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Culture subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Culture-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Historic_districts" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Historic_districts"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Historic districts</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Historic_districts-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Buildings_and_locations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Buildings_and_locations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Buildings and locations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Buildings_and_locations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Libraries" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Libraries"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Libraries</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Libraries-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sports" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sports"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Sports</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Sports-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Sports subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Sports-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Stadiums" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Stadiums"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>Stadiums</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Stadiums-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-History_of_sports_teams" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" 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class="vector-toc-numb">7.1</span> <span>Mayor</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Mayor-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Mayors_of_Lakeland" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Mayors_of_Lakeland"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>Mayors of Lakeland</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Mayors_of_Lakeland-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Law_enforcement" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Law_enforcement"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.3</span> <span>Law enforcement</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Law_enforcement-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Education" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Education"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Education</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Education-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Education subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Education-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Traditional_public_high_schools" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Traditional_public_high_schools"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1</span> <span>Traditional public high schools</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Traditional_public_high_schools-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Magnet_high_schools" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Magnet_high_schools"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.2</span> <span>Magnet high schools</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Magnet_high_schools-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Traditional_public_middle_schools" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Traditional_public_middle_schools"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.3</span> <span>Traditional public middle schools</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Traditional_public_middle_schools-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Magnet_middle_schools" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Magnet_middle_schools"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.4</span> <span>Magnet middle schools</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Magnet_middle_schools-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Charter_schools" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Charter_schools"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.5</span> <span>Charter schools</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Charter_schools-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Private_schools" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Private_schools"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.6</span> <span>Private schools</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Private_schools-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Colleges_and_universities" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Colleges_and_universities"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.7</span> <span>Colleges and universities</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Colleges_and_universities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Media" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Media"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Media</span> </div> </a> <ul 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class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bicycle_routes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.1.1</span> <span>Bicycle routes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bicycle_routes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Public_transportation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Public_transportation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.1.2</span> <span>Public transportation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Public_transportation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Utilities" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Utilities"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.2</span> <span>Utilities</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Utilities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Power_plants" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Power_plants"> <div 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id="toc-Entertainment-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sports_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sports_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.2</span> <span>Sports</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sports_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.3</span> <span>Other</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sister_cities" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sister_cities"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>Sister cities</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sister_cities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-In_popular_culture" 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class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leyklend_(Florida)" title="Leyklend (Florida) – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Leyklend (Florida)" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%A9%E2%80%8C%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%8C_%D9%81%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7" title="لیک‌لند، فلوریدا – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="لیک‌لند، فلوریدا" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland_(Florida)" title="Lakeland (Florida) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Lakeland (Florida)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland_(Florida)" title="Lakeland (Florida) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Lakeland (Florida)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland_(lungsod_sa_Tinipong_Bansa,_Florida)" title="Lakeland (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, Florida) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Lakeland (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, Florida)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland_(Florida)" title="Lakeland (Florida) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Lakeland (Florida)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland,_Florida" title="Lakeland, Florida – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Lakeland, Florida" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dag mw-list-item"><a href="https://dag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland" title="Lakeland – Dagbani" lang="dag" hreflang="dag" data-title="Lakeland" data-language-autonym="Dagbanli" data-language-local-name="Dagbani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dagbanli</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland" title="Lakeland – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Lakeland" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland_(Florida)" title="Lakeland (Florida) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Lakeland (Florida)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland_(Florida)" title="Lakeland (Florida) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Lakeland (Florida)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland_(Florida)" title="Lakeland (Florida) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Lakeland (Florida)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%8C_%D9%81%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7" title="لیکلند، فلوریدا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="لیکلند، فلوریدا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland_(Floride)" title="Lakeland (Floride) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Lakeland (Floride)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland,_Florida" title="Lakeland, Florida – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Lakeland, Florida" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%A9%E2%80%8C%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF_(%D9%81%D9%84%D8%A4%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7)" title="لیک‌لند (فلؤريدا) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="لیک‌لند (فلؤريدا)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A0%88%EC%9D%B4%ED%81%B4%EB%9E%9C%EB%93%9C_(%ED%94%8C%EB%A1%9C%EB%A6%AC%EB%8B%A4%EC%A3%BC)" title="레이클랜드 (플로리다주) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="레이클랜드 (플로리다주)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland,_Florida" title="Lakeland, Florida – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Lakeland, Florida" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland_(Florida)" title="Lakeland (Florida) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Lakeland (Florida)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%9C%D7%A0%D7%93" title="לייקלנד – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="לייקלנד" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland,_Florida" title="Lakeland, Florida – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Lakeland, Florida" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland_(Florida)" title="Lakeland (Florida) – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Lakeland (Florida)" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leiklandas" title="Leiklandas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Leiklandas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland_(Florida)" title="Lakeland (Florida) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Lakeland (Florida)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF_(%D9%81%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7)" title="ليكلاند (فلوريدا) – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ليكلاند (فلوريدا)" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF_(%D9%81%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7)" title="لیکلند (فلوریدا) – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="لیکلند (فلوریدا)" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland_(Florida)" title="Lakeland (Florida) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Lakeland (Florida)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1,_%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE" title="लेकल्यान्ड, फ्लोरिडा – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="लेकल्यान्ड, फ्लोरिडा" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल भाषा</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89_(%E3%83%95%E3%83%AD%E3%83%AA%E3%83%80%E5%B7%9E)" title="レイクランド (フロリダ州) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="レイクランド (フロリダ州)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4_(%D0%A4%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B0)" title="Лейкланд (Флорида) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Лейкланд (Флорида)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland_(Florida)" title="Lakeland (Florida) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Lakeland (Florida)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland_(Florida)" title="Lakeland (Florida) – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Lakeland (Florida)" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland_(Floryda)" title="Lakeland (Floryda) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Lakeland (Floryda)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland_(Fl%C3%B3rida)" title="Lakeland (Flórida) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Lakeland (Flórida)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4_(%D0%A4%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B0)" title="Лейкленд (Флорида) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Лейкленд (Флорида)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland,_Florida" title="Lakeland, Florida – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Lakeland, Florida" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szl mw-list-item"><a href="https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland_(Florida)" title="Lakeland (Florida) – Silesian" lang="szl" hreflang="szl" data-title="Lakeland (Florida)" data-language-autonym="Ślůnski" data-language-local-name="Silesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ślůnski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%95%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%84%DB%95%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%8C_%D9%81%D9%84%DB%86%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7" title="لەیکلەند، فلۆریدا – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="لەیکلەند، فلۆریدا" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D1%98%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4_(%D0%A4%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B0)" title="Лејкланд (Флорида) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Лејкланд (Флорида)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland,_Florida" title="Lakeland, Florida – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Lakeland, Florida" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland" title="Lakeland – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Lakeland" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4" title="Лейкленд – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Лейкленд" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland,_Florida" title="Lakeland, Florida – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Lakeland, Florida" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4_(%D0%A4%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B0)" title="Лейкленд (Флорида) – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Лейкленд (Флорида)" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%A9_%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%88%D8%8C_%D9%81%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%88%D8%A7" title="لیک لینڈ، فلوریڈا – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="لیک لینڈ، فلوریڈا" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland,_Florida" title="Lakeland, Florida – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Lakeland, Florida" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vo mw-list-item"><a href="https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland_(Florida)" title="Lakeland (Florida) – Volapük" lang="vo" hreflang="vo" data-title="Lakeland (Florida)" data-language-autonym="Volapük" data-language-local-name="Volapük" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Volapük</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland,_Florida" title="Lakeland, Florida – Waray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="Lakeland, Florida" data-language-autonym="Winaray" data-language-local-name="Waray" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Winaray</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8E%B1%E5%85%8B%E5%85%B0_(%E4%BD%9B%E7%BD%97%E9%87%8C%E8%BE%BE%E5%B7%9E)" title="莱克兰 (佛罗里达州) – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="莱克兰 (佛罗里达州)" data-language-autonym="中文" data-language-local-name="Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>中文</span></a></li> </ul> <div class="after-portlet after-portlet-lang"><span class="wb-langlinks-edit wb-langlinks-link"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q639452#sitelinks-wikipedia" title="Edit interlanguage links" class="wbc-editpage">Edit links</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="vector-page-toolbar"> <div class="vector-page-toolbar-container"> <div id="left-navigation"> <nav aria-label="Namespaces"> <div id="p-associated-pages" 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.ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Lakeland, Florida</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/City_(Florida)" class="mw-redirect" title="City (Florida)">City</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Downtownlakeland_fl.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Downtown Lakeland"><img alt="Downtown Lakeland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Downtownlakeland_fl.JPG/250px-Downtownlakeland_fl.JPG" 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class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Polk_County_Florida_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Lakeland_Highlighted.