Eagle Lake, Florida

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official_name = Eagle Lake, Florida
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area_total_km2 = 3.7
area_land_km2 = 3.6
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area_total_sq_mi = 1.4
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population_total = 2496
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timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
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latd = 27 |latm = 58 |lats = 47 |latNS = N
longd = 81 |longm = 45 |longs = 17 |longEW = W
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elevation_m = 51
elevation_ft = 167
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postal_code = 33839
area_code = 863
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Eagle Lake is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,496 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 2,493. ^{[http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2004-04-12.xls]}

Geography

Eagle Lake is located at coor dms|27|58|47|N|81|45|17|W (27.979732, -81.754632).GR|1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.7 km² (1.4 mi²). 3.6 km² (1.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (3.50%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,496 people, 879 households, and 637 families residing in the city. The population density was 693.3/km² (1,800.5/mi²). There were 964 housing units at an average density of 267.8/km² (695.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 82.09% White, 4.73% African American, 0.68% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 9.86% from other races, and 2.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.47% of the population.

There were 879 households out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 17.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $35,078. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $19,417 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,249. About 14.6% of families and 17.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.eaglelake-fla.com/ City of Eagle Lake]