Apopka | |
|---|---|
 Apopka City Hall in April 2007 | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: Indoor Foliage Capital of the World | |
 Location of Apopka in Orange County, Florida. | |
| Coordinates: 28°42′06″N 81°31′54″W / 28.70167°N 81.53167°W[1][2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Orange |
| Incorporated (Town of Apopka City) | 1882[3] |
| Incorporated (City of Apopka) | 1919[4] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Commission |
| • Mayor | Bryan Nelson (R) |
| • Commissioners | Alexander Smith, Diane Velazquez, Kyle Becker, and Nick Nesta |
| • City Clerk | Susan M. Bone |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.97 sq mi (93.17 km2) |
| • Land | 34.59 sq mi (89.60 km2) |
| • Water | 1.38 sq mi (3.58 km2) 4.07% |
| Elevation | 82 ft (25 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 54,873 |
| • Density | 1,586.25/sq mi (612.44/km2) |
| Demonym | Apopkan |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 32703, 32704, 32712 |
| Area codes | 321, 407, 689 |
| FIPS code | 12-01700[6] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403103[1] |
| Website | www |
Apopka is a city in Orange County, Florida. The city's population was 54,873 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area. Apopka comes from Seminole word Ahapopka for "potato-eating place".[7]
Apopka is referred to as the "Indoor Foliage Capital of the World"[8] due to the many greenhouse nurseries there.[9]
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Apopka, Florida
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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TownIncwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "The History of Apopka: Our History". theapopkamuseum.com.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ^ "Seminole Tribe of Florida - Culture, Language". Semtribe.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- ^ "City of Apopka - Home". Apopka.net. July 1, 2006. Archived from the original on December 19, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- ^ Stephen Hudak (April 11, 2015). "World's 'foliage capital' planting different seeds of growth these days". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved June 21, 2020.