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Do not fill this in! {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name = | settlement_type = [[City (Florida)|City]] | image_skyline = Apopka City Hall01.jpg | image_alt = Apopka City Hall in April 2007 | image_caption = Apopka City Hall in April 2007 | image_flag = Flag of Apopka, Florida.png | image_seal = Seal of Apopka, Florida.png | nickname = Indoor Foliage Capital of the World | image_map = File:Orange County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Apopka Highlighted 1201700.svg | map_caption = Location of Apopka in Orange County, Florida. | coordinates_footnotes = <ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = [[United States]] | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Florida]] | subdivision_type2 = [[County (United States)|County]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Orange County, Florida|Orange]] | established_title = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated<br>(Town of Apopka City)]] | established_date = 1882<ref name=TownInc/> | established_title2 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated<br>(City of Apopka)]] | established_date2 = 1919<ref>{{Cite web|title=The History of Apopka: Our History|url=https://theapopkamuseum.com/history-of-apopka/|website=theapopkamuseum.com}}</ref> | government_type = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–Commission]] | leader_title = [[Mayor]] | leader_name = [[Bryan Nelson]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]) | leader_title1 = [[City Council|Commissioners]] | leader_name1 = Alexander Smith,<br>Diane Velazquez,<br>Kyle Becker, and<br>Nick Nesta | leader_title2 = [[City Clerk]] | leader_name2 = Susan M. Bone | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_12.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 31, 2021}}</ref> | area_water_percent = 4.07 | area_total_sq_mi = 35.97 | area_land_sq_mi = 34.59 | area_water_sq_mi = 1.38 | coordinates = {{coord|28|42|06|N|81|31|54|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}<ref name=gnis/> | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> | elevation_ft = 82 | population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]] | population_footnotes = | population_total = 54873 | population_density_sq_mi = 1586.25 | timezone1 = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]] | utc_offset1 = −5 | timezone1_DST = [[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]] | utc_offset1_DST = −4 | postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]s | postal_code = 32703, 32704, 32712 | area_codes = [[Area code 321|321]], [[Area codes 407 and 689|407, 689]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 12-01700<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 26, 2015|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 2403103<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2403103}}</ref> | website = {{URL|www.apopka.gov}} | pop_est_as_of = | pop_est_footnotes = | population_est = | area_total_km2 = 93.17 | area_land_km2 = 89.60 | area_water_km2 = 3.58 | population_density_km2 = 612.44 | official_name = | population_demonym = Apopkan }} '''Apopka''' is a [[city]] in [[Orange County, Florida]]. The city's population was 54,873 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]]. It is part of the [[Greater Orlando|Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. ''Apopka'' comes from Seminole word ''Ahapopka'' for "potato-eating place".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.semtribe.com/culture/Language.aspx |title=Seminole Tribe of Florida - Culture, Language |publisher=Semtribe.com |access-date=December 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121205181501/http://www.semtribe.com/Culture/Language.aspx |archive-date=December 5, 2012 }}</ref> Apopka is referred to as the "Indoor Foliage Capital of the World"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.apopka.net/index.php |title=City of Apopka - Home |publisher=Apopka.net |date=July 1, 2006 |access-date=December 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121219112833/http://www.apopka.net/index.php |archive-date=December 19, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> due to the many [[greenhouse]] nurseries there.