Haines City guide

Haines City is part of the Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida Metro Area also known as the "Heart of Florida." Haines City, with around13,174, residents, has resisted becoming over-crowed, but has instead become a close-knit, friendly community containing an average of 1460 people per sq. mile. Haines City employs a commission/manager form of government.

The Polk County School Board serves Haines City homeowner's educational need for school aged children.

Haines City offers a rural ambiance located near two major metropolitan areas, offers the comfort and convenience of modern life with it's ever expanding shopping opportunities, without the hustle & bustle of a big city. Haines City homeowners enjoy life and prosper in an environment that is conducive to maintaining a high quality of life.

Haines City has depended on it's citrus production as its principal industry, but is now the commercial center of the growing northeast Polk County area, also known as "The Heart of Florida," Recently, the Economic Development Committee of the Chamber of Commerce has been successfully pursuing light industry and commercial development, producing rapid growth of the area's employment opportunity. As a result Haines City has recently experienced huge job growth. The development of several new industries with favorable working conditions, has emerged in the city and the upward economic swing is helping to make a change for the better throughout the community.

Tourism also has a positive influence on the Haines City employment outlook, due to its close proximity to the Disney World complex of attractions  Greenleaf, a world-class golf and tennis venue featuring a large vacation rental population.

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Haines City is located along US Highway 27 corridor, at the intersection of US Highway 17 & Highway 92, 10 miles south of Interstate 4.

Haines City provides homeowners a wide variety of recreational opportunities, including beaches, and two city-operated swimming pools. Recreational facilities in Haines City include manicured golf courses, tennis courts, shuffleboard, public pools, and structured programs and activities, are abundant in and around the city.

Florida’s attractions. Kennedy Space Center is only a 15 minute drive while Orlando, with Walt Disney World, Sea World and Universal Studios is only a 55 minutes away. Tour bird and wildlife sanctuaries, Canaveral National Seashore, airboat outings and gambling cruises.

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Set on a rolling expanse of hills, Haines City offers homeowners a variety of untouched natural settings to enjoy, including both of Florida's seashores, which are within a 90-minute from the city. There are also at least sixteen lakes in the greater Haines City area provides homeowners with scenic views and excellent freshwater fishing.

The first settlers who came to the Haines City area, found it rich with wild game and fish. The pine forests provided industrial opportunities in lumber and turpentine. Farming in the muck areas of the region also became popular, and early citrus growers began clearing the real estate land which has become the heart of the citrus industry.