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Neptune Beach
The State of Florida is a state in the southeastern United States. Florida is situated mostly on a large peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Straits of Florida. It extends to the northwest into a panhandle, extending along the northern Gulf of Mexico. Florida's nickname is the Sunshine State but severe weather is a common occurrence in the state. It is bordered on the north by the states of Georgia and Alabama, and on the west, at the end of the panhandle, by Alabama.
Neptune Beach is a city in Duval County, Florida, United States. When the majority of communities in Duval County consolidated with Jacksonville, Florida in 1968, Neptune Beach, along with Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach, and Baldwin, Florida, remained quasi-independent. Like the other towns, it maintains its own municipal government but its residents vote in the Jacksonville mayoral election and have representation on the Jacksonville city council. The population was 7,270 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. census bureau is 7,120.
Neptune Beach was part of Jacksonville Beach until 1931 when residents voted to secede and incorporate as their own town. The name Neptune Beach was first applied to the area in 1922 when one of the few residents built his own train station, Neptune, requiring the train to stop and take him to Mayport each day. Neptune Beach is part of the Jacksonville Beaches community.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.7 square kilometers. In the city the population was spread out with 19.3 percent under the age of 18, 8.4 percent from 18 to 24, 33.3 percent from 25 to 44, 26.9 percent from 45 to 64, and 12.1 percent who were 65 years of age or older.
Neptune Beach is definitely one of the popular tourist attractions in Florida worth paying a visit while touring the country. This place leaves a pleasing and unforgettable memory and justifies the proud cultural tradition of Florida.
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