Editing Altoona, Florida

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'''Altoona''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Lake County, Florida|Lake County]], [[Florida]], United States. The population was 89 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/1600000US1201050| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1), Altoona CDP, Florida| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=American FactFinder| access-date=November 12, 2019| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213120836/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/1600000US1201050| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> It is part of the [[Greater Orlando|Orlando&ndash;Kissimmee&ndash;Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
Altoona is located in northeastern Lake County at {{coord|28|57|57|N|81|38|54|W|type:city}} (28.965742, -81.648453).<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> [[Florida State Road 19]] passes through the center of town, leading south {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Eustis, Florida|Eustis]] and {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Tavares, Florida|Tavares]], the [[county seat]]. To the north, SR 19 enters the [[Ocala National Forest]] and leads {{convert|55|mi}} to [[Palatka, Florida|Palatka]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Altoona CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.23|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.06|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 5.00%, 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 12, 2019}}</ref>

==History==
Altoona was either named after Thomas Jefferson Hinson's hometown of [[Allatoona, Georgia]], or after [[Altoona, Pennsylvania]], which was the hometown of Augustus Gottschee, the first merchant in this settlement.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reed |first1=Rick |title=Lake County history: Did you know? |url=https://www.dailycommercial.com/news/20170305/lake-county-history-did-you-know |access-date=25 September 2020 |work=[[Daily Commercial]] |publisher=[[Gannett]] |date=5 March 2017}}</ref> Altoona became an incorporated municipality on February 12, 1887. The town was abolished on May 27, 1899, following a fire that wiped out most of its buildings and reduced its tax base to near zero.

==Demographics==
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 88 people, 39 households, and 26 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|196.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 49 housing units at an average density of {{convert|109.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.86% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.14% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.14% of the population.

There were 39 households, out of which 20.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.78.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 19.3% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $27,143, and the median income for a family was $58,750. Males had a median income of $22,000 versus $40,417 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $16,939.  None of the population and none of the families were below the [[poverty line]].

==References==
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{{Lake County, Florida}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Lake County, Florida]]
[[Category:Greater Orlando]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Florida]]
[[Category:Former municipalities in Florida]]