Lake County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Florida
- Founded
- May 27, 1887
- Seat
- Tavares
- Largest city
- Clermont
- Total
- 1,157 sq mi (3,000 km )
- Land
- 938 sq mi (2,430 km )
- Water
- 219 sq mi (570 km ) 18.9%
- Estimate 2025
- 456,068
- Density
- 409/sq mi (158/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional districts
- 6th , 11th
- Website
- www .lakecountyfl .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Lake County is a county in the central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 383,956. Its county seat is Tavares, and its largest city is Clermont. Lake County is included in the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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