Editing Minneola, Florida

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'''Minneola''' is a city in [[Lake County, Florida|Lake County]], [[Florida]], United States. It is part of the [[Greater Orlando|Orlando&ndash;Kissimmee&ndash;Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The [[tangelo|Minneola tangelo]] is named after the city. The population was 13,843 at the 2020 census.

== Etymology ==
The name Minneola is directly derived from the [[Dakota language]]. The city states the name means "much water." Specifically, the name is sourced from the words "[[wiktionary:mini#Dakota|mni]]" (water) and "ota" (much/many).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dakota-English Dictionary |url=https://dictionary.swodli.com/ |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=dictionary.swodli.com}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=About Our City {{!}} Minneola FL |url=https://www.minneola.us/about-our-city |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=www.minneola.us}}</ref>

The name was chosen by the wife of George W. Hull, an early settler of the city.<ref name=":0" />

== History ==

=== Indigenous habitation and colonization ===
Before European [[colonization]] and [[Settler colonialism|settlement]], the area which is today Minneola was originally inhabited by the indigenous [[Timucua|Timucua people]]. The population of the Timucua were whittled by [[Epidemic|epidemics]] of infectious diseases introduced by Europeans, then by attacks and [[slave raids]] largely conducted under [[Spanish Florida|Spanish colonial rule]].<ref name=":1">{{cite book |last1=Bloodsworth |first1=Doris |title=Clermont: From Gem of the Hills to Choice of Champions |date=2019 |publisher=Cooper Memorial Library Association |isbn=9780998186306 |location=Clermont, FL, USA |page=5}}</ref>

After the collapse of Timucua society, the indigenous [[Seminole]] people came to inhabit the region. In 1819, Florida was acquired by the United States from [[Spain]] with the [[Adams–Onís Treaty]]. Four years later, the area of modern-day Minneola became a part of an [[Indian reservation]] under the [[Treaty of Moultrie Creek]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Missall |first=John |title=The Seminoles wars: America's longest Indian conflict |last2=Missall |first2=Mary Lou |date=2004 |publisher=University press of Florida |isbn=978-0-8130-2715-9 |series=The Florida history and culture series |location=Gainesville}}</ref> The Seminole were ultimately [[Ethnic cleansing|ethnically cleansed]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Anderson |first=Gary Clayton |title=Ethnic cleansing and the Indian: the crime that should haunt America |date=2014 |publisher=University of Oklahoma Press |isbn=978-0-8061-4508-2 |location=Norman}}</ref> by federal troops in the [[Seminole Wars]] or driven out on the [[Trail of Tears]]. The region was geographically called the High Sand Hills by Americans, according to maps by [[Washington Hood]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Map of the seat of war in Florida {{!}} Library of Congress |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/2018588050/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=www.loc.gov}}</ref>

=== Settlement and incorporation ===
The first white settler in what is today Minneola was Captain William A. Smith, originally from [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. The settlement was established shortly after the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] on the north shore of Plum Lake.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Peter |first=Emmett |title=Lake County, Florida--a pictorial history |date=1994 |publisher=Donning Co |isbn=978-0-89865-905-4 |location=Virginia Beach, Va}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Correspondent |first=Rick Reed / |title=Lake County history: Did you know? |url=https://www.dailycommercial.com/story/news/local/2018/07/15/lake-county-history-did-you-know/11516965007/ |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=Daily Commercial |language=en-US}}</ref>

Other settlers began to move into the area around what was then called either Cow House Lake or Palatlakaha Lake<ref name=":3" /> in 1880. At this time, citrus groves began to be established in the area by the settler Henry Wilson.<ref name=":0" /> The settlement had a post office established three years later by George W. Hull, the city's first [[postmaster]], based out of his home.<ref name=":0" /> The settlement was surveyed and mapped under direction by George W. Hull, and Cow House Lake was renamed to [[Lake Minneola]]; the namesake of the city.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" />

Minneola was formally founded in 1884 as an [[unincorporated area]], originally as a part of [[Sumter County, Florida|Sumter County]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jr |first=Robert Sargent |last2=Sentinel |first2=Orlando Sentinel Staff {{!}} Orlando |date=2006-12-13 |title=MINNEOLA BUYS INTO ITS HISTORY |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2006/12/13/minneola-buys-into-its-history/ |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=Orlando Sentinel |language=en-US}}</ref> The town would become a part of [[Lake County, Florida|Lake County]] when it was created in 1887.

