics surveillance system used in all major US
conflicts since 1990.[citation needed]

The USS Brevard (AK-164) was a World War II Alamosa-class naval cargo ship that was
decommissioned shortly after the war.[citation needed]

Agriculture[edit]

23% of Brevard County is agricultural-usable for citrus, raising cattle or horses. Cattle ranches include
the Deseret, Duda Ranch, Kempfer, and two other major ranches.[176]

Citrus growers include Victory Groves and Harvey's Indian River Groves.

The county ranked 21 out of 24 Florida counties in the shipment of gift fruit.

In 2009, aquaculture was a $900,000 business in the county.[177] The county produces more than 25%
of all blue crabs along Florida's East Coast.[178]

There are 40 4-H-related clubs in the county, including livestock- and pet-related and after-school
clubs.[179] As in all Cooperative extension service, a land grant college, the University of Florida,
conducted over 60 courses in 2010 in aid of 4-H programs and other agricultural pursuits.[180]

In February 2010, the USDA declared that Brevard, along with of 59 other Florida counties, was a
"primary natural disaster area". This happened when the temperature falls below 28 °F (−2 °C)c
degrees for 4 hours, where crops are being grown.[177]

Tourism[edit]

In 2016, tourism represents about 9% of the county's gross domestic product. The industry employs
about 13% of the workforce.[181]

The county raised its room tax to 5% in 2005. In 2012, this raised $8.4 million.[182]

In 2008, tourists spent $2.89 billion in the county. This is distributed in several categories: lodging
$839 million, eating and drinking $509 million, Kennedy Space Center $597 million, retail sales $450
million, entertainment $120 million, and Port Canaveral $109 million.[183] Brevard tourists come
mainly from ten states: Florida itself is first, followed by Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, New
York, Virginia, Wisconsin, Georgia, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania. The five primary sources of foreign
visitors are Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, China, and Italy.[184]

1.6 million people visited the Space Center Visitor Complex in 2008.[104] Tourism, measured by the
tourist tax, reached a peak in March 2007.[185]

In 2009, there were 2.4 million overnight visitors in the county. There were 1.2 million day
visitors.[186] In 2013, a city manager estimated that 20% of income from tourism comes during spring
break.[187]

Brevard competes with other Florida areas for tourists. A number of organizations help promote the
area. The Space Coast Office of Tourism consists of county staff and the Brevard County Tourist
Development Council (TDC). They attempt to attract tourists. The TDC serves as an advisory council
to the county on the expenditures of revenues received from a tourist tax. This revenue is spent on
beach improvements, visitor information centers and website,[188] promotion and advertising,
the Brevard Zoo, additional beach improvements and the Space Coast Stadium.

$97.7 million has been spent on beach replenishment in the county between 2000 and 2010. This
was funded 58% by the federal government, 27% by the state and 15% by the county.[189]

In 2008 monthly tourist tax revenue slumped from a high of $1,174,742 in March to a seasonal low in
September of $432,145.[190]

In 2008, the county had 11,000 hotel rooms available. In July 2007, there was a 66.1% occupancy
rate.[191] In 2008, the county had a nearly identical 81%+ occupancy rate in March and April. This fell
to a seasonal low of 42.3% in September.[192] In January 2010, the average hotel room rate was
$88.25.[193]

Cocoa Main Street, a member of the Florida and National Main Street Programs, works toward
restoring business sites in the historic area known as "Cocoa Village". Cocoa Main Street has received
six Florida Main Street Awards given by the Secretary of State. The restored area is a tourist
attraction and an economic magnet.[194] Melbourne Main Street is another historic business area and
tourist attraction restored through the Main Street Programs.[195]

Brevard has five judged art festivals annually attracting tens of thousands of people to art displays.
Most festivals are held in the spring or fall when many tourists can attend. Many other annual
festivals are held in parks and public sites throughout the year. The Brevard Cultural Alliance (BCA)
maintains an event calendar[196] and a map of sites of historic, cultural, and ecological interest.[197]

An annual February Greek Festival had over 8,000 visitors in 2011.[198]

The annual Grant Seafood Festival attracts as many as 50,000 people for the two-day February event.
It is the Southeast's largest and longest running seafood festival.[199]

An ice skating rink in Rockledge serves the county's residents and visitors with hockey and figure
skating events.[200]

In 2009, recreational boat owners generated almost $51 million annually towards the county
economy, ranking the industry fifth in the state.[201]

Competitiveness[edit]

