Winter Park (Florida)

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Winter park
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Seal of Winter Park
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County and state location
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Basic data
Foundation : 1858
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Orange County
Coordinates : 28 ° 36 ′  N , 81 ° 21 ′  W Coordinates: 28 ° 36 ′  N , 81 ° 21 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area :		 27,852 (status: 2010)
2,082,421 (status: 2009)
Population density : 1,465.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 22.4 km 2  (approx. 9 mi 2 ) of
which 19.0 km 2  (approx. 7 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 28 m
Postcodes : 32789-32793
Area code : +1 407
FIPS : 12-78300
GNIS ID : 0293428
Website : www.cityofwinterpark.org
Mayor : Steve Leary

Winter Park is a city in Orange County in the US state of Florida with 27,852 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Winter Park is adjacent to the cities of Maitland and Orlando .

history

Winter Park was founded as a getaway by New England industrialists in the mid-19th century . It was the first planned city in Florida. It was first connected to the railroad network by the South Florida Railroad in 1880. No public buildings or supermarkets were placed on the main streets, only museums and art galleries. The place was designed so that the residents have enough opportunities to relax and spend their free time.

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 27,852 inhabitants were distributed over 13,626 households. The population density was 1465.9 inh / km². 86.9% of the population identified themselves as whites, 7.6% as African-Americans , 0.2% as Indians and 2.3% as Asian Americans . 1.2% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.8% to several ethnic groups. 7.0% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under the age of 18 lived in 23.3% of all households and persons aged 65 or over lived in 32.8% of all households. 54.5% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or a parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.15 people and the average family size was 2.85 people.

21.8% of the population were younger than 20 years, 22.7% were 20 to 39 years old, 29.1% were 40 to 59 years old, and 26.4% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 44 years. 46.8% of the population were male and 53.2% were female.

The median annual income was $ 57,432, with 12.5% ​​of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 93.82% of the population, 4.56% spoke Spanish and 1.62% had another mother tongue.

Facilities

In town are Rollins College , Full Sail University, and the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art , home to the world's largest collection of Louis Comfort Tiffany glasses .

Attractions

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

economy

The non-profit Adventist Health System and the Bonnier Corporation publishing house are in town. The city's largest employer is the Winter Park Memorial Hospital , which was founded and is operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church . Other major employers include Rollins College and the Orange County Public Schools administration. The trading company Publix is also represented in Winter Park.

traffic

Winter Park is traversed by Interstate 4 , US Highways 17 and 92 ( SR 15 , 600 ) and Florida State Roads 423 , 426 and 436 on a shared route .

The Station Winter Park is a station of trains Silver Star and Silver Meteor train company Amtrak on the line from Miami to New York City . Since May 1, 2014, the station has also been served by SunRail on the route from DeBary via Orlando to Pine Castle , which means that the Greater Orlando conurbation is better served by local rail transport. In 2018 the offer was expanded to Poinciana in the south .

The nearest airports are Orlando Executive Airport (national, 2 km south) and Orlando International Airport (15 km south).

crime

The crime rate in 2010 was 214 points (US average: 266 points) in the average range. There were two rapes, 26 robberies, 41 assaults, 272 break-ins, 565 thefts, 42 car thefts and four arson attacks.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town:

Other personalities:

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://floridapolitics.com/archives/258895-winter-park-mayor-steve-leary-breezes-re-election
  2. ^ 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 May 13, 2013.
  4. ↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  5. ↑ FLORIDA - Orange County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed May 6, 2015 .
  6. ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Winter-Park-Florida.html