Lake Alfred, Florida

Lake Alfred is a city in Polk County, Florida. The population of the city is 5,015.
Lake Alfred 	Florida
Incorporated	1915
County 	Polk
Population 	5,015
Elevation 	174 ft (53 m)
Mayor 	Nicolas Morrison
ZIP code 	33850
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
57.19% White (2,868)
22.97% Black or African American (1,152)
16.39% Hispanic or Latino (822)
3.45% Other (173)
24.1% (1,208) of Lake Alfred residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Lake Alfred has average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 16 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 1.50 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Polk County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* The settlement was named Fargo by snowbirds escaping the cold of Fargo, North Dakota. They at first named the settlement after their hometown, but the United States Postal Service protested after a series of mix-ups with the town of Largo. The town then became Chubb and later Bartow Junction because it lay at the junction of a railroad leading south into the county seat Bartow.
** The name Lake Alfred was adopted in 1913 and was taken from the nearest large lake, named for Alfred Parslow, who came to Florida in 1877 and obtained a charter to build the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railroad.
* In 1917, the State of Florida established the first off-campus center for the University of Florida in Lake Alfred, the Citrus Experiment Station to study ways of improving citrus growing. Today this location is known as the UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center.
* The city is served by buses of Winter Haven Area Transit.
* Aside Lake Alfred, two other decent-sized lakes in the city include Lake Haines and Lake Rochelle.
* Lake Alfred doesn't have much amenity-wise to offer. It has dollar stores, a sports complex, a little bit of public battle fields, a little bit of local restaurants and businesses, Subway, Cornerstone Grill, Lake Alfred Grill, Luigi's Restaurant, The Dive Inn, Dunkin' Donuts, Gary's Oyster Bar & Seafood House, Lavender n' Lace Tearoom, and not much else.
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