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location in Polk County and the state of Florida"><img alt="Location in Polk County and the state of Florida" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Polk_County_Florida_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Lakeland_Highlighted.svg/227px-Polk_County_Florida_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Lakeland_Highlighted.svg.png" decoding="async" width="227" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Polk_County_Florida_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Lakeland_Highlighted.svg/340px-Polk_County_Florida_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Lakeland_Highlighted.svg.png 1.5x, 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nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Lakeland,_Florida&params=28_03_20_N_81_57_16_W_region:US-FL_type:city(112641)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">28°03′20″N</span> <span class="longitude">81°57′16″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">28.05556°N 81.95444°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">28.05556; -81.95444</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Florida" title="List of counties in Florida">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Polk_County,_Florida" title="Polk County, Florida">Polk</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Settled</th><td class="infobox-data">c. 1870s<sup id="cite_ref-monument_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-monument-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Municipal_corporation" title="Municipal corporation">Incorporated</a></th><td class="infobox-data">January 1, 1885</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Council-manager_government" class="mw-redirect" title="Council-manager government">Commission-Manager</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Lakeland,_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="List of mayors of Lakeland, Florida">Mayor</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Bill Mutz</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/City_Manager" class="mw-redirect" title="City Manager">City Manager</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Shawn Sherrouse</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2020_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2020-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • <a href="/wiki/City_(Florida)" class="mw-redirect" title="City (Florida)">City</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">75.30 sq mi (195.02 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">66.29 sq mi (171.69 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">9.01 sq mi (23.34 km<sup>2</sup>)  10.9%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-gnis_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th><td class="infobox-data">203 ft (62 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • <a href="/wiki/City_(Florida)" class="mw-redirect" title="City (Florida)">City</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">112,641</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">1,699.27/sq mi (656.09/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Urban_area" title="Urban area">Urban</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">277,915 (<a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_urban_areas" title="List of United States urban areas">US: 147th</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-urban_area_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-urban_area-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Urban density</th><td class="infobox-data">1,904.4/sq mi (735.3/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_area" title="Metropolitan area">Metro</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">725,046 (<a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_statistical_area" title="Metropolitan statistical area">US: 80th</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Demonym" title="Demonym">Demonym</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Lakelander</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%925" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−5">UTC−5</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_American_Eastern_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Eastern Time Zone">EST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%924" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−4">UTC−4</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Daylight_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Daylight Time">EDT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ZIP_Code" title="ZIP Code">ZIP Codes</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">33801–33815</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_code_863" title="Area code 863">863</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">12-38250<sup id="cite_ref-GR2_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data">2404873<sup id="cite_ref-gnis_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.lakelandgov.net/">www.lakelandgov.net</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Lakeland</b> is a city in <a href="/wiki/Polk_County,_Florida" title="Polk County, Florida">Polk County, Florida</a>, United States. Located along <a href="/wiki/Interstate_4" title="Interstate 4">I-4</a> east of <a href="/wiki/Tampa" class="mw-redirect" title="Tampa">Tampa</a> and west of <a href="/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando</a>, it is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Florida" title="List of municipalities in Florida">most populous city</a> in Polk County. As of the 2020 <a href="/wiki/U.S._Census_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Census Bureau">U.S. Census Bureau</a> release, the city had a population of 112,641.<sup id="cite_ref-USCensus2020_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCensus2020-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lakeland is a principal city of the <a href="/wiki/Lakeland%E2%80%93Winter_Haven_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Lakeland–Winter Haven metropolitan area">Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area</a>. Lakeland is situated among several lakes including Lake Morton downtown and is sometimes locally referred to by the nickname "Swan City" due to its sizeable population of swans, all of whom are descendants of two mute swans given to Lakeland by Queen Elizabeth II in 1957. Lakeland is home to several colleges and universities. <a href="/wiki/Lakeland_Linder_International_Airport" title="Lakeland Linder International Airport">Lakeland Linder International Airport</a> is in Lakeland as is the <a href="/wiki/Corporate_headquarters" title="Corporate headquarters">corporate headquarters</a> of <a href="/wiki/Publix" title="Publix">Publix</a>, a supermarket chain. </p><p>European-American settlers arrived in Lakeland from Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina in the 1870s. The city expanded in the 1880s with the arrival of rail service, with the first <a href="/wiki/Freedmen" class="mw-redirect" title="Freedmen">freedmen</a> railway workers settling here in 1883.<sup id="cite_ref-monument_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-monument-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They and European immigrants also came because of land development opportunities with farming, citrus, cattle and <a href="/wiki/Phosphate" title="Phosphate">phosphate</a> industry developing. Lakeland is home to the 1,267-acre <a href="/wiki/Circle_B_Bar_Reserve" title="Circle B Bar Reserve">Circle B Bar Reserve</a> (513 ha).<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_history">Early history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lakeland_fl.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Lakeland_fl.jpg/220px-Lakeland_fl.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Lakeland_fl.jpg/330px-Lakeland_fl.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Lakeland_fl.jpg 2x" data-file-width="425" data-file-height="260" /></a><figcaption>Lakeland's business district, early 1920s</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lakeland_Cox_School01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Lakeland_Cox_School01.jpg/220px-Lakeland_Cox_School01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Lakeland_Cox_School01.jpg/330px-Lakeland_Cox_School01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Lakeland_Cox_School01.jpg/440px-Lakeland_Cox_School01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>The John F. Cox Grammar School opened in 1925, now re-purposed as the clinic for Lakeland Volunteers in Medicine</figcaption></figure> <p>In the 18th century Native Americans groups, collectively called "<a href="/wiki/Seminole" title="Seminole">Seminoles</a>", moved into the areas left vacant. In 1823, the United States and the various tribes in Florida signed the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Moultrie_Creek" title="Treaty of Moultrie Creek">Treaty of Moultrie Creek</a>, which created a reservation in central Florida that included what is now Polk County.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Starting in 1832, the United States government tried to move the Seminoles in Florida west to the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Territory" title="Indian Territory">Indian Territory</a>. Most of the Seminoles resisted, resulting in the <a href="/wiki/Second_Seminole_War" title="Second Seminole War">Second Seminole War</a>, 1835–1842. By the end of that war, most of the Seminoles had been sent west, with a few remnants pushed well south of what is now Polk County.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Statehood_and_the_19th_century">Statehood and the 19th century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Statehood and the 19th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Florida became a state in 1845, and Polk County was established in 1861. After the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>, the county seat was established southeast of Lakeland in <a href="/wiki/Bartow,_Florida" title="Bartow, Florida">Bartow</a>. While most of Polk County's early history centered on the two cities of Bartow and <a href="/wiki/Fort_Meade,_Florida" title="Fort Meade, Florida">Fort Meade</a>, eventually, people entered the areas in northern Polk County and began settling in the areas which became Lakeland.<sup id="cite_ref-Brown-2001_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brown-2001-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lakeland was first settled in the 1870s, and began to develop as the <a href="/wiki/Railroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Railroad">rail lines</a> reached the area in 1884. <a href="/wiki/Freedmen" class="mw-redirect" title="Freedmen">Freedmen</a> settled here in 1883, starting development of what became the <a href="/wiki/African-American_neighborhood" title="African-American neighborhood">African-American neighborhood</a> of Moorehead. Lakeland was incorporated January 1, 1885. The town was founded by <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Munn" title="Abraham Munn">Abraham Munn</a> (a resident of <a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville, Kentucky</a>), who purchased 80 acres (320,000 m<sup>2</sup>) of land in what is now downtown Lakeland in 1882 and <a href="/wiki/Plat" title="Plat">platted</a> the land for the town in 1884. Lakeland was named for the many lakes near the town site.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 1898, the <a href="/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War" title="Spanish–American War">Spanish–American War</a> began and started a crucial point in Lakeland's development. While the war ended quickly and had little effect on most of the nation, the Florida peninsula was used as a launching point for military forces in the war. The then small town of Lakeland housed over 9,000 troops. The <a href="/wiki/10th_Cavalry_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="10th Cavalry Regiment">10th Cavalry Regiment</a>, one of the original <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Soldier" title="Buffalo Soldier">Buffalo Soldier</a> regiments, were housed on the banks of Lake Wire.<sup id="cite_ref-Spanish_American_War_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spanish_American_War-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Soon after being stationed there, the black troops faced conflict with the local white population. In one event, a local druggist refused to sell to black soldiers and an argument ensued which eventually escalated to the point where the druggist brandished a pistol. The soldiers shot the druggist before he could fire, which resulted in two of the troops being arrested.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Florida_Boom_and_the_20th_century">The Florida Boom and the 20th century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: The Florida Boom and the 20th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Florida_-_Lakeland_-_NARA_-_23936679_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Florida_-_Lakeland_-_NARA_-_23936679_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Florida_-_Lakeland_-_NARA_-_23936679_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Florida_-_Lakeland_-_NARA_-_23936679_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Florida_-_Lakeland_-_NARA_-_23936679_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Florida_-_Lakeland_-_NARA_-_23936679_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Florida_-_Lakeland_-_NARA_-_23936679_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3234" data-file-height="2426" /></a><figcaption>View of Lakeland, April 1922</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Florida_-_Lakeland_-_NARA_-_23936675_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Florida_-_Lakeland_-_NARA_-_23936675_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Florida_-_Lakeland_-_NARA_-_23936675_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="171" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Florida_-_Lakeland_-_NARA_-_23936675_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Florida_-_Lakeland_-_NARA_-_23936675_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Florida_-_Lakeland_-_NARA_-_23936675_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Florida_-_Lakeland_-_NARA_-_23936675_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3452" data-file-height="2681" /></a><figcaption>Factory under construction, August 1941</figcaption></figure> <p>The Florida boom resulted in the construction of many significant structures in Lakeland, a number of which are now listed on the <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a>. This list includes the Terrace Hotel, New Florida Hotel (Regency Tower, currently Lake Mirror Tower), <a href="/wiki/Polk_Theatre_and_Office_Building" class="mw-redirect" title="Polk Theatre and Office Building">Polk Theatre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frances_Langford_Promenade" title="Frances Langford Promenade">Frances Langford Promenade</a>, <a href="/wiki/Polk_Museum_of_Art" class="mw-redirect" title="Polk Museum of Art">Polk Museum of Art</a> (not a product of the 1920s boom), Park Trammell Building (formerly the <a href="/wiki/Lakeland_Public_Library" title="Lakeland Public Library">Lakeland Public Library</a> and today the Lakeland Chamber of Commerce), and others. The city also has several historic districts that have many large buildings built during the 1920s and 1940s. The <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> held spring training there from 1923 to 1927 at <a href="/wiki/Henley_Field_Ball_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Henley Field Ball Park">Henley Field Ball Park</a>. Parks were developed surrounding Lake Mirror, including Barnett Children's Park, Hollis Gardens, and the newest, Allen Kryger Park.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The "boom" period went "bust" quickly, and years passed before the city recovered. Part of the reemergence was due to the arrival of the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> baseball team in 1934 for spring training. The Tigers still train at Lakeland's <a href="/wiki/Joker_Marchant_Stadium" title="Joker Marchant Stadium">Joker Marchant Stadium</a> and own the city's <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">Class A</a> <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_League" title="Florida State League">Florida State League</a> team, the <a href="/wiki/Lakeland_Flying_Tigers" title="Lakeland Flying Tigers">Lakeland Flying Tigers</a>. In the mid-1930s, the <a href="/wiki/Works_Progress_Administration" title="Works Progress Administration">Works Progress Administration</a> built the <a href="/wiki/Lodwick_Field" title="Lodwick Field">Lakeland Municipal Airport</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Brown-2001_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brown-2001-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1938, <a href="/wiki/Florida_Southern_College" title="Florida Southern College">Florida Southern College</a> President <a href="/wiki/Ludd_M._Spivey" title="Ludd M. Spivey">Ludd Spivey</a> invited architect <a href="/wiki/Frank_Lloyd_Wright" title="Frank Lloyd Wright">Frank Lloyd Wright</a> to design a "great education temple in Florida."<sup id="cite_ref-www.bostonglobe.com_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-www.bostonglobe.com-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wright worked on the project for over 20 years as Spivey found ways to fund it and find construction workers during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-www.bostonglobe.com_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-www.bostonglobe.com-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wright's original plan called for 18 structures; in total he designed 30, but only 12 were completed.<sup id="cite_ref-MacDonald-2007_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MacDonald-2007-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wright's <a href="/wiki/Textile_block_house" title="Textile block house">textile block</a> motif is used extensively on the campus. The concrete blocks he used are in need of restoration.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Wright titled the project <i><a href="/wiki/Child_of_the_Sun" title="Child of the Sun">Child of the Sun</a></i>, describing his Florida Southern buildings as being "out of the ground, into the light, a child of the sun."<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is the largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings in the world, and attracts 30,000 visitors each year.<sup id="cite_ref-MacDonald-2007_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MacDonald-2007-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1975, the "Florida Southern Architectural District" was added to the National Register of Historic Places.<sup id="cite_ref-MacDonald-2007_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MacDonald-2007-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2012, Wright's campus was designated as a <a href="/wiki/National_Historic_Landmark" title="National Historic Landmark">National Historic Landmark</a> by the <a href="/wiki/National_Park_Service" title="National Park Service">National Park Service</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_War_II">World War II</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: World War II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the beginning of <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, the Lakeland School of <a href="/wiki/Aeronautics" title="Aeronautics">Aeronautics</a>—headquartered at the recently built <a href="/wiki/Lakeland_Municipal_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Lakeland Municipal Airport">Lakeland Municipal Airport</a>—became part of a nationwide network of civilian <a href="/wiki/Flight_school" class="mw-redirect" title="Flight school">flight schools</a> enjoined for the war effort by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Corps" title="United States Army Air Corps">United States Army Air Corps</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-LEDGER_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LEDGER-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Between 1940 and 1945, more than 8,000 Army Air Corps and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces" title="United States Army Air Forces">Army Air Forces</a> <a href="/wiki/Cadet" title="Cadet">cadets</a> trained on two-seater <a href="/wiki/Boeing-Stearman_Model_75" title="Boeing-Stearman Model 75">Stearman PT-17</a> and PT-13 <a href="/wiki/Biplane" title="Biplane">biplanes</a> at the school (renamed the Lodwick School of Aeronautics in the midst of this period).<sup id="cite_ref-LEDGER_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LEDGER-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From June 1941 until October 1942, 1,327 British <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a> cadets trained at the Lakeland facility.