Altoona is an

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and

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(CDP) in Lake County,

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, United States. The population was 89 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Altoona is located in northeastern Lake County at (28.965742, -81.648453). Florida State Road 19 passes through the center of town, leading south to Eustis and to Tavares, the

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. To the north, SR 19 enters the

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and leads to Palatka. According to the

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, the Altoona CDP has a total area of , of which , or 5.00%, are water.

History

Altoona was either named after Thomas Jefferson Hinson's hometown of Allatoona, Georgia, or after

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, which was the hometown of Augustus Gottschee, the first merchant in this settlement. Altoona became an incorporated municipality on February 12, 1887. The town was abolished on May 27, 1899, following a fire that wiped out most of its buildings and reduced its tax base to near zero.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 88 people, 39 households, and 26 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 49 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.86%

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, 1.14% from other races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.14% of the population. There were 39 households, out of which 20.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were

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living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.78. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 19.3% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $27,143, and the median income for a family was $58,750. Males had a median income of $22,000 versus $40,417 for females. The

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for the CDP was $16,939. None of the population and none of the families were below the

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References

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