Address: PO Box 7800, Tavares, FL 32778
Phone: 352-742-4102
Fax: 352-742-4110
Website: www.lakegovernment.com
In central FL, west of Orlando; organized May 27, 1887 from Orange and Sumter counties. Name Origin: For the more than 500 lakes of 10 acres or more in the county.
Area (sq mi): 1,156.4 (Land: 953.15 Water: 203.25). Pop per sq mi: 290.7.
Pop 2005: 277,035. State Rank: 19. Pop changes: 2000-2005: +31.6%; 1990-2000: +38.4%. Pop 2000: 210,528 (White: 84.2%; Black: 8.3%; Hispanic or Latino: 5.6%; Asian: 0.8%; Other: 3.4%) Foreign born: 5.1%. Median age: 45.1.
Income 2000: per capita $20,199; median household $36,903; Pop below poverty: 9.6%.
Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $25,651-$26,189.
Unemployment 2004: 4.5%. Unemployment 2000: 3.7%; Change from 2000: +0.8%. Median travel time to work: 27.6 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 36.4%.
Cities with pop over 10,000:
| City | Pop. |
| Leesburg | 18,079 |
| Mount Dora | 10,658 |
| Lady Lake | 13,042 |
| Eustis | 17,235 |
| Clermont | 11,125 |
| Tavares (county seat) | 11,368 |
State: Florida
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