Lady Lake, Florida

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Lady Lake is a town in Lake County, Florida, United States. The population was 11,828 at the 2000 census. As of 2005, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 13,244 [1].

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Lady Lake is located at 28°55′45″N, 81°55′51″W (28.929165, -81.930888).^GR1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 17.5 km² (6.8 mi²). 17.1 km² (6.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (2.07%) is water.

On February 2, 2007, the town was devastated by a tornado, which killed 20 people in the entire area, at least six of them in Lady Lake.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 11,828 people, 6,125 households, and 4,293 families residing in the town. The population density was 689.9/km² (1,787.2/mi²). There were 6,998 housing units at an average density of 408.1/km² (1,057.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.32% White, 3.24% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.83% of the population.

There were 6,125 households out of which 7.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.91 and the average family size was 2.22.

In the town the population was spread out with 7.7% under the age of 18, 2.1% from 18 to 24, 8.8% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 60.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 68 years. For every 100 females there were 86.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,581, and the median income for a family was $37,887. Males had a median income of $22,043 versus $18,450 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,337. About 5.2% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 39.1% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Trivia

Melinda Duckett committed suicide in 2006 in her grandparents' home in The Villages, a retirement community in Lady Lake, after a controversial interview with CNN journalist Nancy Grace.
On February 2, 2007, dangerous tornadoes took the lives of 20 people in the town. (See Central Florida Tornado of February 2007.)