Port St. Lucie in Florida

4 July 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

PGA Village golf complex © Bernard Gagnon/cc-by-sa-3.0

PGA Village golf complex © Bernard Gagnon/cc-by-sa-3.0

Port St. Lucie is a city in St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. It is the most populous municipality in the county and the seventh-largest city in Florida with a population of 204,851 at the 2020 census. Port St. Lucie is Florida’s fastest growing city and aims to double its population within the next 10 years. It is located 125 miles (201 km) southeast of Orlando and 113 miles (182 km) north of Miami. It is a principal city in the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes St. Lucie and Martin counties, and as of 2021 had an estimated population of 502,521. Port St. Lucie is also a principal city in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 6,841,100 as of 2021.   read more…

Treasure Coast in Florida

4 January 2019 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Miami / South Florida Reading Time:  10 minutes

St. Lucie River and Stuart from Sewall's Point © DannyCush

St. Lucie River and Stuart from Sewall’s Point © DannyCush

The Treasure Coast is a region of Florida. It is located on the state’s Atlantic coast, comprising Indian River, St. Lucie, and Martin, and in some definitions, Palm Beach counties. The region, whose name refers to the Spanish Treasure Fleet lost in a 1715 hurricane, evidently emerged from residents’ desire to distinguish themselves from Miami and the Gold Coast region to the south.   read more…

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