Osceola County (Florida)

Osceola County Courthouse
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administration
US state :	Florida
Administrative headquarters :	Kissimmee
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Administration Building 1 Courthouse Square Kissimmee, Florida 34741
Foundation :	May 12, 1887
Made up from:	Brevard County
Area code :	001 407
Demographics
Residents :	268,685  (2010)
Population density :	78.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	3901 km²
Water surface :	478 km²
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Website : www.osceola.org

The Osceola County is a county in the state of Florida of the United States . The county seat is Kissimmee .

geography

The county has an area of ​​3901 square kilometers, of which 478 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Brevard County , Indian River County , Okeechobee County , Polk County, and Orange County . Together with Lake , Orange and Seminole Counties , the county forms the Greater Orlando metropolitan area .

history

Osceola County was formed on May 12, 1887 from parts of Brevard County. It was named after the Indian chief Osceola. His name means something like singer of the black drink .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1890	3133		-
1900	3444		9.9%
1910	5507		59.9%
1920	7195		30.7%
1930	10,699		48.7%
1940	10.119		-5.4%
1950	11,406		12.7%
1960	19,029		66.8%
1970	25,267		32.8%
1980	49.287		95.1%
1990	107,728		118.6%
2000	172.493		60.1%
2010	268,685		55.8%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

As of the 2010 census , Osceola County had 268,685 people in 127,764 households. The population density was 78.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Ethnically, the population was composed of 71.0% white, 11.3% African American , 0.5% American Indian and 2.8% Asian Americans . 10.4% were members of other races and 4.1% of different races. 45.5% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under the age of 18 and 23.6% of all households lived in 41.6% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 75.7% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.93 people and the average family size was 3.30 people.

29.3% of the population were younger than 20 years, 27.0% were 20 to 39 years old, 27.7% were 40 to 59 years old, and 16.1% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 36 years. 49.0% of the population were male and 51.0% were female.

The median income for a household in the 44,887 USD , while 16.0% of the population lived below the poverty line.

In 2010, English was the mother tongue of 55.48% of the population, 38.58% spoke Spanish and 5.94% had another mother tongue.

Further educational institutions

• Stetson University in Celebration
• Florida Christian College, Kissimmee

Places in Osceola County

Osceola County localities with 2010 census population :

Cities :

• Kissimmee ( County Seat ) - 59,682 residents
• St. Cloud - 35,183 inhabitants

Census-designated places :

• Buenaventura Lakes - 26,079 inhabitants
• Campbell - 2,479 inhabitants
• Celebration - 7,427 residents
• Four Corners - 26,116 inhabitants
• Poinciana - 53,193 inhabitants
• Yeehaw Junction - 240 residents

Web links

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

• Osceola County Government / Board of County Commissioners (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 295748. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
3. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 14, 2011
4. ↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 16, 2011 on WebCite ) 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. Retrieved March 31, 2012 
5. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010. United States Census Bureau , accessed March 25, 2014 . 
6. ^ Language distribution 2010. (No longer available online.) Modern Language Association , archived from the original on August 15, 2013 ; Retrieved March 25, 2014 . 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.  

Coordinates: 28 ° 4 ′  N , 81 ° 9 ′  W