Ocklawaha, Florida
Ocklawaha, Florida | |
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 Ocklawaha Post Office | |
 Interactive map of Ocklawaha, Florida | |
| Coordinates: 29°02′39″N 81°56′02″W / 29.04417°N 81.93389°W[3] | |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.39 sq mi (8.8 km2) |
| • Land | 2.39 sq mi (6.2 km2) |
| • Water | 1.00 sq mi (2.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 69 ft (21 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,508 |
| • Density | 630.7/sq mi (243.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 32179, 32183 |
| Area code | 352 |
| FIPS code | 12-51050 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2805183[3] |
Ocklawaha (also spelled Oklawaha) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Marion County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,508.[2] The community is part of the Ocala Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
[edit]A post office was established at Ocklawaha in 1884.[4] The area has its own postal district (32179)[5] and post office.[6] The community took its name from the nearby Ocklawaha River.[7]
The Shootout
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In 1935, Ocklawaha was the scene of a shootout between federal agents and Barker-Karpis Gang member Fred Barker. The agents fired about 500 bullets into the house, with roughly 250 shots fired in return, according to the after-action report of Special Agent in Charge Earl "E.J." Connelley.[8] The fight ended in the deaths of Fred Barker and his mother Kate "Ma" Barker.
Geography
[edit]Ocklawaha is located in southeastern Marion County on the north shore of Lake Weir. It is bordered to the east by Silver Springs Shores East. Ocala, the Marion county seat, is 18 miles (29 km) to the northwest, and Leesburg is the same distance to the south.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Ocklawaha CDP has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.8 km2), of which 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2) are land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), or 29.5%, are water. The water area is mainly in Lake Weir to the south, with the rest in Bowers Lake on the western edge of the community.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Florida". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Ocklawaha CDP, Florida: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ocklawaha, Florida
- ^ "Notification Service | Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- ^ "Detail". M.usps.com. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ Frisaro, Freida Ratliff (February 21, 1988). "Indian heritage runs deep throughout Central Florida". Star-Banner. Ocala, Florida. p. 63. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ^ Pyle, Nancy (May 14, 1987). "County's history reflected in its names". Star-Banner. Ocala, Florida. pp. 8A. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ^ "Bremer Kidnapping Part 75" (PDF).
External links
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Media related to Ocklawaha, Florida at Wikimedia Commons
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