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Kissimmee (/ k ɪ ˈ s ɪ m i / ⓘ kih-SIM-ee) [4] is the largest city and county seat [5] of Osceola County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census , the population was 79,226. It is a Principal City of the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area , which had a 2020 population of 2,673,376.
In 1968, the location moved to a 4,000 square foot building on Broadway and Dakin. Hart Memorial Library is the Osceola headquarters and is now located in a 43,000 square building . Veteran's Memorial Library was at first a reading room until enough funds were raised to build the first official location on Massachusetts Avenue in Saint Cloud.
The Kissimmee Historic District is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on January 4, 1994) located in Kissimmee, Florida. The district is bounded by Aultman Street, Monument Avenue, Penfield Street and Randolph Avenue. It contains 189 historic buildings.
The Osceola County Courthouse (constructed in 1889–90) is a historic courthouse in Kissimmee, Florida, located at 3 Courthouse Square. On August 16, 1977, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places .
Lake Kissimmee is a lake located about 15 mi (24 km) east of Lake Wales, Florida, USA. The lake is almost entirely in Osceola County , but the western shore, and a small part of the lake, is in Polk County .
The Old Holy Redeemer Catholic Church is a historic site in Kissimmee, Florida. It is located at 120 North Sproule Avenue. On January 3, 1994, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. This church had its early services in the home of Mrs. A. Tress, above the Tress Store on Broadway.
Osceola Parkway, signed as County Road 522 (CR 522) since around 2003 (and originally planned as State Road 424 [not verified in body]), is a 17.5-mile-long (28.2 km), partially tolled arterial road extending east–west across the northern boundary of Osceola County, Florida, roughly paralleling the border with Orange County.
Lake Kissimmee State Park is a 5,930-acre (24 km 2) Florida State Park located north of State Road 60, 15 miles (24 km) east of Lake Wales. It contains floodplain, forest, prairie, hammock, flatwoods and Lakes Kissimmee, Tiger, and Rosalie. The park is home to 50 species of plants and animals that are either threatened, of special concern or ...