<ref name="greenhouse">{{cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-apopka-braces-for-change-20150410-story.html | title=World's 'foliage capital' planting different seeds of growth these days | work= [[Orlando Sentinel]] |date=April 11, 2015|author=Stephen Hudak |access-date=June 21, 2020}}</ref> ==History== The earliest known inhabitants of the Apopka area were the [[Acuera]] people, members of the [[Timucua]] confederation. They had disappeared by 1730, probably decimated by diseases transmitted through Florida by Spanish colonists. The Acuera were succeeded by refugees from [[Alabama]] and [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], who formed the new [[Seminole]] Indian tribe. They called the area ''Ahapopka''. Aha, meaning "Potato," and papka, meaning "eating place". By the 1830s, this settlement numbered about 200, and was the birthplace of the chief Coacoochee (known in English as "[[Wild Cat (Seminole)|Wild Cat]]"). At the conclusion of the [[Second Seminole War]], the U.S. Congress passed the [[Armed Occupation Act]] of 1842, forcing surviving natives at Ahapopka to abandon their village and seek refuge deeper in the wilderness of the Florida peninsula. The early American settlers built a major trading center on the foundations of the earlier Indian settlement. Their population was large enough by 1857 to support the establishment of a [[Masonic lodge]]. In 1859 the lodge erected a permanent meeting place at what is now the intersection of Main Street ([[U.S. Route 441 in Florida|U.S. Highway 441]]) and Alabama Avenue. [[File:The Lodge Apopka, FL.JPG|thumb|This is the 1859 historic building, The Lodge, that became the central point of the 1 mile square formation of the City of Apopka.]] ===The Lodge=== The settlers in the vicinity of "The Lodge" were largely isolated during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], but the area rebounded once peace was re-established, and a population boom followed the construction of railroad lines through the region. In 1869, the Apopka Post Office opened.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postmasterfinder/welcome.htm |title=United States Postal Service Postmaster Finder |publisher=United States Postal Service |date=2017 |access-date=November 30, 2017}}</ref> ===Town of Apopka City=== In 1882, the one mile in each direction of "The Lodge" or "Fudge Hall" was officially incorporated under the name "Town of Apopka City".<ref name=TownInc>Orange County, Misc. Book No3; Apopka, City Election Proceedings, p. 255.; History of Apopka and Northwest Orange County Florida. J. Shofner, Ed.. 1982.</ref> In the 1890s, the town was contracted in size more than once due to difficult times.<ref>History of Apopka and Northwest Orange County Florida. J. Shofner, Ed.. 1982.</ref> In 1905, the Apopka City Council authorized incorporation of the Apopka Water, Light, and Ice Company. Councilman A.M. Starbird was appointed its manager, but it was not until voters approved a $9,000 bond in 1914 that he was able to contract with [[International Harvester]] Corporation to construct a power plant, so electricity was not available in the city until February 10, 1915. This independent utility company was one of many that were acquired by the Florida Public Service Corporation in the 1920s. They continued to manage the city's utility needs until the 1940s, when they sold off its ice plants to the Atlantic Company, its electric service to [[Florida Power Corporation]], and its water services to Florida Utilities. Between 1937 and 1968 a town ordinance forbade Black residents from living north of the railroad tracks.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dowdell v. City of Apopka, Fla., 511 F. Supp. 1375 (M.D. Fla. 1981) |url=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/511/1375/1429718/ |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=Justia Law |language=en}}</ref> ===Historic buildings=== Five buildings in Apopka have been placed on the [[U.S. National Register of Historic Places]] through the Apopka Historical Society housed in the [[Museum of the Apopkans]]. {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year Built !! Building Name !! Address || Image |- | 1918 || [[Apopka Seaboard Air Line Railway Depot]] || 36 E Station St || [[File:Apopka Seaboard Depot01.jpg|thumb|upright|Apopka Seaboard Air Line Railway Depot]] |- | 1886 || [[Waite-Davis House]] || 5 S Central Ave || [[File:Apopka Waite-Davis House01.jpg|thumb|upright|Waite-Davis House]] |- | 1887 || [[Mitchell-Tibbetts House]] || 21 E Orange St || [[File:Apopka Mitchill-Tibbetts House01.jpg|thumb|upright|Mitchell-Tibbetts House]] |- | 1920 || [[Ryan & Company Lumber Yard]] || 215 E Fifth St || [[File:Apopka Ryan Bros Lumber01.jpg|thumb|upright|Ryan & Company Lumber Yard]] |- | 1932 || [[Carroll Building (Apopka, Florida)]] || 407-409 S Park Ave || [[File:Apopka Carroll Bldg01.