<sup id="cite_ref-LEDGER_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LEDGER-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Lodwick School of Aeronautics closed in 1945. The airport ceased flight operations in the 1960; the site has since then housed the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a>' "Tiger Town" baseball complex.<sup id="cite_ref-LEDGER_21-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LEDGER-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, the city has an area of 67 sq mi (173.5 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 45.84 sq mi (118.7 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 5.61 sq mi (14.5 km<sup>2</sup>) (10.90%) is covered by water. Lakeland is within the Central Florida Highlands area of the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_coastal_plain" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlantic coastal plain">Atlantic coastal plain</a>, with a terrain consisting of flatland interspersed with gently rolling hills.<sup id="cite_ref-Florida's_Geological_History_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Florida's_Geological_History-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lakes">Lakes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Lakes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lakeland_FLAUSA_lake_Mirror.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Lakeland_FLAUSA_lake_Mirror.jpg/220px-Lakeland_FLAUSA_lake_Mirror.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Lakeland_FLAUSA_lake_Mirror.jpg/330px-Lakeland_FLAUSA_lake_Mirror.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Lakeland_FLAUSA_lake_Mirror.jpg/440px-Lakeland_FLAUSA_lake_Mirror.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2576" data-file-height="1920" /></a><figcaption>Lake Mirror Park in downtown Lakeland, with surrounding City Hall and Lakeland Terrace Hotel</figcaption></figure> <p>The dominant feature in Lakeland is the city's many lakes. Thirty-eight lakes are named, with a number of other bodies of water unnamed, mostly phosphate mine pits that eventually filled with water.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The largest of these is <a href="/wiki/Lake_Parker,_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Lake Parker, Florida">Lake Parker</a>, which is 2,550 acres (10.3 km<sup>2</sup>) in size. Much of the culture of Lakeland revolves around its many lakes, and many people use the lakes as reference points in much the same way people in other towns use streets as reference points, such as "I live near Lake Beulah." In addition to Lake Parker, some of the more prominent lakes in the Lakeland area are <a href="/wiki/Lake_Hollingsworth" title="Lake Hollingsworth">Lake Hollingsworth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lake_Morton_(Florida)" title="Lake Morton (Florida)">Lake Morton</a>, Lake Mirror, and <a href="/wiki/Lake_Gibson_(Florida)" title="Lake Gibson (Florida)">Lake Gibson</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Swan" title="Swan">Swans</a> are one of the most visible features on the lakes near downtown Lakeland. They have a long history, the first swans appearing around 1923. By 1954, the swans were gone, eradicated by <a href="/wiki/Alligator" title="Alligator">alligators</a> and pets. A Lakeland resident who mourned the passing of the swans wrote to <a href="/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen Elizabeth II">Queen Elizabeth II</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Royal_family" title="Royal family">royal family</a> allowed the capture of two of the royal swans, and the swans now on the lakes of Lakeland are the descendants of the one surviving royal swan sent by the Queen.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2006, Scott Lake, one of the city's lakes, was almost totally drained by a cluster of <a href="/wiki/Sinkholes" class="mw-redirect" title="Sinkholes">sinkholes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later the lake partially refilled.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lakeland, like most other parts of Florida north of <a href="/wiki/Lake_Okeechobee" title="Lake Okeechobee">Lake Okeechobee</a>, is in the <a href="/wiki/Humid_subtropical_climate" title="Humid subtropical climate">humid subtropical</a> zone (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen climate classification</a>: <i>Cfa</i>). Typically, summers are hot and humid with high temperatures seldom dropping below 90 °F and 70 °F for the overnight low. Like most of Central Florida, afternoon thunderstorms are the norm throughout the summer. Winters in Lakeland are drier and warm, with frequent sunny skies. High temperatures range in the mid 70s during the day, with lows in the 50s. Cold snaps drop temperatures below freezing twice a year on average. </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Lakeland, Florida, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1948–present </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FF3A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">91<br />(33) </td> <td style="background: #FF4100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">90<br />(32) </td> <td style="background: #FF3A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">92<br />(33) </td> <td style="background: #FF2500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">96<br />(36) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">103<br />(39) </td> <td style="background: #FF0300; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">105<br />(41) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">102<br />(39) </td> <td style="background: #FF1800; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">100<br />(38) </td> <td style="background: #FF1F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">98<br />(37) </td> <td style="background: #FF2500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">96<br />(36) </td> <td style="background: #FF3300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">93<br />(34) </td> <td style="background: #FF4100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">89<br />(32) </td> <td style="background: #FF0300; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">105<br />(41) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FF5A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">83.1<br />(28.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF5200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">85.2<br />(29.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF4700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">87.9<br />(31.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF3900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">91.5<br />(33.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF2C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">95.2<br />(35.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF2700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">96.2<br />(35.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF2700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">96.3<br />(35.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF2800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">96.0<br />(35.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF2F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">94.3<br />(34.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF3A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">91.4<br />(33.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF4A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">87.2<br />(30.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF5700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">83.8<br />(28.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF2300; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">97.3<br />(36.3) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FF7E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">73.7<br />(23.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF7300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">76.7<br />(24.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF6500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">80.2<br />(26.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF5200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">85.1<br />(29.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF4200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">89.5<br />(31.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF3B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">91.3<br />(32.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF3700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">92.1<br />(33.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF3700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">92.2<br />(33.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF3E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">90.3<br />(32.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF4F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">85.9<br />(29.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF6600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">79.8<br />(26.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF7700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">75.6<br />(24.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF5500; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">84.4<br />(29.1) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FFAA55; color:#000000;" class="notheme">62.2<br />(16.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF9F40; color:#000000;" class="notheme">65.0<br />(18.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF9226; color:#000000;" class="notheme">68.3<br />(20.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF8001; color:#000000;" class="notheme">73.2<br />(22.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF6C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">78.2<br />(25.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF5F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">81.8<br />(27.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF5A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">83.2<br />(28.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF5900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">83.3<br />(28.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF5F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">81.7<br />(27.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF7300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">76.4<br />(24.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF8F1F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">69.2<br />(20.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFA042; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64.8<br />(18.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF7D00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">73.9<br />(23.3) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FFD7AF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">50.6<br />(10.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC9A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">53.3<br />(11.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFC081; color:#000000;" class="notheme">56.5<br />(13.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFAD5C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">61.4<br />(16.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF9831; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66.9<br />(19.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF8308; color:#000000;" class="notheme">72.3<br />(22.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF7C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">74.2<br />(23.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF7B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">74.4<br />(23.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF8002; color:#000000;" class="notheme">73.1<br />(22.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF9831; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66.9<br />(19.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFB871; color:#000000;" class="notheme">58.6<br />(14.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFC994; color:#000000;" class="notheme">53.9<br />(12.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFA54B; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">63.5<br />(17.5) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #E4E4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.2<br />(−0.4) </td> <td style="background: #EEEEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.7<br />(1.5) </td> <td style="background: #FDFDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">39.7<br />(4.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFE1C3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">47.9<br />(8.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFBD7C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">57.2<br />(14.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF9932; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66.8<br />(19.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF8C1A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">69.9<br />(21.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF8B17; color:#000000;" class="notheme">70.3<br />(21.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF9934; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66.6<br />(19.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFD2A6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">51.7<br />(10.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFF7EF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">42.0<br />(5.6) </td> <td style="background: #F0F0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.5<br />(1.9) </td> <td style="background: #DEDEFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">29.3<br />(−1.5) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #C0C0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20<br />(−7) </td> <td style="background: #D1D1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24<br />(−4) </td> <td style="background: #D1D1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25<br />(−4) </td> <td style="background: #F1F1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35<br />(2) </td> <td style="background: #FFE6CE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">47<br />(8) </td> <td style="background: #FFC489; color:#000000;" class="notheme">56<br />(13) </td> <td style="background: #FFA144; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64<br />(18) </td> <td style="background: #FFA852; color:#000000;" class="notheme">63<br />(17) </td> <td style="background: #FFAF60; color:#000000;" class="notheme">61<br />(16) </td> <td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">38<br />(3) </td> <td style="background: #DBDBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28<br />(−2) </td> <td style="background: #C0C0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20<br />(−7) </td> <td style="background: #C0C0FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">20<br />(−7) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> inches (mm) </th> <td style="background: #8DFF8D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.99<br />(76) </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.33<br />(59) </td> <td style="background: #8AFF8A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.06<br />(78) </td> <td style="background: #90FF90; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.82<br />(72) </td> <td style="background: #6EFF6E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.80<br />(97) </td> <td style="background: #00A900; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">8.69<br />(221) </td> <td style="background: #00AE00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">8.85<br />(225) </td> <td style="background: #00A500; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">9.08<br />(231) </td> <td style="background: #00D300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.62<br />(194) </td> <td style="background: #8CFF8C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.04<br />(77) </td> <td style="background: #B3FFB3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.93<br />(49) </td> <td style="background: #9CFF9C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.61<br />(66) </td> <td style="background: #48FF48; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">56.82<br />(1,443) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.01 in)</span> </th> <td style="background: #A9A9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.9 </td> <td style="background: #A8A8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.4 </td> <td style="background: #BCBCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.4 </td> <td style="background: #BABAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.4 </td> <td style="background: #9E9EFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.8 </td> <td style="background: #2C2CFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">16.5 </td> <td style="background: #1414FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">19.0 </td> <td style="background: #1818FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">18.7 </td> <td style="background: #4141FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">14.9 </td> <td style="background: #A2A2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.5 </td> <td style="background: #BDBDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.1 </td> <td style="background: #A7A7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.1 </td> <td style="background: #8080FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">120.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: NOAA<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>552</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>1,180</td><td></td><td>113.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>3,719</td><td></td><td>215.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>7,062</td><td></td><td>89.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>18,554</td><td></td><td>162.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>22,068</td><td></td><td>18.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>30,851</td><td></td><td>39.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>41,350</td><td></td><td>34.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>42,803</td><td></td><td>3.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>47,406</td><td></td><td>10.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>70,576</td><td></td><td>48.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>78,452</td><td></td><td>11.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>97,422</td><td></td><td>24.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>112,641</td><td></td><td>15.6%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-DecennialCensus_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DecennialCensus-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010_and_2020_census">2010 and 2020 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2010 and 2020 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption><b>Lakeland, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition</b><br /><small><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold"><i>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 may be of any race.