Map of Mims CDP

Mims is a census-designated place (CDP) in Brevard County, Florida. The population was 7,058 at the 2010 United States Census.

Mims CDP overview:
Name:	Mims CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Florida
County:	Brevard County
Elevation:	33 ft (10 m)
Total Area:	22.37 sq mi (57.93 km²)
Land Area:	17.07 sq mi (44.21 km²)
Water Area:	5.30 sq mi (13.72 km²)
Total Population:	7,336
Population Density:	429.76/sq mi (165.93/km²)
ZIP code:	32754
Area code:	321
FIPS code:	1245775
GNISfeature ID:	0286950

Online Interactive Map

Mims online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Mims location map. Where is Mims CDP?

Mims location on the U.S. Map. Where is Mims CDP. — Mims location on the U.S. Map.

Mims location on the Florida map. Where is Mims CDP. — Location of Mims in Florida.

History

Mims, Florida received its name after an early settler, Casper Neil Mims, who established a general store circa 1876. Railroad access starting 1885 expanded the community. By the end of the 19th century citrus farms began to dominate the local economy.

Harry T. Moore, a civil rights leader, teacher and founder of the Brevard County NAACP, was murdered in Mims with his wife, Harriette; they were fatally injured by a bomb exploding under their home on Christmas Eve, 1951. Moore died the next day; his wife died on January 3, 1952. The murder was racially motivated and believed to have been committed by members of the Ku Klux Klan. The FBI investigated the case in 1951-1952, and the county and state in the 1970s and 1990s. The state reinvestigated in 2005, after suspected perpetrators had died. No one was ever prosecuted.

Multiple sites in Mims and Brevard County are dedicated to the Moores including the Moore Memorial Park and Cultural Center in Mims.

Mims Road Map

Mims city Satellite Map

Geography

Mims is located at 28°40′7″N 80°50′53″W / 28.66861°N 80.84806°W / 28.66861; -80.84806 (28.668670, -80.847949).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 22.4 square miles (57.9 km), of which 17.0 square miles (44.1 km) is land and 5.3 square miles (13.7 km), or 23.71%, is water.