Did You Know These About Orlando?

Fast Facts about Orlando Geography and Demography

• Orlando is located 51 miles east from the Atlantic, 74 miles to the west from Gulf Coast and around 370 miles from head of Florida Keys. 
• Plenty of sunshine and high temperatures are a crucial norm but daily temperatures range from a low of 70s to mid 80s.
• Winters are mild and there is periodic increase in cool to cold air, while coastal areas in different sections of Florida with average warmer temperature in winter and cooler ones in summer.
• Florida is considered the thunderstorm capital of the United States and northwestern coastal areas are more prone to high rainfall and those associated with drier parts of the stay should go in for southwestern coastal areas of the state or placed within the interior.
• Most of Florida has a relatively flat 725 km between the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Florida Straits. 
• Northern coast of the Gulf and states of Georgia and Alabama border Florida within the north with the portion of Alabama bordering the western tip of the Panhandle. 
• Florida is divided into smaller administrative units known as counties which number 67 in total

• Miami Dade county is the most populous and Liberty County is the least populous according to the 2010 census 
• Jacob Summerlin known as the Cattle King of Florida in the 1870s purchased land in Downtown Orlando
• There is a formation of a sink hole with an aquifier 200 feet below ground and this area is known as Sandy Beach
• During the 1920s, the first swans arrived at Lake Eola in Orlando which is now home to numerous species including Royal Mute Swans and Trumpeter Swans. 
• Situated in the staple next to Lake Eola Park, in 1924 the Eola House was built to fully experience the history
• Gifted for the City of Orlando in 1911 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the first location was the center of the intersection at Magnolia and Central Boulevard.
• Chinese Ting was donated to Orlando City by influential businessman Nelson Ying and was originally constructed in Shanghai
• Battle of the Bulge was dedicated to the 55th anniversary of the construction of a monument to honour WWII veterans. 
• Also called the Band Shell, amphitheater was built on the south side of the lake
• Within the Japanese rock garden there is a black marble gifted to Orlando City by Taiwan. This was sculpted by winds over 10,000 years back at the altitude of 1600m.
• The Sperry Fountain was inaugurated by Mayor E. Frank Sperry and is a wrought iron figure
• Linton E Allen Memorial Fountain in Orlando was first named as the Centennial Foundation and renamed Linton E. Allen Memorial Fountain in the 1960s to honour the originator.

Fast Facts about Orlando’s Economy and History

• Orlando has emerged as a thriving center for tourism in the 20th century emerging from the Florida citrus industry
• High wage careers for residents in industries such as technology and life sciences are thriving in Orlando
• City Of Orlando is associated with the Eppes Family; the previous 170 years have been the time of massive change referred to as The Phenomenal City before the arrival of first European settlers in the 1830s
• Prior to the 1880s. two biggest industries in central Florida were cotton growing and cattle breeding. 
• Between 1910 to 1920, Orlando’s population has doubled and city has transformed into a major urban centre
• At the time of the 1930s,  the Great Depression impacted this city considerably and by the 1940s, jobs had been created and people had recovered.
• During the 1950s, the Lockheed Marietta company commenced operations to become a massive employer in Central Florida
• In the 1960s, Florida Technological University has opened its doors and the same year saw the opening of the Orlando Naval Training Centre
• Economic climate during the 1990s and 2000s was marked by diversification and tools as well as technologies oriented towards the business sector have been applied to the high technology corridor. 
• Orlando has a mayoral form of government and around 6 commissioner districts. Mayor and Commissioners are associated with the 4 year term and meet two times in a month while 8 city departments provide public services which are essential. 

• Orlando is a well established city and there is no written documentation of how the city got its name. 4 stories of inception exist yet no conclusion has ever been attained. 
• Orlando is home to greater than hundred lakes and lake Eola is a massive sinkhole with its deep-most point at 80 feet
• Largest building in Orlando is located at 441 feet and known as the Sun Trust Centre 
• Orlando Citrus Bowl was originally constructed in the 1930s with a 10,000 worth capacity
• Lake Baldwin and Baldwin Park have been named after Robert HB Baldwin, former Navy Secretary. 
• Movies filmed here in Orlando comprise and constitute My Girl and Jaws 3 as well as Monster and Dead Presidents.
• Rogers Building and the 1890 Railroad Depot are the most ancient structures in the downtown area
• Orlando had close to 59 million visitors in 2013
• Orlando Public Library is the biggest building which houses a library in the state of Florida at 290,000 square feet. 
• Orlando Wetlands located within the Orange County eastwards houses over thirty species of wildlife listed on Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Threatened/Endangered Wildlife list 
• Aged between 350 to 400 years, oldest tree in Orlando is situated at Big Tree Park on North Thornton Avenue
• Orlando City Hall has 2 major art galleries which are open to the public