</i></span></small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Race / Ethnicity <small>(<i>NH = Non-Hispanic</i>)</small> </th> <th>Pop 2000<sup id="cite_ref-2000CensusP004_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2000CensusP004-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Pop 2010<sup id="cite_ref-2010CensusP2_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2010CensusP2-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">Pop 2020<sup id="cite_ref-2020CensusP2_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020CensusP2-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>% 2000 </th> <th>% 2010 </th> <th style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">% 2020 </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_whites" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic or Latino whites">White</a> (NH) </td> <td>54,555 </td> <td>61,468 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">61,372 </td> <td>69.54% </td> <td>63.09% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">54.48% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_African_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans">Black or African American</a> (NH) </td> <td>16,500 </td> <td>19,788 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">20,963 </td> <td>21.03% </td> <td>20.31% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">18.61% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native American</a> or <a href="/wiki/Alaska_Native" class="mw-redirect" title="Alaska Native">Alaska Native</a> (NH) </td> <td>176 </td> <td>253 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">258 </td> <td>0.22% </td> <td>0.26% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">0.23% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Asian_Americans" title="Asian Americans">Asian</a> (NH) </td> <td>1,040 </td> <td>1,717 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">2,437 </td> <td>1.33% </td> <td>1.76% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">2.16% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_Americans" title="Pacific Islander Americans">Pacific Islander</a> or <a href="/wiki/Native_Hawaiian" class="mw-redirect" title="Native Hawaiian">Native Hawaiian</a> (NH) </td> <td>35 </td> <td>62 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">55 </td> <td>0.04% </td> <td>0.06% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">0.05% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Other_races_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Other races (U.S. Census)">Some other race</a> (NH) </td> <td>92 </td> <td>167 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">613 </td> <td>0.12% </td> <td>0.17% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">0.54% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Multiracial_Americans" title="Multiracial Americans">Two or more races/Multiracial</a> (NH) </td> <td>1,022 </td> <td>1,696 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">4,241 </td> <td>1.30% </td> <td>1.74% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">3.77% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic or Latino</a> (any race) </td> <td>5,032 </td> <td>12,271 </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">22,702 </td> <td>6.41% </td> <td>12.60% </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;">20.15% </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total</b> </td> <td><b>78,452</b> </td> <td><b>97,422</b> </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;"><b>112,641</b> </td> <td><b>100.00%</b> </td> <td><b>100.00%</b> </td> <td style="background: #ffffe6;"><b>100.00%</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 United States census</a>, there were 112,641 people, 41,750 households, and 24,433 families residing in the city.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010 United States census</a>, there were 97,422 people, 40,529 households, and 24,654 families residing in the city.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Between 2008–2012, the per capita income was $23,817 and the median household income was $40,284. Persons below the poverty line in 2008–2012 were 17.5% according to the US Census.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000_census">2000 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 2000 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of 2000, 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39% were individuals and nontraditional families. About 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.82. </p><p>In 2000, the city the population was spread out, with 21.4% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.1 males. </p><p>In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $16,119, and for a family was $17,468. Males had a median income of $14,137 versus $9,771 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the city was $15,760. About 47% of families and 35% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 97% of those under age 18 and 9% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Languages">Languages</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Languages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of 2000, those who spoke only <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a> at home accounted for 91% of all residents, while 9% spoke other languages at home. The most significant were <a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a> speakers who made up 6.4% of the population, while <a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a> came up as the third-most spoken language, which made up 0.8%, and <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a> was fourth, with 0.5% of the population.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Religion">Religion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pfeiffer_Chapel_HABS,_FLA,53-LAKE,1A-14.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Pfeiffer_Chapel_HABS%2C_FLA%2C53-LAKE%2C1A-14.jpg/220px-Pfeiffer_Chapel_HABS%2C_FLA%2C53-LAKE%2C1A-14.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Pfeiffer_Chapel_HABS%2C_FLA%2C53-LAKE%2C1A-14.jpg/330px-Pfeiffer_Chapel_HABS%2C_FLA%2C53-LAKE%2C1A-14.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Pfeiffer_Chapel_HABS%2C_FLA%2C53-LAKE%2C1A-14.jpg/440px-Pfeiffer_Chapel_HABS%2C_FLA%2C53-LAKE%2C1A-14.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4659" data-file-height="3278" /></a><figcaption>Annie Pfeiffer Chapel</figcaption></figure><p>In 1913, the Wolfson family arrived from <a href="/wiki/Lithuania" title="Lithuania">Lithuania</a> and became the first <a href="/wiki/Jewish_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Jewish people">Jewish</a> settlers to the area.<sup id="cite_ref-First_Jewish_Settlers_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-First_Jewish_Settlers-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After some struggles, the Jewish community in Lakeland flourished and the first synagogue, Temple Emanuel opened in 1932.<sup id="cite_ref-Temple_Emanuel_History_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Temple_Emanuel_History-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Rohr_Jewish_Learning_Institute" title="Rohr Jewish Learning Institute">Rohr Jewish Learning Institute</a> presents classes and seminars in Lakeland in partnership with Chabad of Lakeland.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lakeland is home to the Swaminarayan <a href="/wiki/Hindu_Temple" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindu Temple">Hindu Temple</a>, which was established in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-Religion_in_Polk_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Religion_in_Polk-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1994, the first and only <a href="/wiki/Mosque" title="Mosque">mosque</a> in the county was established. It was called Masjid Aisha, but is now called the Islamic Center of Lakeland.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Christianity makes up the largest religious group in Lakeland. As of 2013, an estimated 300 churches existed with an address in the city.<sup id="cite_ref-Counting_Lakeland's_Churches_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Counting_Lakeland's_Churches-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Publix_Corporate_Headquarters_Main_Entrance_Sign,_Lakeland_Florida.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Publix_Corporate_Headquarters_Main_Entrance_Sign%2C_Lakeland_Florida.jpg/220px-Publix_Corporate_Headquarters_Main_Entrance_Sign%2C_Lakeland_Florida.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Publix_Corporate_Headquarters_Main_Entrance_Sign%2C_Lakeland_Florida.jpg/330px-Publix_Corporate_Headquarters_Main_Entrance_Sign%2C_Lakeland_Florida.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Publix_Corporate_Headquarters_Main_Entrance_Sign%2C_Lakeland_Florida.jpg/440px-Publix_Corporate_Headquarters_Main_Entrance_Sign%2C_Lakeland_Florida.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2548" data-file-height="1884" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Publix" title="Publix">Publix</a> headquarters</figcaption></figure> <p>Lakeland is the largest city on Interstate 4 between Orlando and Tampa. Large industries in the Lakeland area are citrus, cattle, and <a href="/wiki/Phosphate_mining" class="mw-redirect" title="Phosphate mining">phosphate mining</a>. In the past few decades, tourism, medicine, insurance, transportation, and music have grown in importance. </p><p>Citrus growing dates back to the early settlers who planted trees in the area, in the 1850s. After a series of freezes in counties north of Polk County, the area became the focal point for citrus growing in Florida. Although citrus is no longer the largest industry in the area, it still plays a large part in the economy of Lakeland and Polk County. </p><p>Phosphate mining is still important to the economy of Lakeland, although most of the mining now takes place farther south. The <a href="/wiki/Bone_Valley" title="Bone Valley">Bone Valley</a> produced 25% of the U.S. phosphate supply. </p><p>Lakeland's largest employer is <a href="/wiki/Publix_Super_Markets" class="mw-redirect" title="Publix Super Markets">Publix Super Markets</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Lakeland_Demographics_Guide_2010_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lakeland_Demographics_Guide_2010-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Publix is one of the largest regional grocery chains in the United States with over 1,200 stores across the <a href="/wiki/American_South" class="mw-redirect" title="American South">American South</a>. Publix employs over 6,500 people in the Lakeland area including headquarter and warehouse employees. </p><p>Lakeland is a transportation hub. <a href="/wiki/FedEx" title="FedEx">FedEx Freight and FedEx Services</a> and the Saddle Creek Corporation employ over 600 people in the area.<sup id="cite_ref-Lakeland_Demographics_Guide_2010_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lakeland_Demographics_Guide_2010-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other large employers in the area include <a href="/wiki/Amazon.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Amazon.com">Amazon</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Amazon_opening_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Amazon_opening-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/GEICO" title="GEICO">GEICO</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rooms_To_Go" title="Rooms To Go">Rooms To Go</a>, and Lakeland Regional Health.<sup id="cite_ref-LDC_Employer_listing_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LDC_Employer_listing-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Lakeland History Room is a special collections archive established in 1987 housed within the <a href="/wiki/Lakeland_Public_Library" title="Lakeland Public Library">Lakeland Public Library</a>'s main branch. The Lakeland History Room maintains the City's collection of historical materials as well as other locally relevant collections composed of documents, photographs, maps, building plans, audio/visual media, scrapbooks, specialty items like citrus crate labels, artwork, yearbooks, posters, and postcards.<sup id="cite_ref-City_of_Lakeland_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-City_of_Lakeland-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The LHR maintains a large digital collection with over 7,000 images of the city of Lakeland, its landmarks, significant historical moments, cultural institutions, and prominent citizens.<sup id="cite_ref-City_of_Lakeland_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-City_of_Lakeland-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The LHR provides one-on-one assistance with historic research, a history lecture series with prominent local historians, a DIY Digitizing Lab for personal material preservation, and genealogical programs and resources.<sup id="cite_ref-City_of_Lakeland_46-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-City_of_Lakeland-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, an initiative led by Lakeland City Commissioner Phillip Walker, was first presented to the City Commission to create the City's first History and Culture Center. The project was unanimously approved by the Commission and funds were allocated for the project's construction; although, the exhibit's content design would be funded by local donations and grant funding.<sup id="cite_ref-City_of_Lakeland-2_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-City_of_Lakeland-2-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An advisory committee made up of educators, city officials, local business owners, and civic and community leaders, led by former Mayor <a href="/wiki/Gow_Fields" class="mw-redirect" title="Gow Fields">Gow Fields</a>, was established to organize and advise the City in the design, content, and construction of the exhibit.<sup id="cite_ref-City_of_Lakeland-2_47-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-City_of_Lakeland-2-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Lakeland_Public_Library" title="Lakeland Public Library">Lakeland Public Library</a> was eventually chosen as the location of the future exhibit space due to its central location within the city, its status as a community hub, and because it was the current home of the city's local archive, the Lakeland History Room, which would be expanded into the Lakeland History and Culture Center. The History and Culture Center opened to the public in September 2022. <sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Historic_districts">Historic districts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Historic districts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lakeland_Munn_Park_Hist_Dist01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Lakeland_Munn_Park_Hist_Dist01.jpg/220px-Lakeland_Munn_Park_Hist_Dist01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Lakeland_Munn_Park_Hist_Dist01.jpg/330px-Lakeland_Munn_Park_Hist_Dist01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Lakeland_Munn_Park_Hist_Dist01.jpg/440px-Lakeland_Munn_Park_Hist_Dist01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>Munn Park</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beacon_Hill-Alta_Vista_Residential_District" title="Beacon Hill-Alta Vista Residential District">Beacon Hill-Alta Vista Residential District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biltmore-Cumberland_Historic_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Biltmore-Cumberland Historic District">Biltmore-Cumberland Historic District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dixieland_Historic_District" title="Dixieland Historic District">Dixieland Historic District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Lake_Morton_Residential_District" title="East Lake Morton Residential District">East Lake Morton Residential District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Hunter_Terrace_Historic_District" title="Lake Hunter Terrace Historic District">Lake Hunter Terrace Historic District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Munn_Park_Historic_District" title="Munn Park Historic District">Munn Park Historic District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Lake_Morton_Historic_District" title="South Lake Morton Historic District">South Lake Morton Historic District</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Buildings_and_locations">Buildings and locations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Buildings and locations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CenterState_Bank_Building_Century_Plaza.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/CenterState_Bank_Building_Century_Plaza.JPG/220px-CenterState_Bank_Building_Century_Plaza.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/CenterState_Bank_Building_Century_Plaza.JPG/330px-CenterState_Bank_Building_Century_Plaza.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/CenterState_Bank_Building_Century_Plaza.JPG/440px-CenterState_Bank_Building_Century_Plaza.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption><a href="/w/index.php?title=Century_Plaza,_Lakeland,_FL&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Century Plaza, Lakeland, FL (page does not exist)">Century Plaza</a> in downtown Lakeland.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lakeland_Lake_Mirror_Promenade05.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Lakeland_Lake_Mirror_Promenade05.jpg/220px-Lakeland_Lake_Mirror_Promenade05.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Lakeland_Lake_Mirror_Promenade05.jpg/330px-Lakeland_Lake_Mirror_Promenade05.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Lakeland_Lake_Mirror_Promenade05.jpg/440px-Lakeland_Lake_Mirror_Promenade05.