In 2010 a local group compared the county against four other "peer" cities: Austin, Texas, Colorado
Springs, Colorado, Huntsville, Alabama, and Raleigh, North Carolina. It evaluated nine areas: business
dynamism/vitality, competitiveness, education, economic growth, economic prosperity, livability,
productivity/labor supply, technology and innovation/work force. While the county does well against
national figures, and scored high in livability, it usually ranked last against these "peers" in the other
eight areas.[89]

In 2009, the county had 13 patents per 1,000 workers, more than double the national average of 6.4
patents per 1,000.[89]
In 2009, Forbes ranked the county 18th out of 100 MSAs and first out of 8 metros in Florida for
affordable housing and short commute times, among others.[202]

In August 2009, Florida Trend rated two Brevard companies, Harris Corporation[203] and Health First
Health Plans,[204] in their rankings of the best places to work in Florida.

In May 2009, the Palm Bay-Melbourne area was ranked as the #8 tech center in the United States
by Bizjournals. It overcame its low number of total high-tech companies and jobs by having a high
number of jobs per high tech company (#4) and high tech jobs compared to total private-sector jobs
(#2).[205]

Forbes magazine ranked Melbourne 2nd out of 150 metropolitan areas in the US, for the percentage
of the population that are engineers, 6.6%, just ahead of Silicon Valley.

It reached a maximum employment of 254,514 in 2006.[206]

In 2006, Forbes magazine named Harris Corporation, headquartered in Brevard, to its "Platinum 400"
List.

The Technological Research and Development Authority, based on the Space Coast, delivers
technologies to schools and small businesses throughout the state of Florida. They obtain this
information through strategic alliances with NASA, the federal government, the aerospace industry
and state partners. They also sponsor a business incubator at the Melbourne Airport.

The largest hotel in Brevard has 284 rooms and 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2) of meeting space.[207]

Labor[edit]

Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is the largest employer in the county with 15,000 contractors and civil
servants.[208] While there is concern about the new generation of space vehicles requiring 1/3 fewer
workers, about that number were eligible for retirement by 2011.

In 2009, there were 6,400 federal workers, total, employed in the county. They earned an average of
$74,600.[209]

Unions represented at KSC include the American Federation of Government Employees,

the International Association of Machinists and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

Brevard County Teachers are represented by the Brevard Federation of Teachers (AFT).

In 2009, average annual salaries in the county for engineers was $90,563; registered nurses $53,315;
education $49,441; police officers $43,035; cooks $21,569; and cashiers $19,489. The average annual
pay for all workers was then $42,411.[210]

In 2011, there were more engineers (48) per thousand workers than any other region in the United
States.[211]

In 2005, the Next Generation Consulting for Leadership Brevard, a leadership development
organization for local business and civic groups, and Brevard Tomorrow commissioned a survey of
people 21-44. Basically, these people often found the area "boring", mainly because it is family-
friendly at the expense of being singles-friendly. While this may have labor repercussions later,
currently business is having no problems hiring.

The county had an unemployment rate of 12.7% in January 2010, a 20-year record high.[212] In March
2010, there were 33, 500 people out of work.[213] The county experienced a record low
unemployment in 2005 of 2.8%.[214] There were 32,608 people unemployed in the county in January
2011.[215]

There were 168,500 private sector jobs in the county in 2009. The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted
the following workers in Brevard along with average annual pay ($): Retail 25,900 ($23,361),
Manufacturing 21,700 ($65,521), Local government 20,100 ($42,517) and Hospitality 19,600
($15,857). The largest local employer is Brevard Public Schools with 9,500 of whom 5,000 are
teachers.[216]

Banking[edit]

In 2007, Space Coast Credit Union was the largest locally based financial institution in Brevard County
and the third largest credit union in the state of Florida, with assets of over $3 billion.[217][218]

In 2011, Wells Fargo, with $1.9 billion in local deposits, had 26% share of the business; SunTrust $1.3
billion, 17%; Bank of America $1.2 billion, 16%; Regions Bank $408 million, 5%; and JPMorgan
Chase $379 million, 5%.[219]

Retail[edit]

In 2011, the majority of groceries were sold in chain stores. Publix has 23 stores; Winn-Dixie has
10; Wal-Mart has 12 stores; the county has three warehouse clubs. 38% of groceries were purchased
at Publix, 30% at Wal-Mart superstores, and 7% at Winn-Dixie.[220]

Private charities[edit]

In 2013, there were 1,611 private charities registered in the county. They received $1.5 billion, spent
$1.4 billion, and held $2.5 billion in assets.[221]

