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Christmas, Florida | |
|---|---|
 Location in Orange County and the state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: 28°32′N 81°0′W / 28.533°N 81.000°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Florida |
| County |  Orange |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45.22 sq mi (117.13 km2) |
| • Land | 45.21 sq mi (117.10 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,439 |
| • Density | 53.94/sq mi (20.83/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 32709 |
| Area code(s) | 407, 689, 321 |
| FIPS code | 12-12250[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0280429[3] |
Christmas is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Orange County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The population was 1,146 at the 2010 census.[4] Christmas is home to the world's largest alligator-shaped building, measuring at just over 200 feet (61 m); to Fort Christmas Historical Park, a recreation of the Second Seminole War Fort Christmas; and to Fort Christmas Folk School, a nonprofit school dedicated to teaching folk arts. Every year, Christmas sends a large amount of mail from its post office from people who mail letters from the town so they can have the "Christmas" postmark on their holiday mailings.[5]
Christmas is the birthplace of the American sculptor James Hughlette "Tex" Wheeler, who is best known for his bronze sculpture of the famed racehorse Seabiscuit which holds a place of honor at Santa Anita Park racetrack in California and his "tribute to the American folk humorist, Will Rogers at Claremore, Oklahoma".[6] Wheeler is buried in the Fort Christmas Cemetery.
Christmas is home to many Orlando digital TV stations' transmission towers.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Christmas CDP, Florida". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
- ^ Clark, Alisson (May 10, 1999). "What's in a name?". Ocala Star-Banner. pp. 3C. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
- ^ Dickinson, J. W. (2006). Remembering Orlando: Tales from Elvis to Disney. Charleston, South Carolina: The History Press.
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