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West Melbourne, Florida

West Melbourne, Florida
Administration
Full nameWest Melbourne, Florida
Official nameWest Melbourne, Florida
Settlement typeCity
MottoCreating New Horizons

CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountyBrevard County, FloridaBrevard
CreatedSeptember 11, 1959

Government
TypeCouncil-Manager
MayorHal J. Rose
City ManagerScott Morgan
Deputy MayorJohn D’Amico
Geography
Total Area7.8 sq mi (20.2 km2)
Land Area7.8 sq mi (20.2 km2)
Water Area0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation30 ft (9.1 m)
Demography
Total Population15328 (1 July 2008)
Density (pop.)758.5/km2 (1965.1/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneEastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes32904, 32912
Area code321
FIPS code12-76500 
GNIS feature ID0293092 

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West Melbourne is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It was created in 1959 to stop the area from being annexed into the City of Melbourne. The population was 9,824 at the 2000 census. In 1970, the city's population was approximately 3,050. As of 2008, the estimated population according to the U.S. Census Bureau was 15,328. Since 2000, the city has experienced the highest population growth percentage of any municipality in Brevard County. It is part of the Palm Bay - Melbourne - Titusville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

In 2005, the City of West Melbourne started charging property taxes for the first time in its existence (since 1959). Prior to 2005, the city survived on "fees only" for its $17 million budget.

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Police seek wallet thief - Florida Today Tweet this news
Florida Today---West Melbourne- detectives are looking for two people they think stole a woman's wallet Tuesday afternoon ... - Date : Thu, 30 Dec 2010 06:15:06 GMT+00:00
Florida Alcohol Sales Drop With Temperatures - CSNews Online Tweet this news
CSNews Online--New Year's Eve is traditionally a time to celebrate with alcohol, but Christmas sales were down 25 percent at Sam's Liquor Store in -West Melbourne-. ... - Date : Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:42:19 GMT+00:00
Florida woman remains in critical condition after being struck by car on ... - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Tweet this news
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com--At around 5 am at 580 Tonnelle Ave., which is a few blocks north of Manhattan Avenue, the woman from -West Melbourne-, Fla., was rushed to the hospital with ... - Date : Sun, 12 Dec 2010 18:19:05 GMT+00:00
Bank robbery in West Melbourne - MyFoxOrlando.com Tweet this news
MyFoxOrlando.com--The -West Melbourne- Police Department is looking for suspects in the robbery of the Sun Trust Bank in the Palm Crossing Shopping Center. ... - Date : Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:20:39 GMT+00:00
22-year-old Florida woman in 'extremely critical' condition after being struck ... - The Jersey Journal - NJ.com Tweet this news
The Jersey Journal - NJ.com--Around 5 am at 580 Tonnelle Ave., the woman from -West Melbourne-, Fla., was rushed to the hospital for severe head trauma causing swelling to the brain, ... - Date : Sat, 11 Dec 2010 22:20:28 GMT+00:00
Bentley named West Melbourne deputy mayor - Florida Today Tweet this news
Florida Today---WEST MELBOURNE- -- � -West Melbourne- City Council selected Pat Bentley to serve as its deputy mayor ... - Date : Wed, 17 Nov 2010 06:19:24 GMT+00:00
RELM Successfully Completes Testing of P25 Trunking Interoperability on ... - PR Newswire (press release) Tweet this news
PR Newswire (press release)--The Company maintains its headquarters in -West Melbourne-, -Florida- and can be contacted through its web site at www.relm.com or directly at 18008212900. ... - Date : Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:31:50 GMT+00:00
Betty J. Yost - Livingston Daily Tweet this news
Livingston Daily--CC (Doris) Fenton, Jr. of Kettering, OH, younger sister, Suzanne (Eugene) Fetner of -West Melbourne-, -FL- and sister-in-law, Nancy (Vince) Olson of Lakewood ... - Date : Sun, 28 Nov 2010 10:11:58 GMT+00:00
Cop Uses Taser to Subdue Naked Florida Jogger VIDEO - AltTransport Tweet this news
AltTransport--On Wednesday morning aa -West Melbourne-, -FL- police officer a caught site of a naked jogger plodding ... - Date : Sat, 16 Oct 2010 03:46:33 GMT+00:00
Ignore city code at peril of ticket - Florida Today Tweet this news
Florida Today---WEST MELBOURNE- � Owners of junk vehicles, tall grass and improper signs catch foul looks from ... - Date : Sat, 16 Oct 2010 05:21:01 GMT+00:00

Municipalities and communities of Brevard County, Florida

County seat: Titusville
CitiesCape Canaveral * Cocoa * Cocoa Beach * Indian Harbour Beach * Melbourne * Palm Bay * Rockledge * Satellite Beach * Titusville * West Melbourne
TownsGrant-Valkaria * Indialantic * Malabar * Melbourne Beach * Melbourne Village * Palm Shores
CDPsCocoa West * June Park * Merritt Island * Micco * Mims * Port St. John * Sharpes * South Patrick Shores
Unincorporated
communities
Barefoot Bay * Canaveral Groves * Courtenay * Floridana Beach * Indianola * Melbourne Shores * Scottsmoor * Suntree * Viera



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