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Ocoee (/ ə ˈ k oʊ. i /) is a city in Orange County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . According to the 2020 US Census, the city had a population of 47,295.
The Ocoee massacre was an act of mass racial violence in November 1920 that saw a white mob attack numerous African-American residents in the northern parts of Ocoee, Florida, a town located in Orange County near Orlando. Ocoee was the home to 255 African-American residents and 560 white residents according to the 1920 Census. [3]
Ocoee may refer to: Ocoee, Florida; Ocoee, Tennessee; Ocoee Middle School, in Cleveland, Tennessee; Ocoee Street Historic District; Toccoa/Ocoee River in Georgia and Tennessee; USS Ocoee (SP-1208), a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918; Ocoee, the Cherokee term for the Passiflora incarnata (Purple passionflower)
The Ocoee Christian Church is a historic Carpenter Gothic church in Ocoee, Florida. It is located at 15 South Bluford Avenue. It is located at 15 South Bluford Avenue. On March 28, 1997, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places .
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Maguire's son, Fred, was Ocoee's first mayor, [4] and another son, Raymer, was the first city attorney. David Maguire died in 1913, but members of his family continued to reside in the house until 1979. After a commercial venture to convert the home to offices was abandoned, the City of Ocoee acquired the house in 1984.
West Oaks Mall is a local mall located in Ocoee, Florida near Orlando. It is anchored by Dillard's Clearance Center, J. C. Penney, a SunPass Customer Service Center, and a Bed Bath & Beyond Call Center, and has 115 store spaces, a food court, and a 14-screen AMC theater.
Communities in Orange County in the US state of Florida are all primarily located in the county's western half. It includes 12 municipalities (10 cities and 3 towns), 38 census-designated places, and 7 unincorporated places. The county seat is Orlando, which is also the most populous city.