Editing Osceola County, Florida

{{Short description|County in Florida, United States}}
{{Redirect|Osceola, Florida|the national forest|Osceola National Forest}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county = Osceola County
| state = Florida
| flag = Flag of Osceola County, Florida.png
| seal = Osceola County Fl Seal.jpg
| logo = Logo of Osceola County, Florida.svg
| founded year = 1887
| founded date = May 12
| seat wl = Kissimmee
| largest city wl = Kissimmee
| leader_title = Chair
| leader_name =  Viviana Janer
| area_total_sq_mi = 1506
| area_land_sq_mi = 1327
| area_water_sq_mi = 178
| area percentage = 11.9
| census yr = 2020
| pop = 388656
| population_footnotes=<ref name="QF"/>
| pop_est_as_of = 2023<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 3, 2025}}</ref>
| population_est = 437784 {{Increase}}
| density_sq_mi = auto
| web = https://www.osceola.org/
| ex image = Kissimmee New County Crths02.jpg
| ex image cap = The [[Osceola County Courthouse (Florida)|Osceola County Courthouse]] in October 2009
| district = 9th
| time zone = Eastern
| named for = [[Osceola]]
}}

'''Osceola County''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|ɒ|s|i|ˈ|oʊ|l|ə}} {{respell|OSS|ee|OH|lə}}) is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[Central Florida|central]] portion of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Florida]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 388,656.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/14097.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 14, 2014}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Kissimmee, Florida|Kissimmee]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> Osceola County is included in the [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]–[[Kissimmee, Florida|Kissimmee]]–[[Sanford, Florida|Sanford]], [[Florida|Fla.]] [[Greater Orlando|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

Being 54.3% Hispanic, Osceola is one of three [[List of Majority-Hispanic or Latino Counties in the U.S.|Hispanic-majority counties]] in Florida, owing to its large [[Puerto Rican American]] population. It also is the [[List of majority-Hispanic or Latino counties in the United States|12th-largest majority-Hispanic county in the nation]].<ref name="2020Hispanic">{{cite web |title=P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=P2%3A%20HISPANIC%20OR%20LATINO,%20AND%20NOT%20HISPANIC%20OR%20LATINO%20BY%20RACE&g=0100000US%240500000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2&hidePreview=true |website=2020 Census |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=October 10, 2021 }}</ref>

==Etymology==
Osceola County is named for the [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] leader [[Osceola]],<ref>{{cite book|title=Publications of the Florida Historical Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WZQ-AAAAYAAJ&pg=RA2-PA33|year=1908|publisher=Florida Historical Society|page=33}}</ref> whose name means "Black Drink Cry [Asi Yaholo]".

==History==
Osceola County was created in 1887. On July 21, 1821, Florida was divided into two counties, named [[Escambia County, Florida|Escambia County]] to the west and [[St. Johns County, Florida|St. John's County]] to the east. In 1824, the southern part of St. John's County became [[Orange County, Florida#History|Mosquito County]], with [[Enterprise, Florida|Enterprise]] as the [[county seat]]. In 1844, [[Brevard County, Florida|Brevard County]] was carved out from Mosquito County. When Florida became a state in 1845, Mosquito County was renamed [[Orange County, Florida#History|Orange County]]. On May 12, 1887, Osceola was named a county, having been created from both Orange and Brevard Counties. Osceola County reached all the way down to [[Lake Okeechobee]] until 1917 when [[Okeechobee County, Florida|Okeechobee County]] was formed.

Since the late 20th century, Osceola County has experienced a significant influx of migrants from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the unincorporated territory of the United States,<ref>{{cite web|last=Rohter |first=Larry |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F05E0DB1539F932A05752C0A962958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all |title=A Puerto Rican Boom for Florida |work=New York Times |date=January 31, 1994 |access-date=February 19, 2010}}</ref> and in the [[United States Census, 2000|2000 U.S. Census]] Puerto Rican was the largest self-reported ancestry group.<ref>[[:Image:Census-2000-Data-Top-US-Ancestries-by-County.jpg]]</ref>

==Government==
Osceola County is a [[charter county]], and a subdivision within the State of Florida. Voters approved the County Charter in March 1992, and it took effect on October 1, 1992. The structure of County government under the charter does not depart dramatically from the structure of a County government outlined in the [[Florida Statutes]].

