align="right"> Seminole County
align="right"> ~Florida's Natural Choice
History
Seminole County was established on April 25, 1913. It was named for the Seminole Tribe of Indians. The name Seminole is derived from the Spanish word 'cimarron' meaning wild or runaway.
Location
Seminole County is located in the U.S. state of Florida and is part of the Orlando-Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). It is located in the central part of Florida between Orlando to the south and DeLand/Daytona Beach to the north. As of 2000, the population was 365,196. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the 2006 population was 406,875. Its county seat is Sanford, Florida.
PARKS & RECREATION
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HOME-TOWN HEROES
- Jeff Blake, football player
- Charlie Carlson, author
- Jim Courier, tennis player
- Chris DiMarco, professional golfer (Heathrow)
- David Eckstein, baseball player
- Jeff Faine, football player (New Orleans Saints)
- Tonga 'Uli'uli Fifita, better known as "Haku" and "Meng" in professional wrestling
- Elvira Garner, children's author and illustrator
- Zach Johnson, professional golfer
- Larry the Cable Guy, comedian and actor
- Bobby Lord, country musician
- Doug Marlette, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, lived in Sanford as a child.[5]
- Tim Raines, baseball player (Heathrow)
- Tim Raines, Jr., baseball player (Heathrow)
- Henry Shelton Sanford, diplomat, businessman & founder of Sanford
- R.C. Sproul, pastor, author, and theologian
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