WHERE IN THE REGION

Last week, 30% of voters correctly identified the historic landmark.
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FUN FACTS

How old are we? Did you know that East Central Florida's counties have neither the youth levels of Georgia's rural counties nor the retirement levels of Florida’s southwest coast? Within our region, Osceola County has the highest percentage of people under the age of 17 (26.8%), while Lake and Volusia Counties have the lowest percentage (tied at 20.3%). In contrast, Lake County has the highest percentage of people over 65 years of age (26.4%) while Orange County has the lowest percentage of retirement-aged persons (10.0%).

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