Clermont, Florida
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Clermont is a city in Lake County
Lake County, Florida
Lake County is a county located in the state of Florida, United States. As of the 2000 Census, the population was 210,528. The Census Bureau estimated the population in 2008 to be 307,243. Its county seat is Tavares...

, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

, United States
United States
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, west of Orlando
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...

. The population was 13,100 in 2008. The city is essentially residential in character and its economy is centered in retail trade, lodging, and food and beverage establishments, which are tourism oriented. The historic downtown district is still much as it was 50 years ago. It is part of the Orlando
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...

Kissimmee
Kissimmee, Florida
Kissimmee is a city in Osceola County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 59,682. It is the county seat of Osceola County...

 Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Florida Citrus Tower
Florida Citrus Tower
The Florida Citrus Tower is a structure built in 1956 in Clermont, Florida. Once the most famous landmark of the Orlando area, it was built to allow visitors to observe the miles of orange groves surrounding it; developments in the citrus industry since its construction have left it providing a...

, one of the first constructed Florida landmarks, is located in Clermont. The tower celebrated its 50th anniversary in December 2006.

Geography

Clermont is located at 28°32′51"N 81°44′58"W (28.547584, -81.749519).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...

, the city has a total area of 11.5 square miles (29.8 km²). 10.5 square miles (27.2 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (2.6 km²) of it (8.54%) is water.

The Clermont area has rolling hills. It is part of the Orlando
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...

Kissimmee
Kissimmee, Florida
Kissimmee is a city in Osceola County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 59,682. It is the county seat of Osceola County...

 Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Climate

The annual average variations of various measurements are indicated:

Rainfall 36.6 to 51.2 in (93 to 130 );
Snowfall is zero;
25.2
Precipitation Days 101 to 107;
Sunny Days 205 to 236;
Avg. July High 86.5 to 91.7 °F (30.3 to 33.2 C);
Avg. Jan. Low 20.8 to 48.8 °F (-6.2 to 9.3 C);
Comfort Index (higher=better) 28 to 44;
UV Index from 4.3 to 6.3;
Elevation 116 to 1062 ft (35.4 to 323.7 );

The town gets 51 inches (129.5 cm) of rain per year. The US average is 37 inches (94 cm). Snowfall is 0 inches. The average US city gets 25 inches (63.5 cm) of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 107.

On average, there are 236 sunny days per year. The July high is around 92 °F (33.3 °C). The January low is 49. The comfort index, which is based on humidity during the hot months, is a 28 out of 100, where higher is more comfortable. The US average on the comfort index is 44.

History

Clermont was founded in 1884 and incorporated in 1916. The city is located in south Lake County in suburban central Florida, about 22 miles (35.4 km) west of the city of Orlando
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...

 and 22 miles (35.4 km) southeast of the city of Leesburg
Leesburg, Florida
Leesburg is a city in Lake County, Florida, United States. The population was 15,956 at the 2000 census. As of 2005, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 19,086.. Leesburg is located in central Florida, between Lake Harris and Lake Griffin, at the head of the Oklawaha River system....

. The community was named after Clermont, France.

The Florida Citrus Tower
Florida Citrus Tower
The Florida Citrus Tower is a structure built in 1956 in Clermont, Florida. Once the most famous landmark of the Orlando area, it was built to allow visitors to observe the miles of orange groves surrounding it; developments in the citrus industry since its construction have left it providing a...

, one of the first constructed Florida landmarks, is located in Clermont. It was built in 1956.

The historic downtown district is still much as it was 50 years ago.

Growth

Clermont's population grew in the early to mid 2000s as orange groves were converted into subdivisions. But with a 207% growth from 2000-2010 , the city has experienced concurrent economic growth, attracting retail stores like Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...

, Super Target
Target Corporation
Target Corporation, doing business as Target, is an American retailing company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart. The company is ranked at number 33 on the Fortune 500 and is a component of the Standard & Poor's...

, BJ's Wholesale, K-Mart
Kmart
Kmart, sometimes styled as "K-Mart," is a chain of discount department stores. The chain acquired Sears in 2005, forming a new corporation under the name Sears Holdings Corporation. The company was founded in 1962 and is the third largest discount store chain in the world, behind Wal-Mart and...

 and Kohl's
Kohl's
Kohl's Corporation is an American department store chain headquartered in the Milwaukee suburb of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, operating , 1,089 stores in 49 states. In 1998, it entered the S&P 500 list, and is also listed in the Fortune 500...

 as well as many smaller establishments. In spring of 2010 Clermont Landings opened with 20 new shops and restaurants and the first cinema. Growth had become so rapid that most of the schools in Clermont are overcrowded. Growth, in the form of increased pollution, is also affecting Clermont's natural resources, including its lakes. However, much of this growth has been mitigated due to sharp decreases in real estate sales and construction; a result of the recent United States housing bubble
United States housing bubble
The United States housing bubble is an economic bubble affecting many parts of the United States housing market in over half of American states. Housing prices peaked in early 2006, started to decline in 2006 and 2007, and may not yet have hit bottom as of 2011. On December 30, 2008 the...

