2008 Community Profile

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Location
Education
Population
Libraries
Climate
Medical
Community Facilities
Recreation Facilities
Communications

 

Location
Nearby Metropolitan City	Distance In Miles
Gainesville	45
Jacksonville	60
Tallahassee	104
Elevation	200 Ft.
City Land Area	11.64 Sq. Mi.
County Land Area	797 Sq. Mi.

 

Education
Schools-Public	Grades	Students	Teachers
Columbia High School	9-12	1835	109
Ft. White High School	6-12	1236	87
Challenge Learning Center	6-12	85	11
Lake City Middle School	6-8	1024	62
Richardson Middle School	6-8	661	46
Columbia City Elementary	Pre-K-5	671	51
Eastside Elementary	Pre-K-5	564	43
Five Points Elementary	Pre-K-5	561	48
Ft. White Elementary	Pre-K-5	687	53
Melrose Elementary	Pre K-5	505	46
Niblack Elementary	Pre-K-5	349	33
Summers Elementary	Pre-K-5	894	63
Westside Elementary	Pre-K-5	768	53
Schools-Non Public (4)	Pre-K-5
Colleges: Local	Lake City Community College; Saint Leo University

 

Population
	2007	2006		2004	2000
County	68,682	66,681		61,889	56,513
Lake City	12,828	12,454		11,560	9,980
Ft.White	577	560		521	409
Greater Lake City			45,000
Lake City Retail Area 30 Mile Radius			245,000

 

Libraries (City/County)
Locations	2
Total Items:	126,893
Art	Community Concerts; Art Guild; Lyceum Series; Performing Arts Center

 

Climate
Annual Average Temperature	69°F
Annual Average Humidity	75%
Annual Average Rainfall	56.8 in.
January Average Temperature	40°F
July Average Temperature	91°F

 

Medical
Hospice	Number        1              Beds          16
Hospitals	Number        2              Beds         174
Emergency Rooms	Number        2              Beds         N/A
VA Hospice	Number        1              Beds          20
VA Medical Center	Number        1              Beds          62
VA Nursing Home	Number        1              Beds         235
Vet. Domiciliary (ALF)	Number        1              Beds         150
Nursing Homes	Number        3              Beds         275
Doctors:        65          Dentists:      17      Optometrists:      5

 

Community Facilities
Churches:	Protestant 80, Catholic 1
Number Motels	31
Total Rooms	2,100
Shopping Professional Centers	11
Malls	1
Senior Activity Centers	1
Assisted Living Facilities	4
Girl’s Club	1
Boy’s Club	1

 

Recreation Facilities
Auto Race Track	2	Skating Rink	1
Bowling	1	Ball Fields	26
Indoor Movie Screens	6	Soccer Fields	9
Swimming Pool	1	Tennis Courts	7
YMCA	1	Racquet Ball	8
Amateur Theatre	1	Golf Course	2 Semi-Private
State Parks	3	Local Parks	4
Other: Country Clubs; Hunting; Fishing; Water Sports

 

Communications
Newspaper(S):	Lake City Reporter - P.O. Box 1709
Circulation:	Daily (Tuesday-Sunday)
Phone Number:	(386)752-1293
Internet Provider:	Lakecityjournal.Com Lakecityreporter.Com
RadioStation(s):	5
Television Station(S):	Gainesville-45mi.; Jacksonville-60mi.
Cable Television:	56 Premium Digital; 70 Basic; 16 Pay Per-View; 10 Sports; 38 Special Interest; 18 High Def.; 47 Digital music
Telephone Service:	At&T, Windstream & Comcast
Telegraph Service:	Western Union
Post Office	First Class

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