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|Carroll Building]] |} ==Present-day Apopka== [[File:Orange County Trail 441 Bridge Rails to Trails.jpg|thumb|This bridge was built by Orange County, FL and the City of Apopka, FL over US Route 441 connecting two sections of the Rails-to-Trails system forming the [[West Orange Trail]] for bicyclists and pedestrians. It opened in June 2007.]] Apopka is known for having one of the longest-serving mayors in the United States. [[John H. Land]], first elected in 1949, served for 61.25 years (with a short three-year gap), making him the longest-serving mayor in Florida and longest-serving full-time mayor in the United States through 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last=McKay |first=Rich |url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2010-01-01/news/0912310158_1_florida-s-longest-serving-mayor-at-large-election-commissioner-marilyn-u-mcqueen |title=Land returned as mayor as election qualifying ends|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel |date=January 1, 2010 |access-date=December 18, 2012}}</ref> Apopka is served by the [[Apopka Police Department]] within city limits and the [[Orange County Sheriff's Office (Florida)|Orange County Sheriff's Department]] for unincorporated Apopka. On April 8, 2014, Apopka City Commissioner Joe Kilsheimer won the election<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2014-04-08/news/os-apopka-mayor-runoff-20140408_1_mayor-john-land-joe-kilsheimer-apopka|title=First elected in 1949, 93-year-old Apopka mayor loses historic vote|last=Hudak|first=Stephen|date=April 8, 2014|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel}}</ref> to succeed [[John H. Land]] as mayor. Kilsheimer was sworn in on April 22, 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2014-04-23/news/os-apopka-mayor-kilsheimer-sworn-in-20140422_1_kilsheimer-john-land-new-mayor|title=Apopka's new mayor seeks to build around city's 'inner Mayberry'|last=Hudak|first=Stephen|date=April 23, 2014|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel}}</ref> The 2018 primary for mayor resulted in a landslide win for Bryan Nelson with 63.40% (4,103) of the vote to Kilsheimer's 36.6% (2,369).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ocfelections.com/Public%20Records/2018%20Elections/2018%20Municipal/Results/18MUN_OfficialSummaryResults.pdf|title=Election Results Municipal Orange County|date=April 24, 2018|publisher=Orange County|access-date=August 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831211835/https://www.ocfelections.com/Public%20Records/2018%20Elections/2018%20Municipal/Results/18MUN_OfficialSummaryResults.pdf|archive-date=August 31, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> No runoff was required. ===Mayors of the City of Apopka, Florida, USA=== {| class="wikitable" |+ |- !Mayor !!<br />First<br />Year!!<br />Term <br />of<br />Years !!<br /> Total<br />Years!! Mayor!! First Year!! End Year!!Term<br />of<br />Years!!Total<br />Years |- | James Daniel Fudge || 1882 || 3 || ||John Jewell || 1926 Jan || 1930 Dec|| 5|| |- | Jessse J. Combs || 1885 || 1 || ||Edward J. Ryan || 1931 Jan || 1934 Dec||3|| |- | Page McKinney || 1886 || 2 || ||Gillen McClure || 1935 Jan|| 1937 Dec|| 3|| |- | Dr. Horatio S. Brewer || 1888 || 5 || ||Mark V. Ryan || 1938 Jan || 1940 Dec|| 3|| |- | R. C. Waters || 1893 || 2 || ||Leslie P. Waite || 1941 Jan || 1946 Dec|| 6|| |- | E. A. Jackson || 1895 || 1 || ||Dr. Charles Henry Damsel || 1947 Jan|| 1949 Dec|| 3|| |- | Andrew Jackson Lovell || 1896 || 9 || *||John Horting Land || 1950 Jan|| 1967 Dec|| 18||* |- | Joseph D Mitchill || 1905 || 7 ||*|| Leonard Hurst || 1968 Jan|| 1970 Dec|| 3|| |- | Adelbert M. Starbird || 1912 || 1 || || John Horting Land || 1971 Jan|| 2014 Mar || 43.25|| 61.25 |- |Andrew Jackson Lovell || 1913 || 1 || 10 ||Joe Kilsheimer|| 2014 Apr ||2018 ||4 || |- | Walter R. McLeod|| 1914 || 1 || ||Bryan Nelson ||2018 Apr 24||2026 || 8 || |- | Frank Davis || 1915 || 1 || || || || || || |- | Walter Newell || 1916 || 2 || *|| || || || || |- | Thomas B. Tower || 1918 || 1 || || || || || || |- | Walter P. Newell || 1919 || 1 || 3 || || || || || |- | Joseph D Mitchill || 1920 || 3 || 10|| || || || || |- | Edward Barker Morrey || 1923 || 3 || || || || || || |} * Indicates discontiguous terms of service. 