When was merritt island established

Type Collection. Coverage Merritt Island, Florida. Curator Cepero, Laura. Merritt Island and Cocoa Beach. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, Zimmerman, Vera.

Eichhorn, Betty. The bridge between Merritt Island and Cocoa was constructed on May 1, , and plans began for an additional bridge to connect Merritt Island and Cocoa Beach.

Then-Vice President Hubert H. Air Force, and they agreed to help fund the widening of the road. On August 16, , the road widening was completed. Less than six years later the Hubert H. Humphrey Bridge was dedicated by Humphrey on March 1, Merritt Island is still considered a natural island. To the west, the island is connected by causeways to mainland Brevard County near Titusville and Cocoa on its northern end, and in Melbourne on its southern end.

To the north, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge , along with a narrow barrier island that make up Canaveral National Seashore , offer an unpopulated protected buffer area for rocket launches at Kennedy Space Center.

Migratory birds join the more resident wildlife, including alligators , manatees , dolphins , sea turtles , bald eagles , ospreys , bobcats , and the elusive Florida panther. A number of bald eagle nests are monitored atop power line poles along SR 3 within Kennedy Space Center.

There are about 12, feral pigs in North Merritt Island. Licensed trappers catch about 2, annually, which keeps the population even. As of the census of , there were 36, people, 14, households, and 10, families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2, There were 15, housing units at an average density of The racial makeup of the CDP was Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.

Of the 14, households, The average household size was 2. In the CDP, the population was spread out with The median age was 43 years.