Leesburg (Florida)

Leesburg
County and state location
Basic data
Foundation :	1857
State :	United States
State :	Florida
County :	Lake County
Coordinates :	28 ° 49 ′  N , 81 ° 53 ′  W Coordinates: 28 ° 49 ′  N , 81 ° 53 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	20,117 (as of 2010)
Population density :	416.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	63.3 km 2  (approx. 24 mi 2 ) of which 48.3 km 2  (approx. 19 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	29 m
Postcodes :	34748, 34788
Area code :	+1 352
FIPS :	12-39875
GNIS ID :	0285440
Website :	www.leesburgflorida.gov
Mayor :	Dan Robuck

Leesburg is a city in Lake County in the US state of Florida with 20,117 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

The city is about 10 km west of Tavares and about 60 km northwest of Orlando . Fruitland Park borders the city to the north .

history

The city was founded on July 12, 1875. In 1884 the Leesburg and Indian River Railroad built a railway line from Wildwood via Leesburg to Tavares .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the 20,117 inhabitants at that time were distributed over 10,625 households. The population density was 416.5 inh / km². 63.5% of the population identified themselves as whites, 28.2% as African American , 0.3% as Indians and 1.7% as Asian Americans . 3.6% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 2.7% to several ethnic groups. 9.0% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under 18 years of age and 37.3% of all households lived in 28.1% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 60.0% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.31 people and the average family size was 2.91 people.

26.8% of the population were younger than 20 years, 23.3% were 20 to 39 years old, 21.7% were 40 to 59 years old, and 29.0% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 41 years. 45.8% of the population were male and 54.2% were female.

The median annual income was $ 36,061, with 16.0% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 95.03% of the population, 4.05% spoke Spanish and 0.92% had another mother tongue.

Attractions

The Lee School and Mote-Morris House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

traffic

Leesburg is crossed by US Highways 27 and 441 ( SR 500 / SR 25 ) and Florida State Roads 33 , 44 , 48 and 91 ( Florida's Turnpike , toll). With the Leesburg International Airport , the city has its own airport. The nearest international airport is Orlando International Airport (around 80 km southeast).

crime

The crime rate in 2010 was 457 points (US average: 266 points) in the high range. There was one murder, 14 rapes, 58 robberies, 125 assaults, 207 break-ins, 856 thefts, 32 car thefts and two arson attacks.

sons and daughters of the town

• Fred Norman (1910–1993), jazz trombonist and arranger
• Dan Hinote (* 1977), ice hockey player and current coach
• Theo Croker (* 1985), jazz trumpeter and singer

Web links

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

• Website of the city (Engl.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ LEESBURG HISTORY. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 19, 2015 ; accessed on September 12, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Wildwood to Tavares. Retrieved September 12, 2015 . 
3. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 13, 2013.
4. ↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved May 13, 2013.
5. ^ FLORIDA - Lake County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed July 30, 2015 . 
6. ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Leesburg-Florida.html