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The approximate coordinates for the City of Apopka is located at Apopka is about 16 miles northwest of Downtown Orlando . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 32.6 square miles (84.4 km 2 ). 31.2 square miles (80.9 km 2 ) of it is land and 1.4 square miles (3.5 km 2 ) of it (4.15%) is water.
The Apopka Police Department (APD) is the law enforcement agency for the City of Apopka, Florida. It has 150 sworn officers. [2] The APD has jurisdiction over incorporated parts of the city. Unincorporated parts of the city are served by the Orange County Sheriff's Department. In 2023, the Police Department was allocated US$23.6 million. [3]
Bryan Nelson (born September 14, 1958) is a Florida-based politician, serving as Mayor of Apopka since 2018. A Republican, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 31st District, which includes the cities of Apopka, Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares, and Umatilla in northern Lake County and northern Orange County, since 2012.
John Horting Land (November 5, 1920 – November 22, 2014) was Mayor of Apopka, Florida for a total of 61 years, from 1950 to 1968 and again from 1971 to 2014. He was the longest-serving mayor in the history of Florida and one of the longest-serving mayors in the United States.
The Apopka Seaboard Air Line Railway Depot is a historic Seaboard Air Line Railroad depot in Apopka, Florida, United States.It is located at 36 East Station Street. The station was built in 1918 to serve a line originally used by the Tavares, Orlando, and Atlantic Railroad in 1885.
This partial list of city nicknames in Florida compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in Florida are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to local people, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce.
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The Museum of the Apopkans started in 1968 but it was incorporated in 1971 to be a not-for-profit institution. The initial board of directors included President Mrs. Elizabeth Grossenbacher, Vice-President Mrs. Mildred S. Whiteside, Secretary Mrs. Reba R. Evans, Curator Mr. Edward A. Miner, and directors Mayor John H. Land, Miss Elin Larson, and Miss Mary Lee Welch.