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22 Facts About Brevard County

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Brevard County is a county located in the east central portion of the U S state of Florida.

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Prehistory of Brevard County begins with the native cultures living in the area for thousands of years prior to the arrival of Europeans in the 16th century.

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Brevard County is the sole county in the Palm Bay – Melbourne – Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area .

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Brevard County has a Koppen climate classification of Cf with a year-round distribution of rainfall.

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5.

Since redistricting following the 2010 U S Census, Brevard County has been part of Florida's 8th congressional district.

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Brevard County has centralized most county and circuit courts in Viera which try a variety of cases including felonies, misdemeanors, traffic, and domestic.

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The 18th Circuit Court includes Seminole County as well as Brevard and includes not only the court itself but the State Attorney and the Public Defender.

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8.

Brevard County jail is a 1976 facility which rapidly became overcrowded.

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Brevard County jail retains inmates awaiting trial or those who have been sentenced to a yearor less.

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10.

Brevard County provides a number of services to help older people, juveniles, people with physical or mental disabilities, and minorities.

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In 2010 and 2011, the Brookings Institution reported that Brevard County ranked in the bottom fifth of the nation's top metro areas, based on unemployment, gross metropolitan product, housing prices and foreclosed properties.

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Brevard County ranked 17th for per capita income, out of Florida's 67 counties.

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13.

Brevard County economy has been driven by Trade, Transportation and Utilities, Professional and Business Services, Total government, Education and Health, Manufacturing, Leisure and hospitality, Construction, Financial .

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14.

Military installations in Brevard County include Patrick Space Force Base, near Satellite Beach, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, adjacent to the Kennedy Space Center, and the U S Air Force Malabar Test Facility on Minton Road in suburban Palm Bay.

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15.

In February 2010, the USDA declared that Brevard County, along with 59 other Florida counties, was a "primary natural disaster area".

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16.

Brevard County tourists come mainly from ten states: Florida itself is first, followed by Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Virginia, Wisconsin, Georgia, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania.

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17.

Brevard County has five judged art festivals annually attracting tens of thousands of people to art displays.

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18.

Brevard County Teachers are represented by the Brevard Federation of Teachers .

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19.

Brevard County was ranked 25th in the state, out of 67 counties, for health outcomes in 2014.

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20.

Brevard County was the home of the Brevard County Manatees, the Class-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers until 2016.

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21.

The fifth, Brevard County, is low because county areas outside the preceding cities, purchase their water from those cities.

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22.

Brevard County Zoo is a 75 acres facility that contains more than 650 animals representing more than 165 species from Florida, South America, Africa, Asia and Australia.

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