29-511: The Dixie Crystal Theatre (also known as the Clewiston Theater ) is a historic site in Clewiston , Hendry County , Florida . It is located at 100 East Sugarland Highway . It first opened in 1941. In 1998, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places . It is a flat-roofed one-story masonry movie theater, built in a simplified Moderne style – one of the few buildings in
58-403: A humid subtropical climate ( Köppen : Cfa). As of the 2020 United States census , there were 7,327 people, 2,532 households, and 1,921 families residing in the city. As of the 2010 United States census , there were 7,155 people, 2,269 households, and 1,643 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2000, there were 6,460 people, 2,174 households, and 1,632 families residing in
87-532: A Florida room to house historical reference material and books pertinent to local and state history. The Harlem Community Library is located in a former school building which also houses the Harlem Academy daycare center and its specialty is a growing African American collection. The Barron Library collects genealogical materials. The Clewiston Library also recently sought and received an LSTA grant to digitize their local newspaper, The Clewiston News and have
116-400: A household in the city was $ 37,143, and the median income for a family was $ 38,652. Males had a median income of $ 31,139 versus $ 21,049 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 15,527. About 14.8% of families and 18.8% of the population were below the poverty line , including 25.9% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over. The following are public schools located in
145-540: A large tract of land to establish a town. They commissioned a town plan and built the Moore Haven & Clewiston Railway to connect the community to the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad at Moore Haven . Incorporated as a city in 1925, Clewiston would become noted for its sport fishing , particularly of largemouth bass . Large sugar plantations were established around Lake Okeechobee. By the 1950s and 1960s,
174-597: Is 80 miles (130 km) northwest of Fort Lauderdale on the Atlantic coastal plain . The population was 7,327 at the 2020 census , up from 7,155 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city in the Clewiston micropolitan area . The city is located on the south bank of Lake Okeechobee , and the Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail (LOST) passes through the edge of the city. It is home to the Clewiston Museum and
203-403: Is an open-air none recycled water hydroponics relationship. The below described circumstances are not in perspective, have limited duration, and have a tendency to accumulate trace materials in soil that either there or elsewhere cause deoxygenation. The use of vast amounts of fertilizer may have unintended consequences for the environment by devastating rivers, waterways, and river endings through
232-459: Is not arable according to the FAO definition above includes: Other non-arable land includes land that is not suitable for any agricultural use. Land that is not arable, in the sense of lacking capability or suitability for cultivation for crop production, has one or more limitations – a lack of sufficient freshwater for irrigation, stoniness, steepness, adverse climate, excessive wetness with
261-569: Is not included in this category. Data for 'Arable land' are not meant to indicate the amount of land that is potentially cultivable. A more concise definition appearing in the Eurostat glossary similarly refers to actual rather than potential uses: "land worked (ploughed or tilled) regularly, generally under a system of crop rotation ". In Britain, arable land has traditionally been contrasted with pasturable land such as heaths , which could be used for sheep-rearing but not as farmland . Arable land
290-434: Is the seawater greenhouse , which desalinates water through evaporation and condensation using solar energy as the only energy input. This technology is optimized to grow crops on desert land close to the sea. The use of artifices does not make the land arable. Rock still remains rock, and shallow – less than 6 feet (1.8 metres) – turnable soil is still not considered toilable. The use of artifice
319-416: Is unsuitable for cultivation, yet such land has value for grazing of livestock. In British Columbia, Canada, 41 percent of the provincial Agricultural Land Reserve area is unsuitable for the production of cultivated crops, but is suitable for uncultivated production of forage usable by grazing livestock. Similar examples can be found in many rangeland areas elsewhere. Land incapable of being cultivated for
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#1732855750243348-547: Is vulnerable to land degradation and some types of un-arable land can be enriched to create useful land. Climate change and biodiversity loss , are driving pressure on arable land. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in 2013, the world's arable land amounted to 1.407 billion hectares, out of a total of 4.924 billion hectares of land used for agriculture. Agricultural land that
377-620: The Dixie Crystal Theatre . The area has been home to Seminole tribe members and sugar plantations, with the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Seminole Indian Museum located 32 miles (51 km) south of the city. The area beside Lake Okeechobee was once used as a fishing camp by the Seminole tribe . The first permanent settlement began in 1920, when John O'Brien of Philadelphia and Alonzo Clewis (1864-1944) of Tampa purchased
406-437: The accumulation of non-degradable toxins and nitrogen-bearing molecules that remove oxygen and cause non-aerobic processes to form. Examples of infertile non-arable land being turned into fertile arable land include: One of the impacts of land degradation is that it can diminish the natural capacity of the land to store and filter water leading to water scarcity . Human-induced land degradation and water scarcity are increasing
