Lake Wales

Lake Wales
County and state location
Basic data
Foundation :	1911
State :	United States
State :	Florida
County :	Polk County
Coordinates :	27 ° 54 ′  N , 81 ° 35 ′  W Coordinates: 27 ° 54 ′  N , 81 ° 35 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	14,225 (as of 2010)
Population density :	411.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	36.3 km 2  (approx. 14 mi 2 ) of which 34.6 km 2  (approx. 13 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	45 m
Postcodes :	33800-33898
Area code :	+1 863
FIPS :	12-38950
GNIS ID :	0285290
Website :	www.cityoflakewales.com
Mayor :	Eugene Fultz

Lake Wales is a city in Polk County in the US state of Florida with 14,225 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Lake Wales is about 20 km east of Bartow and about 70 km south of Orlando .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the 14,225 inhabitants at that time were distributed over 6,715 households. The population density was 411.1 inh / km². 65.0% of the population identified themselves as whites, 27.5% as African American , 0.5% as Indians and 0.8% as Asian Americans . 4.0% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 2.2% to several ethnic groups. 15.6% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under 18 years of age and 38.7% of all households lived in 28.1% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 65.3% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.40 people and the average family size was 2.92 people.

26.5% of the population were younger than 20 years, 21.6% were 20 to 39 years old, 21.5% were 40 to 59 years old, and 30.3% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 42 years. 47.4% of the population were male and 52.6% were female.

The median annual income was $ 36,285, with 26.5% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the first language of 90.14% of the population and Spanish was spoken by 9.86%.

Attractions

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

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot Bok Mountain Lake Sanctuary and Singing Tower BK Bullard House Casa De Josefina Chalet Suzanne Church of the Holy Spirit Dixie Walesbilt Hotel El Retiro First Baptist Church CL Johnson House

Lake of the Hills Community Club Lake Wales City Hall Lake Wales Commercial Historic District Lake Wales Historic Residential District Mountain Lake Colony House Mountain Lake Estates Historic District North Avenue Historic District Roosevelt School GV Tillman House

traffic

Lake Wales is crossed by US Highway 27 ( SR 25 ) and Florida State Roads 17 and 60 . The nearest airport is Orlando International Airport (around 85 km northeast).

crime

The crime rate in 2010 was 353 points (US average: 266 points) in the average range. There were 15 robberies, 37 personal injuries, 161 break-ins, 684 thefts and 16 car thefts.

sons and daughters of the town

• Robbie Tobeck (born 1970), American football player
• Vin Baker (born 1971), basketball player
• Amar'e Stoudemire (* 1982), Israeli-American basketball player
• Dominique Jones (* 1988), basketball player
• Octavious Freeman (born 1992), track and field athlete
• Rolan Milligan (born 1994), American football player

Web links

Commons : Lake Wales, Florida  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

• Website of the city (Engl.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010. United States Census Bureau , accessed August 16, 2015 . 
2. ^ Language distribution 2000. Modern Language Association , accessed August 16, 2015 . 
3. ^ FLORIDA - Polk County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed August 16, 2015 . 
4. ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Lake-Wales-Florida.html