Niceville, Florida

History

When mail service began on July 21, 1868, the city was known as Boggy, and on November 5, 1910, the name was officially changed to Niceville. The name Niceville was selected by the postmaster's daughter. In 1915, Niceville became part of newly formed Okaloosa County after previously being in Walton County. It is a twin city along with Valparaiso, which borders it on the west side of the city.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.3 sqmi, of which 10.9 sqmi is land and 0.4 sqmi is water.

Climate

|Jan record high F = 80 |Feb record high F = 87 |Mar record high F = 96 |Apr record high F = 92 |May record high F = 101 |Jun record high F = 102 |Jul record high F = 107 |Aug record high F = 103 |Sep record high F = 102 |Oct record high F = 99 |Nov record high F = 89 |Dec record high F = 84

|Jan avg record high F = 72.3 |Feb avg record high F = 74.9 |Mar avg record high F = 80.7 |Apr avg record high F = 83.4 |May avg record high F = 91.1 |Jun avg record high F = 94.0 |Jul avg record high F = 95.6 |Aug avg record high F = 95.1 |Sep avg record high F = 93.2 |Oct avg record high F = 88.8 |Nov avg record high F = 81.1 |Dec avg record high F = 75.0 |year avg record high F = 97.0

|Jan avg record low F = 21.0 |Feb avg record low F = 24.7 |Mar avg record low F = 30.0 |Apr avg record low F = 38.3 |May avg record low F = 47.9 |Jun avg record low F = 62.5 |Jul avg record low F = 67.3 |Aug avg record low F = 66.3 |Sep avg record low F = 55.6 |Oct avg record low F = 39.5 |Nov avg record low F = 29.9 |Dec avg record low F = 25.4 |year avg record low F = 19.9

|Jan record low F = 4 |Feb record low F = 11 |Mar record low F = 19 |Apr record low F = 20 |May record low F = 38 |Jun record low F = 48 |Jul record low F = 55 |Aug record low F = 55 |Sep record low F = 37 |Oct record low F = 27 |Nov record low F = 18 |Dec record low F = 8

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Demographics

2010 and 2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 15,772 people, 5,454 households, and 4,153 families residing in the city.

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 12,749 people, 5,245 households, and 3,933 families residing in the city.

2000 census

As of census of 2000, there were 11,684 people, 4,637 households, and 3,385 families living in the city. The population density was 1,069.8 PD/sqmi. There were 4,907 housing units at an average density of 449.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 87.25% White, 4.58% African American, 0.74% Native American, 3.20% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 1.14% from other races, and 2.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.71% of the population.

Of the 4,637 households in 2000, 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 21.8% of households were one person and 7.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.89.

In 2000, the age distribution was 23.0% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.

In 2000, the median household income was $45,685 and the median family income was $51,627. Males had a median income of $34,583 versus $20,987 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,175. About 7.2% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.8% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

Schools

• Bluewater Elementary
• James E. Plew Elementary
• Lula J. Edge Elementary
• Addie R. Lewis Middle School
• C.W. Ruckel Middle School
• Niceville High School
• Collegiate High School at Northwest Florida State College
• Northwest Florida State College
• Rocky Bayou Christian School

Arts and culture

The Boggy Fest, previously known as the Boggy Bayou Mullet Festival, was held annually in Niceville.

Notable people

• Anna Banks, author
• Jason Craig, comic book artist
• Roy Finch, football player
• Matt Gaetz, former U.S. Representative for Florida's 1st congressional district, lives here
• Rece Hinds, baseball player
• Shin Hyun-joon, South Korean diplomat, military officer, retired here
• Jarret Johnson, football player
• Cris Judd, actor
• Louis C. Menetrey, Army general
• Jimmy Nelson, baseball pitcher
• Pam Oliver, sportscaster
• Julian Pittman, football player
• Conrad Ricamora, actor
• Alan Ritchson, actor
• Tony Sipp, baseball player
• Toby Turner, YouTuber known as Tobuscus

References

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