Profile for Lake City, Florida, FL

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 154. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 14.9 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• Columbia County Fair - Nov. 2-10, 2007
• Olustee Festival - Feb. 15-16, 2008
• Alligator Fest - Oct. 12-14, 2007
• Snow Days - Dec. 15, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Columbia County Historical Museum, Florida Sports Hall of Fame, Stephen Foster State Folk Culture Center

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

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Cemeteries (11)

Colleges (1)

Hotels (13)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Lake City demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Columbia County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 32025 ZIP code.

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• Columbia County government

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

• Cemeteries in or near Lake City
• Cemeteries in Columbia County
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Post a query on a message board:

• Columbia County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - FL data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• Immigration records
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• Newspaper articles

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• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Lake City business guide
• Better Business Bureau
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• Courts in Florida
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• Crime in Columbia County
• Arrests in Columbia County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• 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 Lake City was $14,697, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Columbia County economic census
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• Florida economic data

16% of Lake City residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Lake City
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• Land contamination in Columbia County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Florida
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Columbia County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Florida

Lake City festival dates:

• Columbia County Fair - Nov. 2-10, 2007
• Olustee Festival - Feb. 15-16, 2008
• Alligator Fest - Oct. 12-14, 2007
• Snow Days - Dec. 15, 2007

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

Lake City festival web sites:

• Columbia County Fair

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

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Lake City
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• Lake City items now on sale

• Columbia County government
• Florida state government
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• Lake City medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

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• Historic sites in Florida
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• Museums in Florida
• Florida state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Columbia County genealogy forum

Median rent in Lake City, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $359.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $630.

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Libraries in Lake City include Columbia County Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Lake City include Lake City Reporter

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Columbia County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Lake City political report.

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The average commute time for Lake City workers is 19 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Lake City include Best Western Inn, Comfort Inn Lake City, Days Inn, Days Inn, Holiday Inn, Howard Johnson, Jameson Inn Lake City, Motel 6, Quality Inn Conference Center, Ramada Limited ... More hotels.

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