Taft, Florida

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Orlando. It lies just east of Taft and has a population of 185,951 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Lakeland. It is located about 44 miles [70 km] to the southwest of Taft and has a population of 78,452 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Altamonte Springs	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	39,947	3.04% decrease
	Apopka	NW	21 mi [33.8 km]	37,935	42.39% increase
	Casselberry	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	24,759	9.41% increase
	De Land	N	41 mi [66 km]	27,243	30.32% increase
	Deltona	N	34 mi [54.7 km]	84,408	21.38% increase
	Kissimmee	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	62,291	30.28% increase
	Melbourne	SE	48 mi [77.2 km]	77,351	8.36% increase
	Ocoee	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	32,290	32.38% increase
	Oviedo	NE	19 mi [30.58 km]	32,606	23.9% increase
	Rockledge	E	39 mi [62.8 km]	24,747	22.69% increase
	Sanford	N	25 mi [40.23 km]	50,634	32.23% increase
	Titusville	E	34 mi [54.7 km]	44,756	10.05% increase
	Winter Haven	SW	34 mi [54.7 km]	33,353	25.92% increase
	Winter Park	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	27,909	15.85% increase
	Winter Springs	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	32,667	3.16% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Belle Isle	N	3 mi [4.83 km]	6,497	17.47% increase
	Buena Ventura Lakes	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Conway	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Doctor Phillips	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Edgewood	N	3 mi [4.83 km]	2,080	9.42% increase
	Holden Heights	N	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Hunters Creek	SW	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Lake Hart	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Meadow Woods	S	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Oak Ridge	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Pine Castle	N	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Sky Lake	NW	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Southchase	SW	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Tangelo Park	W	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Williamsburg	W	4 mi [6.44 km]	---

Orange County

Taft is located in Orange County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Orange: Brevard, Lake, Osceola, Polk and Seminole. Although it doesn't share a border with Orange, Volusia it is close to Taft.

Below are counties that are near Taft (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Taft:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Taft
	Brevard County	NE	Southmere	29 miles [46 km]
	Lake County	W	Citrus Ridge	19 miles [30 km]
	Osceola County	S	Buena Ventura Lakes	6 miles [9 km]
	Polk County	SW	Loughman	17 miles [27 km]
	Seminole County	NE	Bertha	14 miles [22 km]
	Sumter County	W	Mabel	38 miles [61 km]
	Volusia County	N	Valdez	28 miles [45 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Florida<3>

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