Lady Lake, Florida

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Lady Lake is a town in Lake County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area. Area history is exhibited at the Lady Lake Historical Society Museum. The population was 15,970 at the 2020 census.

Geography

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Demographics

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2010 and 2020 census

Lady Lake racial composition
(Hispanics excluded from racial categories)
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race Pop 2010[2] Pop 2020[3] % 2010 % 2020
White (NH) 12,279 13,114 88.17% 82.12%
Black or African American (NH) 685 836 4.92% 5.23%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) 42 33 0.30% 0.21%
Asian (NH) 150 233 1.08% 1.46%
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH) 13 8 0.09% 0.05%
Some other race (NH) 16 55 0.11% 0.34%
Two or more races/Multiracial (NH) 146 405 1.05% 2.54%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 595 1,286 4.27% 8.05%
Total 13,926 15,970

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 15,970 people, 7,870 households, and 4,596 families residing in the town.[4]

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 13,926 people, 7,488 households, and 4,352 families residing in the town.[5]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census, there were 11,828 people, 6,125 households, and 4,293 families in the town. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 6,998 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the town was 95.32% White, 3.24% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American or Native Alaskan, 0.31% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, 0.37% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.83%.[6]

Of the 6,125 households in 2000, 7.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 26.5% of households were one person and 20.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.91 and the average family size was 2.22.

In 2000, the age distribution was 7.7% under the age of 18, 2.1% from 18 to 24, 8.8% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 60.8% 65 or older. The median age was 68 years old. For every 100 females, there were 86.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males.

In 2000, the median household income was $32,581 and the median family income was $37,887. Males had a median income of $22,043 versus $18,450 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,337. About 5.2% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 39.1% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

Parks and recreation

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The train depot in Lady Lake is now the Historical Society Museum.

The town operates the Lady Lake Community Building, which may be used for public events.[7]

Parks and recreation centers located within the town include:[8]

  • Greater Lady Lake Dog Park
  • Guava Street Athletic Complex
  • Heritage Park
  • Pyramid Park
  • Rolling Acres Sports Complex
  • Snooky Park
  • Veterans Park

Education

Lake County Schools operates public schools in Lady Lake. The Villages Elementary School of Lady Lake, which serves the town, opened in 1999.[9][10] Carver Middle School in Leesburg and Leesburg High School also serve Lady Lake.[11][12]

Library

The Lady Lake Public Library is located at 225 Guava Street[13] and is a part of the Lake County Library System.[14] This library serves all ages and provides services and materials to community residents.[15] Programs and Events include the Beanstack Reading Tracker, an Annual Poetry Contest, the Flash Fiction Writing Contest, Poetry in the Garden, Poet Laureate, Pumpkin Chuckin’ Contest, and a Summer Reading Program.[14] In addition, the digital library offers access to the Ancestry Library, the Florida Electronic Library, Heritage Quest, Overdrive/Libby Catalog, LinkedIn Learning, Tumblebooks Catalog, ABC Mouse, AtoZdatabases, Employ Florida Marketplace, Florida One-Stop Career Center, the New York Times, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Pronunciator, TumbleMath, Tutor.com, and the WorldCat Database.[14] Services offered by the library include Ask A Librarian, Books by Mail, Summer Reading Lists, Technology Classes, Legal Resources, Reciprocal Borrowing, and Talking Books for Sight Impaired.[14]

The Lady Lake Public Library is supported by the Friends of the Library, a nonprofit entity that assists the library in its operations.[15] The library also advertises access to Lynda, an online learning resource for connecting with courses on technical, creative, and business subjects.[15] This program is available for free with a library card.[15] The library also hosts events including regular events such as Storytimes, AARP Tax Aides, Family Crafting, history meetings, Tiny Tots Sensory Stay & Play, technology classes, author meetings, and additional weekly programming as scheduled.[16] The programming includes events for all age groups.[16]

References

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  8. "Parks: Town of Lady Lake." Town of Lady Lake: Parks. Retrieved on November 27, 2023.
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  10. "2008-2008 Elementary Attendance Boundary The Villages Elementary School Template:Webarchive." Lake County School Board. Retrieved on December 11, 2008.
  11. "2008-2008 Middle Attendance Boundary Carver Middle School Template:Webarchive." Lake County School Board. Retrieved on December 11, 2008.
  12. "Lake County 2008-2009 Attendance Boundary Leesburg High School Template:Webarchive." Lake County Board of Education. Retrieved on December 11, 2008.
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External links

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