Osceola County Government is governed by three sets of [[election|elected]] [[official]]s, each of which independently directs separate branches of County Government. These include: the five-member County Commission, five separate Constitutional Officers, and a number of Judicial Officers. Under State law, the County Commission is responsible for funding the budgets of all Osceola County Government, including the independently elected Constitutional Officers and Judicial Officers, as well as the Commission's own departments. Each independent officer has discretion to administer his or her own programs. The County Commission exercises oversight only over its own departments.

Osceola County has five electoral districts each represented by a commissioner. All the commissioners compose the Board of Commissioners that appoint a County Manager. There also is a Commission Auditor and County Attorney.

===Legislature===
;Board of County Commissioners
* District 1 – Peggy Choudhry ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
* District 2 – Viviana Janer ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
* District 3 – Brandon Arrington ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
* District 4 – Cheryl Grieb ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
* District 5 – Ricky Booth ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])

===Executive===
* County Manager – Don Fisher
* Deputy County Manager - Beth Knight
* Assistant County Manager - Donna Renberg 
* County Clerk, Comptroller, and Auditor - Kelvin Soto, Esq. 
* County Attorney - Frank Townsend

===Constitutional officers===
* Sheriff – Marco Lopez ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
* Property Appraiser – Katrina Scarborough ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
* Clerk of the Circuit Court & County Comptroller – Kelvin Soto, Esq. ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
* Supervisor of Elections – Mary Jane Arrington ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
* Tax Collector – Bruce Vickers ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
* Public Defender – Bob Wesley
* State Attorney – [[Monique Worrell]]

Osceola County was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] stronghold in presidential elections from about 1950 up until 1996, when [[Bill Clinton]] carried Florida with a plurality. It swung back to support [[George W. Bush]] in 2004, but then heavily supported Democrat [[Barack Obama]] in 2008, and up until 2024 it had supported Democrats by large margins. In 2024 the county swung back to support Republican [[Donald Trump]], mirroring trends seen in the rest of the state of Florida.
 
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{{PresRow|1960|Republican|4,691|2,178|0|Florida}}
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{{PresRow|1952|Republican|3,133|1,900|0|Florida}}
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{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|1,428|2,015|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|1,101|1,622|0|Florida}}
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{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|65|271|17|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|42|266|64|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|118|274|18|Florida}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Democratic|0|259|16|Florida}}

==Geography==
[[File:Lake Tohopekaliga south of Saint Cloud.jpg|thumb|right|[[Lake Tohopekaliga]], the largest lake in Osceola County]]
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1506|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1327|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|178|sqmi}} (11.9%) is water.<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Orange County, Florida|Orange County]] – north
* [[Brevard County, Florida|Brevard County]] – northeast
* [[Indian River County, Florida|Indian River County]] – east
* [[Okeechobee County, Florida|Okeechobee County]] – southeast
* [[Highlands County, Florida|Highlands County]] – south
* [[Polk County, Florida|Polk County]] – west
* [[Lake County, Florida|Lake County]] – northwest

==Transportation==
===Rail===
[[File:SunRail Train leaves Kissimmee Amtrak-SunRail station.jpg|thumb|SunRail commuter train at Kissimmee Station]]
[[CSX]]'s A-line, formerly the [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad]] mainline, and originally built by  the [[South Florida Railroad]] in the 1880s, runs through the urbanized northern part of the county. CSX has leased the line to the [[FDOT]]. Intercity passenger service is provided by Amtrak at [[Kissimmee station]] and commuter passenger service is operated by [[SunRail]], with stops at Kissimmee and [[Poinciana station|Poinciana]].

