Mount Dora
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city in Lake County, Florida, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Florida
- County
- Lake
- Total
- 9.50 sq mi (24.60 km )
- Land
- 8.35 sq mi (21.62 km )
- Water
- 1.15 sq mi (2.98 km )
- Elevation
- 171 ft (52 m)
- Density
- 1,957.4/sq mi (755.74/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Zip codes
- 32756-32757
- Fips code
- 12-47050
- Website
- www .mountdora .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Railroad station circa 1920 Mount Dora is a city in Lake County, Florida. It is part of the Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, metropolitan statistical area. Founded in 1880, Mount Dora is known for its small-town southern charm. It has many antique shops in the downtown area. The downtown area overlooks Lake Dora. Mount Dora is home to one of three freshwater lighthouses in Florida. It hosts many monthly festivals and is known as the "Festival City". As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 16,341.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mount Dora” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.