APOPKA, FLORIDA

'Apopka' (APK) is a city in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 26,642 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2006, the city grew to 35,563. [1] Apopka is an Indian word for "Potato eating place". [2]

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Points of interest

Education

Notable residents

Trivia

External links

Geography

Apopka is located at (28.676075, -81.510618).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 64.6 km² (24.9 mi²). 62.3 km² (24.0 mi²) of it is land and 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²) of it (3.57%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 26,642 people, 9,562 households, and 7,171 families residing in the city. The population density was 427.9/km² (1,108.1/mi²). There were 10,091 housing units at an average density of 162.1/km² (419.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 73.85% White, 15.56% African American, 0.42% Native American, 1.89% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 5.36% from other races, and 2.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.08% of the population.
There were 9,562 households out of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $43,651, and the median income for a family was $49,380. Males had a median income of $32,177 versus $26,553 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,189. About 7.1% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.
Apopka is also known as the "Indoor Foliage Capital of the World."

Points of interest

★ Apopka Seaboard Air Line Railway Depot

★ Carroll Building

★ Mitchill-Tibbetts House

★ Ryan & Company Lumber Yard

★ Waite-Davis House

Education

★ Apopka is served by Orange County Public Schools.

★ Apopka home educators are served by Homeschool Cooperative Educating in Central Florida, Inc.HCECF

★ Apopka High School is in Apopka.

★ A satellite campus of the University of Florida College of Pharmacy is located in Apopka.

★ University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Science Mid-Florida Research and Education Center is located in Apopka.

Notable residents

★ John Anderson - country singer

★ Sawyer Brown - country group

★ Jerry Lawson, former lead singer of the The Persuasions

★ Brandon Meriweather - Former University of Miami All-American safety

★ Warren Sapp - All-Pro NFL defensive lineman

★ Monty Sopp - professional wrestler Former IWF Tag Team, WWE Tag Team and WWE Intercontinental Champion

Trivia

★ Apopka is home to the 2001 US Little League champions

★ Mayor John H. Land is the longest serving (55 years as of January 1, 2007) mayor in the United States

★ In the summer of 2006, Apopka saw the infestation of an extremely large number of small house mice. As of the end of December, few of the solutions to the problem have been able to solve the problem.

★ In January 2007, Rochelle Holdings I (based in Maitland) announced they were acquiring 3,300 acres north of the city center for a regional shopping plaza.

★ The city is featured in Harry Turtledove's science fiction Worldwar novels, where is destroyed with a nuclear weapon.

★ It is the home to the only public general aviation airport, Orlando Apopka Airport.

External links

★ City of Apopka

★ News about mice infestation