Land O' Lakes, Florida
| Land O' Lakes, Florida | |
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| CDP | |
Intersection of U.S. Route 41 and State Road 54
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 Location in Pasco County and the state of Florida |
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| Coordinates: 28°12′14″N 82°26′56″W / 28.20389°N 82.44889°WCoordinates: 28°12′14″N 82°26′56″W / 28.20389°N 82.44889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Pasco |
| Area | |
| • CDP | 21.1 sq mi (54.7 km2) |
| • Land | 18.6 sq mi (48.2 km2) |
| • Water | 2.5 sq mi (6.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • CDP | 31,145 |
| • Density | 993/sq mi (383.4/km2) |
| • Metro | 3.8 million |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 34637, 34638, 34639 |
| Area code(s) | 813 |
| FIPS code | 12-39200 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0294219 |
Land O' Lakes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pasco County, Florida, United States. Land O' Lakes is part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida MSA.
As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 31,145. The CDP grew rapidly during the 1990s, growing from 7,800 residents to 20,971 as new housing developments were built. Average annual income is higher than the rest of Florida. The CDP had a population in 2007 of 30,400 residents. The name Land O' Lakes was suggested at a community meeting in 1949. On Sept. 1, 1950, the Ehren post office was renamed Land O' Lakes.
Dupree Gardens, one of Florida's original roadside tourist attractions, was located at Land O' Lakes (although the name Land O' Lakes was not yet in use).
Land O' Lakes has been growing very rapidly in the past 10 to 20 years. Nearby former towns have been absorbed into Land O' Lakes such as Denham, Ehren, and Gowers Corner. New neighborhoods, shopping, and schools have been built. It is also a member of the Pasco County Library Cooperative with a library branch, the Land O' Lakes Branch Library, at 2818 Collier Parkway, Land O' Lakes, Florida 34639.
As of the census of 2010, there were 31,145 people, 11,230 households, and 8,286 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,126.5 people per square mile (434.9/km²). There were 8,257 housing units at an average density of 443.6/sq mi (171.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.9% White, 6.2% African American, 0.1% Native American, 3.4% Asian, 2.0% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.7% of the population. The subdivision of Carpenter's Run was used for filming the 1990 film Edward Scissorhands.
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