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)
2009 Regional Progress Report - Lake County Facts:
· The number of Arts, Cultural and Humanities organizations in Lake County doubled between 2000 and 2008.
· Lake County leads the region with 44% of all adults participating in some regular moderate exercise.
· The number of high tech companies in Lake County increased by an annual rate of 73.9% between 2001 and 2007.
Click Here for further information on how Lake County compares to the rest of Central Florida in the six Regional Priority areas in Where in the World Are We? The 2009 Progress Report for the Central Florida Region.
Link to Lake County website.