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Components of Population Chance
<br />1980 Census.......................................................... 59,896
<br />1990 Census.......................................................... 90,208
<br />Percent Change ................................................... 50.61%
<br />Components of Change due to Natural increase ............................... 573
<br />Components of Change due to Net Migration ................................. 29,739
<br />Percentage of Change due to Natural Increase ................................. 1.89%
<br />Percentage of Change due to Net Migration .................................. 98.11%
<br />Source: University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research.
<br />Industry
<br />The economy of Indian River County is based upon agriculture (citrus and cattle), tourism, light
<br />manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade and commercial fishing. In the crop year 1990-1991 Indian River
<br />County had 66,116 acres of citrus which produced 21,866,000 boxes of oranges, grapefruit and specialty fruit.
<br />The County was third among all Florida Counties in total citrus production, but second in grapefruit production.
<br />Part of the citrus fruit is sold to the fresh fruit market, and there are also 21 major packing houses and one citrus
<br />juice processing plant located in the County. Approximately 71,809 acres of improved pasture and rangeland
<br />are utilized for dairy farming and beef cattle production, while approximately 22,873 acres remain as forest and
<br />woodlands.
<br />Sun Ag, Inc. has extensive citrus and agriculture interests in the County, employing approximately 750
<br />persons at the peak of the citrus season. Their agricultural properties, including a citrus packing plant, are
<br />located west of Fellsmere in the central part of the County.
<br />Other industries include lumber and millwork plants, cabinets and millwork plants, machine shops,
<br />welding shops, sheet metal fabricators, mattress ticking, construction, architectural and ornamental iron works,
<br />stone and marble products, asphalt plant, pilot training school, welding school, television antennas, wholesale
<br />seafood, metal windows and awnings, printing, air handling systems, ready mix concrete, concrete blocks, precast
<br />concrete products, electronic components, plating and machine shop equipment, screw machine parts, aircraft
<br />parts and supplies, factory built homes, dairy products, newspaper, radio stations and temperature controls.
<br />Nine banks, eleven savings and loan associations and twenty securities brokerage offices provide financial
<br />services within the County.
<br />Tourism and Recreation
<br />The Atlantic beaches and the excellent climate in the County provide the basis for a year-round tourist
<br />industry. There are numerous hotels and motels in the County as well as retail and service establishments geared
<br />to serving the tourist trade.
<br />Forty-six miles of riverfront on the Indian River, many miles of canals and lakefront and approximately
<br />23 miles of Atlantic Ocean beaches as well as two state parks, five county parks, and eight public and six private
<br />golf courses provide ample opportunity for outdoor recreation.
<br />The Los Angeles Dodgers baseball club trains at Dodgertown in Vero Beach. The 340 -acre complex
<br />is also home to the largest and most advanced baseball school in the world, conducted by the Dodger
<br />organization.
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