Auburndale (Florida)

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Auburndale
Auburndale City Hall
Auburndale City Hall
County and state location
Polk County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Auburndale Highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1880
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Polk County
Coordinates : 28 ° 4 ′  N , 81 ° 47 ′  W Coordinates: 28 ° 4 ′  N , 81 ° 47 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 13,507 (as of 2010)
Population density : 1,000.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 24.1 km 2  (about 9 mi 2 ) of
which 13.5 km 2  (about 5 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 51 m
Postal code : 33823
Area code : +1 863
FIPS : 12-02550
GNIS ID : 0277991
Website : www.auburndalefl.com
Mayor : Richard Hamann

Auburndale is a city in Polk County in the US state of Florida with 13,507 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Auburndale is bordered by the towns of Lake Alfred and Winter Haven . The city is about 20 km north of Bartow and about 60 km east of Tampa .

history

Auburndale's roots can be traced back to 1873 when John Ledue became the first official settler on Lake Ariana . The first house was built in 1884, 4 months after the South Florida Railroad was completed. In April 1924 the subsidiary Florida, Western and Northern Railroad of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad was founded, which was to build a railway line from Coleman via Auburndale and Sebring to West Palm Beach . The entire corridor was opened in January 1925. In 1988 the Coleman - Auburndale section was closed again shortly after the takeover by CSX .

Religions

Auburndale currently has 23 different churches with 13 different denominations. Among the churches belonging to a denomination, the Baptist congregation is most strongly represented with 5 churches. There are 3 churches that do not belong to any denomination (as of 2004).

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 13,507 inhabitants were distributed over 5,670 households. The population density was 1000.5 inh / km². 80.0% of the population identified themselves as whites, 12.8% as African American , 0.4% as Indians and 1.2% as Asian Americans . 3.5% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 2.2% to several ethnic groups. 13.1% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010, children under the age of 18 lived in 37.8% of all households and persons aged 65 and over lived in 26.8% of all households. 73.7% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or a parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.71 people and the average family size was 3.11 people.

28.6% of the population were younger than 20 years old, 24.4% were 20 to 39 years old, 27.6% were 40 to 59 years old, and 19.4% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 38 years. 48.3% of the population were male and 51.7% were female.

The median annual income was $ 42,099, with 19.8% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the first language of 91.60% of the population, 7.52% spoke Spanish and 0.88% spoke another language.

Attractions

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

economy

The main branches of employment are: education, health and social affairs: (17.8%), trade / retail: (15.1%), production: (12.4%).

schools

  • Walter Caldwell Elementary School, approximately 950 students
  • Lena Vista Elementary School, about 600 students
  • Berkley Elementary School, approximately 550 students
  • Clarence Boswell Elementary School, approximately 550 students
  • Auburndale Central Elementary School, approximately 400 students
  • Jere L. Stambaugh Middle School, approximately 1,000 students
  • Auburndale Senior High School, approximately 1,800 students

traffic

Auburndale is crossed by Interstate 4 , US Highway 92 ( SR 600 ) and Florida State Roads 544 , 559 and 570 . The nearest airports are Orlando International Airport (70 km) and Tampa International Airport (80 km away).

crime

The crime rate was 408 points in 2010 (US average: 266 points) in the average range. There was one murder, two rapes, 18 robberies, 43 assaults, 199 break-ins, 575 thefts and 23 car thefts.

Web links

Commons : Auburndale, 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. ↑ Coleman to Auburndale. Retrieved September 11, 2015 .
  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 - Polk County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed August 10, 2015 .
  6. ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Auburndale-Florida.html