Groveland, Florida
Groveland, Florida | |
|---|---|
 Historic Edge House | |
 Location in Lake County and the state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: 28°33′28″N 81°51′7″W / 28.55778°N 81.85194°WCoordinates: 28°33′28″N 81°51′7″W / 28.55778°N 81.85194°W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |  Florida |
| County |  Lake |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.43 sq mi (55.50 km2) |
| • Land | 16.11 sq mi (41.71 km2) |
| • Water | 5.32 sq mi (13.79 km2) |
| Elevation | 102 ft (31 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 8,729 |
| • Estimate (2019)[2] | 16,423 |
| • Density | 1,019.75/sq mi (393.74/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 34736 |
| Area code(s) | 352 |
| FIPS code | 12-27800[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0283474[4] |
| Website | http://groveland-fl.gov/ |
Groveland is a city in Lake County, Florida, United States. The population was 8,729 at the 2010 census. Between 2000 and 2010, Groveland's population increased by 189%, making it the fastest growing place in Florida.[5] However, its land area increased more than fivefold due to annexation.[6] It is located at the intersection of State Road 19 and State Road 33/50.
Groveland is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography[edit]
Groveland is located at 28°33′28″N 81°51′7″W / 28.55778°N 81.85194°W (28.557853, -81.851918).[7]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2), of which 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) (12.91%) is water.
Demographics[edit]
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 470 | — | |
| 1940 | 411 | −12.6% | |
| 1950 | 1,028 | 150.1% | |
| 1960 | 1,747 | 69.9% | |
| 1970 | 1,928 | 10.4% | |
| 1980 | 1,992 | 3.3% | |
| 1990 | 2,300 | 15.5% | |
| 2000 | 2,360 | 2.6% | |
| 2010 | 8,729 | 269.9% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 16,423 | [2] | 88.1% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] | |||
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 7,901 people, 845 households, and 626 families residing in the city. The population density was 897.1 inhabitants per square mile (346.5/km2). There were 921 housing units at an average density of 350.1 per square mile (135.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 68.81% White, 22.42% African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 6.27% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.70% of the population.
There were 845 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,017, and the median income for a family was $37,857. Males had a median income of $27,292 versus $20,186 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,132. About 13.9% of families and 18.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.9% of those under age 18 and 22.6% of those age 65 or over.
Groveland case[edit]
In 1949 four young African-American men (Samuel Shepherd, Walter Irvin, Charles Greenlee, and Ernest Thomas) were charged with raping a seventeen-year-old white farm girl in Groveland, Florida. They were convicted by an all-white jury. The case was appealed to the Florida Supreme Court which found that:
Two witnesses for the State testified as to the identity of the four [men]. From the description of the automobile as given by the two witnesses the same was later located. The three defendants testified they were driving the car in question during the same hours of the early morning except they were driving in the Orlando area, which was in the opposite direction.[9]
In addition to the eyewitness testimony, there was physical evidence linking the car in which the young men were riding to the crime. The Florida Supreme Court stated:
Near the scene of the crime a handkerchief and some cotton were found. The woman was found near the scene of the crime about dawn. A large track about the scene fit the shoe of one of the appellants. Cotton or lint about the car and broken glass in the automobile testified to by the woman assisted the officers in identifying the car which the appellants admit they were riding in at the exact hour the State charge the crime was committed.[9]
The victim testified that she had known Shepherd for years and that Irvin was someone she had seen in and around the Groveland community before the night of the assault. She reported the rape to the police within five hours after it occurred. One of the three men she accused (Thomas) was shot and killed by the police during his arrest.
After the Florida Supreme Court decided to uphold the guilty verdicts, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear the case.
Attorney Thurgood Marshall, then the special counsel with the NAACP's Legal Defense Fund, represented the Groveland Boys, on the briefs, taking their case to the U.S. Supreme Court. Oral argument was conducted by attorney Franklin H. Williams. The Supreme Court overturned the guilty verdicts. The Court found that sensational headlines in the local papers ("Night Riders Burn Lake Negro Homes" and "Flames From Negro Homes Light Night Sky in Lake County"), and newspaper reports of the sheriff's statement that the young men had confessed while in custody, resulted in an unfair trial. "These defendants were prejudged as guilty and the trial was but a legal gesture to register a verdict already dictated by the press and the public opinion which it generated." A new trial was ordered.[10]
In 1949, Harry T. Moore, the executive director of the Florida NAACP, organized a campaign against the conviction of the Groveland Four. Soon afterward, Sheriff Willis V. McCall of Lake County, Florida, shot Shepherd and Irvin. He asserted that they were trying to escape. Shepherd was killed, and Irvin was seriously wounded. When Irvin recovered, he told investigators that the sheriff had shot the two prisoners, without provocation, while they were in handcuffs.
Moore demanded that the sheriff be indicted for murder and requested that the Governor suspend McCall from office. On December 25, 1951, a bomb exploded in Moore's house, killing him and his wife, Harriette.
Some alleged that Sheriff McCall was associated with ordering this bombing; however, an extensive FBI investigation at the time and additional separate investigations have failed to produce any evidence supporting allegations of McCall's involvement.
Although members of the Ku Klux Klan were suspected of the crime, the people responsible were never brought to trial.[11]
Transportation[edit]
Osborn Airfield is located three miles southwest of the city. The airport is private, but is open for general aviation.
Notable people[edit]
- Art Heyman - collegiate basketball player[12]
- Groveland Four - four African-American young men wrongfully convicted in 1949 and exonerated in 2016 by the Florida State Legislature
- Jeff Demps - Running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Olympic Silver Medalist in London 2012
- Jett Noland - Professional Racing Driver
Further reading[edit]
- Gilbert King (6 March 2012). Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-209771-2. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- Groveland, FL was named the #5 safest city in Florida in 2014.[13]
References[edit]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ 2010 Florida Places By Population Growth
- ^ 2000 and 2010 census place files: increased from 6813132 to 38802814 m^2
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ a b Shepherd v. State, 46 So. 2d 880 (Fla. 1950).
- ^ Shepherd v. Florida, 341 U.S. 50, 71 S. Ct. 549 (1951), Per Curiam.
- ^ PBS - Freedom Never Dies: The Story of Harry T. Moore - Florida Terror - Groveland - Introduction, 2000. Retrieved May 20, 2007
- ^ "Art Heyman Obituary". NHObit.com. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ^ "Groveland #5 Safest City in FL". 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
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