Casselberry, Florida

North Triplet Lake in Casselberry, Florida

Casselberry is located at 28°39′40″N 81°19′19″W.[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.1 square miles (18 km²), of which 6.7 square miles (17 km²) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) (6.06%) is water.

Casselberry features over 30 lakes and ponds, the largest being Lake Howell, the Triplet Chain of Lakes, Lake Kathryn, and Lake Concord.

Prior to European settlement in the 19th-century Native American groups inhabited the Seminole County area, including land in present-day Casselberry.

Casselberry was originally part of unincorporated Fern Park. Residents decided to incorporate Casselberry as a tax-free town in 1940, with the purpose of avoiding property taxes. The town was reincorporated as a city in 1965, and property taxes were reinstated in 1976.[7]

Workers picking ferns

Casselberry City Hall

At the 2010 U.S. Census,[4] there were 26,241 people, 11,430 households, and 6,398 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,751.9 inhabitants per square mile (1,448.6/km²). There were 12,708 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 80.1% White, 8.0% African American, 0.4% Native American, 2.9% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 4.9% from other races, and 3.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.6% of the population.

There were 11,430 households, out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.8% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.0% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.92.

The median income for a household in the city was $44,807, and the median income for a family was $51,371. The per capita income for the city was $24,184. About 14.7% of the population were below the poverty line.

The City of Casselberry maintains 17 parks ranging from small neighborhood parks to large centers for recreation. Some of these parks include:

• Branch Tree Park
• Crystal Bowl Park
• Dew Drop Park
• Forest Brook Park
• Lake Concord Park (also includes the Casselberry Art House)
• Lake Hodge Park
• Lancelot Park
• Pawmosa Dog Park
• Plumosa Oaks Park
• Red Bug Lake Park
• Rotary Park
• Secret Lake Park
• Sunnytown Park
• Sunset Park
• Veterans Memorial Park
• Wirz Park
• Wirz Trail

The City of Casselberry's recently adopted (2017) Parks Master Plan calls for the development of a skatepark. The development of a community skatepark has been advocated for by citizens of the city for over two years through a grassroots campaign.[13] [14]

Seminole Speedway was located in Casselberry, operating between 1945 and 1954, and hosting stock car, Modified, and motorcycle racing.

• Jimmy Boyle, record producer and musician[15]
• Nick Calathes, basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies and Greek club Panathinaikos
• Pat Calathes (born 1985), basketball player for the Israeli club Maccabi Haifa and Greek club Panathinaikos
• Hedy Lamarr, Austrian-born actress and inventor[16]
• Robert James Miller, Medal of Honor recipient buried at All Faiths Memorial Park
• Chandler Parsons, basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks
• Kirsten Storms, actress, lived in Casselberry during her childhood
• Dahvie Vanity, singer and former vocalist of Blood on the Dance Floor

• Casselberry Economic Development
• City of Casselberry
• Seminole County Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Seminole Country Public Schools