1882-1923 elections were held annually. Then every three years. Then four years as the city election codes were changed. <ref>{{Cite book|title=The Pennings of Perrine Slim: Stories of Northwest Orange County Florida|last=Slim|first=Perrine|year=2015|isbn=978-1-934194-27-0|location=USA}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theapopkachief.com/|title=The Apopka Chief Newspaper - Latest Apopka news, sports, events|website=The Apopka Chief Newspaper}}</ref> <ref>The Museum of the Apopkans, vertical files</ref> <ref>{{Cite book|title=History of Apopka and Northwest Orange County Florida|last=Shofner|first=Jerrell|year=1982|asin=B0020EV4XQ|location=Apopka, USA}}</ref> ===Development=== Apopka is a fast-growing city and is expanding in all directions. Most notable are the new stores to the north of the city on [[U.S. Route 441 in Florida|US 441]] in the location of the previous Dunn Citrus grove (the stretch of 441 which runs through the city is named after Fred N. Dunn). Due to the fast-paced growth of the city, a new hospital, AdventHealth Apopka, was opened in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theapopkavoice.com/florida-hospital-apopka-sets-opening-date/|title=Florida Hospital Apopka sets opening date|website=The Apopka Voice|date=December 7, 2017|access-date=2019-12-26}}</ref> The [[John Land Apopka Expressway]] ([[Florida State Road 414|Toll 414]]) opened on May 15, 2009, relieving some of US 441's traffic, taking the route from what is now the US 441 junction with [[Florida State Road 429|SR 429]], and then passing south of the city to rejoin US 441 at its junction with Maitland Boulevard South of the city.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2009-05-15/news/apopka_1_apopka-toll-maitland-boulevard|title=John Land Apopka Expressway segment opens today|author=Tracy, Dan|date=May 15, 2009|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel}}</ref> Expansion of the expressway, including an extension of Toll 414, known as Wekiva Parkway, created a junction at US 441 and Plymouth Sorrento Road. Master plans take the Wekiva Parkway extension further north and then east connecting to [[Interstate 4]] at [[Sanford, Florida|Sanford]]. The expansion is scheduled to be completed by 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wekivaparkway.com/construction-updates.php | title=Wekiva Parkway - Construction Updates }}</ref> It will then be the shortest route from I-4 to the [[Walt Disney World|Disney attractions]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-cfx-wekiva-parkway-completion-20180313-story.html|title=Wekiva Parkway segment set to open into Lake County|author=Spear, Kevin|date=March 16, 2018|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel}}</ref> ==Geography== The approximate coordinates for the City of Apopka is located at {{coord|28|42|06|N|81|31|54|W|}}. Apopka is about 16 miles northwest of [[Downtown Orlando]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|84.4|km2|order=flip}}. {{convert|80.9|km2|order=flip}} of it is land and {{convert|3.5|km2|order=flip}} of it (4.15%) is water.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Apopka city, Florida| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=September 20, 2012}}</ref> ===Climate=== The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild winters. According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], the City of Apopka has a [[humid subtropical climate]] zone (''Cfa''). {{Weather box |location = Plymouth 3N, 2002–2015 normals, extremes 2002–present |single line = Y |Jan record high F = 86 |Feb record high F = 88 |Mar record high F = 92 |Apr record high F = 96 |May record high F = 98 |Jun record high F = 100 |Jul record high F = 98 |Aug record high F = 99 |Sep record high F = 97 |Oct record high F = 96 |Nov record high F = 91 |Dec record high F = 87 |year record high F = |Jan record low F = 16 |Feb record low F = 19 |Mar record low F = 26 |Apr record low F = 30 |May record low F = 45 |Jun record low F = 57 |Jul record low F = 65 |Aug record low F = 63 |Sep record low F = 54 |Oct record low F = 32 |Nov record low F = 28 |Dec record low F = 15 |year record low F= |Jan high F = 70.2 |Feb high F = 72.1 |Mar high F = 78.5 |Apr high F = 83.4 |May high F = 88.6 |Jun high F = 90.9 |Jul high F = 92.0 |Aug high F = 92.2 |Sep high F = 89.8 |Oct high F = 84.8 |Nov high F = 76.9 |Dec high F = 72.0 |year high F = 82.6 |Jan low F = 41.8 |Feb low F = 44.3 |Mar low F = 50.0 |Apr low F = 54.8 |May low F = 62.5 |Jun low F = 69.6 |Jul low F = 71.7 |Aug low F = 72.3 |Sep low F = 69.5 |Oct low F = 60.9 |Nov low F = 51.1 |Dec low F = 45.4 |year low F = 57.8 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 2.51 |Feb precipitation inch = 2.56 |Mar precipitation inch = 3.01 |Apr precipitation inch = 3.02 |May precipitation inch = 4.03 |Jun precipitation inch = 7.95 |Jul precipitation inch = 7.15 |Aug precipitation inch = 8.36 |Sep precipitation inch = 4.75 |Oct precipitation inch = 2.80 |Nov precipitation inch = 1.47 |Dec precipitation inch = 2.71 | unit rain days = 0.01 in | Jan rain days = 7.2 | Feb rain days = 6.9 | Mar rain days = 6.9 | Apr rain days = 5.1 | May rain days = 7.8 | Jun rain days = 16.0 | Jul rain days = 16.5 | Aug rain days = 17.8 | Sep rain days = 11.9 | Oct rain days = 7.3 | Nov rain days = 4.5 | Dec rain days = 7.0 | year rain days = |source 1 = NOAA<ref>{{cite web |url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=mlb |title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |date= November 2015 |access-date = November 12, 2015}}</ref> }} ==Demographics== {{USCensusPop |1890= 490 |1900= 218 |1910= 410 |1920= 798 |1930= 1134 |1940= 1312 |1950= 2254 |1960= 3578 |1970= 4045 |1980= 6019 |1990= 13512 |2000= 26642 |2010= 41542 |2020= 54873 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=October 25, 2023}}</ref> }} ===2010 and 2020 census=== {| class="wikitable" |+'''Apopka racial composition'''<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br> !Race !Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Apopka city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Apopka+city;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> !Pop 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Apopka city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Apopka+city;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> !% 2010 !% 2020 |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH) |20,553 |20,860 |49.48% |38.02% |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH) |8,147 |13,615 |19.61% |24.81% |- |[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH) |69 |86 |0.17% |0.16% |- |[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH) |1,309 |1,666 |3.15% |3.04% |- |[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH) |19 |28 |0.05% |0.05% |- |[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH) |147 |456 |0.35% |0.83% |- |[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races/Multiracial]] (NH) |750 |2,191 |1.81% |3.99% |- |[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race) |10,548 |15,971 |25.39% |29.11% |- |'''Total''' |'''41,542''' |'''54,873''' | | |- |} As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 54,873 people, 17,312 households, and 12,822 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Apopka city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Apopka+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 41,542 people, 14,739 households, and 10,648 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Apopka city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Apopka+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> ===2000 census=== As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 26,642 people, 9,562 households, and 7,171 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,108.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 10,091 housing units at an average density of {{convert|419.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 73.85% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 15.56% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.42% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.89% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.09% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 5.36% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.83% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 18.08% of the population. In 2000, there were 9,562 households, out of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.13. In 2000, in the city the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males. In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $43,651, and the median income for a family was $49,380. Males had a median income of $32,177 versus $26,553 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,189. About 7.1% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over. ==Education== * [[Forest Lake Academy]], a [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-day Adventist]] high school. * Apopka is served by [[Orange County Public Schools]] with two high schools: [[Apopka High School]] and [[Wekiva High School]]. * University of Florida's [[Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences]] Mid-Florida Research and Education Center is located in Apopka. * The [[Golf Academy of America]] (Altamonte Campus), a 2-year golf college is located in Apopka. * Christian Learning Academy is a private K–12 school offering varsity athletics, music programs, and Model United Nations. ==Healthcare== There is only one hospital in Apopka, Florida and that is AdventHealth Apopka.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fermag.com/articles/9181-how-adventhealth-apopka-offers-multiple-foodservice-options-in-minimum-space/|title=How AdventHealth Apopka Offers Multiple Foodservice Options in Minimum Space|last=Clampitt|first=Cynthia|date=2019-03-11|website=[[Foodservice Equipment Reports]]|access-date=2023-08-04}}</ref> ==Notable people== ===Automobile racing=== * [[Fireball Roberts]], race car driver<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/211364-remembering-fireball-roberts-winner-of-daytonas-first-firecracker-race|title=Remembering Fireball Roberts: Winner Of Daytona's First Firecracker Race|author=Hybl, Dean|date=July 3, 2009|website=[[Bleacher Report]]}}</ref><ref name="Slim, P. 2015">Slim, P. (2015) The Pennings of Perrine Slim: Stories of Northwest Orange County Florida</ref><ref name="Christmas 2011">{{Cite book|title=Tales of the Big Potato|last=Christmas|first=Jack R.