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Fort Pierce is a city in and the
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of St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. The city is part of the
Treasure Coast The Treasure Coast is a region in the southeast of the U.S. state of Florida. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and comprises Indian River, Martin, and St. Lucie counties. The region, whose name refers to the Spanish Treasure Fleet that was lost ...
region of Florida’s Atlantic Coast. It is also known as the Sunrise City. Per the 2020 census, the population was 47,297.


History

The city was named after the
Fort Pierce Fort Pierce is a city in and the county seat of St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. The city is part of the Treasure Coast region of Florida’s Atlantic Coast. It is also known as the Sunrise City. Per the 2020 United States census, 2020 ...
army post which was built nearby in 1838 during the
Second Seminole War The Second Seminole War, also known as the Florida War, was a conflict from 1835 to 1842 in Florida between the United States and groups of people collectively known as Seminoles, consisting of Muscogee, Creek and Black Seminoles as well as oth ...
, and lasted until 1842. The military post had been named for
Benjamin Kendrick Pierce Benjamin Kendrick Pierce (August 29, 1790 – April 1, 1850) was a career officer in the United States Army. He was a son of New Hampshire Governor Benjamin Pierce and brother of President Franklin Pierce. Benjamin K. Pierce was a veteran of th ...
, a career
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officer and the brother of President
Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804October 8, 1869) was the 14th president of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857. A northern Democratic Party (United States), Democrat who believed that the Abolitionism in the United States, abolitio ...
. The first permanent settlement of the current city was during the 1860s. In 1901, the city was officially incorporated as a municipality. It was the largest city on Florida's Atlantic Coast between Daytona Beach and
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until 1970, when it was surpassed by
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.


Lincoln Park

The neighborhood of Lincoln Park, the area north of Moore's Creek, originated as Edgartown. The renowned writer,
Zora Neale Hurston Zora Neale Hurston (January 7, 1891 – January 28, 1960) was an American writer, anthropologist, folklorist, and documentary filmmaker. She portrayed racial struggles in the early-20th-century American South and published research on Hoodoo ...
lived in the neighborhood. In its heyday in the 1950s and 1960s, a thriving African-American community, centered along Avenue D. It was the county's center for African-American businesses and the Lincoln Theater on Avenue D. Lincoln Park Academy is situated in the neighborhood on Avenue I, west of North 17th Street.


The Florida Highwaymen

Lincoln Park each February hosts a celebration of the artwork of the African-American collective of landscape artists formed in the 1950s. Local artist A.E. Backus mentored many of the artists at his gallery. Several of the artists got their start at Lincoln Park Academy under the leadership of teacher Zanobia Jefferson. Art historian Jim Fitch in 1994 gave the group the name of 'the Highwaymen'. Over the course of 2001 to 2020, Gary Monroe wrote several books on the artwork of the 26 artists known as Highwaymen (including one woman).


Geography

According to the
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, the city has a total area of 29.84 mi2 (77.29 km2), of which 23.79 square miles (61.62 km2) is land and 6.05 square miles (15.67 km2) of it (20%) is water.


Environment


Shore Protection project

According to the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is the military engineering branch of the United States Army. A direct reporting unit (DRU), it has three primary mission areas: Engineer Regiment, military construction, and civil wor ...
, The Fort Pierce Beach Shore Protection project includes of shore-line running from immediately south of the Fort Pierce Inlet southward to Surfside Park. The project is on a two-year renourishment cycle due to impacts to the beach from the federal navigation project at Fort Pierce Inlet. This two-year renourishment cycle is a much shorter renourishment interval than what is typical for other projects along the east coast of Florida. The initial construction of the project occurred in 1971, and the ninth nourishment was completed in May 2013. Completion of plans and specifications, advertisement and award for the 10th renourishment contract were completed in FY 2014. The project was scheduled to start mid-February 2015.
Sand Sand is a granular material composed of finely divided mineral particles. Sand has various compositions but is usually defined by its grain size. Sand grains are smaller than gravel and coarser than silt. Sand can also refer to a textural ...
for the project is dredged from an approved offshore borrow area known as the Capron Shoal and then pumped via a pipeline onto the of beach south of the Fort Pierce Inlet. The sponsor, St. Lucie County, is preparing a General Reevaluation Report (GRR) for the project at their own expense that will evaluate extending Federal participation for an additional 50 years. Current Federal participation expires in 2020. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers estimates the total cost of the project to be $75.9 million, with an estimated U.S. Federal Government share of $46.4 million. No funding for the project was requested by the
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from the
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in Fiscal Year 2016.