===Airports===
* [[Kissimmee Gateway Airport]]

===Major highways===
{{div col}}
* [[Image:I-4.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 4]]
* [[Image:Florida's Turnpike shield.svg|20px]] [[Florida's Turnpike]]
* [[Image:Toll Florida 417.svg|20px]] [[Florida State Road 417|State Road 417]]
* [[Image:Toll Florida 429.svg|20px]] [[Florida State Road 429|State Road 429]]
* [[File:Osceola County Road 522 FL.svg|20px]] [[Osceola Parkway]]
* [[Image:US 441.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 441 in Florida|US 441]]
* [[Image:US 17.svg|25px]]/[[Image:US 92.svg|25px]] [[US 17/92]] ([[Orange Blossom Trail]])
* [[File:US 192.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 192|US 192]]
* [[Image:County 15.svg|25px]] [[County Road 15 (Osceola County, Florida)|CR 15]]
* [[File:Florida 60.svg|25px]] [[Florida State Road 60|SR 60]]
* [[John Young Parkway]]
{{div col end}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890=3133
|1900=3444
|1910=5507
|1920=7195
|1930=10699
|1940=10119
|1950=11406
|1960=19029
|1970=25267
|1980=49287
|1990=107728
|1990n=<ref name="Census2000">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 16, 2014}}</ref>
|2000=172493
|2000n=<ref name="Census2000"/>
|2010=268685
|2010n=<ref name="QF" />
|2020=388656
|estyear=2023
|estimate=437784
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023" />
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 16, 2014}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=April 2023|reason=No mention of Osceola County at the given link}}<br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=June 16, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/fl190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 16, 2014}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Osceola County racial composition as of 2020'''<br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US12097&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |access-date=May 26, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US12097&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=May 26, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|108,292
|113,362
|40.3%
|29.17%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|24,503
|35,145
|9.12%
|9.04%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|596
|562
|0.22%
|0.14%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|7,120
|11,370
|2.65%
|2.93%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|229
|240
|0.09%
|0.06%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|1,393
|4,218
|0.52%
|1.09%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|4,406
|12,670
|1.64%
|3.26%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|122,146
|211,089
|45.46%
|54.31%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''268,685'''
|'''388,656'''
|
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 388,656 people, 109,642 households, and 81,168 families residing in the county.  The population density was {{convert|292|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were  162,661 housing units at an average density of {{convert|122|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The majority of Hispanics/Latinos in the county are Puerto Ricans, who account for an estimated 33.7% of the population and are the largest ancestral group in the county.<ref name="Census Bureau: Puerto Rican population in Orange, Osceola jumps 12.5% after Hurricane Maria">{{cite web|url= https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/florida/os-ne-census-florida-puerto-rico-population-increase-20190927-lx3i6rxghzhehhf3md6x7hgfmu-story.html|publisher=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|access-date=August 22, 2021|title=Orlando Sentinel website|date=September 27, 2019 }}</ref>

38.2% of the county population is affiliated with a religious congregation. There are 206 or more religious congregations in the county. 16.5% are [[Catholic]]; 1.3% are [[Mormons]]; 3.5% are [[Baptist]], 3.7% are [[Pentecostal]], 1.4% are [[Methodist]], 8.3% are members of other [[Christians|Christian]] faiths, 0.1% are [[Jewish]], 0.2% affiliate with an eastern faith, and 3.2% affiliate with [[Islam]].

