BlockLake City, Florida
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Lake City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32055. The Survey maps it on the Lake City West quadrangle. 12,329 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 187 feet above sea level.
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Then and now
1954 to 1981The same ground, surveyed 27 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
On record in Lake 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 8 records
Columbia County High Schoollisted 1993
Horace Duncan Houselisted 1993
Falling Creek Methodist Church and Cemeterylisted 1996
T. G. Henderson Houselisted 1973
Hotel Blanchelisted 1990
Lake City Historic Commercial Districtlisted 1994
Lake Isabella Historic Residential Districtlisted 1993- Goodbread-Black Farm Historic Districtlisted 1999
Population over time
2 figuresLake City grew from 12,046 to 12,329 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 | 12,046 | |
| 2020 | 12,329 | +283 (+2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Lake City West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Lake City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
418 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 418 fires within 5 miles of Lake City between 1992 and 2020, burning about 710 acres in total. 35 started naturally. 25 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 120 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 100 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 |
| Natural | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | CR 242A(12) |
| 29 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 12-THE JOSH FIRE-1198/NOV |
| 28 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | MARION AVE (12) |
| 25 September 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | STILL |
| 25 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 06-12-JOEY LAND FIRE-1400 |
| 23 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | MCCALL TERR (12) |
| 13 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 142 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lake City in 142 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 84 thunderstorm wind, 25 hail, 11 heavy rain, 6 lightning. The reports record 2 deaths and 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Tornado (EF2) | Lake City | 1 killed, 5 hurt, $4,000,000 | National Weather Service Storm Survey of the tornado track indicated most damage was EF1 scale with a small area of EF2 damage near NE Denver Street opposite a large field. Numerous Trees and power lines were snapped or blown over by the storm. Truck and trailers were also blown over in an industrial park. Nineteen homes were destroyed, twenty-one suffered major damage, and twenty had minor damage. Two businesses were destroyed with six suffering major damage. One female fatality occurred when a tree went through her mobile home. A male indirect fatality occurred when trying to connect a power generator. The mesocyclone which spanned this tornado was tracked across Taylor, Lafayette, and Suwannee Counties prior to this touchdown and it later spanned tornadoes in Baker, Charlton and Nassau Counties. |
| June 2003 | Lightning | Lake City | 1 killed | Victim was driving a 1997 Toyota 4Runner eastbound on Baya Lane, when a lightning bolt struck a large pine tree. The tree fell on his vehicle and the victim was struck and killed by a branch which penetrated the front windshield. Source Gainesville Sun 6/18/03. |
| July 1998 | Wildfire | Lake City | 4 hurt | 19,500 acres |
| June 2001 | Lightning | Lake City | 2 hurt | no account filed |
| January 2016 | Lightning | Lake City | 1 hurt | A teacher's aide was struck by lightning at Westside Elementary School in Lake City. It was reported that this employee was holding an umbrella and sparks were observed rising from the umbrella. Another staff member was indirectly affected by the lightning strike and reported numbness and tingling. The two were injured but released from a local hospital. |
| November 1995 | Tornado (F1) | Lake City | $500,000 | One barn was destroyed with minor to moderate damage to 20 buildings. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $55,000 | Trees were blown across U.S. 90 East and across Highway 47 south of CR-240. One home was left in shambles and was almost totally destroyed. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $50,000 | Roof blown off home. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $35,000 | A tree was blown down onto a single-wide mobile home destroying much of the home along NW Klondike Glen. The family was displaced. The cost of damage was estimated but officially unknown. The time of damage was based on radar data. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $35,000 | Columbia county EM reported a large tree snapped at the trunk and fell onto a single wide mobile home in Deer Run Mobile Home Park. The mobile home sustained considerable damage with a whole section of roof and walls completely collapsed. No one was inside the home during the event. |
| June 1996 | Lightning | Lake City | $25,000 | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Flash Flood | Lake City | $20,000 | Numerous road were closed due to flooding. |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $15,000 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. One house damaged. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $15,000 | Several buildings damaged. |
| June 2015 | Lightning | Lake City | $10,000 | Lightning caused a mobile home fire. The cost of damage was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data. |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $10,000 | Trees down on roadway. Tree down on car. |
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $5,000 | Two homes had trees down on them. Several power lines were blown down. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data. |
| November 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $5,000 | Several large trees down across roadways and power lines. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $5,000 | Roof damage to mobile home. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $5,000 | Mobile home damaged. |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $5,000 | Auto parts store had roof damage. |
| December 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Lake City | $5,000 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $5,000 | Roof blown off a mobile home in Lake City. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $3,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $3,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $3,000 | A tree was blown down on a home off of NW Klondike Glen. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated so the event could be included in Storm Data. |
| February 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $3,000 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $2,000 | A tree fell onto a home along NW Ridgewood Avenue. The time of damage was based on radar imagery. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $2,000 | Large trees down along County Road 18. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $2,000 | Large trees down across power lines. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $2,000 | Power lines down Ashley Street and Highlands Court. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $2,000 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $2,000 | Large trees and power lines blown down near Glyn Lake and on Peacock Road off CR-252. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $2,000 | Several reports of trees and power lines blown down. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $1,500 | Large trees were blown down at US-441 & I-10. |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $1,500 | Large trees were blown down. |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $1,500 | Large tree limbs were blown down |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $1,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $1,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $1,500 | Large tress and power lines were blown down. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $1,500 | Several large trees were uprooted along Bradford Highway. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $1,000 | 4 150 foot tall live oaks felled. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $1,000 | Power Lines down. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $1,000 | Large trees and power lines blown down. |
| January 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $1,000 | Large trees were blown down. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $1,000 | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Flash Flood | Lake City | $900 | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $500 | Large trees were blown down. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $500 | Large trees were blown onto several homes. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $200 | Large trees down, with pea sized hail reported. |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | $100 | large trees down across US Highway 90 and Fortress Rd. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | - | A tree fell down onto powerline near the intersection of Southwest Ponce De Leon Avenue and Southwest Coronado Street. The time of the event based on radar data. |
| August 2022 | Flood | Lake City | - | Roadway flooding was reported along SR 47 near Marvin Burnett Rd. The road has not been closed. Nearby observation sites measure about 3 -3.5 inches of rain. |
| February 2021 | Hail | Lake City | - | Golf ball size hail was observed in Lake City. The time of the event was based on radar. |
| February 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake City | - | A barn was blown down along Pinemount Road. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| August 2021 | Flood | Lake City | - | A parking lot entrance was flooded along SW Michigan Street in Lake City. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpata (historical) | 0.5 miles | 8 | |
| Miltons Campground Number 1 | 0.9 miles | 8 | |
| Watertown | 1.3 miles | 10 | |
| Five Points | 1.3 miles | 8 | |
| Lacymark | 1.6 miles | 8 | |
| Newco | 2.0 miles | 10 | |
| Navair | 3.2 miles | 10 | |
| Wilburn | 3.2 miles | 10 |
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 Lake City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q985179 | 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 305917. 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.
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.