Lake County, Florida

Lake County is a located in the  of,. As of the 2000 Census, the population was 210,528. With a Census-estimated population of 290,435 in, it is the 23rd fastest-growing county in the United States. Its  is. , located in the southern portion of the county, is the largest city with a population of 22,097, based on 2006 census estimates. Lake County is part of the.

History
Lake County was created in from portions of  and. It was named for the numerous s in the area. There are approximately 1,400 named lakes.

The first couple was married in the Lake county Town of Kismet, on December 27, 1887. and were the parents of.

Lake County is also home to, the highest point in peninsular Florida, at 312 feet (95 m) above sea level.

On, , Lake County was devastated early morning es, which killed at least 20 people in the area. Gov. declared a.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,995 (1,156 ). 2,469 km² (953 sq mi) of it is land and 526 km² (203 sq mi) of it (17.58%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 210,528 people, 88,413 households, and 62,507 families residing in the county. The was 85/km² (221/sq mi). There were 102,830 housing units at an average density of 42/km² (108/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 87.46%, 8.31% or , 0.33% , 0.79% , 0.04% , 1.88% from , and 1.18% from two or more races. 5.61% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 88,413 households out of which 23.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.90% were living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 24.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.75.

In the county the population was spread out with 20.30% under the age of 18, 5.80% from 18 to 24, 23.80% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 26.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 93.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,903, and the median income for a family was $42,577. Males had a median income of $31,475 versus $23,545 for females. The for the county was $20,199. About 6.90% of families and 9.60% of the population were below the, including 15.80% of those under age 18 and 6.30% of those age 65 or over.

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Government links/Constitutional offices

 * Lake County Board of County Commissioners
 * Lake County Supervisor of Elections
 * Lake County Property Appraiser
 * Lake County Sheriff's Office
 * Lake County Tax Collector

Special districts

 * Lake County School Board
 * St. Johns River Water Management District
 * Southwest Florida Water Management District

Judicial branch

 * Lake County Clerk of Courts
 * Public Defender, 5th Judicial Circuit of Florida serving, , Lake, , and counties
 * Office of the State Attorney, 5th Judicial Circuit of Florida
 * Circuit and County Court for the 5th Judicial Circuit of Florida

Tourism links

 * Lake County tourist information

Miscellaneous links

 * Photographs From the State Library & Archives of Florida.