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Treasure Coast
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The Treasure Coast is a term for a region in the U.S. state of Florida stretching from Stuart, Florida in the south through Sebastian in the north, including the coastal Indian River County, St. Lucie County, and Martin County. The landlocked Okeechobee County is sometimes also considered a part of the Treasure Coast.
The name "Treasure Coast" is derived from a number of ships of Spanish galleons (especially those of the 1715 Spanish treasure fleet) that wrecked off the coast during the 17th and 18th centuries. Artifacts from these ships have still been recovered today, both by amateur and professional treasure-hunters.
The Treasure Coast is sometimes considered a metropolitan area, though it is not nearly as large as the South Florida metropolitan area to the south. The United States Census Bureau separates the Treasure Coast into two metropolitan statistical areas.
| Metropolitan Statistical Areas | 2005 Population | |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce Metropolitan Statistical Area |
381,033 | |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area | 130,043 |
The Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce Metropolitan Statistical Area includes St. Lucie and Martin counties. The Sebastian-Vero Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area includes only Indian River County. Okeechobee County is not included in either area.
A list of major cities in the Treasure Coast and their estimated 2004 population:
- Port St. Lucie (141,000)
- Fort Pierce (37,959)
- Sebastian (18,671)
- Vero Beach (17,209)
- Stuart (15,728)
- Hobe Sound (11,376)
- Okeechobee (5,376)
