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Winter Haven, Florida
Winter Haven | |
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 Central Avenue at the west side of downtown (Central Park is located behind the photo) | |
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| Nickname: "The Chain of Lakes City"[1] | |
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  Winter Haven  Winter Haven | |
| Coordinates: 28°01′23″N 81°44′04″W / 28.02306°N 81.73444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Polk |
| Platted (Harris Corners) | 1884-1885[2][3] |
| Incorporated (town) | June 22, 1911[2][3] |
| Incorporated (city) | November 27, 1923[3][4] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commission–Manager |
| • Mayor | Nathaniel J. Birdsong, Jr. |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Brian Yates |
| • Commissioners | Lucretia Tracy Mercer, Bradley T. Dantzler, and Clifton E. Dollison |
| • City Manager | T. Michael Stavres |
| • City Clerk | Vanessa Castillo |
| Area | |
• City | 41.52 sq mi (107.53 km2) |
| • Land | 32.84 sq mi (85.05 km2) |
| • Water | 8.68 sq mi (22.47 km2) |
| Elevation | 161 ft (49 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 49,219 |
| • Density | 1,498.75/sq mi (578.68/km2) |
| • Urban | 253,251 (US: 161st)[6] |
| • Urban density | 1,774.5/sq mi (685.1/km2) |
| • Metro | 725,046 (US: 80th) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 863 |
| FIPS code | 12-78275 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2405773[7] |
| Website | www |
Winter Haven is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. It is located about 51 miles (82 km) east of Tampa and about 47 miles (76 km) southwest of Orlando, with neighboring Lakeland located to its west. The city's population was 49,219 at the 2020 census, making it the second most populated city in Polk County after Lakeland. It is a principal city of the Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.[8]
- ^ "City of Winter Haven, Florida". City of Winter Haven, Florida. Archived from the original on August 19, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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History-Winter Haven CoCwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Winter Haven by Joy Cochran". The Ledger. Retrieved March 22, 2003.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ "List of 2020 Census Urban Areas". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Winter Haven, Florida
- ^ "Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Guidance on the Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). Executive Office of the President. July 21, 2023. p. 66. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
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