Bureau, Tavares has a total area of ; of this, are land and , or 11.62%, are water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 9,700 people, 4,471 households, and 2,821 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 5,475 housing units at an average density of . The city's racial makeup was 88.98% White, 7.70% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.04% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.46% of the population. There were 4,471 households, of which 16.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.48. In the city, 14.1% of the population was under the age of 18, 5.8% between 18 and 24, 19.8% between 25 and 44, 22.2% between 45 and 64, and 38.0% over 64. The median age was 56. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males. The median household income was $31,337, and the median family income $36,243. Males had a median income of $28,911 versus $20,271 for females. The per capita income was $19,942. About 6.6% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.2% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those 65 or older. Libraries Tavares Public Library The Lake County Library System is headquartered in Tavares. Transportation The Tavares Seaplane Base is a city-owned, public-use seaplane base on Lake Dora in Tavares. The base is popular and gives rise to the city's nickname, "America's Seaplane City". The LakeXpress is Lake County's public transportation and has been active since May 2007. It is a fixed-route transportation service that runs every hour from Lady Lake to Mount Dora with circulator routes in Leesburg and Mount Dora. Notable people Alfred St. Clair-Abrams, politician Alexander St. Clair Abrams, politician and town's founder Mallory Horne, member of the Florida Legislature Fireball Roberts, NASCAR driver Jermaine Taylor, NBA player Melton Haynes, early settler Gallery References External links Tavares Public