Lake Mary Jane, Florida
census-designated place in Orange County, Florida
Lake Mary Jane is a census-designated place and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lake Mary Jane had a population of 1,790. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
As early as 2013, reports of the invasive apple snail occurred. The species is now established itself within the greater Lake Hart watershed.
In September 2017, strong winds from Hurricane Irma swept over Florida, causing major disruption to Lake Mary Jane. Nearby houses, and recreation institutions such as SORA Rowing (South Orlando Rowing Association) suffered heavy damage to their facilities.
In 2020, the developer Tavistock and the local governing bodies of Orange County and Osceola County, approved a plan to develop a significant portion of the nearby protected Split Oak Forest for new roads and housing communities. Split Oak is home to threatened and endemic species such as the Gopher Tortoise and Florida scrub jay.
Geography
Lake Mary Jane is located in southern Orange County, 23 miles (37 km) southeast of downtown Orlando.
“Lake Mary Jane, Florida” enters the record as census-designated place in Orange County, Florida. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Lake, Mary and Jane can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 10, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5969529. Authority coordinates are 28.369, -81.160. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 2013 and 2017.
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