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Welcome to Lake Placid ...The town of Lake Placid is located in Highlands County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Placid, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956. When the people of Lake Placid refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Lake Placidian<2> A typical abbreviation for Lake Placid: Lk. Placid From the Census Estimates for 2019, Lake Placid has a population of 2,482 people<3> (see below for details). Lake Placid is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Lake Placid lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Lake Placid: (863) The ZIP codes for Lake Placid: 33852, 33862<5> Websites for Lake Placid ...Official Website: www.lakeplacidfl.net/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lake Placid had an population of 2,482 people. This is an increase of 11.65% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 48.8% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Lake Placid had a population of 2,223 people. This makes Lake Placid the county's 3rd most populous community. The population of Lake Placid represents 0.01% of the total population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 276th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,223 people, the population of Lake Placid increased 33.27% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,668 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Lake Placid. Communities Also Named Lake Placid ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Lake Placid - they are located in New York, Tennessee and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lake Placid. Communities near Lake Placid ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lake Placid.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lake Placid. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Placid. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lake Placid. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Placid. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Placid. See our Newspapers Page for Lake Placid. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Placid ...Looking for more information about Lake Placid? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Lake Placid, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lake Placid. Adding Lake Placid to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Lake Placid in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lake Placid was on a map titled Road Map for Florida (from Shell Oil, 1956). For more details, see References and Mentions for Lake Placid. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Lake Placid: www.lakeplacidfl.net/ The official website for Highlands County: www.hcbcc.net/ The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/ Footnotes ...
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