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Lake County, Florida
Seal of Lake County, Florida
Seal
Map of Florida highlighting Lake County
Location in the state of Florida
Map of the U.S
Florida's location in the U.S.
Founded May 27 1887
Seat Tavares
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

1,156 sq mi (2,994 km²)
953 sq mi (2,468 km²)
203 sq mi (526 km²), 17.58%
Population
 - (2020)
 - Density

383,956
220/sq mi (85/km²)
Website www.lakegovernment.com

Lake County is a county located in the state of Florida, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 383,956. Lake County is part of the Orlando-Kissimmee.

History[]

Lake County was created in 1887 from portions of Sumter County and Orange County. It was named for the numerous lakes in the area. There are approximately 1,400 named lakes.

The first couple was married in the Lake county Town of Kismet, on December 27, 1887. Floria Call and Elias Disney were the parents of Walt Disney.

Lake County is also home to Sugarloaf Mountain, the highest point in peninsular Florida, at 312 feet (95 m) above sea level.

On February 2, 2007, Lake County was devastated by a series of early morning tornadoes, which killed at least 20 people in the area. Gov. Charlie Crist declared a state of emergency.[1]

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,995 km² (1,156 sq mi). 2,469 km² (953 sq mi) of it is land and 526 km² (203 sq mi) of it (17.58%) is water.

Adjacent Counties[]

Demographics[]

As of the census² of 2000, there were 210,528 people, 88,413 households, and 62,507 families residing in the county. The population density was 85/km² (221/sq mi). There were 102,830 housing units at an average density of 42/km² (108/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 87.46% White, 8.31% Black or African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.79% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.88% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. 5.61% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 88,413 households out of which 23.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.90% were married couples living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 24.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.75.

In the county the population was spread out with 20.30% under the age of 18, 5.80% from 18 to 24, 23.80% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 26.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 93.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,903, and the median income for a family was $42,577. Males had a median income of $31,475 versus $23,545 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,199. About 6.90% of families and 9.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.80% of those under age 18 and 6.30% of those age 65 or over.

Politics[]

Lake County has voted Republican in U.S. presidential races since 1948.[2]

United States presidential election results for Lake County, Florida[2]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 125,859 59.56% 83,505 39.52% 1,950 0.92%
2016 102,188 59.48% 62,838 36.58% 6,773 3.94%
2012 87,643 57.99% 61,799 40.89% 1,702 1.13%
2008 82,802 56.19% 62,948 42.71% 1,621 1.10%
2004 74,389 60.02% 48,221 38.90% 1,340 1.08%
2000 50,010 56.44% 36,571 41.27% 2,030 2.29%
1996 35,097 47.48% 29,752 40.25% 9,074 12.27%
1992 30,825 44.17% 23,200 33.24% 15,762 22.59%
1988 37,327 68.40% 16,766 30.72% 479 0.88%
1984 35,319 74.29% 12,217 25.70% 7 0.01%
1980 26,798 64.53% 13,128 31.61% 1,602 3.86%
1976 19,976 57.42% 14,369 41.31% 442 1.27%
1972 23,079 82.63% 4,803 17.20% 48 0.17%
1968 11,763 47.42% 4,599 18.54% 8,442 34.03%
1964 12,897 62.39% 7,773 37.61% 0 0.00%
1960 12,979 72.45% 4,936 27.55% 0 0.00%
1956 10,888 71.57% 4,326 28.43% 0 0.00%
1952 9,132 70.63% 3,797 29.37% 0 0.00%
1948 3,579 43.23% 3,474 41.96% 1,226 14.81%
1944 2,693 38.38% 4,323 61.62% 0 0.00%
1940 2,659 33.32% 5,322 66.68% 0 0.00%
1936 2,034 33.46% 4,045 66.54% 0 0.00%
1932 1,867 37.82% 3,070 62.18% 0 0.00%
1928 3,383 68.08% 1,474 29.66% 112 2.25%
1924 948 36.46% 1,381 53.12% 271 10.42%
1920 734 28.90% 1,720 67.72% 86 3.39%
1916 330 25.25% 886 67.79% 91 6.96%
1912 92 11.34% 596 73.49% 123 15.17%
1908 200 24.01% 487 58.46% 146 17.53%
1904 148 20.33% 529 72.66% 51 7.01%
1900 143 20.58% 492 70.79% 60 8.63%
1896 302 24.35% 870 70.16% 68 5.48%
1892 0 0.00% 1,137 85.68% 190 14.32%



Communities[]

Incorporated[]

  1. Town of Astatula
  2. City of Clermont
  3. City of Eustis
  4. City of Fruitland Park
  5. City of Groveland
  6. Town of Howey-in-the-Hills
  7. Town of Lady Lake
  8. City of Leesburg
  9. City of Mascotte
  10. City of Minneola
  11. Town of Montverde
  12. City of Mount Dora
  13. City of Tavares
  14. City of Umatilla

Unincorporated[]

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Community Logo

Government links/Constitutional offices[]

Special districts[]

Judicial branch[]

Tourism links[]

Miscellaneous links[]

  • Photographs From the State Library & Archives of Florida.

Coordinates: 28°46′N 81°43′W / 28.77, -81.72

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