Osceola County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census,the population was 388,656. Its county seat is Kissimmee. Osceola County is included in the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford,Fla. Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Osceola County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States Census,the population was 22,891. The county seat is Reed City.
Kissimmee is the largest city and county seat of Osceola County,Florida,United States. As of the 2020 census,the population was 79,226. It is a Principal City of the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford,Florida,Metropolitan Statistical Area,which had a 2020 population of 2,673,376. The Census Bureau defines an urban area with Kissimmee as the principal city,which is separated from the Orlando urban area. The Kissimmee–St. Cloud,FL urban area had a 2020 population of 418,404,making it the 100th largest in the United States.
Adam Hughes Putnam is an American politician who served as the 11th Commissioner of Agriculture of Florida from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives for five terms,representing the Central Florida-based 12th congressional district. He chaired the House Republican Conference from 2007 to 2009.
State Road 500 is a state highway running through Florida as a mostly unsigned route under several U.S. Highways. From Chiefland to Williston it is U.S. Highway 27 Alternate. From Williston to Ocala,it is US 27. From Ocala to Holopaw,it is US 441. From Kissimmee to Indialantic it is US 192.
Holopaw is an unincorporated community in Osceola County,Florida,United States. It is located at the eastern end of the multiplex of highways US 192 and US 441. It has a population of fewer than 5,000 people and is part of the Orlando-Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Blackwater River State Forest is a state forest in the western panhandle of Florida,United States. It is administered by the Florida Forest Service,part of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Blackwater River State Forest is completely contained within Santa Rosa and Okaloosa Counties. The forest is managed from a common headquarters in Munson,Florida. There are local ranger offices in Molino,Milton,,and Baker.
The Little Big Econ State Forest is a state forest in the U.S. state of Florida. The 5,048 acres (20.43 km2) forest is located in Central Florida,3.3 miles (5.3 km) east of the downtown Oviedo,on Florida Country Road 426 with forest office on Snow Hill Road in Geneva,Florida. The Kilbee Tract is a smaller non-contiguous section of the park located east of the main forest,along Saint Johns River,the longest river in the state.
The Withlacoochee State Forest is 157,479-acre (637 km2) in the western central part in the US state of Florida,near Lecanto,Inverness,Floral City,Brooksville,Ridge Manor,and Dade City. The forest was named for the Withlacoochee River,which passes through some of the major tracts within.
The environment of Florida in the United States yields an array of land and marine life in a mild subtropical climate. This environment has drawn millions of people to settle in the once rural state over the last hundred years. Florida's population increases by about 1,000 residents each day. Land development and water use have transformed the state,primarily through drainage and infill of the wetlands that once covered most of the peninsula.
The Seminole Tribe of Florida is a federally recognized Seminole tribe based in the U.S. state of Florida. Together with the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida,it is one of three federally recognized Seminole entities. It received that status in 1957. Today,it has six Indian reservations in Florida.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) is an executive department of the government of Florida.
Osceola High School (OHS) is a public high school located in Kissimmee,Florida,USA. The school was established on September 5,1887 along with 20 other schools in Osceola County. It was referred to as "the Kissimmee school" until it was renamed "Osceola High School" in 1889.
Frank C. Attkisson was a Florida politician. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008 and as the mayor of Kissimmee,Florida from 1996 to 2000. Attkisson was a former County Commissioner for Osceola County,Florida,having been defeated in 2014.
Irlo Overstreet Bronson Sr. was an American Democratic politician,rancher and land owner in the state of Florida. Bronson is perhaps best known for selling land to Walt Disney as part of the construction of Florida's Walt Disney World.
The Osceola County Sheriff's Office is the largest and chief law enforcement agency in Osceola County,Florida,located in Kissimmee. Per the State of Florida Constitution,the Sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer of the county's incorporated and unincorporated areas. The current Sheriff is Marcos R. Lopez,the 20th sheriff of the county and the first Hispanic to serve as a Sheriff. The agency has over 700 employees and serves a population of 390,341. Osceola County deputies patrol 1,506 square miles (3,900 km2) which include Kissimmee,St. Cloud,Celebration,and Poinciana as well as several other unincorporated communities.
Irlo Overstreet "Bud" Bronson Jr. was an American politician in the state of Florida. He was the son of prominent rancher and cattleman Irlo Bronson Sr.
Charles H. Bronson State Forest is located north of Christmas,Florida. It covers almost 11,000 acres in southeastern Seminole and northeastern Orange County and is located just south of Little Big Econ State Forest. The St. Johns River forms part of the eastern boundary of the forest.
Henry Lee Reaves was an American farmer,cattleman,and politician. He was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1963 to 2001.
The 2002 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election took place on November 5,2002,to elect the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture. Charles H. Bronson won and was in office from May 14,2001 to January 4,2011.
