Bronson is a town and the county seat of Levy County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,140 at the 2020 census, up from 1,113 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Gainesville metropolitan area, Florida. The Bronson Speedway is on its outskirts.
History
Bronson began as a settlement in 1839 that was named after a judge, Isaac H. Bronson, who was an early settler to the Florida Territory before it became a state. Before the community's renaming, it was originally known as “Chunky Pond” after the Native American name, “Chuckahaha.”
Despite being settled since the early 19th century, and being Levy County's county seat since 1874, the Town of Bronson wasn't officially incorporated as a municipality until the mid-20th century, in 1951.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable"
|+Bronson racial composition<br /> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic)<br />
!Race
!Pop 2010
!Pop 2020
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|White (NH)
|701
|683
|62.98%
|59.91%
|-
|Black or African American (NH)
|284
|254
|25.52%
|22.28%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native (NH)
|5
|0
|0.45%
|0.00%
|-
|Asian (NH)
|3
|11
|0.27%
|0.96%
|-
|Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH)
|0
|1
|0.00%
|0.09%
|-
|Some other race (NH)
|0
|15
|0.00%
|1.32%
|-
|Two or more races/Multiracial (NH)
|29
|53
|2.61%
|4.65%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|91
|123
|8.18%
|10.79%
|-
|Total
|1,113
|1,140
|
|
|-
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Bronson had a population of 1,140. The median age was 38.5 years. 25.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.1 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 441 households in Bronson, of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 37.9% were married-couple households, 21.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 32.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
2010 census
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 1,113 people, 507 households, and 356 families residing in the town.
2000 census
As of the census The Levy County Public Library System is a member of PAL (Putnam, Alachua and Levy County Public Library Cooperative).
References
External links
- Official website for the Town of Bronson