|publisher=New Book Publishing|year=2011|isbn=9781936989294|location=Apopka, FL}}</ref> * [[Wayne Taylor]], owner, Wayne Taylor Racing; winner of 1996 and 2005 [[24 Hours of Daytona]], 2005 Rolex Series<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2014-01-24/sports/os-rolex-24-advance-0125-20140124_1_wayne-taylor-racing-rolex-24-jordan-taylor|title=Taylor-made moment: Father and sons competing in Rolex 24|author=Diaz, George|date=January 24, 2014|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel}}</ref> ===Baseball=== * [[Ray Goolsby]] (war veteran) Washington Senators in Chattanooga, TN * [[Zack Greinke]], Baseball All-Star (2009, 2014), MLB ERA leader (2009), Gold Glove Award (2014), Silver Slugger Award (2013) and 2009 AL Cy Young Award winner ===Basketball=== * [[Joel Berry II]], basketball player for the [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|University of North Carolina]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/joel-berry-1.html|title=Joel Berry|publisher=Sports Reference|quote=Hometown: Apopka, FL}}</ref> * [[Joe Chealey]], Basketball Player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/168287/joseph-chealey|title=Joseph Chealey|work=[[ESPN]]}}</ref> ===Economics=== * [[Glenn Hubbard (economist)|Glenn Hubbard]], dean, Columbia University Graduate School of Business<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/14/business/glenn-hubbard-is-romneys-go-to-economist.html|title=Romney's Go-To Economist|author=Segal, David|date=October 13, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|quote=Glenn Hubbard was raised in Apopka, Fla...}}</ref> ===Government=== * [[John H. Land]] longest serving full-time city mayor<ref name="Slim, P. 2015"/> * [[Bryan Richey]], member of the [[Tennessee House of Representatives]] ===Arts=== * [[Brad Linaweaver]], science fiction writer, film producer and screenwriter, magazine publisher ===Football=== * [[Steve Baylark]], NFL running back<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2006-12-15/sports/BAYLARK15_1_apopka-i-aa-history|title=Former Apopka star Steve Baylark leads UMass in tonight's I-AA title game|author=Friedell, Nick|date=December 15, 2006|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel}}</ref> * [[Rogers Beckett]] Jr., former [[National Football League|NFL]] safety for the [[San Diego Chargers]] and the [[Cincinnati Bengals]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/rogersbeckett/2504306/profile|title=Rogers Beckett Profile|publisher=NFL|quote=Born: 1/31/1977 Apopka, FL}}</ref> * [[Alan Gendreau]], football placekicker at [[Middle Tennessee State]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/24/sports/ncaafootball/nfl-hopeful-announces-he-is-gay.html|title=A Potential Pioneer, Just Looking for a Job|author=Branch, John|date=April 23, 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|quote=Gendreau has been openly gay since high school in Apopka, Fla.}}</ref> * [[Brandon Meriweather]], former NFL defensive back<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/07/03/archives/fireball-roberts-dead-of-injuries-stockcar-racing-driver-was-top.html|title=Relative says Brandon Meriweather was trying to break up fight|last1=Hohler|first1=Bob|last2=Silva|first2=Steve|date=March 10, 2011|publisher=[[Boston.com]]|quote=...the incident began at the Blue Jeans Lounge in Meriweather's hometown of Apopka, Fla.}}</ref> * [[Jalen Carter]], [[Philadelphia Eagles|Philadelphia Eagles]] Defensive Tackle<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://georgiadogs.com/sports/football/roster/jalen-carter/5415|title=Jalen Carter - 2021 - Football|website=University of Georgia Athletics}}</ref> * [[Warren Sapp]], All-Pro NFL defensive lineman<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tbo.com/sports/bucs/miami-recruited-sapp-won-over-his-mother-20130731/|title=Miami recruited Sapp, won over his mother|author=Erlendsson|date=July 31, 2013|newspaper=Tampa Bay Times|access-date=October 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001104156/https://www.tbo.com/sports/bucs/miami-recruited-sapp-won-over-his-mother-20130731/|archive-date=October 1, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[Sammie Smith]], former NFL running back for the [[Miami Dolphins]] and