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‘Cocoa’ is a city that is located in Brevard County, Florida, United States.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 24.7 km² (9.5 mi²). 19.3 km² (7.5 mi²) of it is land and 5.3 km² (2.1 mi²) of it (21.64%) is water.

Population Factor

According to the Census that was held in the year 2000, “there were 16,412 people, 6,939 households and 4,232 families residing in the city. The population density was 849.4/km² (2,200.3/mi²). There were 8,064 housing units at an average density of 417.4/km² (1,081.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 62.47% White, 32.28% African American, 0.63% Native American, 0.94% Asian, 0.23% Pacific Islander, 1.58% from other races and 1.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.93% of the population.

There were 6,939 households out of which 28.5% had children under the living with them, 37.0% were married couples living together, 19.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 39.0% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64 and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.”

Famous Personalities

• Kim Adler, Professional Bowler

• Michael Blake

• Ben Going

• Scott Thompson aka Carrot Top

• Kelly Slater