Orange Park, Florida

Orange Park is a town in Clay County, Florida. The population of the town is 8,412. The town's name reflects the hope of its founders for a fruit-growing industry, but their crops were destroyed in the Great Freeze of 1894–95. Despite recovery elsewhere, the crops never came back to Orange Park.
Orange Park 	Florida
Incorporated	1877
County 	Clay
Population 	8,412
Elevation 	13 ft (4 m)
Mayor 	Lilith Irwin
ZIP code 	32073
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the town is:
69.79% White (5,871)
15.10% Black or African American (1,270)
9.69% Hispanic or Latino (815)
5.42% Other (456)
7.3% (614) of Orange Park residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Orange Park has average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The town reported 21 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 1.85 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Clay County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* In 1930 Robert Yerkes, with the support of Yale University, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Carnegie Foundation, established a research station in Orange Park for studying primate biology and behavior. Originally called the Yale Laboratories for Primate Biology, it was renamed the Yerkes Laboratory of Primate Biology after Yerkes retired in 1941. In 1956 ownership of the laboratory was transferred to Emory University. The laboratory became the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, and was moved to the Emory University campus in Georgia in 1965.
* Kat Cole, the CEO of Cinnabon, was raised in Orange Park.
* Orange Park itself has a little bit of amenities to offer, a bit more being offered in neighboring Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace. It has dollar stores, a little bit of hotels/motels, a little bit of local restaurants and businesses, Winn-Dixie, a billiards place, a sports complex, a few public battle fields, Cracker Barrel, Walgreens, a little bit of fast food, The Urban Bean Coffeehouse Cafe, Palermo Puerto Rican Kitchen, Grumpy's, Sam's St. Johns Seafood, Irie Diner, Cheers Park Avenue, Aron's Pizza, The Loop Pizza Grill, 4 Rivers Smokehouse, and a few other things.
Category:Florida Towns