BlockWinter Haven, Florida
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Winter Haven-Auburndale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33880. The Survey maps it on the Winter Haven quadrangle. 49,219 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 253 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1955 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 24 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
On record in Winter Haven
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 7 records
Cypress Gardenslisted 2014
Downtown Winter Haven Historic Districtlisted 2002
Interlaken Historic Residential Districtlisted 2002
Pope Avenue Historic Districtlisted 2001
Winter Haven Heights Historic Residential Districtlisted 2000
Woman's Club of Winter Havenlisted 1998- Craney Spec Houses Historic Districtlisted 2019
Population over time
2 figuresWinter Haven grew from 33,874 to 49,219 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 | 33,874 | |
| 2020 | 49,219 | +15,345 (+45%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1955 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Winter Haven quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Kissimmee quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
156 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 156 fires within 5 miles of Winter Haven between 1992 and 2020, burning about 769 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 13 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 | 45 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| 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 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | GRAY (53) |
| 30 September 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | KVILLE (53) |
| 7 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 August 1999 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 August 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Winter Haven: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Diatomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Diatomite Prosect | Diatomite | Prospect |
Storms near this place
36 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Winter Haven in 36 storm reports between 1993 and 2019: 25 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 tornado, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1999 | Lightning | Winter Haven | 1 hurt, $1,000 | A Skywarn Spotter reported that an electrical charge, from lightning that struck a nearby telephone pole, shocked and injured him while using a telephone. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $100,000 | The Polk county sheriffs department, local utility company and broadcast media reported that thunderstorm winds downed numerous large trees and power lines in a triangular area bounded by Winter Haven, Auburndale and Lake Alfred. Over 7,000 Polk county residents were without electrical power for up to an hour due to the wind downed lines. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $75,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous power lines across Winter Haven which left nearly 15,000 residents without electrical power for up to nine hours. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $50,000 | A Tampa Electric Power representative reported that thunderstorm winds downed several large trees, branches and power lines from Winter Haven to Haines City in northern Polk county. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $50,000 | The Polk County Emergency Management reported that thunderstorm winds caused carport, shed, shingle, siding and glass damage to a few homes, downed several large trees and power lines along County Road 655 from near Jan-Phyl Village north to Auburndale. Newspaper accounts stated that a homeowner observed thunderstorm winds apparently lift and sweep away a pet cat on the 200 block of Fourth Street in the Jan-Phyl Village. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged the door of a hanger at the Winter Haven Airport and downed numerous trees and power lines in the city of Winter Haven. |
| January 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $50,000 | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused minor roof damage to a few mobile homes and commercial buildings along U.S. Highway 98 from Winter Haven to Lake Alfred. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds, estimated at 50 mph by the public, caused minor damage to carports and screen porches of ten manufactured homes in the Four Lakes Golf Club Manufactured Home Park of Winter Haven. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged a commercial building and downed several large trees in Winter Haven. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $15,000 | A line of thunderstorms moved through Winter Haven and tore an aluminum roof off of a home. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused roof damage to a few homes in Winter Haven. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $10,000 | Broadcast media relayed a picture from a viewer of a wood patio and screened enclosure that was ripped off the back of the house. A large part of the decking came to rest on the roof of the house, and part of the screen enclosure ended up in a tree. Time was estimated from radar. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several power lines and traffic signs along U.S. Highway 27 and Thompson Nursey Road. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Winter Haven | $5,000 | Broadcast media reported that a thunderstorm wind gust partially peeled the metal roof off of a building. Nearby trees and other buildings were not impacted. Time of damage was estimated from radar. |
| September 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Winter Haven | $5,000 | The Polk County Emergency Management reported a short lived tornado, associated with an outer band of Hurricane Georges, touched down over rural semi-wooded countryside and removed a few awnings, blew over a couple of sheds and downed power lines and large tree limbs at Cooley and Lakeship Drive before it lifted and dissipated. |
| January 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds blew a large tree into a house. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Winter Haven | $2,000 | Very large oak limbs were reported down. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $2,000 | Local TV station reported a large tree snapped at its base in Winter Haven. The tree landed on a Jeep causing minor damage to the vehicle. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $2,000 | The Polk County Sheriffs Department reported that thunderstorm winds downed several large branches and power lines in Winter Haven. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $2,000 | A few large trees were downed by thunderstorm winds on Eagle Lake Road in Winter Haven. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $2,000 | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed two large trees on 14th Street and Lake Link Road in Winter Haven. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $1,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 mph were reported by a Skywarn Spotter at the Cypress Landings subdivision. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $1,000 | Thunderstorm downburst wind blew the roof off a barn along U.S. Highway 17/92 between Lake Alfred and Haines City. |
| March 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Winter Haven | - | The public sent a photo to a local news station of quarter-sized hail that fell at their location in Winter Haven. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Winter Haven | - | The broadcast media relayed a report of penny to golf ball size hail. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | - | Police and Sheriff departments reported numerous trees and power lines down along the path of this thunderstorm. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Winter Haven | - | Nickel sized hail was reported by the public through the broadcast media near the intersection of U.S. Highway 92 and Thornhill Road. |
| April 1999 | Wildfire | Winter Haven | - | A wildfire burned 50 acres of scrub trees and brush near the intersection of Thornhill Road and Donald Lane in Winter Haven. |
| March 1998 | Hail | Winter Haven | - | Half dollar sized hail was reported near Cypress Gardens. |
| July 1997 | Hail | Winter Haven | - | Dime sized hail was reported near Lake Eloise in Central Polk county. |
| July 1997 | Hail | Winter Haven | - | Golfball to nickel sized hail was reported in Winter Haven. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Winter Haven | - | Quarter sized hail was reported in the Cypress Landings subdivision. |
| July 2002 | Funnel Cloud | Winter Haven | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tranquility Park | 1.1 miles | 12 | |
| Florence Villa | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Lake Shipp Heights | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Eloise | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Inwood | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Jan-Phyl Village | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Eloise Woods | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Poinsettia Park | 3.0 miles | 12 |
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 Winter Haven | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1778769 | 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 293425. 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.