Tangerine is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, of which is land and is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 826 people, 323 households, and 256 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 715.9 inhabitants per square mile. There were 348 housing units at an average density of 301.6 per square mile. The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.65% White, 3.27% African American, 0.24% Native American, 1.57% Asian, 2.42% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.99% of the population. There were 323 households out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.2% were married couplesliving together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.7% were non-families. 16.1% of all the households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.85. In the CDP the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 29.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,264, and the median income for a family was $49,667. Males had a median income of $40,585 versus $22,045 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,670. About 2.8% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
History
Timeline
Mid 1870s
arrives at what is known as the "Olaville" settlement in Northwest Orange County, Florida.
1879
During a neighborhood meeting at the home of Miss Bessie Heustis, sister-in-law of Mr. Adams, the name of Olaville is changed to Tangerine, the group being inspired by the fruit of the tree that grew by her doorstep.
The Tangerine Community Hall opens its doors to community use.
1920s
Mrs. Sadie Trimble gifts Trimble Park, situated between Lakes Beauclaire and Carlton, to Orange County.
1937
Land later to become Tangerine Park is conveyed to the Tangerine Improvement Society.
May 28, 1972
The Tangerine Community Hall catches fire. The nearby Zellwood, Florida fire department responds within seven minutes, but the building is destroyed.
April 18, 1977
A new TIS building at 7101 Wright Ave. is dedicated as Johnson Hall in honor of Cecil “CeCe” Johnson for his dedication and service to Tangerine. When the original TIS building burned in 1972, Mr. Johnson led the drive for funds to erect the new building. ----
Notable Residents
Tangerine was the adopted home of novelist, journalist and government consultant Harry Hart Frank. Under the pen name Pat Frank, his classic 1959 post-apocalyptic novelAlas, Babylon is set in the fictional Central Floridasmall town of "Fort Repose". Fort Repose, although fictional, is a clearly drawn composite, representative of many small isolated native-settler Florida communities of the period. The actual town of Mount Dora, north of Tangerine, has been stated as a specific inspiration for Fort Repose, with Frank's fictional shantytown "Pistolville" said to have been named for Mt. Dora's area of the same name.