Ecology

The Experimental Oculina Research Reserve preserves the Oculina Banks, a reef of ivory bush coral (''Oculina varicosa'') off the coast of Fort Pierce, Florida. In 1984, a 92 square-nautical-mile (316 km2) portion of these reefs was designated the "Oculina Habitat Area of Particular Concern". In 1994, the area was closed to all manner of bottom fishing and was redesignated as a research reserve. In 2000, the
marine protected area A marine protected area (MPA) is a protected area of the world's seas, oceans, estuaries or in the US, the Great Lakes. These marine areas can come in many forms ranging from wildlife refuges to research facilities. MPAs restrict human activity ...
was expanded to 300 square nautical miles (1,030 km2) and prohibited all gears that caused mechanical disruption to the habitat. The city is also known for its large manatee population.


Marina

Due to the devastation caused at the Fort Pierce City Marina by hurricanes
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and Jeanne in 2004, FEMA mandated a plan to ensure that the rebuilt facility would be protected from future such events before FEMA would release funding for the repairs. Starting in 2012, construction began to create 12 artificial barrier islands including oyster beds, lime rock
artificial reef An artificial reef (AR) is a human-created freshwater or marine benthic structure. Typically built in areas with a generally featureless bottom to promote Marine biology#Reefs, marine life, it may be intended to control #Erosion prevention, erosio ...
s, mangrove fringes and coastal dune. The "core" of the islands was constructed of TITANTubes, sometimes referred to as geotextile tubes or geotubes, manufactured by Flint Industries and covered by a coastal marine mattress and then armor stone. The project was completed in 2013 after six years of planning, permitting and construction and a cost of $18 million.


Climate

Fort Pierce is located in the broad transition zone between a
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( Cfa), which dominates
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, and within the northern extent of the
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typical of
South Florida South Florida, sometimes colloquially shortened to SoFlo, is the Regions of the United States#Florida, southernmost region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is one of Florida's three most commonly referred to directional regions; the two others are ...
.


Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 47,297 people, 16,687 households, and 10,005 families residing in the city. As of the 2010 United States census, there were 41,590 people, 15,207 households, and 9,515 families residing in the city. As of the
census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
of 2010, the population density was . There were 17,170 housing units at an average density of . In 2010, there were 15,207 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.3% were
married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...
living together, 19.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.50. In 2010, in the city, the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 20 to 24, 13.3% from 25 to 34, 13.0% from 45 to 54, 9.8% from 55 to 64 and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males. In 2010, the median income for a household in the city was $30,869, and the median income for a family was $36,337. Males had a median income of $32,412 versus $26,349 for females. The
per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the city was $16,782. 30.2% of the population were below the
poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for ...
.


Economy


Port of Fort Pierce

According to the
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, an average of 350,000 tons of waterborne commerce moves through the Port of Fort Pierce annually. Major commodities which are dependent on the port include
citrus ''Citrus'' is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the family Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as oranges, mandarins, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and limes. ''Citrus'' is nativ ...
exports,
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and
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imports. The last navigation improvements at
Fort Pierce Fort Pierce is a city in and the county seat of St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. The city is part of the Treasure Coast region of Florida’s Atlantic Coast. It is also known as the Sunrise City. Per the 2020 United States census, 2020 ...
were authorized by the
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in the Water Resources Development Act of 1988, and construction was completed in August 1996. The existing entrance channel is wide and deep, the interior channel is wide and deep, the existing turning basin is square and deep, and the north access channel is located immediately north of the main turning basin is feet long, wide and deep. In late 2014, dredging efforts were completed in the port. The dredging effort included placement of beach quality sand on the beach immediately south of the Inlet and placement of non-beach quality sand in the approved offshore disposal area.


