Longwood is a city in Seminole County, Florida, United States. The population was 15,087 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Longwood is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (5.17%) is water. The city has had two of the oldest trees in America within its borders: The Senator and the remaining Lady Liberty. Demographics At the 2020 census, there were 15,087 people and 5,697 households in the city. The population density was . There were 5,680 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 78.5% White, 8.3% African American, 0.1% Native American, 2.7% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.3% from other races, and 6.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.2% of the population. There were 5,697 households. The median household income was $65,651.00. History With the advent of World War II, growth began to impact Longwood as military personnel flowed into the new Naval Air Station Sanford to the north and Orlando Army Air Base to the south. By the 1950s, NAS Sanford was being converted into a Master Jet Base for carrier-based heavy attack aircraft and, along with the re-designated Orlando Air Force Base and nearby Pinecastle AFB (later renamed McCoy AFB), saw even more military families renting or purchasing homes in and around Longwood. In 1959, the city had slightly over 1,000 residents and a city limit boundary that measured approximately by square. In 1960, Longwood Elementary School was constructed and opened inside the city limits. During the 1950s and 1960s, the city also boasted its own airport, a single runway grass airstrip used mainly by private airplanes. Longwood Airport was located on the west side of the city and on the north side of State Road 434, until it was closed and developed into tract housing that became The Woodlands subdivision in the mid-1960s. In 1965, the city served as a film site and backdrop, representing a fictional south Florida town adjacent to a Seminole Indian tribe reservation in the Universal Studios movie Johnny Tiger. Released in 1966, the movie starred Robert Taylor, Geraldine Brooks and Chad Everett. New economic and development opportunities were brought to the area in the 1960s and 1970s, fueled by both the military and