Longwood, Florida

Longwood, Florida
City
Location in Seminole County and the state of Florida
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Seminole
Government
• Mayor	John C. Maingot
• City Administrator	John J. Drago
Area
• City	14.5 km2 (5.6 sq mi)
• Land	13.8 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
• Water	0.8 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Elevation	22.86 m (75 ft)
Population  (2005)
• City	13,500
• Density	376.6/km2 (2,583.7/sq mi)
• Metro	1,984,855
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	32700-32799
Area code	407
FIPS code	12-41250Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	0286087Template:GR
Website	www.longwoodfl.org

Clock tower in Longwood Historic District

Longwood is a city in Seminole County, Florida, USA. The population was 13,745 at the 2000 census. As of 2006, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 13,529 ^[1].

Geography

Longwood is located at 28°42′7″N 81°20′42″W (28.702061, -81.345098)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.5 km² (5.6 mi²). 13.8 km² (5.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (5.17%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 13,745 people, 5,025 households, and 3,678 families residing in the city. The population density was 997.6/km² (2,583.7/mi²). There were 5,189 housing units at an average density of 376.6/km² (975.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 87.30% White, 3.60% African American, 0.26% Native American, 2.47% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.90% from other races, and 2.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.05% of the population.

There were 5,025 households out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $51,667, and the median income for a family was $55,758. Males had a median income of $36,309 versus $27,113 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,714. About 6.0% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over. The county is over 80% registered Republican, with over 90% in Longwood being registered as such.

Points of interest

Bradlee-McIntyre House

• Bradlee-McIntyre House
• Longwood Hotel
• Longwood Historic District

Schools

The city of Longwood's public schools are a part of Seminole County Public Schools. Longwood contains 4 public elementary schools (K-5), 2 public middle schools (6-8), and 1 public high school (9-12).

Elementary schools (public)

• Longwood Elementary
• Sabal Point Elementary
• Wekiva Elementary
• Woodlands Elementary

Middle schools (public)

• Milwee Middle
• Rock Lake Middle

High schools (public)

• Lyman High School
• Lake Mary High School
• Lake Brantley High School

Congregations

Longwood area congregations include the following, which share in an annual community Thanksgiving Eve worship and an annual CROP walk to combat hunger:

• Altamonte Chapel – United Church of Christ
• Annunciation Roman Catholic Parish
• Episcopal Church of the Resurrection
• Rolling Hills Moravian Church
• St Mark’s Presbyterian Church PC(USA)
• St Stephen Lutheran Church
• Wekiva Presbyterian church PC(USA)

External links

• City of Longwood (official site)

• Seminole County Business Directory
• Seminole County Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Wekiva Presbyterian Church (official site)