<Tr> <Th> GNIS feature ID </Th> <Td> 0308089 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> City of Port St. Lucie </Td> </Tr> <P> Port St. Lucie is a city in St. Lucie County, Florida, United States . It is the most populous municipality in the county with a population of 164,603 at the 2010 census due to its rapid growth during the 2000s . In 2013, the state of Florida estimated the city's population at 171,016. Port St. Lucie forms part of a metropolitan area called the Port St. Lucie, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area that in 2013 was estimated to have 438,095 residents . As of 2015, the city had 179,413 residents, surpassing Fort Lauderdale in population . </P> <P> Port St. Lucie was a largely uninhabited tract of land south of White City in the 1950s, composed of a fishing camp, a few farms and businesses near U.S. 1 . In 1958, with a budget of $5, the General Development Corporation (GDC) purchased the River Park development and 40,000 acres (160 km) along the North Fork of the St. Lucie River . In 1959, the GDC opened its first bridge over the St. Lucie River, allowing for direct automobile access to Port St. Lucie . </P>

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