Fruit Cove

Fruit Cove is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Johns County, Florida, United States. The population was 16,077 at the 2000 census. It is located in the community of St. Johns.GeographyFruit Cove is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 17.9sqmi, of which 17.9sqmi is land and 0.06% is water.Fruit Cove is the location of the Marywood Retreat Center for the Diocese of St. Augustine.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 16,077 people, 5,294 households, and 4,600 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 900.2 people per square mile (347.6/km²). There were 5,549 housing units at an average density of 310.7/sq mi (120.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.76% White, 2.06% Black, 0.18% Native American, 1.61% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.38% of the population.There were 5,294 households out of which 50.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.4% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.1% were. 10.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.26.