Apopka

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Apopka
Orange County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Apopka Highlighted.svg
County and state location
Basic data
Foundation : 1882
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Orange County
Coordinates : 28 ° 41 ′  N , 81 ° 31 ′  W Coordinates: 28 ° 41 ′  N , 81 ° 31 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 41,542 (as of 2010)
Population density : 666.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 64.6 km 2  (approx. 25 mi 2 ) of
which 62.3 km 2  (approx. 24 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 40 m
Postcodes : 32703, 32704, 32712
Area code : +1 407
FIPS : 12-01700
GNIS ID : 0294327
Website : www.apopka.net
Mayor : Bryan Nelson

Apopka is a city in Orange County in the US state of Florida with 41,542 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Apopka is about 10 km northwest of Orlando .

history

In 1888 the Florida Midland Railway opened the line from Lake Jesup via Apopka and Clarcona to Kissimmee . When the plant system took over the route in 1896, the Lake Jesup - Clarcona section was closed.

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the 41,542 inhabitants at that time were distributed among 15,707 households. The population density was 666.8 inh / km². 64.3% of the population identified themselves as whites , 20.7% as African American , 0.3% as Indians and 3.2% as Asian Americans . 8.3% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 3.3% to several ethnic groups. 25.4% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010, children under the age of 18 and 20.5% of all households lived in 42.0% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 76.5% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.88 people and the average family size was 3.25 people.

29.8% of the population were younger than 20 years, 27.7% were 20 to 39 years old, 27.5% were 40 to 59 years old, and 14.7% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 35 years. 48.5% of the population were male and 51.5% were female.

The median annual income was $ 58,996, with 10.1% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the first language of 80.60% of the population, 16.52% spoke Spanish and 2.88% spoke another language.

Attractions

The following properties in Apopka are listed on the National Register of Historic Places :

Surname image Entry date location description
1 Apopka Seaboard Air Line Railway Depot
Apopka Seaboard Air Line Railway Depot

more pictures
March 15, 1993
ID No. 93000134
36 East Station Street
28 ° 40 ′ 11 ″  N , 81 ° 30 ′ 39 ″  W.
2 Carroll Building
Carroll Building
0March 4, 1993
ID No. 93000135
407-409 South Park Avenue
28 ° 40 ′ 17 "  N , 81 ° 30 ′ 34"  W.
3 Mitchell-Tibbetts House
Mitchell-Tibbetts House
0November 7, 1991
ID No. 91001661
21 East Orange Street
28 ° 40 ′ 40 ″  N , 81 ° 30 ′ 40 ″  W.
4th Ryan & Company Lumber Yard
Ryan & Company Lumber Yard
February 25, 1993
ID No. 93000074
215 East Fifth Street
28 ° 40 ′ 18 "  N , 81 ° 30 ′ 27"  W.
5 Waite-Davis House
Waite-Davis House
0August 2, 1990
ID no. 90001127
5 South Central Avenue
28 ° 40 ′ 39 "  N , 81 ° 30 ′ 41"  W.

economy

The main branches of employment are: education, health and social affairs: (16.5%), trade / retail: (13.2%), future technologies, management, administration: (10.4%).

schools

  • Bear Lake Elementary School, approximately 1,150 students
  • Lakeville Elementary School, approximately 900 students
  • Rock Springs Elementary School, approximately 850 students
  • Clay Springs Elementary School, approximately 800 students
  • Clarcona Elementary School, around 700 students
  • Dream Lake Elementary School, approximately 700 students
  • Lovell Elementary School, approximately 680 students
  • Apopka Elementary School, about 600 students
  • Piedmont Lakes Middle School, 1,650 students
  • Apopka Senior High School, approximately 3,450 students

Clinics

  • The Summit
  • Florida Hospital Apopka

The following clinics are in the vicinity:

  • Health Central in Ocoee , approximately 12 km away
  • Lakeside Alternative Hospital in Orlando , approximately 15 km away
  • Lifestream Behavioral Center in Leesburg , about 22 km away

traffic

Apopka is crossed by US Highway 441 ( SR 500 ) and Florida State Roads 414 ( Maitland Boulevard Extension , toll) and 429 ( Daniel Webster Western Beltway , toll). Florida State Road 451 runs within the metropolitan area . The nearest airport is Orlando International Airport (40 km away).

The Florida Central Railroad operates freight traffic from here via Tavares to Umatilla , to Sorrento and to Orlando and Winter Garden .

Web links

Commons : Apopka, Florida  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.apopka.net/172/Office-of-the-Mayor
  2. ^ A b Gregg Turner: A Short History of Florida Railroads. Arcadia Publishing , Mount Pleasant 2014, ISBN 978-1-439642-54-2
  3. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  4. Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  5. FLORIDA - Orange County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed April 29, 2015 .
  6. The numbering in this list column is based on the order of the entries presented by the National Park Service ; the colors distinguish different types of protected areas of the National Park System with national significance (e.g. National Historic Landmarks ) from the other entries in the National Register of Historic Places .
  7. ^ National Register Information System . In: National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service . Retrieved July 9, 2010.