Arts and culture


Tourist attractions

* A.E. Backus Museum and Gallery * Arcade Building * Art Mundo at the Art Bank * Boston House * Dust Tracks of Zora Neale Hurston * Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute * Heathcote Botanical Gardens * Historic Main Street * Florida Power and Light Energy Encounter * Lincoln Park Main Street * Old Fort Pierce City Hall * Old Fort Park * Manatee Center * Navy UDT-SEAL Museum (Fort Pierce was the original home of the
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) * Smithsonian Marine Ecosystem Exhibit * St. Lucie County Marine Center * St. Lucie County Regional History Center * Sunrise Theatre


Government

The city of Fort Pierce has a
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form of local government. The offices of commissioner and mayor are nonpartisan, and have a term of four years.


Education


Colleges and universities

*
Florida Atlantic University Florida Atlantic University (Florida Atlantic or FAU) is a Public university, public research university with its main campus in Boca Raton, Florida, United States. The university is a member of the State University System of Florida and has s ...
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute *
Florida State University Florida State University (FSU or Florida State) is a Public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the s ...
Medical School Regional Campus * Indian River State College *
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Indian River Research and Education Center


High schools

*Faith Baptist School * Fort Pierce Central High School *Fort Pierce Westwood Academy * John Carroll Catholic High School * Lincoln Park Academy


Middle schools

*Creative Arts Academy of Saint Lucie *Dan McCarty Middle School *Forest Grove Middle School * Lincoln Park Academy *Saint Anastasia Middle School *Saint Andrew's Academy *Samuel S. Gaines Academy K–8


Elementary schools

*Chester A. Moore Elementary School *Creative Arts Academy of Saint Lucie *Fairlawn Elementary School *Francis K. Sweet Elementary School *Lakewood Park Elementary School *Lawnwood Elementary School *Samuel S. Gaines Academy K–8 *Weatherbee Elementary School *White City Elementary School


Infrastructure


Transportation

Fort Pierce is located on
US 1 U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway System, United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs from Key West, Florida, north to Fort ...
, near its intersection of SR 70.
I-95 Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Florida, north to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between Maine and the ...
and
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are nearby, at the west edge of town. The
Intracoastal Waterway The Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) is a Navigability, inland waterway along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts of the United States, running from Massachusetts southward along the Atlantic Seaboard and around the southern tip of Florida, the ...
passes through the city. The nearest airport with scheduled passenger service is in
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; the closest major airport is in
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. The city itself has a general aviation airport, Treasure Coast International Airport. Fort Pierce is served by the St. Lucie Transportation Planning Organization (TPO). The TPO is a
Metropolitan Planning Organization A metropolitan planning organization (MPO) is a federally mandated and federally funded transportation policy-making organization in the United States that is made up of representatives from local government and governmental transportation authorit ...
(MPO), a federally mandated and federally funded transportation policy-making organization responsible for transportation planning, programming, and financing of State and Federal transportation funds for the City of Fort Pierce. The TPO is governed by a TPO Board, which is composed of elected officials, representatives from the St. Lucie County School Board, and representatives from Community Transit, a division of The Council on Aging of St. Lucie, Inc. The original bus system started as a demand response service bus in the 1990s; it only served St. Lucie County. Soon it expanded to a fixed route system, going to predetermined locations along a route. On June 3, 2002, the
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(FDOT) approved funding, expanding the bus service to Martin County, and it became the Treasure Coast Connector. From 1894 to 1968, the
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served the city as a passenger railroad. Until a strike beginning in 1963, several long-distance passenger trains from Chicago, Cincinnati and New York City made stops there, en route to
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. These long distances trains included the
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's ''
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'' and the
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's ''
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'', both heading from Chicago; and the
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's '' East Coast Champion'', the ''Havana Special'', and the winter-only '' Florida Special'' originating from New York. Into the latter 1950s, passengers could take the '' Dixie Flagler'' to Chicago via
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from the station. The FEC continued a six day a week Jacksonville-Miami train from 1965 to 1968, per court order.
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and the Florida East Coast Railway had been planning to make stations along Florida's East Coast. The cities cited by Amtrak and the Florida Department of Transportation included: Stuart, Fort Pierce,
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,
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, Titusville, Cocoa, Daytona Beach and St. Augustine. In 2023,
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, an
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route that currently runs between
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and
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, announced that it was looking for sites for a new station on the
Treasure Coast The Treasure Coast is a region in the southeast of the U.S. state of Florida. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and comprises Indian River, Martin, and St. Lucie counties. The region, whose name refers to the Spanish Treasure Fleet that was lost ...
. As of 2024, there are currently no plans to add a station in Fort Pierce.


