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Casselberry, Florida

Casselberry, Florida
City
City of Casselberry
Official seal of Casselberry, Florida
Seal
Location in Seminole County and the state of Florida
Location in Seminole County and the state of Florida
U.S. Census Map
U.S. Census Map
Coordinates: 28°39′40″N 81°19′19″W / 28.66111°N 81.32194°W / 28.66111; -81.32194Coordinates: 28°39′40″N 81°19′19″W / 28.66111°N 81.32194°W / 28.66111; -81.32194
Country United States
State Florida
County Seminole
Incorporated 1940
Government
 • Type Commission–Manager
 • Mayor Charlene Glancy
Area
 • Total 7.6 sq mi (20 km2)
 • Land 7.0 sq mi (18 km2)
 • Water 0.6 sq mi (2 km2)
Elevation 56 ft (17 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 26,241
 • Density 3,751.9/sq mi (1,448.6/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code(s) 32707
Area code(s) 321, 407
FIPS code 12-11050
GNIS feature ID 0280117
Website www.casselberry.org

Casselberry is a city in Seminole County, Florida, United States. The population was 26,241 at the 2010 census. The city is usually considered linked to the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Casselberry is located at 28°39′40″N 81°19′19″W / 28.661183°N 81.321926°W / 28.661183; -81.321926.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.1 square miles (18 km2), of which 6.7 square miles (17 km2) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) (6.06%) is water.

Casselberry features over 30 lakes and ponds, the largest being Lake Howell, the Triplet Chain of Lakes, Lake Kathryn, and Lake Concord.

Prior to European settlement in the 19th-century Native American groups inhabited the Seminole County area, including land in present-day Casselberry. A blockhouse known as Fort Concord was constructed on the shores of Lake Concord in 1849 to protect local settlers during conflicts between the Seminole Wars.

After the Homestead Act was passed in 1862, settlers began homesteading the land around Lake Concord and the Triplet Chain of Lakes. Annie E. Griffin of Eastman, Georgia platted the area’s first subdivision in 1889 after inheriting the land from her deceased husband.


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