1925 Florida State Census for Avon Park

According to The Fifth Census of the State of Florida Taken in the Year 1925 (published in 1926 by the Florida Department of Agriculture) and subsequent Florida Supreme Court litigation, the population of Avon Park in 1925 stood at precisely 1,534.[fifth-census-florida-1925]

Pre-Annexation Baseline

This figure of 1,534 is heavily documented in the municipal case law of the era because it represents the city’s population baseline before the 1925 Special Annexation Act. At that time, Avon Park encompassed 1,440 acres.

The 1925 annexation added a sprawling 23,040 acres to the city limits, but only brought in an estimated 1,500 additional residents.[fla-108-641] The disparity between the massive geographical expansion and the modest population increase formed the basis for the lengthy quo warranto litigation that eventually reached the Florida Supreme Court in State ex rel. Attorney Gen. v. City of Avon Park, 108 Fla. 641, 149 So. 409 (1933).

Missing Household Enumeration

While the aggregate count of 1,534 for the 1,440-acre pre-annexation boundary is corroborated across multiple official state records, the household-level enumeration data listing individual names and residences has not been retrieved.

References

• fla-108-641 — Supreme Court of Florida. State ex rel. Attorney General v. City of Avon Park, 108 Fla. 641, 149 So. 409 (1933).
• fifth-census-florida-1925 — State of Florida Department of Agriculture. The Fifth Census of the State of Florida Taken in the Year 1925. 1926.

Related

• Reference: Avon Park in the Florida Supreme Court, 1928 to 1934

Where this comes from

Evidence

corroborated — More than one independent source agrees.

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Sources

1. Supreme Court of Florida, State ex rel. Attorney General v. City of Avon Park, 108 Fla. 641, 149 So. 409 (1933)
2. State of Florida Department of Agriculture, The Fifth Census of the State of Florida Taken in the Year 1925 (1926)

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