Notable people


Actors

*
Ricou Browning Ricou Ren Browning (February 16, 1930 – February 27, 2023) was an American stunt performer, filmmaker and actor. A skilled swimmer, he was known for his innovative underwater stunt work, notably in the 1954 film ''Creature from the Black Lagoo ...
, director, actor, producer, screenwriter, underwater cinematographer and stuntman best known for portraying Gill-Man underwater in Universal's ''
Creature from the Black Lagoon ''Creature from the Black Lagoon'' is a 1954 American black-and-white 3D monster horror film produced by William Alland and directed by Jack Arnold, from a screenplay by Harry Essex and Arthur Ross and a story by Maurice Zimm. It stars ...
'' (1954) and its two sequels '' Revenge of the Creature'' (1955), and '' The Creature Walks Among Us'' (1956) * Michael P. Nash, Filmmaker * Lisa Janti, actress, ''The Lone Ranger and the City of Gold''; ''Pearl of the South Pacific''


Businesspeople

*
Edwin Binney Edwin Binney (November 24, 1866 – December 17, 1934) was an American entrepreneur and inventor, who created the first dustless white chalk, and along with his cousin C. Harold Smith (born London, 1860 - died, 1931), was the founder of handicra ...
, co-founder of Crayola Crayons


Writers and artists

* A.E. "Beanie" Backus, artist and painter *
Zora Neale Hurston Zora Neale Hurston (January 7, 1891 – January 28, 1960) was an American writer, anthropologist, folklorist, and documentary filmmaker. She portrayed racial struggles in the early-20th-century American South and published research on Hoodoo ...
, author best known for the novel ''
Their Eyes Were Watching God ''Their Eyes Were Watching God'' is a 1937 novel by American writer Zora Neale Hurston. It is considered a classic of the Harlem Renaissance and Hurston's best-known work. The novel explores protagonist Janie Crawford's "ripening from a vibran ...
'' * Lori McNamara, painter


Musicians

* Ted Hewitt, country music producer * Gary Stewart, country singer


Politicians

* Alto L. Adams, Chief Justice of the
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* James E. Alderman, Chief Justice, Florida Supreme Court * Daniel T. McCarty, 31st Governor of Florida * Allen R. Sturtevant, Associate Justice of the
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Activists

* Roslyn M. Brock, Chairman of the
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Sports

* Jeff Blackshear, NFL guard for the Seattle Seahawks, Baltimore Ravens, Kansas City Chiefs and Green Bay Packers * Jamar Chaney, NFL linebacker * Yamon Figurs, NFL and CFL wide receiver * Charles Johnson, Former MLB catcher for the
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,
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,
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,
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,
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and
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* Ladislav Karabin, retired
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n hockey player, who played for the
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* Khalil Mack, NFL linebacker for the
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* Terry McGriff, MLB catcher for the Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Florida Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals * Ryan McNeil, NFL defensive back * Wonder Monds, NFL defensive back * Luther Robinson, NFL defensive end * Larry Sanders, Former NBA player for the
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and
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* Jeff Schwarz, Former MLB pitcher for the
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and
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* Herbert Strong, professional golfer and golf course architect * LaDaris Vann, Former
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player for the
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Other

* Kimberly Bergalis, victim of first known case of clinical transmission of HIV * Louise Gopher, the first
Seminole The Seminole are a Native American people who developed in Florida in the 18th century. Today, they live in Oklahoma and Florida, and comprise three federally recognized tribes: the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, ...
woman to earn a bachelor's degree * John Houghtaling, creator of the Magic Fingers Vibrating Bed * CeeCee Lyles, Flight attendant on
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