435-547: The area to feature this type of architecture. In 1940, the building was commissioned by Mary Hayes Davis , a newspaper publisher and businesswoman who operated a chain of movie theaters in south Florida and the Lake Okeechobee region. It was her second theater in Clewiston with that name. Davis had opened the first Dixie Crystal Theatre at the corner of Sugarland Highway and Central Avenue in 1934. The theaters got their name from
464-650: The area, operated by Hendry County Schools: Private school: Native American School: The Hendry County Library Cooperative in Florida includes the Clewiston Library, Barron Library (located in LaBelle , the county seat) and the Harlem Library. All three libraries provide Hendry County residents with materials and general information, and each library has a secondary individualized area of focus. The Clewiston Library has
493-516: The center of Clewiston, leading west then north 15 miles (24 km) to Moore Haven , and southeast 16 miles (26 km) to South Bay . Florida State Road 80 runs with US 27 through Clewiston but leads west 31 miles (50 km) to LaBelle , the Hendry County seat. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , Clewiston has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12.2 km ), of which 0.027 square miles (0.07 km ), or 0.54%, are water. Clewiston has
522-403: The city. The population density was 1,381.0 inhabitants per square mile (533.2/km ). There were 2,434 housing units at an average density of 520.3 per square mile (200.9/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 75.79% White , 10.93% African American , 0.39% Native American , 1.18% Asian , 9.64% from other races , and 2.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 40.94% of
551-446: The cultivation of citrus , vegetables and cattle were also important to the economy. The US Sugar Corporation , however, remained the dominant manufacturer in Clewiston, which became known as "America's Sweetest Town". On June 24, 2008, Governor Charlie Crist announced that the state of Florida had arranged to buy for $ 1.75 billion the company's 187,000 acres (76,000 ha), including the refinery in Clewiston. On November 11,
580-436: The desert, hydroponics , fertilizer, nitrogen fertilizer, pesticides , reverse osmosis water processors, PET film insulation or other insulation against heat and cold, digging ditches and hills for protection against the wind, and installing greenhouses with internal light and heat for protection against the cold outside and to provide light in cloudy areas. Such modifications are often prohibitively expensive. An alternative
609-709: The digital versions added to the free, open access Florida Digital Newspaper Library . Arable land Arable land (from the Latin : arabilis , "able to be ploughed ") is any land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops. Alternatively, for the purposes of agricultural statistics, the term often has a more precise definition: Arable land is the land under temporary agricultural crops (multiple-cropped areas are counted only once), temporary meadows for mowing or pasture , land under market and kitchen gardens and land temporarily fallow (less than five years). The abandoned land resulting from shifting cultivation
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#1732855750243638-577: The first time. A Hendry County sheriff's deputy and a Clewiston policeman were present for the duration of the film. The theater closed briefly in 2011, but soon reopened, featuring live bands, first-run movies, and independent films. By early 2015, the Clewiston Theater had closed. As of 2023, the theatre has been converted into a dentist office. Clewiston, Florida Clewiston is a city in Hendry County, Florida , United States. Its location
667-405: The impracticality of drainage, excessive salts, or a combination of these, among others. Although such limitations may preclude cultivation, and some will in some cases preclude any agricultural use, large areas unsuitable for cultivation may still be agriculturally productive. For example, United States NRCS statistics indicate that about 59 percent of US non-federal pasture and unforested rangeland
696-535: The local sugar industry product. The architect of the new Dixie Crystal Theatre was Chester A. Cone of West Palm Beach and Palm Beach, who also designed the Prince Theatre in Pahokee . The builder and contractor was Earl Anderson. It is 45 by 93 feet (14 m × 28 m) in plan. The Clewiston Theater was integrated peacefully on July 20, 1964, when five African American youths attended an evening show there for
725-573: The ongoing restoration of the Everglades ecosystem . Clewiston is located in the northeast corner of Hendry County at 26°45′12″N 80°56′01″W / 26.753399°N 80.933600°W / 26.753399; -80.933600 , on the southwestern shore of Lake Okeechobee . It is part of the Florida Heartland region. To the south it borders the CDP of Harlem . U.S. Route 27 passes through
754-473: The plan was scaled back to $ 1.34 billion for 181,000 acres (73,000 ha) of farmland , no longer including the mill, citrus processing facilities and other assets. This would allow the company to remain in business and leave open the possibility of preserving its 1,700 jobs. Over the next seven crop cycles, the farmland would be leased back from the state to US Sugar for $ 60 million. It would then be converted into reservoirs and water-filtering areas as part of
783-402: The population. In 2000, there were 2,174 households, out of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
812-402: The production of crops can sometimes be converted to arable land. New arable land makes more food and can reduce starvation . This outcome also makes a country more self-sufficient and politically independent, because food importation is reduced. Making non-arable land arable often involves digging new irrigation canals and new wells, aqueducts, desalination plants, planting trees for shade in
841-413: Was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.32. In 2000, in the city, the population was spread out, with 29.7% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.4 males. In 2000, the median income for
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