BlockHaines City, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Haines City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33844. The Survey maps it on the Dundee quadrangle. 26,669 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 200 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1953 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 26 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1953 against another survey:
On record in Haines City
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 5 records
Central Grammar School, Oldlisted 1994
Downtown Haines City Commercial Districtlisted 1994
Haines City National Guard Armory, Oldlisted 1994
Polk Hotellisted 1994
St. Mark's Episcopal Churchlisted 1994
Population over time
2 figuresHaines City grew from 20,535 to 26,669 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20,535 | |
| 2020 | 26,669 | +6,134 (+30%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Dundee quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Kissimmee quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
143 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 143 fires within 5 miles of Haines City between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,467 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 10 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | BANNON (53) |
| 29 August 1999 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 August 1998 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | BANNON ISLAND PILE (53) |
| 3 July 2001 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 July 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 29 July 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Haines City: 2 producers, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Diatomite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Peat, Sand. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E.R. Jahna Industries - Haines City Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| Haines City Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sunshine Peat - Sunshine Mine | Peat | Unknown | Peat | |
| Unnamed Diatomite Prosect | Diatomite | Prospect |
Storms near this place
29 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Haines City in 29 storm reports between 1995 and 2016: 11 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 lightning. The reports record 23 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1997 | Tornado (F2) | Haines City | 18 hurt, $6,000,000 | A strong F2 tornado touched down in the Lake Region mobile home park along U.S. Highway 27 and County Road 544 in Polk county. Several mobile homes sustained major to severe damage. Residents of Haines City who heard the tornado described that the sound resembled a high-pitched whine.The F2 tornado moved northeast and travelled across U.S. Highway 27 and caused significant wall and roof damage to several well built wood, mixed brick and mobile homes over mainly south and east Haines City from County Road 544 northeast to County Road 580. The Boone Middle School over eastern Haines City had heavy damage to a main building while eleven portable classrooms were destroyed or heavily damaged.Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped half way up from the base. Several orange trees were sheared near the base along County Road 544. Several power poles were snapped and power lines downed along the path of the F2 tornado.Total damage was estimated at six million dollars. Seventy-five homes were destroyed, another 75-100 suffered major damage while another 75-100 received minor damage. Most of the homes destroyed were mobile or pre-fabricated homes. Also, at least ten vehicles were damaged or destroyed by the tornado.Nearly 2,000 electrical customers were without power from power poles and lines blown down by the tornadic wind.Most injuries that occurred during the tornado touchdown resulted from wind blown debris. |
| March 1999 | Wildfire | Haines City | 3 hurt, $100,000 | Smoke from a reignited controlled burn combined with dense fog which reduced visibility to near zero along Interstate 4 near U.S. Highway 27 in northern Polk county for several hours. Vehicle accidents along with three injuries occurred when motorists attempted to reduce speed while entering the reduced visibility. |
| June 1996 | Lightning | Haines City | 1 hurt, $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Lightning | Haines City | 1 hurt | The Polk County Fire & Rescue reported that a person was injured and knocked unconscious by a nearby lightning strike on 8th Street in Haines City. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haines City | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several power lines in the Haines City and Davenport areas. |
| August 2000 | Flood | Haines City | $25,000 | Heavy rainfall of three to five inches in less than two hours caused localized urban flooding along the U.S. Highway 27 corridor from Haines City south to Lake Wales in Polk county. A few vehicles incurred water damage from the urban floodwaters at low-lying intersections along the U.S. Highway 27 corridor in Polk county. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haines City | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds took the roof off of a mobile home, destroyed a car port, and pushed trees onto at least two vehicles. |
| June 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Haines City | $20,000 | A brief tornado touched down in Haines City, near Highways 27 and 92. The tornado damaged house roofs, and several vehicles, and downed trees and power lines. |
| May 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Haines City | $20,000 | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haines City | $15,000 | Power lines were down along Avenue North. |
| March 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haines City | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haines City | $8,000 | One large old tree fell onto a shed on 13th Street in Haines City. |
| March 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haines City | $5,000 | A large tree sustained damage near Baypoint. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haines City | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several power poles and lines in the Lake Hamilton area. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haines City | $2,000 | A local amateur radio operator reported a telephone pole blown over in Haines City. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haines City | $2,000 | A Skywarn Spotter reported that a large fence was blown down by thunderstorm winds south of the U.S. Highway 27 and U.S. Highway 192 intersection. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haines City | $2,000 | Thunderstorm wind displaced four recreational vehicles three to four feet into their fixed propane tanks and destroyed one carport. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Haines City | - | Quarter sized hail was reported near Lake Lowery. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Haines City | - | A public report of nickel size hail was relayed by the National Weather Service in Melbourne. |
| August 2006 | Hail | Haines City | - | A local radio station relayed a public report of quarter size hail. |
| September 2004 | Heavy Rain | Haines City | - | A National Weather Service observer recorded 9.76" of rain. |
| March 2001 | Hail | Haines City | - | Golfball sized hail was reported by Polk county emergency management at Baseball City near the intersection of Interstate 4 and U.S. Highway 27 over extreme northeast Polk county. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Haines City | - | Dime sized hail was reported by the public in the Poinciana area east of Haines City. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Haines City | - | A Skywarn Spotter reported dime sized hail near the U.S. Highway 27 and 192 intersection. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Haines City | - | The public reported nickel sized hail three miles southwest of Haines City. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Haines City | - | A Skywarn Spotter reported dime sized hail two miles north of Haines City. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Haines City | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Haines City | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Haines City | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Hammock Village | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Davenport | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Lucerne Park | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Holiday Manor | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Lake Hamilton | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Lake Alfred | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Poinsettia Park | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Dundee | 6.3 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Haines City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2153814 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 283589. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.