Auburndale, Florida Auburndale, Florida Location in Polk County and the state of Florida Location in Polk County and the state of Florida Auburndale is a town/city in Polk County, Florida, United States.
According to the U.S Enumeration estimates of 2005, the town/city had a populace of 12,381. It is part of the Lakeland Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Auburndale was established in 1880 by Frank Fuller seeking refuge from chilly winters in the Northeast United States. The place was originally titled Sanatoria, from a hotel positioned there.
When the barns arrived, it was retitled Auburndale at the suggestion of pioneer from Auburndale, Massachusetts, which itself took its name from the opening line of the poem The Deserted Village by Oliver Goldsmith. Early on, the town/city became a refuge for many of America's most prominent artists. Auburndale is positioned at 28 04 01 N 81 47 43 W. The town/city is positioned 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Tampa and 59 miles (95 km) southwest of Orlando. Auburndale is positioned inside the Central Florida Highlands region of the Atlantic coastal plain with a terrain consisting of flatland interspersed with gently rolling hills. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 9.3 square miles (24 km2), of which 5.2 square miles (13 km2) is territory and 4.1 square miles (11 km2) (43.87%) is water.
Auburndale is positioned in the humid subtropical zone, as designated by (Koppen climate classification: Cfa). As of the census of 2000, there were 11,032 citizens , 4,119 homeholds, and 3,002 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 81.13% White, 12.26% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.88% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 3.46% from other competitions, and 1.96% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $34,184, and the median income for a family was $36,303.
About 13.4% of families and 17.3% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 28.3% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.
In 2010 Auburndale had a populace of 13,507.
The ethnic and ethnic composition of the populace was 71.7% non-Hispaic white, 12.8% black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.4% Asian Indian, 0.2% Chinese, 0.1% Japanese, 0.1% Korean, 0.1% Vietnamese, 0.1% other Asian, 0.1% non-Hispanic reporting some other race, 2.2% from two or more competitions and 13.1% Hispanic or Latino.
The meaningful freeways and highways in the Auburndale region are: SR 570 (Polk Parkway) - This toll road provides Auburndale with quick access to I-4 to the north, and leads westward to southern Lakeland.
SR 544 - Traverses from easterly Auburndale to Winter Haven, hence its name Havendale Boulevard.
SR 559 - This road leads to Polk City and I-4.
Auburndale is served by Winter Haven Area Transit's #12 & #50 routes. The enhance schools in Auburndale are directed by the Polk County School Board.
There are five elementary schools, Berkley Elementary (a charter school ), Auburndale Central Elementary, Lena Vista Elementary, Boswell Elementary and Caldwell Elementary, which feed into Stambaugh Middle School.
Auburndale High School and PPCA are the only high schools in Auburndale, although close-by Tenoroc High School serves students in both Auburndale and Lakeland.
"History of Auburndale" (PDF).
"The distance between auburndale, florida and tampa".
"Florida's Geological History".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
2010 general demographic report for Auburndale Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Auburndale, Florida.
City of Auburndale Municipalities and communities of Polk County, Florida, United States Auburndale Bartow Davenport Eagle Lake Fort Meade Frostproof Haines City Lake Alfred Lakeland Lake Wales Mulberry Polk City Winter Haven Alturas Babson Park Bradley Junction Brewster Combee Settlement Crooked Lake Park Crystal Lake Cypress Gardens Four Corners Fuller Heights Fussels Corner Grenelefe Highland City Homeland Inwood Jan Phyl Village Kathleen Lakeland Highlands Loughman Medulla Poinciana Wahneta Waverly Willow Oak This populated place also has portions in an adjoining county or counties
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