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Sanford
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county seat of Seminole County, Florida, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Florida
- County
- Seminole
- Incorporated
- September 29, 1877
- Founded by
- Henry Shelton Sanford
- Type
- Commission–Manager
- City
- 27.18 sq mi (70.39 km )
- Land
- 23.58 sq mi (61.07 km )
- Water
- 3.60 sq mi (9.32 km )
- Elevation
- 39 ft (12 m)
- Estimate 2024
- 66,919
- Density
- 2,589.2/sq mi (999.68/km )
- Urban
- 1,510,516 ( 32nd U.S. )
- Metro
- 2,267,846 ( 26th U.S. )
- Time zone
- UTC-05:00 ( EST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-04:00 ( EDT )
- Zip codes
- 32771, 32773
- Area codes
- 321 , 407, 689
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Sanford is a city in and the county seat of Seminole County, Florida, United States. It is located in Central Florida and its population was 61,051 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Known as the "Historic Waterfront Gateway City", Sanford sits on the southern shore of Lake Monroe at the head of navigation on the St. Johns River. Native Americans first settled the area thousands of years before the city was formed. The Seminoles arrived in the area in the 18th century. During the Second Seminole War in 1836, the United States Army established Camp Monroe and built a road now known as Mellonville Avenue. Sanford is about 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Orlando.
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