The city would be formally [[Incorporated town|incorporated]] in 1925 or 1926.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Through Schoolhouse Doors: A History of Lake County Schools |publisher=Lake County Retired Teachers Association |year=1982 |location=Yalaha, Florida |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Archibald A. Pitt served as the city's first [[mayor]].<ref name=":0" />

==Geography==

Minneola is located at {{Coord|28.578027|-81.746885|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<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>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 11.47 square miles (29.70&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), of which {{convert|11.13|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.333|sqmi|km2}} (5.26%) is water.

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1930= 185
|1940= 269
|1950= 399
|1960= 684
|1970= 878
|1980= 851
|1990= 1515
|2000= 5435
|2010= 9403
|2020= 13843
|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, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 and 2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Minneola racial composition'''<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br>
!Race
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Minneola city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Minneola+city;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Minneola city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Minneola+city;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|5,944
|7,384
|63.21%
|53.34%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|970
|1,494
|10.32%
|10.79%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|32
|32
|0.34%
|0.23%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|228
|576
|2.42%
|4.16%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|2
|14
|0.02%
|0.10%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|89
|153
|0.95%
|1.11%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races/Multiracial]] (NH)
|230
|679
|2.45%
|4.91%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,908
|3,511
|20.29%
|25.36%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''9,403'''
|'''13,843'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|-
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 13,843 people, 3,617 households, and 2,959 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Minneola city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Minneola+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 9,403 people, 3,107 households, and 2,399 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Minneola city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Minneola+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of [[2000]], there are 5,435 people, 1,929 households, and 1,516 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] is {{convert|685.8|/km2|/mi2|abbr=on}}. There are 2,032 housing units at an average density of {{convert|256.4|/km2|/mi2|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the city is 88.70% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.06% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.28% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.32% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.94% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.66% from two or more races. 10.93% of the population are [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

As of 2000, there were 1,929 households, out of which 42.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 16.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.14.

In 2000, in the city, the population was spread out, with 29.7% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 37.2% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $46,250, and the median income for a family was $52,645. Males had a median income of $36,231 versus $23,569 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $20,721. About 3.7% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

[[File:Lake County Sheriff's Office Minneola District.jpg|thumb|Lake County Sheriff's Office Minneola District]]

==Notable people==

* [[Ryan Villopoto]], four-time supercross and five-time motocross champion
* [[Richard Garvie]], stock car driver<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arcaracing.com/drivers/richard-garvie/|title=Official profile|quote=Richard Garvie made his first ARCA start in the East Series at Pensacola in 2020. Born in the United Kingdom, he has limited road course experience and also has previously driven an ASA style stock car. Garvie competes in both the ARCA Menards Series and the ARCA Menards Series East.|date=May 23, 2022}}</ref>

==Government and infrastructure==

Lake County Sheriff's Office has the Minneola District offices in Minneola.

==Education==

[[Lake County Schools]] operates area public schools.

==Healthcare==
On December 14, 2023, [[AdventHealth]] started construction on AdventHealth Minneola.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/12/14/adventhealth-breaks-ground-on-hospital-for-growing-minneola-interchange|title=AdventHealth breaks ground on hospital for growing Minneola interchange|last=Lehman|first=Mark|date=2023-12-14|website=[[ClickOrlando]]|access-date=2023-12-18}}</ref>

==References==

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==External links==
* [http://www.minneola.us/ City of Minneola Official Website]
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