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Avon Park is a city in Highlands County, Florida, United States. The population was 8,542 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2005, the city had a population of 8,872.

Avon Park is located at 27.594418, -81.503437.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.6 km² (5.7 mi²). 12.0 km² (4.6 mi²) of it is land and 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²) of it (18.05%) is water.

Points of Interest:

Lake Adelaide - located in the northwest corner of Highlands County, Florida. It is bounded on the north by Holiday Ranch RV Park, which borders the Polk-Highlands County line, on the east by Adelaide Shores RV Resort and on the west by the Avon Park Lakes residential subdivision. Lake Adelaide is two miles north of the town of Avon Park, Florida.

Holiday Ranch RV Park and Adelaide Shores RV Resort are private developments with boat access to the lake. A public boat ramp is located on the Avon Park Lakes side. Both RV parks have sites available for mobile homes and RVs. Adelaide Shores, a retirement community, has 400 sites, a club house, a large heated swimming pool, a boat dock, a walking trail on the lake shore and laundry facilities.

Lake Adelaide is about twenty feet deep at its deepest spot and has an average depth of seven feet.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males.

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