Eatonville, Florida

Eatonville is a town in Orange County, Florida. The population of the town is 2,159. The town was one of the first self-governing all-black municipalities in the United States. Such towns were often created because local town and county police forces refused to protect black communities.
Eatonville 	Florida
Incorporated	1887
County 	Orange
Population 	2,159
Elevation 	95 ft (29 m)
Mayor 	Basim Rucker
ZIP code 	32751
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the town is:
80.82% Black or African American (1,745)
9.36% White (202)
8.57% Hispanic or Latino (185)
1.25% Other (27)
46.2% (997) of Eatonville residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Eatonville has average to above average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The town reported 18 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 2.94 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Orange County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Author Zora Neale Hurston grew up in Eatonville and the area features in many of her stories.
* Before the days of racial integration, Club Eaton was a popular stop on the Chitlin' Circuit, hosting performers ranging from B.B. King to Aretha Franklin, the young local Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, The Platters, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and James Brown.
* Eatonville has very little amenity-wise to offer. It has Mini, Tesla, Ferrari and Land Rover dealerships, Zora Neale Hurston Museum of Fine Arts, Zaxby's, Walgreens, The Mad Crab Seafood & Wings, DaJen Eats Cafe & Creamery, Coleman's Sports Design Pizza, and that's about it.
Category:Florida Towns