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5 unusual facts about Osceola County


Andy Gardiner

When Republican State Senator Daniel Webster was unable to seek re-election in the 9th District, which included parts of Orange County, Osceola County, and Seminole County, due to term limits, Gardiner defeated Darius Davis, a teacher and the Democratic nominee, with 58% of the vote to win the seat.

Destiny, Florida

Destiny, Florida is a large-scale urban development project in Osceola County near Yeehaw Junction, Florida.

Metroplan Orlando

Metroplan Orlando is the metropolitan planning organization (MPO) for the Orlando, Florida Urban Area, which consists of Orange, Osceola and Seminole Counties.

Osceola County, Florida

15.87% are Catholic; 1.22% are Mormons; 4.83% are Baptist, 3.53% are Pentecostal, 7.92% are members of other Christian faiths, 0.05 are Jewish, 0.18% affiliate with an eastern faith, and 3.12% affilitate with Islam.

Ruth Springer Wedgeworth

Wedgeworth's grows sugarcane on approximately 10,000 acres in Palm Beach County and operates 10,000 acres of ranch lands in Osceola, Okeechobee and Indian River Counties.


Holopaw

The band was named after the town of Holopaw in Osceola County, Florida, although none of the members of the band have ever lived there.


see also

Kissimmee River

Below Lake Kissimmee, the river forms the boundary between Osceola County and Polk County, between Highlands County and Okeechobee County, and between Glades County and Okeechobee County before it flows into Lake Okeechobee.

Reedy Creek Emergency Services

RCFD transfers police calls to Orange County Sheriff's Office and Osceola County Sheriff's Department depending upon jurisdiction.

Reunion, Florida

Developed by Bobby Ginn, owner of Ginn Racing, Reunion is part of the OrlandoKissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area, Reunion is situated on 2,226 acres and is a planned Development of Regional Impact (DRI) planned for 6,233 residential dwelling units, 1,574 hotel rooms, 140,000 SF of office space and 484,000 SF of retail space according to the Osceola County Planning Office.

The News-Gazette

The Osceola News-Gazette, a weekly newspaper based in Osceola County, Florida