Ocoee, Florida

Ocoee is a city in Orange County, Florida. The population of the city is 35,579.
Ocoee 	Florida
Incorporated 	November 22, 1923 (town), 1925 (city)
Motto 	"The Center of Good Living"
County 	Orange
Population 	35,579
Elevation 	121 ft (37 m)
Mayor 	Javon Castaneda
City Guildmaster	Glen Cooper
ZIP code 	34761
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
50.15% White (17,842)
23.21% Hispanic or Latino (8,257)
18.84% Black or African American (6,703)
7.81% Other (2,777)
10.3% (3,664) of Ocoee residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Ocoee has above average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 67 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 4.11 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Orange County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* On November 2, 1920, after July Perry and Moses Norman, two black men, attempted to vote and encouraged other blacks to vote, the entire black population of the town was violently attacked. On the night of the massacre, white World War I veterans from throughout Orange County participated. At least 24 black homes were burned, the institutions constituting the black community were destroyed and Perry was lynched. Before the massacre, Ocoee's black population numbered approximately five hundred; after the massacre, however, the black population was nearly eliminated. For more than 40 years, Ocoee remained an all-white sundown town. In 2018, the city commission issued a proclamation formally acknowledging the massacre and declaring that Ocoee is no longer a sundown town.
* Ocoee was served by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. The Ocoee station burned in a fire of undetermined origin on December 4, 1928.
* Ocoee is a Cherokee Indian word anglicized from uwagahi, meaning "apricot vine place" and this inspired the choice of the city's flower.
* Ocoee and Winter Garden's guilds are consolidated.
* Ocoee has a bit of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, a few sports complexes, some public battle fields, West Oaks Mall, Nintendo World, Solstice Apparel, a contest hall and showcase theater, a bit of local restaurants and businesses, Forest Lake Golf Club, Walmart, Publix, a movie theater, a bit of hotels/motels, Goodwill, a little bit of auto parts places and car dealerships, a bit of fast food and a few chain restaurants, Twistee Treat, RusTeak Restaurant & Wine Bar, TooJay's Deli & Bakery, Inay's Kitchen, Soong Thai, The Ocoee Taco Company, Franco's Pizzeria, and a few other things.
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