. In 2006 the city of Clermont approved a 1200000 square feet (111,483.6 m²) mall Plaza Collina to be built on State Road 50. The Shopping Center would be the largest in Lake County. As of January 2009, construction has begun and widening of adjacent highways had been completed.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

of 2010, there were 28,742 people residing in the city in 11,216 households. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

 in 2000 was 812/mi² (314/km²). There were 12,730 housing units. In 2000 the average density of Clermont 380/mi² (147/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 71.69% White, 14.41% African American, 0.42% Native American, 4.19% Asian, 5.37% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...

, and 3.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.75% of the population.

21.28% of households had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...

 living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.73.

In the city the population was distributed with 20.1% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 24.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.

According to census data 21.5% of residents were born in the Northeast while 18.8% were born in the Midwest. Southerners make up 17.1% of residents. Just 6.5 % of residents were foreign born.

Religion

In 2010, 39.6% of the population identified with a religion. 12.7% were Baptist, 9.1% were Catholic, Methodist 3.6%, Pentacostal 2.4%, Presbyterian 2.1%, Lutheran 1.4%, Other Christian 4.1%, Others were under 1%.

Education

Local education establishments for Clermont include Minneola Elementary School, South Lake Charter Elementary (also known as Imagine Schools at South Lake), Cypress Ridge Elementary School, Lost Lake Elementary, Clermont Elementary School, Clermont Middle School, Windy Hill Middle School, East Ridge Middle School, Lake Minneola High School, East Ridge High School, Sawgrass Bay Elementary and Pine Ridge Elementary.

Lake-Sumter Community College
Lake-Sumter Community College
Lake–Sumter Community College is a community college in Central Florida, and part of the Florida College System. The college has three campuses in Lake and Sumter Counties: the Leesburg Campus in Leesburg, the South Lake Campus in Clermont, and the Sumter Campus in Sumterville.- History :The...

 and the University of Central Florida
University of Central Florida
The University of Central Florida, commonly referred to as UCF, is a metropolitan public research university located in Orlando, Florida, United States...

 also have campuses located in Clermont.

Health

Air Quality Index
Air Quality Index
Air quality is defined as a measure of the condition of air relative to the requirements of one or more biotic species or to any human need or purpose. Air quality indices are numbers used by government agencies to characterize the quality of the air at a given location...

 is 46 out of 100. The national average is 48.This is based on ozone
Ozone
Ozone , or trioxygen, is a triatomic molecule, consisting of three oxygen atoms. It is an allotrope of oxygen that is much less stable than the diatomic allotrope...

 alert days and number of pollutants in the air, as reported by the United States Environmental Protection Agency
United States Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is an agency of the federal government of the United States charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress...

.

Water Quality
Water quality
Water quality is the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of water. It is a measure of the condition of water relative to the requirements of one or more biotic species and or to any human need or purpose. It is most frequently used by reference to a set of standards against which...

 is 71 out of 100. The national average is 55. The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.

Superfund Sites is 100 out of 100. The USA average is 71.This is upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts.

There are 164 physicians per 100,000 population in town. The US average is 170.

Economy

The economy is centered in retail trade, lodging, and food and beverage establishments, which are tourism oriented. Overall the city's cost of living is 99.26.
  • Unemployment Rate 10.30% 8.50%
  • Recent Job Growth -3.40% -3.10%
  • Sales Taxes 7.00% 6.00%
  • Income Taxes 0.00% 5.02%
  • Household Income $45,980 $44,684

Personal income

The median income for a household in the city was $39,290, and the median income for a family was $48,216. Males had a median income of $36,240 versus $26,571 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

 for the city was $21,099. About 6.3% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.0% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.

The income per capita is $24,952, which includes all adults and children. The median household income is $45,980.

Occupations

Population by occupation:
  • Management, Business, and Financial Operations 13.68% 13.61%
  • Professional and Related Occupations 17.31% 20.24%
  • Service 22.30% 14.75%
  • Sales and Office 27.17% 26.74%
  • Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0.42% 0.74%
  • Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance 8.98% 9.48%
  • Production, Transportation, and Material Moving 10.13% 14.44%


The unemployment rate in Clermont, FL, is 10.30%, with job growth of -3.40%.

