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 State:     Florida

City:       Mount Dora

Mount Dora is a U.S. city in Lake County, Florida. As of July 1, 2006, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates the Mount Dora population at 11,564. It is part of the Orlando--Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Central Florida town was settled in 1874 by David M. Simpson, his wife and 2 children. In 1880, it was named "Royellou" by the postmaster, Ross Tremain, after his children Roy, Ella and Louis. In 1883, The Alexander House opened, a 2 story hotel with 10 rooms, and the community was renamed "Mount Dora." It took the name of Lake Dora, which had been named by surveyors in 1846 for Dora Ann Drawdy, who lived with her husband 2 miles south of Mount Dora. The arrival of the railroad in 1887 stimulated the economy, carrying tourists and freight. A popular winter retreat for hunting, fishing and boating, The Alexander House would be renamed The Lake House in 1893. Mount Dora was incorporated in 1910, with a railway depot built in 1915.

R.C. Tremain & Son built the first orange packing house in 1891, although surrounding groves would be destroyed by the great freezes of 1894 and 1895. Box and fertilizer factories were established, as well as a cannery. In 1903, The Lake House was renamed Lakeside Inn, and remains in operation. Visitors included President Calvin Coolidge, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The John P. Donnelly House, a Queen Anne style landmark built in 1893 by the first mayor, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. The town today is noted for its crafts and antique shops. The 1981 movie Honky Tonk Freeway was filmed here.

Income & Housing Costs Numbers:

Estimated median household income in 2008: $44,023 (it was $36,086 in 2000)

Mount Dora:	$44,023
Florida:	$47,778

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $27,138

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $235,591 (it was $105,000 in 2000)

Mount Dora:	$235,591
Florida:	$218,700

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $290,066; Detached houses: $296,582; Townhouses or other attached units: $262,933; In 2-unit structures: $130,225; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $224,418; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $146,127; Mobile homes: $20,112

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Mount Dora: 90.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

In-Depth Facts and Figures as listed below, plus other information:

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·        Housing Costs Information

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For the above information and photos, click this link:

http://www.city-data.com/city/Mount-Dora-Florida.html

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