There were 111,539 households, 57% were married couples living together, 23% had a female householder with no spouse present, 7% had a male householder with no spouse present, and 13% were non-families. The average household size was 3.4 persons per household.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 12% being 0 to 9 years old, 15% 10 to 19, 14% 20 to 29, 15% from 30 to 39, 13% from 40 to 49, 11% 50 to 59, and 19% who were 60 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $52,279. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $22,196. About 13.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.00% of those under age 18 and 10.00% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The [[School District of Osceola County, Florida]] serves the county. The county is home to 59 schools, not including colleges.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.osceolaschools.net/Page/10321 |title=Facilities - School District of Osceola County}}</ref>

===Colleges===
* [[Johnson University Florida]]
* [[Florida Technical College]]
* Heritage University & Seminary
* [[Stetson University]]
* [[Valencia College|Valencia College - Osceola Campus & Poinciana Campus]]

===Libraries===
There are currently six branches of the Osceola County Library System:

* Buenaventura Lakes Library - Kissimmee, FL
* Hart Memorial Library - Kissimmee, FL
* Kenansville Library - Kenansville, FL
* Poinciana Library - Kissimmee, FL
* St. Cloud Veterans Memorial Library - St. Cloud, FL
* West Osceola Library - Celebration, FL

The Hart Memorial Library is home to the Ray Shanks Law Library, and TechCentral the library system's "creative space".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Locations & Hours {{!}} Osceola Library System|url=https://www.osceolalibrary.org/allbranches|access-date=October 20, 2020|website=www.osceolalibrary.org|archive-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021144107/https://www.osceolalibrary.org/allbranches|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==== History ====
Until 1989, there was no independent Osceola Library System. Instead, Osceola patrons were taken care of by Orange County Library System. Before that, there were two libraries, which are still named after the original independent libraries, run by women's organizations: Veteran's Memorial in Saint Cloud and Hart Memorial Library in Kissimmee.

In 1910, land for the Hart Memorial Library was donated by a widow of a former Florida Governor, Carrie S. Hart. It was located on North Stewart Avenue in Kissimmee . In 1914, women pooled money together from themselves and other community members to build the actual building and Annie Palmer Fell, another widow of a prominent Florida man, donated furnishings and books from her personal collection to begin building inventory in the new library. In 1968, the location moved to a 4,000 square foot building on Broadway and Dakin. Hart Memorial Library is the Osceola headquarters and is now located in a 43,000 square building .

Veteran's Memorial Library was at first a reading room until enough funds were raised to build the first official location on Massachusetts Avenue in Saint Cloud. In the early 70's the location moved to a former SunBank location on 10th Street and New York Avenue. In 1995, this branch moved for its final time to a larger building on Indiana Avenue and 13th street where it is still located today.

The first Poinciana Branch was opened in 1988. It was a modular building and consisted of a 14,000 book collection. This branch was eventually moved into a larger location with a collection of 40,000 books and computer access for patrons.

Osceola Library Systems began as an independent organization on April 1, 1989.

In 1990, the Buenaventura Library opened.

In 1991, volunteers helped open the Kenansville Branch Library in a shared space with the old Kenansville school. During the 2004 hurricanes, the collection was a total loss. It was rebuilt in 2007 with a larger collection, including books, DVDs, and computer/wifi access.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Us {{!}} Osceola Library System|url=https://www.osceolalibrary.org/about#:~:text=Osceola%20County%20has%20a%20long%20history%20of%20library,service%20to%20Osceola%20residents%20on%20a%20contractual%20basis.|access-date=November 16, 2020|website=www.osceolalibrary.org|archive-date=December 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203095941/https://www.osceolalibrary.org/about#:~:text=Osceola%20County%20has%20a%20long%20history%20of%20library,service%20to%20Osceola%20residents%20on%20a%20contractual%20basis.|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=St. Cloud Heritage Museum|url=http://www.stcloudheritagemuseum.com/|access-date=November 16, 2020|website=St. Cloud Heritage Museum, St. Cloud, FL|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Communities==

===Cities===
* [[Kissimmee, Florida|Kissimmee]]
* [[St. Cloud, Florida|St. Cloud]]

===Census-designated places===
{{div col}}
* [[Buenaventura Lakes, Florida|Buenaventura Lakes]]
* [[Campbell, Florida|Campbell]]
* [[Celebration, Florida|Celebration]]
* [[Four Corners, Florida|Four Corners]]
* [[Poinciana, Florida|Poinciana]]
* [[Yeehaw Junction, Florida|Yeehaw Junction]]
{{div col end}}