Health[edit]

Brevard was ranked 25th in the state, out of 67 counties, for health outcomes in 2014. 22% of
residents smoke, 28% are obese, 25% are physically inactive, 20% drink in excess. The county ranked
13 in clinical care, 25th in societal factors (including air pollution and drinking water quality).[222]

In 2013, there were about 88,000 persons without medical insurance in the county.[223]

In 2013, the County Health Department Director issued a caution about the potential danger of flesh-
eating bacteria that inhabit inland estuaries.[224]

The Brevard Alzheimer's Foundation is unique for being a local organization only. It has three adult
daycare service locations and often provides transportation and funding.[225]

The Space Coast Early Intervention Center is a nationally recognized not-for-profit pre-school and
therapeutic center that offers care and aids with the development of small children with special
needs.[226] Children are treated and educated with the specific goal of mainstreaming children
diagnosed with the following into public school: Down syndrome, Williams syndrome, cerebral
palsy, deletion syndrome, PDDs including Rett syndrome, autism, and Apert syndrome, as well as
children with visual, speech and hearing delays.

Health Outreach Prevention & Education (HOPE) is a network of community partners working
together to provide care for people without insurance, and for children with special needs. This
network includes hospitals.[citation needed]

In 2005-2006, Brevard introduced a federally approved experimental Medicaid program which puts
volunteering 60+-year-olds in an HMO-like organization in order to save money.[citation needed]

The non-profit Circles of Care provides mental health programs to Brevard.[227]

Dialing 2-1-1 in the county gives response to people in crisis and/or needing information about
community resources.[228]

Space Coast Center for Independent Living offers over-all services for individuals with all types of
disabilities: peer support, advocacy, skills training, accessibility surveys, support groups,
transportation, specialized equipment, sign language interpreter coordination services,[229] and a
program for high school students for career development.[230]

As of 2011, there were ten hospitals in the county, with 1,734 beds total.[231]

Health First is the largest healthcare provider in the county, consisting of three not-for-profit
hospitals—Cape Canaveral Hospital in Cocoa Beach, Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne,
and Palm Bay Community Hospital in Palm Bay. Besides hospitalization, services include outpatient
centers; the county's only trauma center; home care; specialized programs for cancer, diabetes,
heart, stroke, and rehabilitative services; central Brevard's largest medical group; three fitness
centers; and Medicare Advantage, commercial POS, and commercial HMO health plans. Health First
tries to integrate quality healthcare services with state-of-the-art technology.[232]

Harmony Farms runs "Horses and the Handicapped", a therapeutic riding program located on
the Duda Ranch in Viera.[233]

Parrish Medical Center, a 210-bed hospital, has been named America's No. 1 Healing Hospital for the
third straight year by the Baptist Healing Trust.[234]

Health care services tend to cost more in Brevard than Orlando or the statistical average in Florida. In
2009, a nursing home private room averaged $79,023 annually, semi-private $74,643, private one-
bedroom assisted living $39,000. A home health aide, Medicare-certified, was $88,660, substantially
higher than the Florida average of $51,480. Adult day care (44 hours) was cheaper at $12,870
annually, as was a home health aide "licensed-only" $38,896.[235]

According to 2007 health risk data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Brevard
County (Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville MSA) is tied for fourth highest among all Micro-
and Metropolitan Statistical Areas in percentage of heavy drinkers.[236]

Former place names[edit]

Main article: Former place names in Brevard County, Florida

There are place names currently used, or used at one time by the USGS. Some are early
developments, while others are former stations along the main line of the Florida East Coast Railway.
Several of these disappeared when Kennedy Space Center took over their area.[237]

Education[edit]

Main article: Education in Brevard County, Florida

Higher education is provided by Eastern Florida State College (EFSC) and Florida Institute of
Technology. There are satellite campuses for the University of Central Florida, Barry
University, Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Keiser University, and Webster University.

Elementary and secondary education is provided by the Brevard Public Schools and private schools.

In 2011, six public schools were ranked by the state in the top ten schools in the state, out of 2,800
There was one list each for primary and secondary schools.[238]

Libraries[edit]

Main article: Brevard County Library System

The Brevard County Library System has 17 branches.[239] Although the Merritt Island Public Library is
counted as part of the Brevard County Public Library System, it is actually a special library district. In
2005, HB1079 was passed to codify all the special acts that the Merritt Island Public Library District
exists under.[240]

Sports[edit]

Minor league baseball

Brevard County was the home of the Brevard County Manatees, the Class-A affiliate of
the Milwaukee Brewers until 2016.

