Casselberry is a city in
Seminole County, Florida
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, United States. The population was 26,241 at the 2010 census. The city is part of the
Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
![Casselberry northtriplet](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/Casselberry_northtriplet.jpg)
Casselberry is located at .
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (6.06%) is water.
Casselberry features over 30 lakes and ponds, the largest being Lake Howell, the Triplet Chain of Lakes, Lake Kathryn, and Lake Concord.
History
Prior to
European
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settlement in the 19th-century
Native American groups inhabited the
Seminole County area, including land in present-day Casselberry.
Casselberry was originally part of unincorporated
Fern Park. Residents decided to incorporate Casselberry as a tax-free town in 1940, with the purpose of avoiding
property taxes
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. The town was reincorporated as a city in 1965, and property taxes were reinstated in 1976.
Demographics
![Casselberry cityhall](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Casselberry_cityhall.jpg)
At the 2010 U.S. Census,
there were 26,241 people, 11,430 households, and 6,398 families residing in the city. The
population density
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was 3,751.9 inhabitants per square mile (1,448.6/km). There were 12,708 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 80.1%
White
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, 8.0%
African American
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, 0.4%
Native American, 2.9%
Asian
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, 0.1%
Pacific Islander
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, 4.9% from
other races
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, and 3.5% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 22.6% of the population.
There were 11,430 households, out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.8% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.0% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.92.
The median income for a household in the city was $44,807, and the median income for a family was $51,371. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $24,184. About 14.7% of the population were below the
poverty line
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.
Education
Elementary
* Sterling Park Elementary
* Red Bug Elementary
* Casselberry Elementary
Middle
* South Seminole Academy of Leadership, Law & Advanced Studies
Private schools
Parks and recreation
The City of Casselberry maintains 17 parks ranging from small neighborhood parks to large centers for recreation. Some of these parks include:
* Branch Tree Park
* Crystal Bowl Park
* Dew Drop Park
* Forest Brook Park
* Lake Concord Park (also includes the
Casselberry Art House)
* Lake Hodge Park
* Lancelot Park
* Pawmosa Dog Park
* Plumosa Oaks Park
* Red Bug Lake Park
* Rotary Park
* Secret Lake Park
* Sunnytown Park
* Sunset Park
* Veterans Memorial Park
* Wirz Park
* Wirz Trail
The City of Casselberry's recently adopted (2017) Parks Master Plan calls for the development of a skatepark. The development of a community skatepark has been advocated for by citizens of the city for over two years through a grassroots campaign.
Sports
Seminole Speedway
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was located in Casselberry, operating between 1945 and 1954, and hosting
stock car
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,
Modified, and
motorcycle racing
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.
Notable people
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Jimmy Boyle, record producer and musician
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Nick Calathes
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, basketball player for the
Memphis Grizzlies
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and Greek club Panathinaikos
*
Pat Calathes
Patrick Sean Calathes ( el, Πατρίκιος Σον "Πατ" Καλάθης, born on December 12, 1985) is a Greek-American former professional basketball player. At a height of 6' 10" (2.08 m) tall, he played at both the small forward and powe ...
(born 1985), basketball player for the Israeli club
Maccabi Haifa
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and Greek club Panathinaikos
*
Hedy Lamarr
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, Austrian-born actress and inventor
*
Robert James Miller
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, Medal of Honor recipient buried at All Faiths Memorial Park
*
Chandler Parsons
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, basketball player for the
Atlanta Hawks
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*
Kirsten Storms
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, actress, lived in Casselberry during her childhood
* Dahvie Vanity, singer and former vocalist of
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References
External links
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Cities in Seminole County, Florida
Greater Orlando
1940 establishments in Florida
Cities in Florida