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>Frances Langford Promenade</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_Avenue_School_(Lakeland,_Florida)" title="Central Avenue School (Lakeland, Florida)">Central Avenue School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Court_School" title="Cleveland Court School">Cleveland Court School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida_Southern_College" title="Florida Southern College">Florida Southern College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Cox_Grammar_School" title="John F. Cox Grammar School">John F. Cox Grammar School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakeland_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Lakeland Center">Lakeland Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakeland_Square_Mall" title="Lakeland Square Mall">Lakeland Square Mall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakeside_Village_(Lakeland)" title="Lakeside Village (Lakeland)">Lakeside Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Lakeland_High_School" title="Old Lakeland High School">Old Lakeland High School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Road_570_(Florida)" class="mw-redirect" title="State Road 570 (Florida)">James Henry Mills Medal of Honor Parkway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oates_Building" title="Oates Building">Oates Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polk_State_College" title="Polk State College">Polk State College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polk_Museum_of_Art" class="mw-redirect" title="Polk Museum of Art">Polk Museum of Art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polk_Theatre_and_Office_Building" class="mw-redirect" title="Polk Theatre and Office Building">Polk Theatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_University_(Florida)" class="mw-redirect" title="Southeastern University (Florida)">Southeastern University (Florida)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USA_International_Speedway" title="USA International Speedway">USA International Speedway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida_Polytechnic_University" title="Florida Polytechnic University">Florida Polytechnic University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winston_School_(Lakeland,_Florida)" title="Winston School (Lakeland, Florida)">Winston School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Without_Walls_Central_Church" title="Without Walls Central Church">Without Walls Central Church</a> – a local/regional <a href="/wiki/Megachurch" title="Megachurch">megachurch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silvermoon_Drive-in" title="Silvermoon Drive-in">Silvermoon Drive-in</a></li> <li>Bonnet Springs</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Libraries">Libraries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Libraries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lakeland_Public_Library" title="Lakeland Public Library">Lakeland Public Library</a></li> <li>Larry R. Jackson Branch Library</li> <li>eLibrary South Lakeland</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sports">Sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Club</th> <th>Sport</th> <th>Founded</th> <th>Current league</th> <th>Stadium </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lakeland_Flying_Tigers" title="Lakeland Flying Tigers">Lakeland Flying Tigers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a> </td> <td>1963<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida_State_League" title="Florida State League">Florida State League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Publix_Field_at_Joker_Marchant_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium">Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida_Complex_League_Tigers" title="Florida Complex League Tigers">Florida Complex League Tigers</a> </td> <td>Baseball </td> <td>1995<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida_Complex_League" title="Florida Complex League">Florida Complex League</a> </td> <td>Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lakeland_Magic" class="mw-redirect" title="Lakeland Magic">Lakeland Magic</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">Basketball</a> </td> <td>2017-2023 <sup id="cite_ref-firsteight_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-firsteight-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBA_G_League" title="NBA G League">NBA G League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/RP_Funding_Center" title="RP Funding Center">RP Funding Center</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida_Southern_Moccasins" title="Florida Southern Moccasins">Florida Southern Mocs</a> </td> <td>Multi-sport </td> <td>1883 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_II" title="NCAA Division II">NCAA DII</a> </td> <td>George W. Jenkins Field House<br /><a href="/wiki/Henley_Field" title="Henley Field">Henley Field</a><br />Moccasin Field </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Fire" title="Southeastern Fire">Southeastern Fire</a> </td> <td>Multi-sport </td> <td>2014<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Intercollegiate_Athletics" title="National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics">NAIA</a> </td> <td>Victory Field<br />The Furnace<br />Ted A. Broer Stadium </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Caledonia_SC" class="mw-redirect" title="Caledonia SC">Caledonia SC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Soccer" class="mw-redirect" title="Soccer">Soccer</a> </td> <td>2022 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/USL_League_Two" title="USL League Two">USL League Two</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lakeland_Tropics" class="mw-redirect" title="Lakeland Tropics">Lakeland Tropics</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Soccer" class="mw-redirect" title="Soccer">Soccer</a> </td> <td>2017<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_Premier_Soccer_League" title="United Premier Soccer League">UPSL</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bryant_Stadium" title="Bryant Stadium">Bryant Stadium</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lakeland United FC </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Soccer" class="mw-redirect" title="Soccer">Soccer</a> </td> <td>2022 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_Premier_Soccer_League" title="United Premier Soccer League">UPSL</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida_Tropics_SC" title="Florida Tropics SC">Florida Tropics SC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indoor_soccer" title="Indoor soccer">Indoor soccer</a> </td> <td>2016<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_Arena_Soccer_League" title="Major Arena Soccer League">Major Arena Soccer League</a> </td> <td>RP Funding Center </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lakeland_Renegades" title="Lakeland Renegades">Lakeland Renegades</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rugby_league" title="Rugby league">Rugby league</a> </td> <td>2019 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/USA_Rugby_League" title="USA Rugby League">USA Rugby League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_Saints%27_Academy_(Florida)" title="All Saints' Academy (Florida)">All Saints' Academy</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland_NightShade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lakeland NightShade (page does not exist)">Lakeland NightShade</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/ESports" class="mw-redirect" title="ESports">eSports</a> </td> <td>2019<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Florida_eSports_League&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Florida eSports League (page does not exist)">Florida eSports League</a> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stadiums">Stadiums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Stadiums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Publix_Field_at_Joker_Marchant_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium">Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Joker_Marchant_Stadium" title="Joker Marchant Stadium">Joker Marchant Stadium</a>, north of downtown, hosts <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">spring training</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a>, as well as their <a href="/wiki/Lakeland_Flying_Tigers" title="Lakeland Flying Tigers">Lakeland Flying Tigers</a> class-A <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_League" title="Florida State League">Florida State League</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gulf_Coast_League_Tigers" class="mw-redirect" title="Gulf Coast League Tigers">GCL Tigers</a> rookie-league <a href="/wiki/Gulf_Coast_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Gulf Coast League">Gulf Coast League</a> <a href="/wiki/Minor_league_baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Minor league baseball">minor league baseball</a> teams. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/RP_Funding_Center" title="RP Funding Center">RP Funding Center</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/RP_Funding_Center" title="RP Funding Center">RP Funding Center</a> is also home to two indoor sports teams. The <a href="/wiki/Lakeland_Magic" class="mw-redirect" title="Lakeland Magic">Lakeland Magic</a> is a basketball team playing in the <a href="/wiki/NBA_G_League" title="NBA G League">NBA G League</a> and is an affiliate of the <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Florida_Tropics_SC" title="Florida Tropics SC">Florida Tropics SC</a> is an <a href="/wiki/Indoor_soccer" title="Indoor soccer">indoor soccer</a> team playing in the <a href="/wiki/Major_Arena_Soccer_League" title="Major Arena Soccer League">Major Arena Soccer League</a>. The Tropics organization also operates an outdoor team, the Lakeland Tropics, which competes in the <a href="/wiki/Premier_Development_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Premier Development League">Premier Development League</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Florida_Tarpons" title="Florida Tarpons">Florida Tarpons</a> were an <a href="/wiki/Indoor_American_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Indoor American football">indoor football</a> team playing in the <a href="/wiki/American_Arena_League" title="American Arena League">American Arena League</a> for one season after relocating from <a href="/wiki/Estero,_Florida" title="Estero, Florida">Estero, Florida</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="History_of_sports_teams">History of sports teams</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: History of sports teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the 1980s, the Lakeland Center briefly played host to the indoor version of the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rowdies_(1975%E2%80%9393)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–93)">Tampa Bay Rowdies</a> <a href="/wiki/Indoor_soccer" title="Indoor soccer">soccer</a> team. The Lakeland Center has also hosted a few hockey teams, the Lakeland Ice Warriors, the Lakeland Prowlers, and the Lakeland Loggerheads. The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Basketball_League" title="United States Basketball League">United States Basketball League</a> once had a team here as well called the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland_Blue_Ducks&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lakeland Blue Ducks (page does not exist)">Lakeland Blue Ducks</a>. <a href="/wiki/Sun_%27n_Fun" title="Sun 'n Fun">Sun 'n Fun</a> was home to Lakeland's only <a href="/wiki/Roller_derby" title="Roller derby">roller derby</a> league, the <a href="/wiki/Lakeland_Derby_Dames" title="Lakeland Derby Dames">Lakeland Derby Dames</a>; however, the team was dissolved in November 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Lakeland Center also hosts the <a href="/wiki/Florida_High_School_Athletic_Association" title="Florida High School Athletic Association">Florida High School Athletic Association</a>'s state basketball finals. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government_and_politics">Government and politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Government and politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lakeland_Munn_Park_Hist_Dist_Old_City_Hall03.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Lakeland_Munn_Park_Hist_Dist_Old_City_Hall03.jpg/220px-Lakeland_Munn_Park_Hist_Dist_Old_City_Hall03.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Lakeland_Munn_Park_Hist_Dist_Old_City_Hall03.jpg/330px-Lakeland_Munn_Park_Hist_Dist_Old_City_Hall03.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Lakeland_Munn_Park_Hist_Dist_Old_City_Hall03.jpg/440px-Lakeland_Munn_Park_Hist_Dist_Old_City_Hall03.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>Former Lakeland city hall, built 1913</figcaption></figure> <p>Lakeland is governed by a six-member city council. Four members are elected from <a href="/wiki/Single-member_district" title="Single-member district">single-member districts</a>; the other two are elected <a href="/wiki/At-large" title="At-large">at-large</a>, requiring them to gain a majority of the votes. The mayor is elected. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mayor">Mayor</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Mayor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The City of Lakeland was incorporated on January 1, 1885. The mayor is one of seven members of the City Commission, acting as the board chair and performing mostly ceremonial and procedural duties beyond the powers of the other six. Prior to 1988, the City Commission selected Lakeland's mayor from among its members. Mayors can be on the board for up to 12 years in a lifetime, or 16 years in combination with holding a regular commission position. Lakeland's first mayor was J.W. Trammell. </p><p>The first female mayor was Lois Q. Searl, who served in 1965. The 1970 municipal election placed the first African-American on the City Commission, Dr. <a href="/wiki/John_S._Jackson_(Florida_politician)" title="John S. Jackson (Florida politician)">John S. Jackson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1972, he became the first black mayor for the city. In 1980, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Carrie_R._Oldham&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Carrie R. Oldham (page does not exist)">Carrie R. Oldham</a> became Lakeland's first African-American female mayor. </p><p>Since 1988, the mayor has been elected by the city's voters. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mayors_of_Lakeland">Mayors of Lakeland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Mayors of Lakeland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width="70%" align="left"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#F5DEB3"><small>Mayors of Lakeland, Florida</small> </th></tr> <tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Image </th> <th>Mayor </th> <th>Years </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>John W. Trammell </td> <td>1885 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>John D. Torrence </td> <td>1885 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Eppes C. Tucker Sr. </td> <td>1886–1888 </td> <td>3 terms </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Napoleon B. Bowyer </td> <td>1889–1890 </td> <td>2 terms </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Herbert_J._Drane.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Herbert_J._Drane.jpg/100px-Herbert_J._Drane.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Herbert_J._Drane.jpg/150px-Herbert_J._Drane.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Herbert_J._Drane.jpg/200px-Herbert_J._Drane.jpg 2x" data-file-width="880" data-file-height="729" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Herbert_J._Drane" title="Herbert J. Drane">Herbert J. Drane</a> </td> <td>1888–1892 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Graveyard_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Graveyard-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>? </td> <td>– </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>J. T. Park </td> <td>1894 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Clarence A. Boswell </td> <td>1894–1896 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>James P. Thompson </td> <td>1897 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Samuel L.A. Clonts </td> <td>1898 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>C. M. Marsh </td> <td>1898 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>James P. Thompson </td> <td>1899 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Park_Trammell.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Park_Trammell.jpg/75px-Park_Trammell.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Park_Trammell.jpg/113px-Park_Trammell.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Park_Trammell.jpg/150px-Park_Trammell.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="850" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Park_Trammell" title="Park Trammell">Park Trammell</a> </td> <td>1900–1902 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Graveyard_58-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Graveyard-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Samuel L.A. Clonts </td> <td>1903–1904 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Graveyard_58-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Graveyard-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>John F. Cox </td> <td>1905–1907 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>? </td> <td>1908 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>John S. Edwards </td> <td>1909 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>William K. Jackson </td> <td>1910 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>John F. Cox </td> <td>1911 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Samuel L.A. Clonts </td> <td>1912 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Oscar M. Eaton </td> <td>1913–1915 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>John F. Cox </td> <td>1916–1917 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Edwin C. Flanagan </td> <td>1918–1919 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Frank H. Thompson </td> <td>1920 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Hubert C. Petteway </td> <td>1921 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>J.T. Hodges </td> <td>1922–1923 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Daniel C. Boswell </td> <td>1924 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>John W. Buchanan Jr. </td> <td>1925 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>J. Bunyan Smith </td> <td>1926 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>William S. Rodgers </td> <td>1927 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Jesse F. Council </td> <td>1927–1928 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>William S. Rodgers </td> <td>1927 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>William F. Reid </td> <td>1928 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Charles I. Dwiggins </td> <td>1929 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>H. Dean Grady </td> <td>1930–1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>William F. Reid </td> <td>1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>H. Dean Grady </td> <td>1930–1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Benjamin M. Pulliam </td> <td>1932 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Elijah A. Godwin </td> <td>1933 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Edward L. Mack </td> <td>1934 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Elijah A. Godwin </td> <td>1935 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>George W. Mershon </td> <td>1936 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>H. Clay Haynes </td> <td>1937 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Graveyard_58-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Graveyard-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Lutie M. Koons </td> <td>1938 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Thomas D. Conter </td> <td>1939 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Ira C. Hopper </td> <td>1940 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>George J. Tolson </td> <td>1941 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Elmer E. Kelly Jr. </td> <td>1942 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Horace W. Gibson </td> <td>1943 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>George J. Tolson </td> <td>1944 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>William Cade </td> <td>1945 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Edwin C. Flanagan Jr. </td> <td>1946 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>George J. Tolson </td> <td>1947 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>William Cade </td> <td>1948 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Clinton V. McClurg </td> <td>1948 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Ernest B. Sutton </td> <td>1949 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Guerry L. Dobbins </td> <td>1950 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Clayton Logan </td> <td>1951 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Graveyard_58-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Graveyard-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>James J. Musso </td> <td>1952 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Graveyard_58-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Graveyard-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Norman T. Kent </td> <td>1953 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Graveyard_58-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Graveyard-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Wilbur Y. Wooten </td> <td>1954 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Graveyard_58-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Graveyard-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Scottkelly10211963.