Regional Facts & Figures

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%

Lake County Demographics