In 2009, the Space Coast Surge, a member of the Florida Winter Baseball League, had the Cocoa
Stadium as their home stadium.[241]

Major league baseball

The Washington Nationals held their spring training at Space Coast Stadium in Viera until 2016. They
play about 14 games against other professional teams locally in March as part of the "Grapefruit"
League.[242]

Professional basketball

The Brevard Blue Ducks, members of the United States Basketball League (USBL), played their home
schedule at the Clemente Center at Florida Tech.[citation needed]

Minor league football

The Brevard Rams and Space Coast Predators were scheduled to play as members of the Florida
Football Alliance in 2010.[243]

United Soccer League

Orlando City B (OCB) is a feeder team for the MLS franchise Orlando City Soccer Club (OCSC) which
plays in the USL pro league. Their home field is located at the Eastern Florida State College
Melbourne branch.

Amateur sports

Aside from school-sponsored sports, there are youth leagues for basketball,[244] football, soccer,
lacrosse, gymnastics,[245] baseball[246] and swimming.[247]

Infrastructure[edit]

Transportation[edit]

The county contains about 300 gasoline retail outlets.[248]

Airports[edit]

 Arthur Dunn Airpark

 Melbourne International Airport

 Merritt Island Airport

 Space Coast Regional Airport

 Valkaria Airport

Main article: Brevard County Transportation

While Brevard County has transportation available in the usual modes for a coastal county—
highways, shipping, and airlines—it has the addition of space transportation, making it unique in the
world.[249]

Public transportation is provided by Space Coast Area Transit.[250]

Power[edit]

Florida Power & Light maintains an oil-fired generating plant at Sharpes; it generates 800 megawatts
(1,100,000 hp), supplying most of the requirements for the county. In 2008 the company announced
plans to replace the plant with a more efficient natural gas-powered plant in 2013 with a 1,250
megawatt capacity, which can supply 250,000 homes or businesses.[251] Near FPL's plant is the Indian
River Power Plant; formerly owned by the Orlando Utilities Commission, it is now owned and
operated by RRI Energy.

In 2016, FPL had 304,400 customers in Brevard.[252]

Florida City Gas furnishes natural gas to various areas of the county.[253]
Communication[edit]

The area code for most of the county became "321" in 1999, as in the "3...2...1... lift-off!" countdown
sequence. A small portion of the county along the southern border, including the communities
of Micco and Barefoot Bay, share a 772 area code with Indian River County and St. Lucie County,
Florida to the south.

Solid waste[edit]

The county government maintains various landfills for solid waste. Brevard County Central Disposal
Facility is located in Cocoa, has a size 190-acre (77 ha) and receives annually around 275,000 tonnes
of waste.[254] In 2011, the average homeowner paid $57 annually to fund the maintenance of these
sites.[255] Municipalities and the county contract separately for the pickup and transportation of
waste, for which businesses and homeowners pay a separate monthly fee.

In 2013, the county planned a new $100 million landfill, north of State Road 192, near the border
with Osceola County, 8.5 miles (13.7 km) west of I-95. The county has awarded a $3.9 million
contract for a wetlands mitigation for this new landfill.[256]

In 2013, the county, for the first time, let a seven-year contract out for bids for solid waste. The
resulting contract is expected to cost $1 billion over the lifetime of the contract, the county's largest
single contract. This was the first time in 20 years, a bid was requested. In the past, Waste
Management, Inc has performed the work, not only for the county but for 9 of 16 Brevard
municipalities. Waste Pro has five of the remaining municipal contracts. Rockledge and Titusville
maintain their own trash service.[257] In 2013, the county directly contracts for solid waste pickup for
100,000 residences.[258]

During one month in 2018, the recycling vendor processed 9,334 short tons (8,468 t) of glass, plastic,
cardboard, paper and metal. 2,800 short tons (2,500 t), 38%, of this was polluted with non-recyclable
material. It had to be separated and transported to the Central Disposal Facility in Cocoa. This cost
the vendor $66,248 ($23.66/US ton) in landfill disposal fees plus $21,000 in transport fees.[259][260]

Water[edit]

In 2013, the county consumed about 100,000,000 US gallons (380,000,000 l; 83,000,000 imp gal)
daily. Landscape irrigation accounted for about half of this usage.[261]