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Scottkelly10211963.jpg/75px-Scottkelly10211963.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Scottkelly10211963.jpg/113px-Scottkelly10211963.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Scottkelly10211963.jpg/150px-Scottkelly10211963.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="728" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Kelly_(politician)" title="Scott Kelly (politician)">S. Scott Kelly</a> </td> <td>1955 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Graveyard_58-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Graveyard-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Mac H. Cunningham </td> <td>1956 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Earl W. Bowen </td> <td>1957 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>James J. Musso </td> <td>1958 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>William M. Hollis </td> <td>1958 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>R. Tom Joyner Jr. </td> <td>1959 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Graveyard_58-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Graveyard-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>William G. Cooper Jr. </td> <td>1960 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Reuben H. Gibson </td> <td>1961 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Morris J. Pritchard </td> <td>1962 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>William H. Lofton </td> <td>1963 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>R. Harold Grizzard </td> <td>1964 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>James R. West </td> <td>1965 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Lois Q. Searl </td> <td>1965 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>John H. Woodall Jr. </td> <td>1966 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>W. Jack Day </td> <td>1967 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>George W. Trask </td> <td>1968–1969 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Marvin H. Henderson Jr. </td> <td>1970 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Joe P. Ruthven </td> <td>1971 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Charles E. Whitten </td> <td>1972 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_S._Jackson,_mayor_of_Lakeland_Florida.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/John_S._Jackson%2C_mayor_of_Lakeland_Florida.jpg/75px-John_S._Jackson%2C_mayor_of_Lakeland_Florida.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="111" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/John_S._Jackson%2C_mayor_of_Lakeland_Florida.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="102" data-file-height="151" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_S._Jackson_(Florida_politician)" title="John S. Jackson (Florida politician)">John S. Jackson</a> </td> <td>1972–1973 </td> <td>first African-American mayor </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>George W. Trask </td> <td>1974 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>W. Carl Dicks </td> <td>1975 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Peggy C. Brown </td> <td>1976 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Charles_A._Coleman,_mayor_of_Lakeland_Florida.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Charles_A._Coleman%2C_mayor_of_Lakeland_Florida.jpg/75px-Charles_A._Coleman%2C_mayor_of_Lakeland_Florida.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Charles_A._Coleman%2C_mayor_of_Lakeland_Florida.jpg/113px-Charles_A._Coleman%2C_mayor_of_Lakeland_Florida.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Charles_A._Coleman%2C_mayor_of_Lakeland_Florida.jpg/150px-Charles_A._Coleman%2C_mayor_of_Lakeland_Florida.jpg 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="291" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_A._Coleman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Charles A. Coleman (page does not exist)">Charles A. Coleman</a> </td> <td>1977 </td> <td>2nd African-American mayor </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>John Tolson </td> <td>1977 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Curtis I. Walker </td> <td>1978 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>George R. Burt </td> <td>1979 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carrie_R._Oldham&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Carrie R. Oldham (page does not exist)">Carrie R. Oldham</a> </td> <td>1980 </td> <td>first African-American female mayor </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>R. Larry Turnipseed </td> <td>1981 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>J. Larry Durrence </td> <td>1982 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Frank J. O'Reilly </td> <td>1983 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Peggy C. Brown </td> <td>1984 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Thomas R. Shaw </td> <td>1985 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>J. Larry Durrence </td> <td>1986 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Frank J. O'Reilly </td> <td>1987 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Willie J. Williams </td> <td>1988 </td> <td>4th African-American mayor </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>? </td> <td>1989–1993 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ralph_(Buddy)_Fletcher,_mayor_of_Lakeland_Florida.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Ralph_%28Buddy%29_Fletcher%2C_mayor_of_Lakeland_Florida.jpg/75px-Ralph_%28Buddy%29_Fletcher%2C_mayor_of_Lakeland_Florida.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Ralph_%28Buddy%29_Fletcher%2C_mayor_of_Lakeland_Florida.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="94" data-file-height="145" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Fletcher_(politician)" title="Buddy Fletcher (politician)">Buddy Fletcher</a> </td> <td>1993–2009 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gow_Fields,_mayor_of_Lakeland_Florida.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Gow_Fields%2C_mayor_of_Lakeland_Florida.jpg/75px-Gow_Fields%2C_mayor_of_Lakeland_Florida.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Gow_Fields%2C_mayor_of_Lakeland_Florida.jpg/113px-Gow_Fields%2C_mayor_of_Lakeland_Florida.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Gow_Fields%2C_mayor_of_Lakeland_Florida.jpg 2x" data-file-width="116" data-file-height="178" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gow_Fields" class="mw-redirect" title="Gow Fields">Gow Fields</a> </td> <td>2010–2014 </td> <td>first African-American mayor elected in the city </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>R. Howard Wiggs </td> <td>2014–2018 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-WFTS2014_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WFTS2014-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Bill Mutz </td> <td>2018–present </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Law_enforcement">Law enforcement</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Law enforcement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On September 28, 2006, Polk County Sheriff's Deputy Vernon "Matt" Williams and his K-9 partner Diogi were shot and killed after a routine traffic stop in the Wabash area of Lakeland. More than 500 police officers from a variety of law enforcement agencies joined in a search for Angilo Freeland, suspected of murdering Williams and stealing his gun. Freeland was found hiding in a rural area the next morning. Nine officers from five different law enforcement agencies surrounded Freeland and shot him when he raised Williams' stolen gun at them. A total of 110 shots were fired, and Freeland was hit 68 times, killing him instantly.<sup id="cite_ref-Waddell_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Waddell-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-autopsy_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autopsy-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Multiple investigations concluded the officers' use of force was justified.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Deputy Williams and Diogi were laid to rest on October 3, 2006, after a funeral that included a one-hour-and-45-minute procession to <a href="/wiki/Auburndale,_Florida" title="Auburndale, Florida">Auburndale</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2021, the Lakeland Police Department hired numerous former NYPD officers. Two of the new hires failed to disclose that they had been disciplined by the NYPD, and one new hire used to work in the NYPD's notorious anti-crime units which were disbanded after high-profile scandals.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 28 elementary schools, seven middle schools, five traditional high schools, and three magnet-choice high schools in the Lakeland area are run by the <a href="/wiki/Polk_County_School_Board" class="mw-redirect" title="Polk County School Board">Polk County School Board</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Traditional_public_high_schools">Traditional public high schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Traditional public high schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_W._Jenkins_High_School" title="George W. Jenkins High School">George W. Jenkins High School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_High_School_(Lakeland,_Florida)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kathleen High School (Lakeland, Florida)">Kathleen High School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Gibson_High_School" title="Lake Gibson High School">Lake Gibson High School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakeland_Senior_High_School_(Lakeland,_Florida)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lakeland Senior High School (Lakeland, Florida)">Lakeland Senior High School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenoroc_High_School" title="Tenoroc High School">Tenoroc High School</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Magnet_high_schools">Magnet high schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Magnet high schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li>Central Florida Aerospace Academy</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lois_Cowles_Harrison_Center_for_the_Visual_and_Performing_Arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Lois Cowles Harrison Center for the Visual and Performing Arts">Lois Cowles Harrison Center for the Visual and Performing Arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collegiate_High_School_(Lakeland,_Florida)" title="Collegiate High School (Lakeland, Florida)">Polk State College Lakeland Collegiate High School</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Traditional_public_middle_schools">Traditional public middle schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Traditional public middle schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li>Kathleen Middle School</li> <li>Lake Gibson Middle School</li> <li>Crystal Lake Middle school</li> <li>Sleepy Hill Middle School</li> <li>Lakeland Highlands Middle School</li> <li>Southwest Middle School</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Magnet_middle_schools">Magnet middle schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Magnet middle schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li>Lawton Chiles Middle School</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rochelle_School_of_the_Arts" title="Rochelle School of the Arts">Rochelle School of the Arts</a> (elementary and middle)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Charter_schools">Charter schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Charter schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/McKeel_Academy_of_Technology" title="McKeel Academy of Technology">McKeel Academy of Technology</a></li> <li>Lakeland Montessori Schoolhouse</li> <li>Lakeland Montessori Middle School</li> <li>Lakeland Collegiate High school</li> <li>Magnolia Montessori Academy</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Private_schools">Private schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Private schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li>Calvary Baptist Church Academy</li> <li>Geneva Classical Academy</li> <li>Heritage Christian Academy</li> <li>Lakeland Christian Preparatory School</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collegiate_High_School_(Lakeland,_Florida)" title="Collegiate High School (Lakeland, Florida)">Lakeland Christian School</a></li> <li>Parkway Christian Academy</li> <li>Resurrection Catholic School</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Fe_Catholic_High_School" title="Santa Fe Catholic High School">Santa Fe Catholic High School</a></li> <li>Sonrise Christian School</li> <li>St Anthony</li> <li>St Joseph</li> <li>St Lukes</li> <li>St Paul Lutheran School</li> <li>Victory Christian Academy</li> <li>Excel Christian Academy</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Colleges_and_universities">Colleges and universities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Colleges and universities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Florida_Polytechnic_University" title="Florida Polytechnic University">Florida Polytechnic University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida_Southern_College" title="Florida Southern College">Florida Southern College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida_Technical_College" title="Florida Technical College">Florida Technical College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keiser_University" title="Keiser University">Keiser University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Webster_University" title="Webster University">Webster University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polk_State_College" title="Polk State College">Polk State College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_University_(Florida)" class="mw-redirect" title="Southeastern University (Florida)">Southeastern University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitefield_Theological_Seminary" title="Whitefield Theological Seminary">Whitefield Theological Seminary</a></li></ul> </div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Florida_Polytechnic_University_(25811685378).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Florida_Polytechnic_University_%2825811685378%29.jpg/249px-Florida_Polytechnic_University_%2825811685378%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="249" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Florida_Polytechnic_University_%2825811685378%29.jpg/374px-Florida_Polytechnic_University_%2825811685378%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Florida_Polytechnic_University_%2825811685378%29.jpg/498px-Florida_Polytechnic_University_%2825811685378%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6006" data-file-height="3378" /></a><figcaption>The IST building of Florida Polytechnic University</figcaption></figure> <p>A number of opportunities exist for higher education around the Lakeland area. <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_University_(Florida)" class="mw-redirect" title="Southeastern University (Florida)">Southeastern University</a> is the largest university in the area, with undergraduate enrollment around 6200.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Southeastern is affiliated with the <a href="/wiki/Assemblies_of_God" title="Assemblies of God">Assemblies of God</a>. <a href="/wiki/Florida_Southern_College" title="Florida Southern College">Florida Southern College</a>, established in 1883 and with a current undergraduate enrollment of just over 2600,<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is on <a href="/wiki/Lake_Hollingsworth" title="Lake Hollingsworth">Lake Hollingsworth</a>. Florida Southern is the home of the world's largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture. In July 2008, the University of South Florida's Lakeland campus was granted partial autonomy by Governor <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Crist" title="Charlie Crist">Charlie Crist</a> and became Florida Polytechnic University. Florida Polytechnic (FLPoly) is just inside the Lakeland's northeast border at the intersection of I-4 and Polk Parkway. They also have some administrative offices on the campus of <a href="/wiki/Polk_State_College" title="Polk State College">Polk State College</a> on Winter Lake Road. FLPoly is focused on STEM degree programs, such as engineering and computer science.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both <a href="/wiki/Everest_University" title="Everest University">Everest University</a> and <a href="/wiki/Keiser_University" title="Keiser University">Keiser University</a>, two multisite, accredited universities, have locations in Lakeland. Traviss Career Center is a <a href="/wiki/Vocational_school" title="Vocational school">vocational school</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Webster_University" title="Webster University">Webster University</a> offers on-site, regionally accredited graduate degree programs in business and counseling at their Lakeland Metropolitan Campus<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_Florida" title="List of newspapers in Florida">List of newspapers in Florida</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_Florida" title="List of radio stations in Florida">List of radio stations in Florida</a>, and <a href="/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in_Florida" title="List of television stations in Florida">List of television stations in Florida</a></div> <p>Polk County is within the Tampa Bay television market. <a href="/wiki/Charter_Spectrum" class="mw-redirect" title="Charter Spectrum">Charter Spectrum</a> is the cable television franchise serving Lakeland, which offers most television stations from the Tampa Bay market, as well as <a href="/wiki/WFTV" title="WFTV">WFTV</a>, the <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> affiliate from Orlando. <a href="/wiki/WMOR-TV" title="WMOR-TV">WMOR-TV</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Independent_station_(North_America)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent station (North America)">independent television station</a>, is licensed to Lakeland, with its studios in Tampa and its transmitter in <a href="/wiki/Riverview,_Florida" title="Riverview, Florida">Riverview</a>. </p><p>Lakeland and Polk County are within its own radio market. Local radio stations include: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WLKF" title="WLKF">WLKF</a> 1430 AM</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WONN" title="WONN">WONN</a> 1230 AM</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWAB" title="WWAB">WWAB</a> 1330 AM</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPCV" title="WPCV">WPCV</a> 97.5 FM</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWRZ" title="WWRZ">WWRZ</a> 98.3 FM</li></ul> </div> <p><a href="/wiki/WLLD" title="WLLD">WLLD</a> 94.1 FM is licensed to Lakeland, but has wider focus on the Tampa Bay area, with studios in <a href="/wiki/St._Petersburg,_Florida" title="St. Petersburg, Florida">St. Petersburg</a>. <a href="/wiki/WKES" title="WKES">WKES</a> 91.1 FM is also licensed to Lakeland as part of the statewide <a href="/wiki/Moody_Radio" title="Moody Radio">Moody Radio</a> Florida network, with studios in <a href="/wiki/Seminole,_Florida" title="Seminole, Florida">Seminole</a>, near St. Petersburg. Most major stations from Tampa Bay and a few from Orlando are also available. </p><p>Print media include <i><a href="/wiki/The_Ledger" title="The Ledger">The Ledger</a></i>, a local newspaper owned by <a href="/wiki/Gannett" title="Gannett">Gannett</a>. Patterson Jacobs Media Group publishes a magazine, <i>The Lakelander</i>. </p><p><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.lkldnow.com/">LkldNow</a> is a nonprofit digital news organization that covers Lakeland news. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Infrastructure">Infrastructure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Infrastructure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transportation">Transportation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Because Lakeland is the largest city on <a href="/wiki/Interstate_4" title="Interstate 4">I-4</a> between Tampa and Orlando, the city is an important transportation hub. The county nickname, Imperial Polk County, was coined because a large bond issue in 1914 enabled wide roads between the cities of Polk County.<sup id="cite_ref-Why_Iperial_Polk_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Why_Iperial_Polk-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The important freeways and highways in Lakeland today are: </p> <ul><li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/I-4.svg/24px-I-4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/I-4.svg/36px-I-4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/I-4.svg/48px-I-4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Interstate_4" title="Interstate 4">I-4</a> is the main interstate in Central Florida linking Tampa, Lakeland, Orlando, and Daytona Beach.</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Toll_Florida_570.svg/24px-Toll_Florida_570.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Toll_Florida_570.svg/36px-Toll_Florida_570.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Toll_Florida_570.svg/48px-Toll_Florida_570.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="385" data-file-height="481" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_Road_570" title="Florida State Road 570">SR 570</a> (or Polk Parkway), is a tolled beltway around Lakeland, with both ends terminating at I-4. Although its shape, location, and tolls makes it impractical as a "bypass" road, it is useful as a way of getting from part of town to another and providing access to I-4 from most parts of the city.</li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/US_92.svg/24px-US_92.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/US_92.svg/36px-US_92.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/US_92.svg/48px-US_92.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_92" title="U.S. Route 92">US 92</a>, following Memorial Boulevard for most of the city, was the route leading to both Tampa and Orlando before I-4 was built; US 92 is still a main road leading to Plant City going west, and Auburndale, Winter Haven, and Haines City going east.</li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/US_98.svg/24px-US_98.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/US_98.svg/36px-US_98.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/US_98.svg/48px-US_98.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_98_in_Florida" title="U.S. Route 98 in Florida">US 98</a>, going south, follows Bartow Road and leads to Bartow, the county seat. Heading north out of town, it provides a route to <a href="/wiki/Dade_City,_Florida" title="Dade City, Florida">Dade City</a>.</li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Florida_33.svg/24px-Florida_33.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Florida_33.svg/36px-Florida_33.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Florida_33.svg/48px-Florida_33.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_Road_33" title="Florida State Road 33">SR 33</a>, following mostly rural land, provides access to <a href="/wiki/Lake_County,_Florida" title="Lake County, Florida">Lake County</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Florida%E2%80%99s_Turnpike" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida’s Turnpike">Florida’s Turnpike</a>.</li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Florida_37.svg/24px-Florida_37.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Florida_37.svg/36px-Florida_37.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Florida_37.svg/48px-Florida_37.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_Road_37" title="Florida State Road 37">SR 37</a>, following Florida Avenue, the main north–south route in Lakeland, is also the main road leading south to <a href="/wiki/Mulberry,_Florida" title="Mulberry, Florida">Mulberry</a>.</li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Florida_540.svg/30px-Florida_540.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Florida_540.svg/45px-Florida_540.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Florida_540.svg/60px-Florida_540.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="751" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_Road_540" title="Florida State Road 540">SR 540</a>, Winter-Lake Road, is in southern Lakeland, leading to Winter Haven and <a href="/wiki/Legoland_Florida" title="Legoland Florida">Legoland Florida</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Bicycle_routes">Bicycle routes</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Bicycle routes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In recent years, the Lakeland area has developed a number of paved, multi-use bicycle routes including the <a href="/wiki/Lake-To-Lakes_Trail" class="mw-redirect" title="Lake-To-Lakes Trail">Lake-To-Lakes Trail</a>, which runs from <a href="/wiki/Lake_Parker_(Florida)" title="Lake Parker (Florida)">Lake Parker</a> through downtown, past several lakes, ending at Lake John. Other routes include University Trail, which connects <a href="/wiki/Polk_State_College" title="Polk State College">Polk State College</a> to Florida Polytechnic University, and the <a href="/wiki/Fort_Fraser_Trail" title="Fort Fraser Trail">Fort Fraser Trail</a>, which runs along US Highway 98 from Polk State College to Highway 60 in <a href="/wiki/Bartow,_Florida" title="Bartow, Florida">Bartow</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Public_transportation">Public transportation</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Public transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lakeland_FL_Amtrak_station01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Lakeland_FL_Amtrak_station01.jpg/220px-Lakeland_FL_Amtrak_station01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Lakeland_FL_Amtrak_station01.jpg/330px-Lakeland_FL_Amtrak_station01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Lakeland_FL_Amtrak_station01.jpg/440px-Lakeland_FL_Amtrak_station01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>Lakeland Amtrak Station</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lakeland_station" title="Lakeland station">Lakeland Amtrak Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakeland_Linder_International_Airport" title="Lakeland Linder International Airport">Lakeland Linder International Airport</a> In 2017, Linder received its first international flight and was renamed Lakeland Linder International Airport in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-LinderInternational_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LinderInternational-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Lakeland Greyhound Terminal</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Citrus_Connection" title="Citrus Connection">Citrus Connection</a> local bus service.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Utilities">Utilities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Utilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Water and wastewater in the Lakeland area is managed by Lakeland Water Utilities, municipal water supply is treated at local water plants, T.B. Williams and C. Wayne Combee. The water is mainly supplied by wells that draw from the <a href="/wiki/Floridan_aquifer" title="Floridan aquifer">Floridan aquifer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Power is generated by a nonprofit public power utility, Lakeland Electric.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lakeland Electric is a municipal utility and government department of the city of Lakeland, Florida.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lakeland was the third city in the state of Florida to have electric lighting powered in 1891 by The Lakeland Light and Power Company after Jacksonville and Tampa. Over a decade later in 1904, citizens purchased the private light power plant for $7,500 establishing the locally owned, municipal utility known today as Lakeland Electric.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Power_plants">Power plants</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Power plants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lakeland Electric powers the city of Lakeland by two power plants, C.D. McIntosh Power Plant, coal-natural gas combined cycle plant slated to phase out in 2024, and Larsen Memorial. <sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The last coal unit at C.D. McIntosh Power Plant was phased out in January 2024, a plan presented by the Lakeland Electric staff in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_Lakeland,_Florida" title="List of people from Lakeland, Florida">List of people from Lakeland, Florida</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Entertainment">Entertainment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: Entertainment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nat_Adderley" title="Nat Adderley">Nat Adderley</a>, jazz <a href="/wiki/Cornet" title="Cornet">cornetist</a> and composer<sup id="cite_ref-NPR's_Jazz_Profiles_88-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NPR's_Jazz_Profiles-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lindsey_Alley" title="Lindsey Alley">Lindsey Alley</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Mickey_Mouse_Club" title="The Mickey Mouse Club">Mouseketeer</a> and actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Braddock" title="Bobby Braddock">Bobby Braddock</a>, record producer in <a href="/wiki/List_of_Country_Music_Hall_of_Fame_inductees" title="List of Country Music Hall of Fame inductees">Country Music Hall of Fame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_J._Buss" title="Howard J. Buss">Howard J. Buss</a>, composer<sup id="cite_ref-Composer's_Muses_Found_on_Earth,_Heavens_89-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Composer's_Muses_Found_on_Earth,_Heavens-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charleene_Closshey" title="Charleene Closshey">Charleene Closshey</a>, film/Broadway actress, musician, and producer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Copeland_(band)" title="Copeland (band)">Copeland</a>, pop/alternative rock band</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonny_Diaz" title="Jonny Diaz">Jonny Diaz</a>, Christian musician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samantha_Dorman" class="mw-redirect" title="Samantha Dorman">Samantha Dorman</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Playboy" title="Playboy">Playboy</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Playboy_Playmate" title="Playboy Playmate">Playmate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhea_Durham" title="Rhea Durham">Rhea Durham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria%27s_Secret" title="Victoria's Secret">Victoria's Secret</a> model</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faith_Evans" title="Faith Evans">Faith Evans</a>, singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Baron_Johnson" title="Stephen Baron Johnson">Stephen Baron Johnson</a>, painter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frances_Langford" title="Frances Langford">Frances Langford</a>, singer, actress, and radio star (1930s and 1940s)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neva_Jane_Langley" title="Neva Jane Langley">Neva Jane Langley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miss_America_1953" title="Miss America 1953">Miss America 1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Marshall_(musician)" title="Mike Marshall (musician)">Mike Marshall</a>, bluegrass musician and mandolinist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kara_Monaco" title="Kara Monaco">Kara Monaco</a>, <i>Playboy</i> Playmate</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Phillips_(Guitarist)" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Phillips (Guitarist)">Robert Phillips</a>, guitarist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lauren_Miller_Rogen" title="Lauren Miller Rogen">Lauren Miller Rogen</a>, actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forrest_Sawyer" title="Forrest Sawyer">Forrest Sawyer</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> reporter and anchor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SoulJa_(rapper)" class="mw-redirect" title="SoulJa (rapper)">SoulJa</a>, rapper</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve1989MREInfo" title="Steve1989MREInfo">Steve1989MREInfo</a>, YouTube personality</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._D._Sumner" title="J. D. Sumner">J. D. Sumner</a>, singer and songwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_White_(actor)" title="Dan White (actor)">Dan White</a> (1908–1980), American actor in film and television</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monte_Yoho" title="Monte Yoho">Monte Yoho</a>, drummer for <a href="/wiki/Outlaws_(band)" title="Outlaws (band)">Outlaws</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sports_2">Sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Almones" title="George Almones">George Almones</a>, NBA Player<sup id="cite_ref-killian_90-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-killian-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Bacon" title="Dwayne Bacon">Dwayne Bacon</a>, NBA Player<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Baggish" title="Danny Baggish">Danny Baggish</a>, pro darts player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Bean_(golfer)" title="Andy Bean (golfer)">Andy Bean</a>, <a href="/wiki/PGA_Tour" title="PGA Tour">PGA Tour</a> golfer<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ahmad_Black" title="Ahmad Black">Ahmad Black</a>, NFL player, Tampa Bay Buccaneers<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keon_Broxton" title="Keon Broxton">Keon Broxton</a>- <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a> Center Fielder</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Desmond_Clark" title="Desmond Clark">Desmond Clark</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a> player, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a><sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lance_Davis" title="Lance Davis">Lance Davis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">MLB</a> player, <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a><sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Diaz" title="Matt Diaz">Matt Diaz</a>, former MLB player <sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Edinger" title="Paul Edinger">Paul Edinger</a>, NFL player, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings" title="Minnesota Vikings">Minnesota Vikings</a> and Chicago Bears<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Justin_Forsett" title="Justin Forsett">Justin Forsett</a>, running back, <a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley" title="University of California, Berkeley">UC Berkeley</a><sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carson_Fulmer" title="Carson Fulmer">Carson Fulmer</a>, former Vanderbilt baseball player, drafted 8th overall by <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Gant" title="Kenneth Gant">Kenneth Gant</a>, NFL safety</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Ghent" title="Ronnie Ghent">Ronnie Ghent</a>, football player<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Grothe" title="Matt Grothe">Matt Grothe</a>, quarterback, <a href="/wiki/South_Florida_Bulls_football" title="South Florida Bulls football">South Florida Bulls</a><sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Patrick_(referee)" title="Nick Patrick (referee)">Nick Hamilton</a>, pro wrestling referee</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Killian_Hayes" title="Killian Hayes">Killian Hayes</a>, basketball player<sup id="cite_ref-killian_90-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-killian-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alice_Haylett" title="Alice Haylett">Alice Haylett</a>, <a href="/wiki/All-American_Girls_Professional_Baseball_League" title="All-American Girls Professional Baseball League">AAGPBL</a> All-Star pitcher<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drew_Hutchison_(baseball)" title="Drew Hutchison (baseball)">Drew Hutchison</a>, MLB pitcher</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_Janzen" title="Lee Janzen">Lee Janzen</a>, PGA Tour golfer, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Open_(golf)" title="U.S. Open (golf)">U.S. Open</a> winner<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Lewis_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ray Lewis (American football)">Ray Lewis</a>, NFL player, <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Ravens" title="Baltimore Ravens">Baltimore Ravens</a>, <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a> champion and MVP, 2-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freddie_Mitchell" title="Freddie Mitchell">Freddie Mitchell</a>, NFL player, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs" title="Kansas City Chiefs">Kansas City Chiefs</a><sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Nemechek" title="Joe Nemechek">Joe Nemechek</a>, NASCAR Sprint Cup driver<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Niekro" title="Joe Niekro">Joe Niekro</a>, MLB 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title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a><sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Pouncey" title="Mike Pouncey">Mike Pouncey</a>, former NFL player<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boog_Powell" title="Boog Powell">Boog Powell</a>, former MLB player<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Rainey" title="Chris Rainey">Chris Rainey</a>, NFL player, Pittsburgh Steelers<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Reynolds_(skateboarder)" title="Andrew Reynolds (skateboarder)">Andrew Reynolds</a>, professional skateboarder<sup id="cite_ref-RVCA_113-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RVCA-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Sale" title="Chris Sale">Chris Sale</a>, MLB player, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a><sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brenda_Sell" title="Brenda Sell">Brenda Sell</a>, Taekwondo Grandmaster <sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rod_Smart" title="Rod Smart">Rod Smart</a>, NFL & <a href="/wiki/XFL_(2001)" title="XFL (2001)">XFL</a> player <sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donnell_Smith" title="Donnell Smith">Donnell Smith</a>, NFL player, <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a><sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Smith_(wide_receiver)" title="Ron Smith (wide receiver)">Ron Smith</a>, NFL player, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Rams" title="Los Angeles Rams">Los Angeles Rams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Spivey" title="Bill Spivey">Bill Spivey</a>, basketball player<sup id="cite_ref-killian_90-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-killian-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jameson_Taillon" title="Jameson Taillon">Jameson Taillon</a>, MLB pitcher, <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adarius_Taylor" title="Adarius Taylor">Adarius Taylor</a>, NFL linebacker</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Thomas_(basketball)" title="Jim Thomas (basketball)">Jim Thomas</a>, NBA player<sup id="cite_ref-killian_90-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-killian-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Justin Verlander</a>, MLB pitcher, <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a><sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Waters_(baseball)" title="Chris Waters (baseball)">Chris Waters</a>, former MLB player<sup id="cite_ref-119" 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Canady">Charles T. Canady</a>, Chief Justice, Florida Supreme Court<sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawton_Chiles" title="Lawton Chiles">Lawton Chiles</a>, Senator and Governor of <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a><sup id="cite_ref-Biography_of_Lawton_Chiles_121-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Biography_of_Lawton_Chiles-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carol_Jenkins_Barnett" title="Carol Jenkins Barnett">Carol Jenkins Barnett</a>, philanthropist and businesswoman, the daughter of George W. Jenkins</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_W._Jenkins" title="George W. Jenkins">George W. Jenkins</a>, founder of <a href="/wiki/Publix" title="Publix">Publix</a> Super Markets<sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floretta_Dukes_McKenzie" title="Floretta Dukes McKenzie">Floretta Dukes McKenzie</a>, educator and Superintendent of Washington, D.C. Public Schools</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Albert_Mohler_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="R. Albert Mohler Jr.">R. Albert Mohler Jr.