Kissimmee, Florida Kissimmee, Florida City of Kissimmee Flag of Kissimmee, Florida Flag Official seal of Kissimmee, Florida Location in Osceola County and the state of Florida Location in Osceola County and the state of Florida County Osceola Kissimmee (/k s mi / k -sim-ee) is a town/city in Osceola County, Florida, United States.
As of the 2010 United States Census, the populace was 59,682. It is the governmental center of county of Osceola County. Kissimmee is a Principal City of the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2010 populace of 2,134,411. Allen who directed the first cargo steamboat along the Kissimmee River the Mary Belle. It was retitled Kissimmee when incorporated as a town/city in 1883.
The etymology of the name Kissimmee is debated, apart from general agreement that it is Native American in origin. Its expansion can be credited to Hamilton Disston of Philadelphia, who based his four-million acre (8,000 km2) drainage operation out of the small town.
The Kissimmee shipyard was responsible for building most of these large steamships, which were just one jump ahead of civilization with Kissimmee as the jumping off point.
Concurrently, the South Florida Railroad was burgeoning and extended the end of its line from Sanford down to Kissimmee, making the town on Lake Tohopekaliga a transit hub for Central Florida.
On February 12, 1885, the Florida Legislature incorporated the Kissimmee City Street Railway.
Hamilton Disston closed his Kissimmee territory operation.
The freezes, combined with South Florida's expansion and the relocation of steamship operations to Lake Okeechobee, left Kissimmee dependent on open range cattle ranching. Kissimmee had a populace of 4,310 in 1950.
On August 13, 2004, Hurricane Charley passed through Kissimmee with winds in excess of 100 miles per hour, damaging homes and buildings, toppling trees and cutting electrical power to the entire city.
Kissimmee Utility Authority restored power to 54 percent of the inhabitants in the first 72 hours; 85 percent were restored inside one week.
Kissimmee is positioned at 28 18 14 N 81 24 46 W (28.303988, -81.412867). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 17.32 square miles (44.9 km2), of which 16.7 square miles (43 km2) is territory and 0.6 square miles (2 km2) is water (3.7%). Kissimmee and the town/city of St.
A large geographical region of unincorporated Osceola County also refers to their region as Kissimmee.
This includes most of the 192 corridor west of the town/city border to Highway 27, areas north of the town/city to Hunters Creek, and areas south of the town/city to Poinciana.
Drained by the Kissimmee River, the town/city is situated on the northwest shore of Lake Tohopekaliga (locally called Lake Toho, West Lake Toho, or simply West Lake) in central Florida.
The downtown of Kissimmee does not possess any big high-rise buildings; most of the buildings are two or three stories high.
The biggest and the tallest building in the downtown is the Osceola County courthouse.
In the 2010 census, Kissimmee had a populace of 59,682.
Kissimmee features a Multi Modal Transportation Hub positioned between Neptune Road and Monument Streets.
Kissimmee Gateway Airport has four fixed-based operators that furnish service to the area.
Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) accommodates general aviation air service 24 hours a day with two paved airport runways in the order given 5,000 and 6,000 feet. There are also two flight training schools, and a exhibition at the airport.
Orlando International Airport can be reached from Kissimmee in 15 minutes by car.
The primary land transit arteries are the Florida's Turnpike, Interstate 4, Osceola Parkway, and US 192.
Osceola Arts (formally Osceola Center for the Arts) Osceola County Courthouse (Florida) Osceola County Welcome Center and History Museum Osceola County Stadium with Johnson University Florida in the background.
The Houston Astros conduct spring training in Kissimmee, at Osceola County Stadium.
The Jim Evans Academy of Professional Umpiring has also called Osceola County Stadium home since 1994.
Osceola County Softball Complex The Osceola County Softball Complex is a facility of five softball fields which are host to a range of amateur sports affairs.
Osceola Heritage Park is an event facility featuring a concert arena (Silver Spurs Arena) and experienced sports stadium (Osceola County Stadium).
In 2008, a number of English and Spanish conventions were held by the Witnesses, bringing thousands of delegates to the Kissimmee region for the three-day affairs.
Kissimmee has a number of enhance parks including: Kissimmee Lakefront Park A $20 million enhance works project.
The Shingle Creek Regional Trail (SCRT) is an inter-governmental universal that will eventually connect Kissimmee to Orlando through a 32-mile bicycle trail.
Kissimmee is home to a number of golf courses and mini-golf courses.
Kissimmee is also home to the Loop, a large outside shopping mall at John Young and Osceola Parkways on the Orange/Osceola County line.
Kissimmee also features a unique transformation of the former Osceola Square Mall into a Spanish-style marketplace called Plaza Del Sol.
Kissimmee is near Orlando, home to Universal Orlando Resort and Sea - World, and Lake Buena Vista/Bay Lake Walt Disney World Resort, allowing tourists to access the parks through the city.
According to Kissimmee's 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town/city are: 1 School District of Osceola County, Florida 6,425 10 City of Kissimmee 646 The School District of Osceola County, Florida serves Kissimmee.
The following Osceola County Public Schools are positioned in the Kissimmee area: Kissimmee Elementary Kissimmee Charter Academy Kissimmee Charter Academy Kissimmee Middle School Gateway High School One of the high schools in the region that offers the International Baccalaureate Program.
Osceola County School For The Arts (6-12) Osceola High School North Kissimmee Christian School, established 1995, k3-12th undertaking Osceola Adventist Christian School (Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade) University of Central Florida, Osceola Campus Johnson University Florida; formerly Florida Christian College Previously the Orlando Hoshuko, a weekend Japanese educational program, held its classes in a Kissimmee church, Trinity Lutheran Church. Reaves, Georgia politician from Kissimmee pioneer ranching family According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Kissimmee has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. a b "Florida by place Population, Housing Units, Area and Density:2000".
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"Brief History of Osceola County: The History of Kissimmee".
"City of Kissimmee, FL : Hamilton Disston".
Kissimmee 2010 census figures for Kissimmee "City of Kissimmee, FL : About Us".
"City of Kissimmee, FL : Shingle Creek Regional Multi-Use Trail".
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"3016 West Vine Street Kissimmee, FL 34741" Climate Summary for Kissimmee, Florida Retrieved December 3, 2013.
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