Bithlo, FL

Bithlo, Florida
Census-designated place (CDP) & Unincorporated community
Location in Orange County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 28°33′N 81°6′W / 28.550°N 81.100°W / 28.550; -81.100Coordinates: 28°33′N 81°6′W / 28.550°N 81.100°W / 28.550; -81.100
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Orange
Area
• Total	10.9 sq mi (28.1 km2)
• Land	10.7 sq mi (27.6 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation	62 ft (19 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	8,268
• Density	760/sq mi (290/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	12-06625
GNIS feature ID	0278870

Bithlo is a census-designated place and an unincorporated community in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 8,268 at the 2010 census, up from 4,626 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area.

For 20 years in the early 20th century, Bithlo was an incorporated town, but in 1929 ceased to function as a town due to economic hardship. The city was finally unincorporated in 1977, an act which was not finalized until 1982 due to outstanding bonds and legal problems.

Bithlo is the location of several of the broadcasting towers for the digital television stations in the Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne market. It is also home to Bithlo Park and the East Orange Babe Ruth youth baseball and softball program, one of Central Florida's premier youth baseball/softball organizations.

Bithlo is located at 28°33′N 81°6′W / 28.550°N 81.100°W / 28.550; -81.100 (28.5525, -81.1058).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 28.2 km² (10.9 mi²). 27.6 km² (10.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (1.84%) is water.

"Bithlo" derives from the Muskogee word pilo ("canoe"). The ⟨l⟩ represents a lateral fricative /ɬ/ which was often transcribed ⟨thl⟩. The unaspirated /p/ of Muskogee is acoustically as similar to English voiced and unaspirated /b/ as to English voiceless and aspirated /pʰ/.

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