Altamonte Springs, Florida

Altamonte Springs
St. Mary Magdalene's Church
Skyline of Altamonte Springs viewed from Interstate 4, with the unfinished Majesty Building in the background.
Location of Altamonte Springs in Seminole County, Florida.
Location of Altamonte Springs in Seminole County, Florida.
Altamonte Springs is located in Florida
Altamonte Springs
Altamonte Springs
Location in Florida
Altamonte Springs is located in the United States
Altamonte Springs
Altamonte Springs
Altamonte Springs (the United States)
Altamonte Springs is located in North America
Altamonte Springs
Altamonte Springs
Altamonte Springs (North America)
Coordinates: 28°39′41″N 81°23′43″W / 28.66139°N 81.39528°W / 28.66139; -81.39528
Country United States
State Florida
County Seminole
Settledc. 1870
IncorporatedNovember 11, 1920
Government
 • TypeCommission–Manager
 • MayorPat Bates
 • Vice MayorSarah Reece
 • CommissionersJim Turney,
Mike Brunscheen, and
Bob O'Malley
 • City ManagerFranklin W. Martz, II
 • City ClerkAngie Apperson
Area
 • Total9.70 sq mi (25.13 km2)
 • Land9.10 sq mi (23.57 km2)
 • Water0.60 sq mi (1.56 km2)
Elevation79 ft (24 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total46,231
 • Density5,080.89/sq mi (1,961.72/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
32701, 32707, 32714, 32730, 32751
Area codes407 and 689
FIPS code12-00950
GNIS feature ID2403089[2]
Websitewww.altamonte.org

Altamonte Springs is a suburban city in Central Florida in Seminole County, Florida, United States, which had a population of 46,231 at the 2020 United States Census. The city is in the northern suburbs of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area, which the United States Census Bureau estimated had a population of 2,673,376 in 2020.

Dr. Washington Kilmer of Cincinnati was the first person of European background to settle into the area circa 1870, and he named the area Altamonte. In 1882, the Altamonte Land, Hotel and Navigation Company, founded by Thomas C. Simpson and four other Massachusetts businessmen, gave the area its present name: Altamonte Springs. The company developed the core community along Altamonte Avenue (today's SR 436) between Maitland and Longwood Avenues (today's Ronald Reagan Boulevard). On November 11, 1920, the residents of Altamonte Springs voted 38 to 7 in favor of incorporation.[3]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Altamonte Springs, Florida
  3. ^ Robison, Jim (2002). Altamonte Springs. Arcadia Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 9780738513973. Retrieved January 25, 2018.