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Welcome to Lake County ...

Time Zone: Lake County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Tavares is the Seat for Lake County.

Lake County was founded May 27, 1887. Lake was created by taking area from Orange and Sumter Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lake had a population of 367,118 people. This is an increase of 23.31% since the last Census (which gave a population of 297,709 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lake represented 1.58% of the total population of Florida.

Below are some of the communities located in Lake County:

  • Astatula
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Clermont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Eustis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
    • Eustis is located in Lake County (FL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,328 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eustis <2>
  • Fruitland Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Groveland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Howey-in-the-Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lady Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Leesburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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    • Mascotte
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Minneola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Montverde
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Mount Dora
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Tavares
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavares
      • Tavares is located in Lake County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tavares <2>
    • Umatilla
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
 

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