Treasure Coast

Florida?s Treasure Coast stretches from Stuart, Florida in the south through Vero Beach in the north, and covers Martin County,St. Lucie County and Indian River County. Media coverage also considers the landlocked county, Okeechobee County as part of the Treasure Coast. The Treasure Coast name refers to a number of ships, including those of the Spanish treasure fleet, that are believed to have sunk off the coast during the 17th and 18th centuries. Valuable artifacts from these ships are still being recovered today, both by amateur and professional treasure-hunters.

Related Topics:
Stuart, Florida - Vero Beach - Martin County - St. Lucie County - Indian River County - Okeechobee County - Spanish treasure fleet

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The Treasure Coast is sometimes considered a Metropolitan Area. As of the 2000 census, the area had a population of 468,283 residents. However the area is quickly growing and at the 2004 estimated census the area is over a popluation 500,000. The Metro area is sometimes also called the Port Saint Lucie Metropolitan Area, since Port Saint Lucie is the largest city in the area.

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