Mount Dora (Florida)

Lake County

12-47050

Mount Dora is a city in Lake County in the U.S. state of Florida with 12,370 inhabitants ( 2010).

Geography

Mount Dora is located on Lake Dora, adjacent to the cities of Tavares and Eustis and is located about 40 km northwest of Orlando.

History

The location in the center of Florida was first settled in 1874 by David M. Simpson with his wife and two children. 1880 named the postmaster Ross Tremain the place after his children Roy, Ella and Louis as Royellou. 1883 opened the two-story hotel The Alexander House with ten rooms. This year, the town was renamed to Mount Dora, the name refers to Lake Dora out a lake which was named by settlers to Dora Ann Drawdy in 1846, which at the time with her husband about three kilometers ( two miles ) lived south of the present town of Mount Dora. 1887 Mount Dora was a rail connection, what the economy is revived by freight transport and tourism. Hotel The Alexander House was renamed in 1893 to The Lake House, tourists often come in winter for hunting, fishing or boating. In 1910, the municipal charter, 1915, the railway company a Lokstation.

The company R. C. Tremain & Son made ​​in 1891 to build the first shipping station for oranges. Although in the years 1894 and 1895, large by unusually heavy frost parts of the plantations had perished, created a crate, a fertilizer and a canning factory. The hotel in 1903 was renamed Lakeside Inn to its guests included President Calvin Coolidge, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The John P. Donnelly House, which was built in 1893 by the first mayor of the town in the Queen Anne style, is performed as a memorial on the National Register of Historic Places since 1975. In 1981 the film Honky Tonk Freeway was filmed in Mount Dora. Today, the site for its antique stores and craftsmanship is known.

The following buildings are managed in the National Register of Historic Places:

• Former railway station of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad ( Old Mount Dora Atlantic Coast Line Railroad station ), now houses the Chamber of Commerce ( Chamber of Commerce)
• John P. Donnelly House
• Lakeside Inn

Demographics

According to the 2010 census, the then 12,370 inhabitants distributed to 6,942 households. The population density was 974 inh. / Km ². 77.5 % of the population were white, 15.6% African American, 0.4% Native American and 1.8 % Asian Americans. 2.8% were members of other ethnic groups and 1.8% in different ethnic groups. 11.7 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino.

In 2010, children under the age of 18 and 39.9 % of all households lived in 22.4 % of all households with persons at least 65 years. 59.2 % of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or a parent with offspring ). The average size of a household was 2.16 persons and the average family size was 2.75 persons.

20.7% of the population were younger than 20 years, 20.5% were 20-39 years old, 24.1% were 40-59 years old and 34.7 % were at least 60 years old. The median age was 48 years. 46.1 % of the population were male and 53.9 % female.

The average annual income was $ 45,104, while 14.4 % of the population lived below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 93.25 % of the population spoke Spanish 6.00% and 0.75 % had a different mother tongue.

Twinning

• Scotland Scotland: Forres

Events

In the resort an art festival, a presentation of historical watercraft (Antique Boat Show ) and other events take place every year. The Mount Dora Ghost Walk is a funny and somewhat bizarre nocturnal procession in the city in which costumed performers represent parts of the history of the city artistically and tell anecdotes and short stories.

Traffic

Mount Dora is on U.S. Highway 441 ( SR 500 ) and the Florida State Roads 44 and 46 crosses. The nearest airport is Orlando Sanford International Airport (45 km east).

Crime

The crime rate in 2010 was 338 points ( U.S. average: 266 points ) within the average range. There were ten rapes, 18 robberies, 43 injuries, 90 burglaries, 384 thefts, 36 auto thefts and two arsons.