Altamonte Springs

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Altamonte Springs
Seminole County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Altamonte Springs Highlighted.svg
County and state location
Basic data
Foundation : 1920
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Seminole County
Coordinates : 28 ° 40 ′  N , 81 ° 24 ′  W Coordinates: 28 ° 40 ′  N , 81 ° 24 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 41,496 (as of 2010)
Population density : 1,804.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 24.4 km 2  (approx. 9 mi 2 ) of
which 23.0 km 2  (approx. 9 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 26 m
Area code : +1 407
FIPS : 12-00950
GNIS ID : 0277821
Website : www.altamonte.org
Mayor : Patricia Bates

Altamonte Springs is a city in Seminole County in the US state of Florida with 41,496 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Altamonte Springs is adjacent to the towns of Maitland ( Orange County ) and Casselberry . The city is about 15 km south of Sanford and 10 km north of Orlando .

climate

The climate is mild and warm, light with a light wind from the sea. Statistically, it rains an average of 30% of the days in the summer months, even if only for a short time. The highest temperatures are in May to October, with up to 33 ° C. The coldest months from December to February with an average of only 12 ° C. Snowfall is almost unknown in the region.

history

Altamonte Springs was first connected to the railway network by the South Florida Railroad in 1880. Another route was the Florida Midland Railway , opened in 1888 , which ran from Lake Jesup via Altamonte Springs and Clarcona to Kissimmee . When the plant system took over the route in 1896, the Lake Jesup - Clarcona section was closed.

Religions

In Altamonte Springs there are currently 29 different churches with 14 different denominations, of which the Baptist congregation is most strongly represented with 3 churches. There are 3 churches that do not belong to any denomination (as of 2004).

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the 41,496 inhabitants at that time were distributed over 22,088 households. The population density was 1804.2 inh / km². 72.5% of the population identified themselves as whites , 13.8% as African American , 0.3% as Indians and 3.4% as Asian Americans . 6.4% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 3.7% to several ethnic groups. 24.3% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 there were children under the age of 18 in 26.3% of all households and people aged 65 or over in 19.7% of all households. 52.3% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.15 people and the average family size was 2.86 people.

22.0% of the population were younger than 20 years, 34.5% were 20 to 39 years old, 25.8% were 40 to 59 years old, and 17.5% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 36 years. 47.0% of the population were male and 53.0% were female.

The median annual income was $ 47,942, with 9.9% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 80.99% of the population, 14.31% spoke Spanish and 4.70% had another mother tongue.

economy

The main branches of employment are: education, health and social affairs: (16.5%), trade / retail: (14.5%), finance, insurance and real estate: (11.1%), future technologies, management, administration: (13 , 2%), arts, entertainment, food and restaurants: (10.8%).

Infrastructure

schools

  • Spring Lake Elementary School, approximately 1050 students
  • Lake Orienta Elementary School, approximately 900 students
  • Forest City Elementary School, approximately 800 students
  • Altamonte Elementary School, about 750 students
  • Teague Middle School, about 1500 students
  • Lake Brantley High School, approximately 3,000 students

Clinics

  • Florida Hospital Altamonte

Parks and sports facilities

There is a wide range of different city parks as well as several sporting facilities, as well as playgrounds and opportunities for camping and barbecuing.

traffic

Interstate 4 at Altamonte Springs

Altamonte Springs is crossed and tangent to Interstate 4 and Florida State Roads 414 , 434 and 436 . The nearest airport is Orlando Sanford International Airport (around 15 km northeast).

Altamonte Springs is a SunRail station on the DeBary route via Orlando to Poinciana . There is a connection to the Amtrak long-distance trains at Winter Park station .

crime

The crime rate in 2010 was 260 points (US average: 266 points) in the average range. There were eleven rapes, 45 robberies, 109 assaults, 283 break-ins, 1005 thefts, 76 car thefts and five arson attacks.

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Altamonte Springs, Florida  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gregg Turner: A Short History of Florida Railroads. Arcadia Publishing , Mount Pleasant 2014, ISBN 978-1-439642-54-2
  2. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  3. ↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  4. ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Altamonte-Springs-Florida.html