Editing Astor, Florida (section)

==Geography==
[[Image:AstorBridge.jpg|thumb|240px|left|The [[Astor Bridge]] over the [[St. Johns River]] between Astor and [[Volusia, Florida|Volusia]]]]
Astor is located in northern Lake County at {{coord|29|10|N|81|32|W|type:city}} (29.1639, -81.5346).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> Via State Road 40, it is {{convert|31|mi}} west of [[Ormond Beach, Florida|Ormond Beach]] and {{convert|39|mi}} east of [[Ocala, Florida|Ocala]]. [[Tavares, Florida|Tavares]], the [[county seat]] of Lake County, is {{convert|32|mi}} to the southwest via SR 40 and [[Florida State Road 19|SR 19]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Astor CDP has a total area of {{convert|6.9|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|6.0|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.8|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 11.93%, are water.<ref name=Gazetteer>{{cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_12.txt| title=U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Florida| website=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division| access-date=November 13, 2019}}</ref> Astor's water area includes the west half of the St. John's River and a network of canals, extending over {{convert|4|mi|0}} in total length, providing river access for many of its residents. Astor lies entirely within the boundaries of the [[Ocala National Forest]].