In 2017, there were five municipal entities selling water (figures in parentheses are millions of
gallons/day): Cocoa (22), Melbourne (19), Palm Bay (6), Titusville (2), and West Melbourne (1). The
fifth, Brevard County (1), is low because county areas outside the preceding cities, purchase their
water from those cities.[262]

Wastewater[edit]

The county controls six Wastewater Treatment Facilities: Mims (900,000 US gallons (3,400,000 l;
750,000 imp gal)/day), Port St. John (500,000 US gallons (1,900,000 l; 420,000 imp gal)/day), South
Central (Viera) (12,000,000 US gallons (45,000,000 l; 10,000,000 imp gal)/day), South Beaches, and
Barefoot Bay area.[263] Some cities have wastewater treatment plants, as well.[264]
 Media[edit]

Newspapers[edit]

Florida Today is the major daily newspaper serving Melbourne, Brevard County and the Space Coast
region of Florida. It is owned by the media conglomerate Gannett. A monthly newspaper, El Playero,
serves the Spanish-speaking population of the Space Coast. The weeklies Space Coast Florida
Weekly and Home Town News are free newspapers, supported by advertising, that have versions in
other Florida counties. Both present local news.

The Brevard Technical Journal is the industry monthly newspaper for business management,
engineering, purchasing, manufacturing, and staff. It features news and features about the business
and the science of technology in Brevard County.

Radio[edit]

elbourne/Titusville/Cocoa, Florida market

Television[edit]

Most of Brevard County receives cable television from Charter Spectrum. Comcast serves the Micco
and Palm Bay areas in southern Brevard County.

Local stations licensed to or located in Brevard County include:

 Channel 43 WOTF-TV (UniMás)

 Channel 52 WHLV-TV (TBN)

 Channel 68 WEFS (educational independent)

Films and television[edit]

The following films were filmed (in parts) in Brevard County:[265]

 Matinee (1993), filmed in Cocoa Village and Cocoa Playhouse

 Apollo 13 (1995), Contact (1997), Armageddon (1998) and Moonraker (1979) all utilized Cape
Canaveral or Kennedy Space Center facilities.

 Marvin's Room (1996), filmed in Rockledge

 Nightmare (1981) horror film shot in Merritt Island, Cocoa, Cocoa Beach and Titusville
  A Night in Heaven (1983), filmed in Titusville

 Things Behind the Sun (2001), by independent filmmakers Allison Anders, raised in Cocoa
Beach and Cape Canaveral, and Kurt Voss

 Space Cowboys (2000)

 Portions of Jaws 3-D (1983) were filmed on the Minutemen Causeway.

 The Number 23 (2007) shot scenes on the shore of Cocoa Beach.

 I'll Believe You (2007)

 The Manure Film Project: A Crappy Documentary with Absolutely No Budget (2018)[266]

 Transformers: Dark of the Moon, directed by Michael Bay. Filmed in 2010 at Kennedy Space
Center's Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), orbiter processing facilities, and launch pad among
other areas

Television series included:

 The Cape, 13 episodes (1996 through 1997)

 From the Earth to the Moon, a miniseries (1998)

 I Dream of Jeannie, a 1960s comedy series, was set in Cocoa Beach and Cape Canaveral but
filmed in California.

Arts and culture[edit]

The Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts, seating 2000, features locally produced and
former Broadway shows, ballet, and symphony. Several different performances are scheduled each
week.

The Brevard Symphony Orchestra and the Space Coast Ballet offer shows performed by
professionals. There is the professional Space Coast Symphony Orchestra.[267] Community orchestras
and bands include, but are not limited to, the Melbourne Community Orchestra,[268] the Space Coast
Pops and the Community Band of Brevard.[269] Choral groups include the Brevard Community
Chorus,[270] the Indialantic Chamber Singers,[271] and the Brevard Youth Chorus.[272]

The Brevard Zoo is a 75 acres (30 ha) facility [273] that contains more than 650 animals representing
more than 165 species from Florida, South America, Africa, Asia and Australia. The Zoo offers animal
experiences including giraffe and lorikeet feedings, African kayak tours, paddle boats in the wetlands
and a train ride.

Ballet

The Space Coast Ballet incorporates professional principal dancers and instructors together with
many roles for local senior talent as well as roles for students. They annually stage The Nutcracker.

