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Winter Haven is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 26,487 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007 estimates, the city had a population of 32,577, making it the second most populated city in Polk County. It is a principal city of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. Winter Haven is best known as the home of Cypress Gardens, a theme park which has recently gone through renovations to add thrill rides. Country musician Gram Parsons was from a wealthy family in Winter Haven. Winter Haven was also home to the first Publix supermarket circa 1930.
[edit] GeographyWinter Haven is located at 28°2′4″N 81°43′18″W / 28.03444°N 81.72167°W (28.034314, -81.721680)[3]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 65.8 km² (25.4 mi²). 45.8 km² (17.7 mi²) of it is land and 20.0 km² (7.7 mi²) of it (30.45%) is water. Winter Haven, is called "The Chain of Lakes City" because of its numerous fresh water lakes which touch or are contained within the city limits. 24 of the lakes are connected by a system of navigable canals better known as the "Chain of Lakes". Winter Haven has Florida's first theme park, (Cypress Gardens Adventure Park)(Closed Sept 2009). It is also the home of Winter Haven Hospital and Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport. Winter Haven also contains many buildings designed by Gene Leedy, one of the founders of the Sarasota School of Architecture. The Chain of Lakes City used to be the Spring Training home to the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians. The Red Sox moved to Fort Myers in 1992, and the Indians left after the 2008 Spring Training Season for Arizona. The city gets its name from its obvious lack of colder weather with a warm tropical climate throughout the majority of the year. The average temperature is 73.2 degrees Fahrenheit. [edit] DemographicsAs of the census[1] of 2000, there were 26,487 people, 11,833 households, and 6,934 families residing in the city. The population density was 578.4/km² (1,498.3/mi²). There were 13,912 housing units at an average density of 303.8/km² (787.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 71.51% White, 23.16% African American, 0.19% Native American, 1.02% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.87% from other races, and 2.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.94% of the population and 0.001%. There were 11,833 households out of which 21.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.81. In the city the population was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 27.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 85.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,884, and the median income for a family was $39,657. Males had a median income of $30,943 versus $21,812 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,383. About 10.5% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.2% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over. [edit] Notable people
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[edit] SportsWinter Haven, having many small lakes, is home to many ski schools, both for water skiing and barefoot skiing. The Major League Baseball Cleveland Indians (1993-2008) and Boston Red Sox (1969-1992) used to have a spring training site in Winter Haven. [edit] TransportationWinter Haven has an Amtrak train station and a Greyhound bus station. Local commuter bus service is provided by Winter Haven Area Transit and the Citrus Connection. Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport and the adjacent Jack Browns Seaplane Base are located 3 miles northwest of the central business district. [edit] Education[edit] K-12 SchoolsThe school district that serves Winter Haven is the Polk County School District
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[edit] ControversyOn April 11th, 2009, the New York Times printed a story regarding Winter Haven's policy of charging persons involved in traffic collisions an accident response fee. Certain companies specialize in administering such programs[5]. See Cost Recovery Corporation. This and similar companies take a percentage of the fee that is assessed. [edit] References
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