Warm Mineral Springs, Florida

This article is about the populated place. For the spring, see Warm Mineral Springs (spring).

Warm Mineral Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,442 at the 2020 census, up from 5,061 at the 2010 census. It is part of the North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Warm Mineral Springs, Florida
Census-designated place
Location in Sarasota County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 27°2′51″N 82°16′8″W
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Sarasota
Area [1]
• Total	2.71 sq mi (7.03 km2)
• Land	2.36 sq mi (6.11 km2)
• Water	0.35 sq mi (0.92 km2)
Elevation	10 ft (3 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,442
• Density	2,306.91/sq mi (890.52/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	12-75175[2]
GNIS feature ID	0292883[3]

The Warm Mineral Springs locale is notable for a free-flowing artesian spring. A large portion of the area was annexed by the municipality of North Port, and is now part of that city. The Warm Mineral Springs Motel designed by modernist architect Victor Lundy, one of the architects associated with the Sarasota School of Architecture, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

Warm Mineral Springs is located at 27°2′51″N 82°16′8″W (27.047440, -82.268902).^[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.7 square miles (6.9 km²), of which 2.3 square miles (5.9 km²) is land and 0.35 square miles (0.9 km²), or 13.33%, is water.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1990	4,041		—
2000	4,811		19.1%
2010	5,061		5.2%
2020	5,442		7.5%
source:[6]

As of the 2020 United States census,^[7] Warm Mineral Springs had a population of 5,442 with 2,775 households. The population density was 2,306.9 inhabitants per square mile (890.7/km²).

The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.4% White, 0.9% African American, 0.9% Asian, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.0% of the population.

In the CDP, the population was spread out by age, with 1.8% under 5 years old, 4.3% under 18 years old, and 69.8% 65 years and over.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $47,690. 10.8% of the population lived below the poverty threshold. 94.4% of the population 25 years and older were high school graduates or higher and 19.1% of that same population had a Bachelor's degree or higher. 89.4% of households had a computer and 83.1% had a broadband internet subscription.