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Winter Haven, Florida

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The 2000 Census showed that Winter Haven had a population of 26,487 people.^<1> This represents 0.17% of the total population of Florida, making it the state's 73rd most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. Other than 2000, the population counts have been estimated by the Census Bureau.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	33,353	+25.92%	+2.79% since 2007
2007	32,447	+22.5%	+5.42% since 2006
2006	30,778	+16.2%	+4.49% since 2005
2005	29,455	+11.21%	+5.23% since 2004
2004	27,990	+5.67%	+2.25% since 2003
2003	27,373	+3.35%	+0.42% since 2002
2002	27,259	+2.91%
2001	27,255	+2.9%	+2.9% since 2000
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2000	26,487	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (rank is based on the 2000 Census):

Rank	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
70	Cooper City	SE	162 mi [260.7 km]	29,422	5.31% increase
71	Greenacres	SE	136 mi [218.9 km]	32,174	16.7% increase
72	Apopka	N	47 mi [75.6 km]	37,935	42.39% increase
-73-	Winter Haven			33,353	25.92% increase
74	Oviedo	NE	54 mi [86.9 km]	32,606	23.9% increase
75	Key West	S	239 mi [384.6 km]	22,364	12.22% decrease
76	Aventura	SE	173 mi [278.4 km]	29,254	15.78% increase

The city of Winter Haven is located in Polk County and for a more general look at the area, please visit our Census Page for Polk County.

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Winter Haven.

Winter Haven had 13,912 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Winter Haven has a total area of 25.42 square miles [65.8 km²]^<4>. Of this total, 17.68 square miles [45.79 km²]7.74 square miles [20.04 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Winter Haven had a 2000 population density of 1,498 people per square mile [578 people/km²], making it the state's 198th most densely populated area.

Polk County

Winter Haven is located in Polk County.

The county had a population of 485,342 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 26,487 people, Winter Haven contained 5.46% of the Polk County total.

In addition, where the community of Winter Haven has a population density of 1,498 people per square mile [578 people/km²], Polk County averages 258.9 people per square mile [100 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Polk County.

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Winter Haven.

A Census Quickfact is available for Polk County (QF-12105).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Polk County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Hardee	QF-12049	S	28,888	7.37% increase
Highlands	QF-12055	SE	100,011	14.42% increase
Hillsborough	QF-12057	W	1,180,784	17.69% increase
Lake	QF-12069	N	307,243	44.38% increase
Manatee	QF-12081	SW	315,766	18.88% increase
Orange	QF-12095	NE	1,072,801	18.84% increase
Osceola	QF-12097	NE	263,676	51.41% increase
Pasco	QF-12101	NW	471,028	35.64% increase
Sumter	QF-12119	N	74,721	39.52% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Winter Haven:

	State Code:	12 (Florida)
	County Code:	105 (Polk County)
	Place Code:	78275 (Winter Haven)

	State & County Code:	12105 (Florida/Polk County)

	State & Place Code:	1278275 (Florida/Winter Haven)

Winter Haven is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Winter Haven.

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Winter Haven and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Winter Haven. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group. - Return to Citation


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