Museums and attractions

The Space Coast has a number of museums from the rocket exhibitions at the Kennedy Space Center
Visitor Complex and the Air Force Space & Missile Museum, to local museums and others of unique
character, such as the American Police Hall of Fame & Museum.[citation needed]

The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex offers an educational look at the accomplishments of
America's space program. The Observation Gantry near Launch Complex 39 offers a view of the
Space Shuttle launch pads (first built for the Apollo missions), the Vehicle Assembly Building, and the
crawlerway over which rockets are taken to the pad. The Apollo/Saturn V Center displays an example
of the largest rocket ever launched.[citation needed]

The US Space Walk of Fame in Titusville commemorates the manned space program's history with
museum and monuments.[citation needed]

The Brevard Museum of History & Natural Science features the remains of the "Windover Man", the
oldest human remains found on the North American continent, and a re-creation of the Windover
Dig, a "wet" archaeological site. A visitor may see how Native Americans lived and Florida pioneers
survived.[274]

Honor America runs the Liberty Bell Memorial Museum. This houses a replica of the Liberty Bell,
historical documents, and patriotic memorabilia. Items are permanent reminders of our nation's
history, as well as a memorial to military veterans.

The Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Memorial Park and Cultural Center features a museum with
artifacts and time line of the civil rights movement and the story of Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore,
civil rights leaders who were killed when their home was bombed.[citation needed]

Other

During the December holiday season, each of four yacht club parades during the evening in the
Indian River/Banana River with holiday lighting on each boat.[citation needed]

Communities[edit]

Cities[edit]

 Cape Canaveral

 Cocoa

 Cocoa Beach

 Indian Harbour Beach

 Melbourne

 Palm Bay

 Rockledge

 Satellite Beach
  Titusville

 West Melbourne

Towns[edit]

 Grant-Valkaria[citation needed]

 Indialantic

 Malabar

 Melbourne Beach

 Melbourne Village

 Palm Shores

Census-designated places[edit]

 Cocoa West

 June Park

 Merritt Island

 Micco

 Mims

 Patrick AFB

 Port St. John

 Sharpes

 South Patrick Shores

 Viera East

 Viera West

Other unincorporated communities[edit]

 Angel City[citation needed]

 Aurantia

 Barefoot Bay

 Bellwood

 Canaveral Groves
  Courtenay

 Eau Gallie

 Floridana Beach

 Georgiana

 Indianola

 Kennedy Space Center

 Lotus

 Melbourne Shores

 Pineda

 Scottsmoor

 Shiloh

 South Cocoa Beach

 Suntree

 Tropic

See also[edit]

 Brevard, North Carolina

 National Register of Historic Places listings in Brevard County, Florida

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Further reading[edit]

 Busick, Glenda Carlin (1992). Brevard good ole boys: A taxpayer searches for truth in the
"good ole boy" network of county government. Tampa, Florida: Free Press
Publishing. ASIN B0006OUK3C. – a critic summarizes and comments on Brevard politics in the
late 20th century

 Eriksen, John (1994). Brevard County, Florida: A Short History to 1955. Melbourne, Florida:
JohnEriksen.net/. ASIN B076H69FDW. – This is a documented history of Brevard County, from
prehistoric to the space age. Documented with 320 end notes drawn from 1000 sources.

 Middleton, Sallie. "Space Rush: Local Impact of Federal Aerospace Programs on Brevard and
Surrounding Counties," Florida Historical Quarterly, Fall 2008, Vol. 87 Issue 2, pp 258–289

External links[edit]

 Media related to Brevard County, Florida at Wikimedia Commons

 Brevard County travel guide from Wikivoyage

 Geographic data related to Brevard County, Florida at OpenStreetMap

Government links and constitutional offices

 Brevard County Government / Board of County Commissioners

 Brevard County Supervisor of Elections

 Brevard County Property Appraiser

 Brevard County Sheriff's Office

 Brevard County Parks and Recreation

 South Central Regional Water Reclamation Facility

Special districts

 St. Johns River Water Management District

 Barefoot Bay Recreation District

Judicial branch

 Brevard County Clerk of Courts

  Brevard County Public Defender

 Office of the State Attorney, 18th Judicial Circuit serving Brevard and Seminole Counties

 Circuit and County Court for the 18th Judicial Circuit of Florida

Local references

 Florida Today "Fact Book" on Brevard County

 USF Maps of Historical Brevard County

 Old Florida Map Collection

 North Brevard – Titusville, Florida – Community Directory

 Searchable Database of Brevard County Property Records

 Space Coast Wiki – a community wiki for Brevard County

 General business statistics

 Brevard County Collection on the RICHES Mosaic Interface

ard County, Florida

munities of Brevard County, Florida, United States

metropolitan statistical areas of the United States of America

Coordinates: 28.30°N 80.70°W

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