Land O' Lakes, Florida

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Land O' Lakes, Florida
Land O' Lakes, Florida from hot air balloon.jpg
Intersection of U.S. Route 41 and State Road 54
Pasco County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Land O' Lakes Highlighted.svg
Location in Pasco County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 28°12′14″N82°26′56″W / 28.20389°N 82.44889°W / 28.20389; -82.44889 Coordinates: 28°12′14″N82°26′56″W / 28.20389°N 82.44889°W / 28.20389; -82.44889
Country United States
State Florida
County Pasco
Area
   Census-Designated Place 21.1 sq mi (54.7 km2)
  Land18.6 sq mi (48.2 km2)
  Water2.5 sq mi (6.5 km2)
Elevation
75 ft (23 m)
Population
 (2010)
   Census-Designated Place 31,145
  Density993/sq mi (383.4/km2)
   Metro
3.8 million
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
34637, 34638, 34639
Area code(s) 813
FIPS code 12-39200 [1]
GNIS feature ID0294219 [2]

Land O' Lakes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pasco County, Florida, United States. Land O' Lakes is part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida MSA

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As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 31,145. [3] The CDP grew rapidly during the 1990s, growing from 7,800 residents to 20,971 as new housing developments were built. Average annual income is higher than the rest of Florida. [4] The CDP had a population in 2007 of 30,400 residents. [5] The name Land O' Lakes was suggested at a community meeting in 1949. On Sept. 1, 1950, the Ehren post office was renamed Land O' Lakes.

Dupree Gardens, one of Florida's original roadside tourist attractions, was located at Land O' Lakes (although the name Land O' Lakes was not yet in use).

Description

Land O' Lakes has been growing very rapidly in the past 10 to 20 years. Nearby former towns have been absorbed into Land O' Lakes such as Denham, Ehren, and Gowers Corner. New neighborhoods, shopping, and schools have been built. It is also a member of the Pasco County Library Cooperative with a library branch, the Land O' Lakes Branch Library, at 2818 Collier Parkway, Land O' Lakes, Florida 34639.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
1980 4,515
1990 7,89274.8%
2000 20,971165.7%
2010 31,99652.6%
source: [6]

As of the census [1] of 2010, there were 31,145 people, 11,230 households, and 8,286 families residing in the CDP. [7] The population density was 1,126.5 people per square mile (434.9/km2). There were 8,257 housing units at an average density of 443.6/sq mi (171.2/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.9% White, 6.2% African American, 0.1% Native American, 3.4% Asian, 2.0% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.7% of the population. [8] The subdivision of Carpenter's Run was used for filming the 1990 film Edward Scissorhands . [9]

There were 11,230 households, out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 95.3 men.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $72,500, and the median income for a family was $81,218. Males had a median income of $48,251 versus $37,753 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $23,230. About 3.4% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

Major roads

Culture

An honorary mayor position was established by area residents in 1968. The honorary mayor has no real political power and only has ceremonial duties. [10]

Education

Public district schools are operated by the Pasco County Schools.

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Middle schools

Elementary schools

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Private schools

Notable companies

Points of interest

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