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(Encyclopedia) OcalaOcalaōkălˈə [key], city (1990 pop. 42,045), seat of Marion co., N central Fla.; inc. 1868. It is a trade and processing center for citrus fruit, vegetables, and truck farm goods.…Florida, University of
(Encyclopedia) Florida, University of, at Gainesville; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered and opened 1853 at Ocala, moved to Gainesville in 1906. The Center for Latin American…Lake City
(Encyclopedia) Lake City, town (1990 pop. 10,005), seat of Columbia co., N Fla.; inc. 1921. It was founded in the 1830s as a military post. Lake City is located in a farm and cattle area and produces…Ocala, FL Census Data
People QuickFactsOcalaFloridaPopulation, 2003 estimate 47,92117,019,068Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 4.3%6.5%Population, 2000 45,94315,982,378Population, percent…Ocala, FL Demographic Statistics
NumberPercentTotal population45,943100.0SEX AND AGEMale21,72647.3Female24,21752.7Under 5 years2,7185.95 to 9 years2,9856.510 to 14 years3,1166.815 to 19 years3,2097.020 to 24 years2,8856.325 to…Ocala, FL Economic Statistics
NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over36,252100.0In labor force20,37056.2Civilian labor force20,34856.1Employed18,83151.9Unemployed1,5174.2Percent of civilian labor force7.5…Ocala, FL, Housing Statistics
NumberPercentTotal housing units20,616100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached11,02553.51-unit, attached9864.82 units8364.13 or 4 units1,4697.15 to 9 units1,9079.310 to 19 units1,3896.720 or…Ocala, FL Social Statistics
NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school10,956100.0Nursery school, preschool7256.6Kindergarten5104.7Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,96745.3High school (…Osceola
(Encyclopedia) OsceolaOsceolaŏsēōˈlə, ō– [key], c.1800–1838, leader of the Seminole. He was also called Powell, the surname of his supposed white father. In the early 1830s, Osceola was living close…William Venroe CHAPPELL, Jr., Congress, FL (1922-1989)
CHAPPELL William Venroe, Jr. , a Representative from Florida; born in Kendrick, Marion County, Fla., February 3, 1922; University of Florida, B.A., 1947, LL.B., 1949, and J.D., 1967; served in the…