Profile for Kissimmee, Florida, FL

Kissimmee is on Lake Tohopekaliga.

Once known as Cow Town for its importance as one of the state's cattle centers.

The first bars in America built to enable cowboys on horseback to drink without dismounting opened here around 1870.

Local landmarks include the Monument of States, which includes stones from every state in the nation.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 531. The number of murders and homicides was 4. The violent crime rate was 10.7 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 2003 movie, "Monster"

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Osceola County Fair - Feb. 9-18, 2007

Kissimmee attractions: Disney World, Epcot, Universal Studios, A World of Orchids

Sports teams: Osceola Ghostriders (World Indoor Football League), GCL Braves (minor league baseball), Florida Seals (Southern Professional Hockey League)

Historic sites and museums: Osceola County Historical Museum

Colleges and universities: Florida Christian College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 143

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9% of Kissimmee residents report German ancestry, and 7% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Kissimmee ancestry & family history guide.

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• Cemeteries in Osceola County
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Post a query on a message board:

• Osceola County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - FL data
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• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
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• Death index
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• Crime in Osceola County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
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• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Florida
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Kissimmee was $15,071, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Osceola County economic census
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16% of Kissimmee residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Kissimmee
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Kissimmee festival dates:

• Osceola County Fair - Feb. 9-18, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Kissimmee festival web sites:

• Osceola County Fair

• ePodunk festival listings
• Florida county fairs
• Florida festivals (Florida tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Kissimmee

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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Osceola County genealogy forum

Median rent in Kissimmee, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $619.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $929.

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Libraries in Kissimmee include Buenaventura Lakes Library, Hart Memorial Library, Osceola Correctional Facility Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Kissimmee include Osceola News Gazette

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Osceola County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Kissimmee political report.

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Kissimmee restaurants taking online reservations include Key W. Kools, Pacino's Italian Restaurant ... View restaurants

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The average commute time for Kissimmee workers is 26 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 9 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Kissimmee between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.9 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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