Winter Garden (FL)
| Winter Garden, Florida | |
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Downtown Winter Garden on the West Orange Trail, with Plant Street at left
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| Motto(s): "A charming little city with a juicy past." | |
 Location in Orange County and the state of Florida |
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| Coordinates: 28°33′37″N 81°35′3″W / 28.56028°N 81.58417°WCoordinates: 28°33′37″N 81°35′3″W / 28.56028°N 81.58417°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Florida
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| County | Orange |
| Incorporated (town) | 1908 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1925 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | John Rees (Nonpartisan) |
| • City Manager | Mike Bollhoefer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.87 sq mi (46.28 km2) |
| • Land | 16.22 sq mi (42.00 km2) |
| • Water | 1.65 sq mi (4.28 km2) |
| Elevation | 125 ft (38 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 34,568 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 41,988 |
| • Density | 2,589.13/sq mi (999.70/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 34777, 34778, 34787 |
| Area code(s) | 407 |
| FIPS code | 12-78250 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0293423 |
| Website | www |
Winter Garden is a city located 14 miles (23 km) west of downtown Orlando in western Orange County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Winter Garden's population as of the 2010 census was 34,568.
Winter Garden is located at 28°33′37″N 81°35′3″W / 28.56028°N 81.58417°W (28.560328, -81.584069).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.6 square miles (40.4 km2), of which 15.4 square miles (39.9 km2) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.5 km2) (1.28%) is water.
Winter Garden is bordered on the south by the town of Windermere, on the east by the city of Ocoee, on the west by the town of Oakland and on the north by Lake Apopka.
The terrain is characterized by a gentle to moderately sloping topography. Winter Garden has the highest elevation spot in Orange County. The highest elevation is 222 feet (68 m) in NAVD 88 (North American Vertical Datum) located in the southwest corner of the city South near the county line with Lake County. The lowest elevation in the city is 64 feet (20 m) near Lake Apopka.
Winter Garden has a warm and humid subtropical climate, and there are two major seasons each year. One of those seasons is hot and rainy, lasting from May until October (roughly coinciding with the Atlantic hurricane season). The other is a cooler season (November through March) that brings more moderate temperatures and less frequent rainfall. The area's warm and humid climate is caused primarily by its low elevation and its position relatively close to the Tropic of Cancer, and much of its weather is affected by the movement of the Gulf Stream.
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