the [[Denver Broncos]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.oxfordeagle.com/2017/04/05/oxford-on-the-move-sammie-smith-is-finding-a-purpose-after-prison/|title=Oxford on the Move: Sammie Smith is finding a purpose after prison|author=Thompson, Jake|date=April 5, 2017|publisher=The Oxford Eagle}}</ref> ===Gaming=== * [[Plup (video game player)|Justin McGrath]], professional ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nintendowire.com/news/2018/06/11/smash-invitational-2018-player-rundown/|title=Smash Invitational 2018 player rundown|author=Fruzzetti, Ben|date=June 11, 2018|publisher=Nintendo Wire|quote=Plup, From: Apopka, Florida}}</ref> ===Infamous=== * [[Michael Larson]], ''[[Press Your Luck]]'' Scandal winner of $110,237 in 1984<ref>{{cite web|url=https://priceonomics.com/the-man-who-got-no-whammies/|title=The Man Who Got No Whammies|author=Crockett, Zachary|date=August 17, 2016|publisher=Priceonomics|quote=When investigators finally tracked Larson to Apopka, Florida in 1999, he'd succumbed to throat cancer.}}</ref> ===Inventor=== * [[Richard Borg]], board game designer ===Music=== * [[Scott Stapp]], member of multi mega hit rock group [[Creed (band)|Creed]], singer and songwriter grew up in Apopka * [[John Anderson (musician)|John Anderson]], country singer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.johnanderson.com/custom.aspx?id=5419&menu=5431|title=John Anderson Biography|publisher=John Anderson}}</ref> * [[Sawyer Brown]], country music band founded in Apopka<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fullaccessmagazine.com/2018/03/08/sawyer-brown/|title=Sawyer Brown|author=Stokes, Liz|date=March 8, 2018|publisher=Full Access Magazine}}</ref> * [[Jonathan Cain]], member of multi mega hit rock group [[Journey (band)|Journey]], multi-instrumentist and songwriter resides in Apopka * [[Jerry Lawson (musician)|Jerry Lawson]], lead singer of [[The Persuasions]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/trail-mix/trail-mix-jerry-lawson/|title=Trail Mix – Jerry Lawson|author=Stallard, Dave|date=June 25, 2015|publisher=Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine}}</ref> * [[Pat Travers]] tours from, records, and resides in Apopka ===Boxing, weightlifting, and wrestling=== * [[Christy Martin (boxer)|Christy Martin]], American world champion boxer, resided in Apopka for many years and operated a boxing school * [[Mattie Rogers]], Olympic Weightlifter * [[Monty Sopp]], [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]], former [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWF/E]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/billy.gunn.9003|title=Billy Gunn|website=[[Facebook]]}}</ref> ==Apopka in art== ===Literature=== Apopka is referenced in [[Zora Neale Hurston]]'s famous novel, ''[[Their Eyes Were Watching God]]''. Apopka is referenced in [[Eddie C. Brown]]'s autobiographical book, ''Beating the Odds: Eddie Brown's Investing and Life Strategies''. History of the greater Apopka and Central Florida area is detailed in William Gladden, Jr's book, The Pennings of Perrine Slim: Stories of Northwest Orange County Florida.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/obituaries/os-obit-william-bill-gladden-20150409-story.html|title=Bill Gladden Jr.: For local history buff, education was key|author=Inman, Jessica|date=April 9, 2015|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel}}</ref> Included are 100 pictures of the area, most by Dr Phyllis Olmstead. Olmstead Publishing. ''History of Apopka and Northwest Orange County, Florida'' by Jerrell H Shofner, (1982). Rose Printing. Apopka Historical Society. ''Tales of the Big Potato'' by Jack Christmas (2011). New Book Publishing. Reprint Olmstead Publishing.<ref name="Christmas 2011"/> ''Apopka: Images of America'' photos of the Apopka area, (2004). Apopka Historical Society. ===Film=== Apopka takes place in and is prominently featured in [[Johannes Grenzfurthner]]'s horror drama ''[[Masking Threshold]]'' that premiered at [[Fantastic Fest]] in 2021. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{official website|http://www.apopka.net/}} * [http://www.theapopkachief.com ''Apopka Chief''], Local newspaper {{Commons category|Apopka, Florida}} {{Portal bar|North America|United States|Florida|Cities}} {{Orange County, Florida}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Apopka, Florida| ]] [[Category:Cities in Orange County, Florida]] [[Category:Cities in the Greater Orlando]] [[Category:Cities in Florida]] [[Category:1882 establishments in Florida]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1882]] Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. 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