Fun Facts:

·      Lake County was named for its approxiamately 1,400 named lakes.

·         Lake County was created in 1887 from portions of Sumter County, Florida and Orange County, Florida.

·      Lake County is known for its diverse landscape and terrain ranging from 0 to 315 feet above sea level.

·      In Lake County's earliest beginnings, pioneers looked to the earth for their livelihood. It grew into a place rich in agriculture.

·      In 1890, the first census was formed and there were 8,034 people in the county. As of the 1990 census, there were approximately 140,000 people.

·      Agriculture was the main industry until the freezes of 1983, 1985, and 1989. The agribusiness figure reached $101 Million dollars.

·        Lake County is reclaiming 63% of its reclaimable water where as the rest of the seven county region is reclaiming around 50%. (Central Florida Regional Indicators Report 2005, Pg 27)

 
Link to Lake County website.