Tangerine is a

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(CDP) in Orange County,

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, United States. The population was 2,865 at the 2010 census. It is part of the

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–

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Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Tangerine is located at (28.758581, -81.631852). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (13.85%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 826 people, 323 households, and 256 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 348 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.65%

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, 3.27%

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, 0.24% Native American, 1.57% Asian, 2.42% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 7.99% of the population. There were 323 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.2% were

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living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.7% were non-families. 16.1% of all the households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.85. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 29.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,264, and the median income for a family was $49,667. Males had a median income of $40,585 versus $22,045 for females. The

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for the CDP was $21,670. About 2.8% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the

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, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

History

Timeline

Mid 1870s

Dudley W. Adams Dudley Whitney Adams (November 30, 1831 in Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts – February 13, 1897 in Tangerine, Florida) was a horticulturalist and a leader in the Granger movement. Background and career development He was born in 18 ...

arrives at what is known as the "Olaville" settlement in Northwest Orange County, Florida.

1879

During a neighborhood meeting at the home of Miss Bessie Heustis, sister-in-law of Mr. Adams, the name of Olaville is changed to Tangerine, the group being inspired by the fruit of the tree that grew by her doorstep.Mount Dora Topic. June 1, 1972.

1886-1887

The Congregational Church is founded as the Union Church of Christ in Tangerine. Shortly thereafter, the name is changed to the Congregational Church of Christ and a church building is constructed. In the 1940s, the church is named Tangerine Community Church.

April 3, 1909

The Tangerine Improvement Society (TIS) is founded by local Tangerine women. Men are later admitted in 1920.

1911

Mr. and Mrs. William H. and Addie G. Earl donate land to TIS for a community building – “Tangerine Community Hall.”

April 5, 1912

The Tangerine Community Hall opens its doors to community use.

1920s

Mrs. Sadie Trimble gifts Trimble Park, situated between Lakes Beauclaire and Carlton, to Orange County.

1937

Land later to become Tangerine Park is conveyed to the Tangerine Improvement Society.

May 28, 1972

The Tangerine Community Hall catches fire. The nearby

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fire department responds within seven minutes, but the building is destroyed.

April 18, 1977

A new TIS building at 7101 Wright Ave. is dedicated as Johnston Hall in honor of Cecil “CeCe” Johnston for his dedication and service to Tangerine. When the original TIS building burned in 1972, Mr. Johnston led the drive for funds to erect the new building.Mount Dora Topic. April 28, 1972.

Notable residents

Tangerine was the adopted home of novelist, journalist and government consultant Harry Hart Frank (born

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, Illinois, 1908; died

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, 1964). Under the pen name

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, his classic 1959

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'' is set in the fictional Central Florida small town (stated pop. 3,500) of "Fort Repose". Fort Repose, although fictional, is a clearly drawn composite, representative of many small isolated native-settler Florida communities of the period. The actual town of Mount Dora, north of Tangerine, has been stated as a specific inspiration for Fort Repose, with Frank's fictional

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"Pistolville" said to have been named for Mt. Dora's area of the same name.

In popular culture

The setting for the popular young adult novel ''Tangerine'' by Edward Bloor is a fictional town based in Tangerine, Florida, located in the

area and having no relation to the actual Tangerine, Florida. Tangerine is indicated as the hiding place of former bank robber Doug MacRay in ''The Town''.

References

External links

Tangerine, Florida
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