Cocoa, Florida
Population: 16,412
Located in Brevard County
Cocoa is an independent city of over 16,400 residents and is located approximately 50 miles east of Orlando. Unlike many Florida communities with a high concentration of seniors, Cocoa's largest age group is in the 20-44 age range. Cocoa's land area of 8.3 square miles encompasses 8,248 dwelling units. Because of its central location in the County, it has developed a wide-range of housing, commercial, industrial and institutional development over the years, including Brevard Community College and the University of Central Florida's Cocoa Campus. The City of Cocoa operates a water utility system that covers the entire central part of Brevard County from Port St. John on the north to Suntree on the south. The system services over 68,000 households and distributes an average of 28 million gallons of water daily. The City is taking a progressive economic position in Brevard County, welcoming new business and industry into the community and promoting the development of new quality housing for its residents. Cocoa, Florida is an undiscovered gem amid Florida's glittering theme parks, tourist destinations and attractions. A vibrant, always-growing local favorite, Cocoa fronts on four miles of the beautiful Indian River. Recreational water activities including boating, parasailing, sail boarding, water-skiing and sailing go hand-in-hand with the temperate year-round weather. Fresh water fishing on the nearby St. Johns River and salt water fishing in the Indian River and Atlantic Ocean are popular past times as is a day at any of the nearby beaches. The history of the City of Cocoa is rich, from the exciting Cocoa Playhouse to Riverside Drive and its old Florida mansions and the turn-of-the-century elegant and classic example of Florida architecture, the Porcher House (now a historical site); Riverfront Park, on the Indian River; the antebellum paddle boat rides down the Indian River, and one of the most successful and prosperous downtown redevelopment beautifications you'll ever find - Historic Cocoa Village. Cocoa Village is host to year-round special events, street celebrations, parties and fund-raisers, and boasts over 60 specialty shops and one-of-a-kind restaurants. The Village is an incredible boost to the local economy and a favorite of locals and tourists alike. And if you're looking for real Florida history, be sure to visit the Alma Clyde Field Library of Florida History (formerly the Tebeau-Field Library). Located in Historic Cocoa Village, it is one of only two libraries in Florida that archives paper documents today. For a more cultured afternoon, visit the Brevard Museum of History & Science or catch an evening performance at the Cocoa Village Playhouse or visit the Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory located on the Brevard Community College, Cocoa Campus. Other places of interest are the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse and the Florida Solar Energy Center. Recently formed, The Canaveral Lighthouse Foundation leased the lighthouse from the Air Force for the purpose of restoring it and the surrounding homesteads, and opening it to the public. If you consider yourself a history or science buff, you'll enjoy this area attraction plus the Florida Solar Energy Center near Brevard Community College and the University of Central Florida, Cocoa Campus. For those more venturesome, attractions including Kennedy Space Center and Orlando theme parks Disney World, Sea World and many others are a short distance away. Whatever your choice, Cocoa is the center of it all.
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