Profile for Orlando, Florida, FL

Settled after the Seminole Wars. Boomed with the arrival of the railroad in 1880.

The local economy now centers on Disneyworld and other tourist attractions.

Public transportation: Lynx (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 3,322. The number of murders and homicides was 21. The violent crime rate was 16.8 per 1,000 people.

Orlando was named the nation's most dangerous metro area for pedestrians, in a 2004 study by the Surface Transportation Policy Project.

Filming location for:
· 1991 movie, "Fried Green Tomatoes"
· 1998 movie, "The Waterboy"
· 1992 movie, "Lethal Weapon 3"
· 2007 movie, "Sydney White"

Well-known residents have included:
· Wesley Snipes, actor
· Pete Pihos, football player

Local bands (past and present) have included 'N Sync, Backstreet Boys, matchbox twenty

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Bad Ass Coffee, Panera Bread, Seattle's Best Coffee, Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Central Florida Fair - April 19-29, 2007

Performing arts: Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra

Nearby parks & recreation: Lake Eola Park, Loch Haven Park, Turkey Lake Park, Harry P. Leu Gardens

Orlando attractions: Disney World, Epcot, Universal Studios, SeaWorld

Sports teams: Magic (NBA), Predators (Arena Football League)

Historic sites and museums: Orange County Historical Museum, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando Science Center

Colleges and universities: University of Central Florida, Valencia Community 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: 211

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Airports (1)

Archives (3)

Attractions (1)

Cemeteries (14)

Colleges (4)

Communities (15)

Hotels (219)

Libraries (13)

Museums (9)

Parks (3)

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• Orange County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Florida
• State data - Florida
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Sections below provide additional information and links about Orlando demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Orange County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Orlando area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 32829 ZIP code.

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• Orlando city government
• Orange County government
• Downtown Orlando
• Orlando Chamber of Commerce
• Orlando tourism

10% of Orlando residents report German ancestry, and 9% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Orlando ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Orlando
• Cemeteries in Orange County
• Libraries in or near Orlando

Post a query on a message board:

• Orange 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
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

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• Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra

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• Orlando museums
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• Orlando area parks

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• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Orlando
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• Orlando business guide
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• Courts in Florida
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• Crime in Orange County
• Arrests in Orange 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 Orlando was $21,216, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Orange County economic census
• Orange County economic summary
• Orange County employment growth
• Orange County unemployment rate
• Florida economic data

28% of Orlando residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Orlando
• Colleges in Florida
• Learning Disabilities Association in Florida
• Schools in or near Orlando
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• Yearbooks (old) of Florida high schools

• Movies & TV shows filmed in Orlando
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• Tickets to local concerts, sporting events & theaters
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• Air pollution in Orange County
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• Land contamination in Orange County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Florida
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Orange County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Florida

Orlando festival dates:

• Central Florida Fair - April 19-29, 2007

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

Orlando festival web sites:

• Central Florida Fair

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

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Orlando
• Geocaches in Florida

• Orlando items now on sale

• Orlando local government Web site
• Orange County government
• Florida state government
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• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

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• Orlando medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

Historic districts in Orlando include Griffin Park Historic Distric, Lake Eola Heights Historic District, Mizell - Leu House Historic District ... View historic districts

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• Museums in Florida
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• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Orange County genealogy forum

Median rent in Orlando, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $606.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $962.

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Libraries in Orlando include Alafaya Library, Edgewater Library, Herndon Library, Hiawassee Library, Orange County Library System, South Creek Library, South Trail Library, Southeast Library, Southwest Library, Washington Park Library ... View libraries

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• Census map of Orlando area
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• Topographic map of Orlando

Newspapers in Orlando include Orlando Sentinel, Orlando Times

TV stations in Orlando include WFOL-LP, WFTV, WKMG, WMFE, WOFL, WRBW, WRDQ.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WMFE-FM., WUCF-FM.

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Orange County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Orlando political report.

• Florida Democratic party
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• Orange County elections board
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Orlando restaurants taking online reservations include Adair's, Bice at Portofino Bay Hotel, Brasserie Citron, Capital Grille - Orlando, Carrino's, Cedar's Restaurant, Dixie Crossroads, El Quijote, Emeril's Restaurant Orlando, Fairways ... View restaurants

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The average commute time for Orlando workers is 25 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 90 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Orlando between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 4.8 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was slightly higher than the national norm.

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• Orlando travel guide
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