Reddick, Florida

{{Short description| Town in the state of Florida, United States}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox settlement  |name = Reddick, Florida |official_name = Town of Reddick |settlement_type = [[Town (Florida)|Town]] |motto = "God Be With Us"<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://townofreddick.com/ |title=News: Town of Reddick, FL (Homepage) |access-date=November 5, 2025 |archive-date=September 9, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250909185930/https://townofreddick.com/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> |image_skyline = Reddick FL auditorium01.jpg |imagesize = 250x200px |image_caption = Reddick auditorium on the grounds of the old Reddick High School |image_map = Marion_County_Florida_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Reddick_Highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250x200px |map_caption = Location in [[Marion County, Florida|Marion County]] and the state of [[Florida]]  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = Florida |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Florida|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Marion County, Florida|Marion]] |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 =  |established_title = [[Settler colonialism|Settled]] |established_date = June 8, 1882<ref name=ReddHist/> |established_title2 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]] |established_date2 = 1925<ref name=RedInc/><ref name=ReddMuni/> |government_footnotes = |government_type = [[Mayor-council government|Mayor-Council]] |leader_title = [[Mayor]]<ref name=ReddMuni/><ref name=RTC>{{Cite web |url=https://townofreddick.com/town-officials/ |title=Town Council |access-date=February 1, 2026 |archive-date=September 9, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250909203224/https://townofreddick.com/town-officials/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> |leader_name = John Vetter |leader_title1 = [[Vice Mayor|Council President]]<ref name=ReddMuni/><ref name=RTC/> |leader_name1 = Nadine Stokes |leader_title2 = [[City Council|Councilors]]<ref name=ReddMuni/><ref name=RTC/> |leader_name2 = Andrea Barnes, Shirley Youmans, Myra Sherman, and [[Pro tem|Council Pro Tem]] Patti Vetter |leader_title3 = [[City Clerk|Town Clerk]]<ref name=ReddMuni/><ref name=RTC/> |leader_name3 = Teresa J. Sweetalla |leader_title4 = [[City Attorney|Town Attorney]]<ref name=ReddMuni/><ref name=RTC/> |leader_name4 = H. Randolph Klein  |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022">{{cite web |title=2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Florida |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2022_Gazetteer/2022_gaz_place_12.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=December 19, 2022}}</ref> |area_total_km2 = 3.26 |area_land_km2 = 3.26 |area_water_km2 = 0.00 |area_total_sq_mi = 1.26 |area_land_sq_mi = 1.26 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.00  |population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] |population_total = 449 |population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US1259675&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Reddick town, Florida: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]| access-date=December 19, 2022}}</ref> |population_note = |population_density_km2 = 137.60 |population_density_sq_mi = 356.35  |timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |coordinates = {{coord|29|22|19|N|82|11|51|W|type:city|display=inline,title}} |coordinates_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> |elevation_ft = 72 |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>  |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 32686 |area_code = [[Area code 352|352]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 12-59675<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 2407188<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2407188}}</ref> |website = {{URL|www.townofreddick.com}} |footnotes = }}

'''Reddick''' is a town in [[Marion County, Florida|Marion County]], [[Florida]], United States. It is part of the [[Ocala, Florida|Ocala]] [[Ocala, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. As of the 2020 US census, the town population was 449,<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 506 in 2010 US census.