</a>, president of <a href="/wiki/Southern_Baptist_Theological_Seminary" title="Southern Baptist Theological Seminary">Southern Baptist Theological Seminary</a><sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Pipkin" title="Marvin Pipkin">Marvin Pipkin</a>, scientist engineer that had many inventions and innovations for the light bulb.<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Ready" title="Gene Ready">Gene Ready</a>, Florida businessman and state legislator<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Z._Smith" title="Charles Z. Smith">Charles Z. Smith</a>, Associate Justice, Washington State Supreme Court<sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Park_Trammell" title="Park Trammell">Park Trammell</a>, Mayor of Lakeland, Florida Attorney General, Governor of Florida and U.S. Senator<sup id="cite_ref-Biographical_Directory_US_Congress_127-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Biographical_Directory_US_Congress-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sister_cities">Sister cities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: Sister cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_sister_cities_in_the_United_States" title="List of sister cities in the United States">List of sister cities in the United States</a></div><p>Lakeland Sister Cities International (LSCI), a chapter of Sister Cities International, was formed in 1990 with Lakeland's first sister city Richmond Hill, Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Moldova.svg/23px-Flag_of_Moldova.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Moldova.svg/35px-Flag_of_Moldova.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Moldova.svg/46px-Flag_of_Moldova.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="900" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/B%C4%83l%C8%9Bi" title="Bălți">Bălți</a>, <a href="/wiki/Moldova" title="Moldova">Moldova</a> (since 1997)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Chongming_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Chongming County">Chongming County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shanghai" title="Shanghai">Shanghai</a>, China (since 2007)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Imabari,_Ehime" title="Imabari, Ehime">Imabari</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ehime" class="mw-redirect" title="Ehime">Ehime</a>, Japan (since 1995)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/35px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/46px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Portmore,_Jamaica" class="mw-redirect" title="Portmore, Jamaica">Portmore, Jamaica</a> (since 2009)</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Hill,_Ontario" title="Richmond Hill, Ontario">Richmond Hill, Ontario</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> (since 1990)</li></ul> <p>Lakeland also has "regional friendships" (a less formal version of sister cities) with: </p> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Moldova.svg/23px-Flag_of_Moldova.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Moldova.svg/35px-Flag_of_Moldova.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Moldova.svg/46px-Flag_of_Moldova.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="900" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/R%C3%AEbni%C8%9Ba" title="Rîbnița">Rîbnița</a>, <a href="/wiki/Moldova" title="Moldova">Moldova</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Jiaxing,_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Jiaxing, China">Jiaxing, China</a></li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lakeland_FL_Southgate_Shopping_Center01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Lakeland_FL_Southgate_Shopping_Center01.jpg/220px-Lakeland_FL_Southgate_Shopping_Center01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Lakeland_FL_Southgate_Shopping_Center01.jpg/330px-Lakeland_FL_Southgate_Shopping_Center01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Lakeland_FL_Southgate_Shopping_Center01.jpg/440px-Lakeland_FL_Southgate_Shopping_Center01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>Southgate Shopping Center</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=46" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1990, Lakeland made its <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_(film_industry)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hollywood (film industry)">Hollywood</a> debut when the Southgate Shopping Center was featured in the movie <i><a href="/wiki/Edward_Scissorhands" title="Edward Scissorhands">Edward Scissorhands</a></i>. It was also used in the filming of the <a href="/wiki/Judd_Nelson" title="Judd Nelson">Judd Nelson</a> movie <i>Endure</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Classrooms from Florida Southern College were used in the <a href="/wiki/Adam_Sandler" title="Adam Sandler">Adam Sandler</a> comedy, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Waterboy" title="The Waterboy">The Waterboy</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Lakeland Civic Center was also the filming location for the music video of <i><a href="/wiki/Little_Red_Corvette" title="Little Red Corvette">Little Red Corvette</a></i> by pop musician <a href="/wiki/Prince_(musician)" title="Prince (musician)">Prince</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2020, the Southgate Shopping Center was featured as the exterior of the “Big Top Mall” in the movie <a href="/wiki/The_One_and_Only_Ivan_(film)" title="The One and Only Ivan (film)"><i>The One and Only Ivan</i></a>, with other scenes located at the <a href="/wiki/Silvermoon_Drive-in" title="Silvermoon Drive-in">Silver Moon Drive-In</a> and Dobbins Park.<sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakeland,_Florida&action=edit&section=47" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1266661725">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 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title="Lake Hamilton, Florida">Lake Hamilton</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FF9C1A; color:#000033; padding:0.2em 0.5em;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Village_(Florida)" class="mw-redirect" title="Village (Florida)">Village</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Highland_Park,_Florida" title="Highland Park, Florida">Highland Park</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FF9C1A; color:#000033; padding:0.2em 0.5em;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Census-designated_place" title="Census-designated place">CDPs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alturas,_Florida" title="Alturas, Florida">Alturas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Babson_Park,_Florida" title="Babson Park, Florida">Babson Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bradley_Junction,_Florida" title="Bradley Junction, Florida">Bradley Junction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combee_Settlement,_Florida" title="Combee Settlement, Florida">Combee Settlement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crooked_Lake_Park,_Florida" title="Crooked Lake Park, Florida">Crooked Lake Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crystal_Lake,_Polk_County,_Florida" title="Crystal Lake, Polk County, Florida">Crystal Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cypress_Gardens,_Florida" title="Cypress Gardens, Florida">Cypress Gardens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Four_Corners,_Florida" title="Four Corners, Florida">Four Corners</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fuller_Heights,_Florida" title="Fuller Heights, Florida">Fuller Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fussels_Corner,_Florida" title="Fussels Corner, Florida">Fussels Corner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grenelefe,_Florida" title="Grenelefe, Florida">Grenelefe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highland_City,_Florida" title="Highland City, Florida">Highland City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homeland,_Florida" title="Homeland, Florida">Homeland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Lake_Estates,_Florida" title="Indian Lake Estates, Florida">Indian Lake Estates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inwood,_Florida" title="Inwood, Florida">Inwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jan_Phyl_Village,_Florida" title="Jan Phyl Village, Florida">Jan Phyl Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathleen,_Florida" title="Kathleen, Florida">Kathleen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakeland_Highlands,_Florida" title="Lakeland Highlands, Florida">Lakeland Highlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loughman,_Florida" title="Loughman, Florida">Loughman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medulla,_Florida" title="Medulla, Florida">Medulla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poinciana,_Florida" title="Poinciana, Florida">Poinciana</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wahneta,_Florida" title="Wahneta, Florida">Wahneta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waverly,_Florida" title="Waverly, Florida">Waverly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willow_Oak,_Florida" title="Willow Oak, Florida">Willow Oak</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FF9C1A; color:#000033; padding:0.2em 0.5em;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">Unincorporated<br />communities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eaton_Park,_Florida" title="Eaton Park, Florida">Eaton Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gibsonia,_Florida" title="Gibsonia, Florida">Gibsonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakeshore,_Florida" title="Lakeshore, Florida">Lakeshore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Lake,_Florida" title="Mountain Lake, Florida">Mountain Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nalcrest,_Florida" title="Nalcrest, Florida">Nalcrest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nichols,_Florida" title="Nichols, Florida">Nichols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburg,_Florida" title="Pittsburg, Florida">Pittsburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/River_Ranch,_Florida" title="River Ranch, Florida">River Ranch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Socrum,_Florida" title="Socrum, Florida">Socrum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sun_Ray,_Florida" title="Sun Ray, Florida">Sun Ray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winston,_Florida" title="Winston, Florida">Winston</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FF9C1A; color:#000033; padding:0.2em 0.5em;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Ghost_town" title="Ghost town">Ghost towns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Acton,_Florida" title="Acton, Florida">Acton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agricola,_Florida" title="Agricola, Florida">Agricola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bareah,_Florida" title="Bareah, Florida">Bareah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brewster,_Florida" title="Brewster, Florida">Brewster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Pond,_Florida" title="Green Pond, Florida">Green Pond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumica,_Florida" title="Sumica, Florida">Sumica</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FF9C1A; color:#000033; padding:0.2em 0.5em;color:inherit;">Footnotes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties</div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="3" style="background:#FF9C1A; color:#000033; padding:0.2em 0.5em;color:inherit;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Florida_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Portal:Florida (state)"><span>Florida portal</span></a></li> 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title="Florida Suncoast">Suncoast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_area" title="Tampa Bay area">Tampa Bay Area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treasure_Coast" title="Treasure Coast">Treasure Coast</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FF9C1A;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_metropolitan_areas_of_Florida" title="List of metropolitan areas of Florida">Metro areas</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;color: #000033;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lee_County,_Florida" title="Lee County, Florida">Cape Coral–Fort Myers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crestview%E2%80%93Fort_Walton_Beach%E2%80%93Destin_metropolitan_area" title="Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin metropolitan area">Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deltona%E2%80%93Daytona_Beach%E2%80%93Ormond_Beach,_Florida_Metropolitan_Statistical_Area" title="Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area">Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gainesville_metropolitan_area,_Florida" title="Gainesville metropolitan area, Florida">Gainesville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Citrus_County,_Florida" title="Citrus County, Florida">Homosassa Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_metropolitan_area" title="Jacksonville metropolitan area">Jacksonville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakeland%E2%80%93Winter_Haven_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Lakeland–Winter Haven metropolitan area">Lakeland–Winter Haven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miami_metropolitan_area" title="Miami metropolitan area">Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collier_County,_Florida" title="Collier County, Florida">Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarasota_metropolitan_area" title="Sarasota metropolitan area">North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton</a></li> <li><a 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title="Tallahassee metropolitan area">Tallahassee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_area" title="Tampa Bay area">Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumter_County,_Florida" title="Sumter County, Florida">The Villages</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FF9C1A;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Florida" title="List of municipalities in Florida">Largest cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;color: #000033;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida" title="Jacksonville, Florida">Jacksonville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tampa,_Florida" title="Tampa, Florida">Tampa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Petersburg,_Florida" title="St. Petersburg, Florida">St. Petersburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hialeah,_Florida" title="Hialeah, Florida">Hialeah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Port_St._Lucie,_Florida" title="Port St. Lucie, Florida">Port St. Lucie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tallahassee,_Florida" title="Tallahassee, Florida">Tallahassee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Coral,_Florida" title="Cape Coral, Florida">Cape Coral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Lauderdale,_Florida" title="Fort Lauderdale, Florida">Fort Lauderdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pembroke_Pines,_Florida" title="Pembroke Pines, Florida">Pembroke Pines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hollywood,_Florida" title="Hollywood, Florida">Hollywood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gainesville,_Florida" title="Gainesville, Florida">Gainesville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miramar,_Florida" title="Miramar, Florida">Miramar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coral_Springs,_Florida" title="Coral Springs, Florida">Coral Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palm_Bay,_Florida" title="Palm Bay, 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<li><a href="/wiki/DeSoto_County,_Florida" title="DeSoto County, Florida">DeSoto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dixie_County,_Florida" title="Dixie County, Florida">Dixie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duval_County,_Florida" title="Duval County, Florida">Duval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Escambia_County,_Florida" title="Escambia County, Florida">Escambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flagler_County,_Florida" title="Flagler County, Florida">Flagler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_Florida" title="Franklin County, Florida">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gadsden_County,_Florida" title="Gadsden County, Florida">Gadsden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilchrist_County,_Florida" title="Gilchrist County, Florida">Gilchrist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glades_County,_Florida" title="Glades County, Florida">Glades</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulf_County,_Florida" title="Gulf County, Florida">Gulf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_County,_Florida" title="Hamilton County, 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