Nocatee, Florida

History

In 2005, Nocatee's creator The PARC Group, broke ground on the construction of the township. The PARC Groups's Chairman and CEO, Roger O'Steen, founded the group in 1989 and was directly involved with the development of Nocatee and many other communities.

Amenities

Nocatee contains two large water parks, the Splash Park and Spray Park. Each has pools, slides, and kid-specific areas. The pool areas host events throughout the year, such as Food Truck Friday, farmers' markets, holiday celebration, concerts, Easter egg hunts, and more community events. The community contains other amenities like parks, neighborhood pools, fitness centers, dog parks, a kayak launch, a nature preserve and a series of nature trails.

Demographics

The racial makeup of the city is 91.1% White, 1.7% African American, 1.1% Native American, 7.8% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 5.2% from other races, and 7.0% from two or more races. 8.2% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household income was $131,738. 3.5% of the population lived below the poverty threshold, including 0.8% of those under 18 and 2.4% of those over 65. 97.4% of the population 25 years and older had a high school degree or equivalent or higher and 65.9% of that same population had a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.4% of the population were veterans.

Events

Nocatee hosts a variety of events consisting of trivia, on-tap beer tastings, food truck Fridays, monthly farmer’s markets, as well as holiday-themed events such as Easter egg hunts & live music.

Education

St. Johns County School District is the school district of the St. Johns County portion, which includes the entire census-designated place. The following elementary schools serve portions of the CDP: Palm Valley Academy, Pine Island Academy, and Valley Ridge Academy. Three middle schools serve portions of the CDP: Palm Valley, Pine Island, and Valley Ridge. Allen D. Nease High School serves the Nocatee CDP.

The official subdivisions of the Nocatee development in St. Johns County are zoned to the Palm Valley, Pine Island, Valley Ridge K-8 schools, and Nease. The portion in Duval County (not in the CDP) is zoned to Bartram Springs Elementary School, Twin Lakes Middle School, and Atlantic Coast High School.

References

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