Clearwater, Florida 
The area's population grew in 1842, after the Federal Armed Occupation Act of 1842 offered 160 acres to anyone who would bear arms and cultivate the land. Early settlers included the Stevens, Stevenson and McMullen families, who claimed and farmed large tracts of land. Prior to 1906, the area was known as Clear Water Harbor. The name "Clear Water" is thought to have come from a fresh water spring flowing from near where the City Hall building is located today. There were many other freshwater springs that dotted the bayfront, many in the bay itself, which were the reason for the crystal clear water found there. Originally part of Hillsborough County, the first road joining Clearwater and Tampa was built in 1849, which dramatically reduced the prior day-long commute between the cities. The first US Post Office for Pinellas County was built on the site of the present Turner Steet Dock Park, circa 1859.
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| Clearwater | FL | U.S. | |
| Population | 108,787 | 15,982,378 | 281,421,906 |
| Median age | 41.8 | 38.7 | 35.3 |
| Male Median age | 39.6 | 37.3 | 34 |
| Female Median age | 44 | 40.1 | 36.5 |
| Households | 48,449 | 6,337,929 | 105,480,101 |
| Household population | 104,924 | 15,593,433 | 273,643,273 |
| Average household size | 2.17 | 2.46 | 2.59 |
| Families | 27,439 | 4,210,760 | 71,787,347 |
| Average family size | 2.79 | 2.98 | 3.14 |
| Housing units | 56,802 | 7,302,947 | 115,904,641 |
| Occupied units | 48,449 | 6,337,929 | 105,480,101 |
| Vacant units | 8,353 | 965,018 | 10,424,540 |
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