Tavares, Florida

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Orlando. It is located about 37 miles [59 km] to the southeast of Tavares and has a population of 185,951 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Deltona. It is located about 33 miles [53 km] to the east of Tavares and has a population of 69,543 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Altamonte Springs	SE	22 mi [35.41 km]	39,947	3.04% decrease
	Apopka	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	37,935	42.39% increase
	Casselberry	E	26 mi [41.84 km]	24,759	9.41% increase
	Daytona Beach	NE	48 mi [77.2 km]	64,211	0.15% increase
	De Land	NE	31 mi [49.89 km]	27,243	30.32% increase
	Kissimmee	SE	39 mi [62.8 km]	62,291	30.28% increase
	New Smyrna Beach	E	50 mi [80.5 km]	23,325	16.35% increase
	Ocala	NW	36 mi [57.9 km]	54,801	19.28% increase
	Ocoee	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	32,290	32.38% increase
	Oviedo	E	34 mi [54.7 km]	32,606	23.9% increase
	Port Orange	NE	49 mi [78.9 km]	54,616	19.19% increase
	Saint Cloud	SE	48 mi [77.2 km]	28,745	43.2% increase
	Sanford	E	28 mi [45.06 km]	50,634	32.23% increase
	Winter Park	SE	27 mi [43.45 km]	27,909	15.85% increase
	Winter Springs	E	29 mi [46.67 km]	32,667	3.16% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Astatula	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	1,831	41.06% increase
	Bassville Park	NW	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Eustis	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	19,129	26.63% increase
	Howey-in-the-Hills	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	1,248	30.54% increase
	Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Lisbon	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Mid Florida Lakes	N	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Mount Dora	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	12,869	36.64% increase
	Oakland Park	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Okahumpka	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Silver Lake	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Sunnyside	W	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Tangerine	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Yalaha	SW	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Zellwood	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	---

Lake County

Tavares is located in Lake County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lake: Marion, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, Sumter and Volusia.

While not sharing a border with Lake, the counties of Pasco and Hernando are close to Tavares.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Tavares
	Citrus County	W	Floral City	33 miles [53 km]
	Hernando County	SW	Rerdell	29 miles [46 km]
	Marion County	N	Linadale	12 miles [19 km]
	Orange County	E	Tangerine	6 miles [9 km]
	Osceola County	S	Celebration	34 miles [54 km]
	Pasco County	SW	Clay Sink	29 miles [46 km]
	Polk County	S	Eva	32 miles [51 km]
	Seminole County	SE	Forest City	20 miles [32 km]
	Sumter County	W	Bamboo	13 miles [20 km]
	Volusia County	E	Fort Florida	23 miles [37 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Florida<3>

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