Clermont, FL,sales tax rate is 7.00%. There is no local income tax,

Housing

The city is essentially residential in character. The median home value in town is $227,510. Home appreciation is -21.40% during 2009. The median age of real estate is 15 years.

Renters made up 23.21% of the population. 8.33% of houses and apartments were unoccupied (vacancy rate).

Crimes

On a scale from 1 (low crime) to 10, the town was 4. Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. The US average is 3.

Property crime, on a scale from 1 (low) to 10, was 4. Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims. The US average is 3.

Transportation

The main roads through Clermont consist of Florida State Road 50 and US Route 27
U.S. Route 27 in Florida
U.S. Route 27 in Florida is a north–south United States Highway. It runs from the South Florida Metropolitan Area northwest to the Tallahassee Metropolitan Statistical Area. Throughout the state, US 27 has been designated the Claude Pepper Memorial Highway by the Florida State Legislature...

. The average one-way commute takes 32 minutes. 75% of commuters drive their own car alone. 14% carpool with others. 1% take mass transit and 5% work from home.

Notable residents

  • Kalup Linzy
    Kalup Linzy
    Kalup Linzy is an American video and performance artist who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.-Early Life and Work:Linzy grew up in a small rural community in Florida called Stuckey. He had a large, close-knit extended family, and was raised by his Aunt and Grandmother...

    , video and performance artist
  • Tyson Gay
    Tyson Gay
    Tyson Gay is an American track and field sprinter. His primary events are the 100 meters and 200 meters. His personal bests establish him as the second fastest athlete in the 100 meters and the fifth fastest athlete in the history of the 200 meters, with times of 9.69 and...

    , track athlete
  • Nina Kraft
    Nina Kraft
    Nina Kraft is a German professional triathlete. Before turning professional, she used to work as a draughtswoman. As well as being a pro Triathlete Nina is also an accomplished artist...

    , pro triathlete
  • Dennis Mitchell
    Dennis Mitchell
    Dennis Allen Mitchell is a former American college and international track and field athlete, whose team won the gold medal in the 4 x 100 meters relay race at the 1992 Summer Olympics.- Athletic career :...

    , track coach
  • Kate DiCamillo
    Kate DiCamillo
    Katrina Elizabeth "Kate" DiCamillo is an American children's author. She is known for the Newbery Medal-winning book The Tale of Despereaux, the Newbery Honor book Because of Winn-Dixie, and the Mercy Watson series, plus numerous other award-winning and honored books.-Early life:Born in...

    , children's book author
  • Norm Duke
    Norm Duke
    Norm Duke is an American professional bowler currently on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour. He has bowled 58 perfect 300 games in PBA competition, including the 15th televised 300 game in PBA Tour history on January 5, 2003....

    , American professional bowler
  • Jason Couch
    Jason Couch
    Jason Couch is one of the top bowlers on the Professional Bowlers Association tour. A left-handed cranker, he currently resides in Clermont, Florida.-PBA career:...

    , American professional bowler
  • Cassidy Rae
    Cassidy Rae
    Cassidy Rae, born 7 June 1976 in Clermont, Florida, is a former American actress. She starred in the made-for-television movie Crowned and Dangerous with Yasmine Bleeth in 1997....

    , actress
  • Brandy Johnson
    Brandy Johnson
    Brandy Johnson, also known as Brandy Johnson-Scharpf is a retired American gymnast, gymnastics judge and stuntwoman....

     Olympic Gymnast
  • Randy Pedersen
    Randy Pedersen
    Randy Pedersen is a professional bowler and color analyst for ESPN's coverage of the PBA Tour. He works alongside play-by-play commentator Rob Stone. Pedersen grew up in Southern California, but relocated to Clermont, Florida in the early 1990s, where he has resided ever since...

    , American Professional bowler / TV commentator
  • Jeff Chase
    Jeff Chase
    Jeff Chase is an American film and television actor.Chase was born Jeffrey L. Sniffen in Paterson, New Jersey. He married Kimberly Chase on January 5, 1991, and now lives in Clermont, Florida. Chase has one son, Cory Chase, born in 1998...

    , actor
  • Veronica Campbell-Brown, track athlete
  • William Andres
    William Andres
    William "Bill" Andres, Jr. was a Canadian politician and farmer. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1974 election as a member of the Liberal Party to represent the Ontario riding of Lincoln. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State between 1977 and 1979...

    , Canadian parliamentarian
  • Tim Crews
    Tim Crews
    Stanley Timothy Crews was a Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched six seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers -- to . He was granted free agency after the 1992 season and signed with the Cleveland Indians on January 22, 1993....

    , Professional Baseball player

External links

  • http://www.city-data.com/city/Clermont-Florida.html
  • http://clermontlanding.com/store_directory.html
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