===Other unincorporated communities===
{{div col}}
* [[Bull Creek, Florida|Bull Creek]]
* [[Deer Park, Florida|Deer Park]]
* [[Harmony, Florida|Harmony]]
* [[Holopaw, Florida|Holopaw]]
* [[Kenansville, Florida|Kenansville]]
* [[Narcoossee, Florida|Narcoossee]]
* [[Whittier, Florida|Whittier]] – the hamlet along Harvey Road especially near its intersection with Whitman Road; Zip Code: 34739.<ref>
[https://florida.hometownlocator.com/fl/osceola/whittier.cfm Hometown Locator: Whittier, Florida], accessed October 2018.</ref>
{{div col end}}
* [[Intercession City, Florida|Intercession City]]

===Planned development===
Back in 2009, there were plans to create a new city named [[Destiny, Florida|Destiny]] near the intersection of the [[Florida's Turnpike|Florida Turnpike]] and [[U.S. Route 441|US 441]]. The project was halted by The [[Florida]] Department of Community Affairs after concerns that there would be mass [[urban sprawl]]. The area is now a reserve named after the city's planner, [[Fred DeLuca]]. If finished, the city would've had an expected population of 250,000.

===Special districts===
* [[Central Florida Tourism Oversight District]]
* Crescent Lake Common Facilities District<ref>{{cite web|title=Crescent Lakes Common Facilities District|url=http://www.osceola.org/crescentlakes/250-531-0/crescent_lakes_common_facilities_district.cfm|website=www.osceola.org|publisher=Osceola County Government|access-date=July 28, 2014|archive-date=August 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809235931/http://www.osceola.org/crescentlakes/250-531-0/crescent_lakes_common_facilities_district.cfm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Former communities===
* [[Apoxsee, Florida|Apoxsee]]
* Illahaw
* Kicco
* Locosee
* Nittaw
* Runnymede
* Tohopkee

==See also==
{{Portal|Florida}}
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Osceola County, Florida]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website|https://www.osceola.org/}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080217001125/http://visitkissimmee.com/ Kissimmee Convention & Visitors Bureau]
* [http://www.kissimmeechamber.com/ Kissimmee/Osceola County Chamber of Commerce]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120114081030/http://www.fl-counties.com/Pages/About_Floridas_Counties/Charter_County_Information.aspx Florida Association of Counties (FAC)]

===Government links/Constitutional offices===
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120314122233/http://www.fl-counties.com/Docs/Charter%20Counties/Osceola%20County%20Charter.pdf Osceola County Charter]
* [https://www.osceola.org Osceola County Government / Board of County Commissioners]
* [https://www.voteosceola.com/ Osceola County Supervisor of Elections]
* [https://www.property-appraiser.org Osceola County Property Appraiser]
* [https://www.osceolasheriff.org/ Osceola County Sheriff's Office] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208060118/http://www.osceola.org/index.cfm?lsFuses=department%2FSheriff |date=February 8, 2017 }}
* [https://www.osceolataxcollector.org/ Osceola County Tax Collector]
* [[Kissimmee Utility Authority]] (local power and Internet provider)

===History===
* [https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/49 Osceola County Collection on RICHES Mosaic Interface] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402145450/https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/49 |date=April 2, 2015 }}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Osceola County, Florida
|North     = [[Orange County, Florida|Orange County]]
|Northeast = [[Brevard County, Florida|Brevard County]]
|East      = [[Indian River County, Florida|Indian River County]]
|Southeast = [[Okeechobee County, Florida|Okeechobee County]]
|South     = [[Highlands County, Florida|Highlands County]]
|Southwest =
|West      = [[Polk County, Florida|Polk County]]
|Northwest = [[Lake County, Florida|Lake County]]
}}

{{Osceola County, Florida}}
{{Geography of Florida}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Coord|28.06|-81.15|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:US-FL_source:UScensus1990}}

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