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COUNTY: Orange
COUNTY SEAT: Orlando
LOCATION: At the geographic center of Florida
AREA: 77 square miles
POPULATION: 172,000
GOVERNMENT: Mayor and 6 Commissioners, Chief Administrative Officer
INCOME: Household * EBI $38,331 - * Per Capita EBI $15,229
CURRENT MILLAGE RATE: 21.62
POLICE: 1 station - 552 officers - 11 neighborhood team offices - 407.246.2470
FIRE: 11 stations -308 firefighters - 407.246.2141
CITY SERVICES: Water, Sewer and Garbage Collection - 407.420.3221
UTILITIES: Electric: Orlando Utilities Commission - 407.423.9018;
Telephone: Southern Bell - 800.321.4327; Gas: Continental Resources - 407.895.5544;
Cable TV: Time Warner Cable - 407.291.2500
LIBRARY: Orange County Public Library, 101 E. Central Blvd., 407.425.4694
AVG. PRICE SINGLE FAMILY HOME: $107,600
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS: 78,890
SCHOOLS: Elementary 63; Middle 15; High 11
RECREATION: 30+ parks, many with tennis courts, softball fields, boat ramps, beaches and picnic areas. Public pools at Dover Shores, Hankins Park, Princeton, Wadewiew and John Long Memorial Pool. Turkey Lake, a 175 acre nature park with an ecology center, has a pool, petting zoo, nature trails, pavilions, campsites and childrens playground. City of Orlando Recreation Bureau sponsors 30 basketball leagues, a youth football league, 800 slow pitch softball teams and 140 volleyball leagues.
TRANSPORTATION: Air: Orlando Int'l Airport - 27 carriers serving 100+ destinations - 407.825.2001; Orlando Executive Airport - Off East Rte. 50 - 407.894.9832 Highways: Interstate 4, Fl. Trnpike, I-95, Rte. 50, Central Florida Greenway, Bee-Line Expressway, SR 436, SR 434, US 17-92. Mass Transit: LYNX Bus Service - 407.841.8240. Rail: Amtrak, 407.843.7611
SHOPPING: Church Street Station; International Drive; Florida Fashion Square Mall; Florida Mall, see shopping section for more
CITY HALL: One City Commons, 400 Orange Ave. - 407.246-2121
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Greater Orlando, 75 E. Ivanhoe Blvd, 407.425.1234

*EBI = Effective Buying Income
*Per Capita = per person

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