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Osceola County ( / ˌɒsiˈoʊlə / AH-see-OH-lə) is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 388,656. [1] Its county seat is Kissimmee. [2] Osceola County is included in the Orlando – Kissimmee – Sanford, Fla. Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Kissimmee ( / kɪˈsɪmi / ⓘ kih-SIM-ee) [4] is the largest city and county seat [5] of Osceola County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 79,226. It is a Principal City of the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2020 population of 2,673,376.
Osceola National Forest was created by President Herbert Hoover's proclamation on July 10, 1931. It is named in honor of the noted Seminole warrior, Osceola . The forest is made up of approximately 200,000 acres (810 km 2 ) of pine flatwoods and cypress -hardwood swamps in northeastern Florida, and is about 50 miles (80 km) west of Jacksonville .
Per the State of Florida Constitution, the Sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer of the county's incorporated and unincorporated areas. The current Sheriff is Marcos R. Lopez, the 20th sheriff of the county and the first Hispanic to serve as a Sheriff. The agency has over 700 employees and serves a population of 390,341.
The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District ( CFTOD ), formerly the Reedy Creek Improvement District ( RCID ), is the governing jurisdiction and special taxing district for the land of Walt Disney World Resort. It includes 39.06 sq mi (101.2 km 2) within Orange and Osceola counties in Florida. It acts with most of the same authority and ...
Friday, May 24. 9:30 a.m.: Osceola Virtual School/Zenith Accelerated Learning Academy at Osceola Heritage Park. 12:30 p.m.: NeoCity Academy at Osceola Heritage Park. 3:30 p.m.: Professional and ...
Utility-scale solar farm proposals cause turmoil in Livingston County. FOWLERVILLE – Differing opinions about large solar energy projects are pitting neighbors against each other in rural areas ...
The Osceola Library System is a public library system serving Osceola County in Central Florida. The main branch is the Hart Memorial Central Library in historic downtown Kissimmee. The system has large branch locations in St. Cloud, Buenaventura Lakes, Poinciana, and West Osceola, as well as a small branch in Kenansville. [1]