==History== The town was [[plat]]ted and founded on June 8, 1882, and the local post office has also been in operation at Reddick since 1882.<ref name=ReddHist>{{Cite web |url=https://townofreddick.com/town-history/ |title=History - Town of Reddick, FL |access-date=November 5, 2025 |archive-date=August 12, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250812025654/https://www.flcities.com/directory/ |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=FL&county=Marion&searchtext=&pagenum=5 |title=Jim Forte Postal History: Post Offices—Florida - Marion County (Page 5) |access-date=November 5, 2025 |archive-date=September 13, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050913022317/http://postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=FL&county=Marion&searchtext=&pagenum=5 |url-status=dead}}</ref> John Reddick, the first [[postmaster]], gave the community his last name.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tK5PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mwYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6903%2C7420165 | title=County's history reflected in its names | work=[[Ocala Star-Banner]] | date=May 14, 1987 | access-date=May 30, 2015 | author=Pyle, Nancy | pages=8A}}</ref> The '''Town of Reddick''' was officially incorporated as a municipality in 1925.<ref name=RedInc>{{Cite web |url=https://www.flcities.com/docs/default-source/research-institute-reports/2020citiesbyincorporationwithinfo.pdf?sfvrsn=5009d6d5_0 |title=FLORIDA CITIES BY INCORPORATION YEAR WITH INCORPORATION & DISSOLUTION INFO |access-date=November 5, 2025 |archive-date=June 12, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250612044802/https://www.flcities.com/docs/default-source/research-institute-reports/2020citiesbyincorporationwithinfo.pdf?sfvrsn=5009d6d5_0 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=ReddMuni>{{Cite web |url=https://www.flcities.com/directory/ |title=MUNICIPAL DIRECTORY: Town of Reddick |access-date=November 5, 2025 |archive-date=August 12, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250812025654/https://www.flcities.com/directory/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1998, a group of [[Nun#Eastern Orthodox|nuns]] formed the [[Theotokos|Annunciation of the Theotokos]] [[Monastery#Eastern Orthodox|Monastery]] with the approval of [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Herreros |first1=Mauricio |title=Spiritual Florida: A Guide to Retreat Centers and Religious Sites |date=2005 |publisher=[[Pineapple Press|Pineapple Press Inc.]] |isbn=9781561643318 |page=2}}</ref>

The film ''[[Jeepers Creepers (2001 film)|Jeepers Creepers]]'' was shot in Reddick during the summer of 2000. The old Reddick High School was used as the police station in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thennowmovielocations.com/2018/06/jeepers-creepers.html|title=''Jeepers Creepers''|website=Then & Now Movie Locations|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112013715/http://www.thennowmovielocations.com/2018/06/jeepers-creepers.html|archive-date=November 12, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=February 27, 2024}}</ref>

==Geography== The Town of Reddick is located in northern Marion County {{convert|15|mi}} north of [[Ocala, Florida|Ocala]], the [[county seat]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.3|sqmi|km2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

===Climate=== The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild winters. According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], the Town of Reddick has a [[humid subtropical climate]] zone (''Cfa'').

==Demographics== {{US Census population |1910= 498 |1920= 312 |1930= 363 |1940= 392 |1950= 433 |1960= 594 |1970= 305 |1980= 657 |1990= 554 |2000= 571 |2010= 506 |2020= 449 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> }}

===Racial and ethnic composition=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Reddick town, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition''' {{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}} !Race / Ethnicity (''NH = Non-Hispanic'') !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Reddick town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US1259675&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Reddick town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1259675&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref> !style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Reddick town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1259675&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref> !% 2000 !% 2010 !style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020 |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH) |290 |209 |style='background: #ffffe6; |191 |50.79% |41.30% |style='background: #ffffe6; |42.54% |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH) |239 |246 |style='background: #ffffe6; |194 |41.86% |48.62% |style='background: #ffffe6; |43.21% |- |[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH) |0 |1 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1 |0.00% |0.20% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22% |- |[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH) |0 |1 |style='background: #ffffe6; |5 |0.00% |0.20% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.11% |- |[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH) |1 |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1 |0.18% |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22% |- |[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH) |0 |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |- |[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH) |3 |4 |style='background: #ffffe6; |14 |0.53% |0.79% |style='background: #ffffe6; |3.12% |- |[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race) |38 |45 |style='background: #ffffe6; |43 |6.65% |8.89% |style='background: #ffffe6; |9.58% |- |'''Total''' |'''571''' |'''506''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''449 ''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |}

===2020 census=== As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 449 people, 215 households, and 121 families residing in the town.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Reddick town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Reddick+town;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2010 census=== As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 506 people, 174 households, and 92 families residing in the town.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Reddick town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Reddick+town;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2000 census=== At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]] there were 571 people, 203 households, and 146 families in the town. The population density was {{convert|458.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 236 housing units at an average density of {{convert|189.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 52.19% White, 42.21% African American, 0.18% Pacific Islander, 3.15% from other races, and 2.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.65%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 203 households in 2000, 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 24.6% of households were one person and 14.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.31.

The age distribution in 2000 was 32.0% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.

In 2000, the median household income was $33,875 and the median family income was $36,944. Males had a median income of $22,143 versus $15,833 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,338. About 10.6% of families and 18.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.7% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.

==See also== {{portal|Florida}} * [[List of towns in Florida]]

==References== {{reflist|22em}}

==External links== {{commons category|Reddick, Florida}} * {{official website|www.townofreddick.com}}

[[Category:Towns in Marion County, Florida]] [[Category:Towns in Florida]]