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Welcome to Kissimmee ...The city of Kissimmee is primarily located in Osceola County<1> and is the County Seat for Osceola County. A portion of Kissimmee extends into Polk County. The pronunciation of Kissimmee: Ka-sim-mee<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Kissimmee, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Kissimmee has a population of 72,390 people<3> (see below for details). Kissimmee is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Kissimmee lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Kissimmee: (407) and (321)<5> The ZIP codes for Kissimmee: 34741-34747, 34758-34759<6> Websites for Kissimmee ...Official Website: www.kissimmee.org/ Chamber of Commerce: www.kissimmeechamber.com/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kissimmee had an population of 72,390 people. This is an increase of 21.29% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 51.4% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Kissimmee had a population of 59,682 people (which is 22.21% of the total population of Osceola County). This makes Kissimmee the county's most populous community. The population of Kissimmee represents 0.32% of the total population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 40th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 59,682 people, the population of Kissimmee increased 24.82% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 47,814 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Kissimmee. Communities Also Named Kissimmee ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Kissimmee - they are located in Iowa and Pennsylvania. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kissimmee. Communities near Kissimmee ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kissimmee.
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 Kissimmee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kissimmee. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kissimmee. 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 Kissimmee. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kissimmee. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Kissimmee. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kissimmee ...Looking for more information about Kissimmee? 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 Kissimmee, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kissimmee. Adding Kissimmee to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Kissimmee 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 Kissimmee was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Kissimmee on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956). For more details, see References and Mentions for Kissimmee. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Kissimmee: www.kissimmee.org/ The official website for Osceola County: www.osceola.org/ The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/ Footnotes ...
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