Kenansville, Florida

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Heartbreak Hotel
Old Kenansville bank

Kenansville, Florida, United States, is an unincorporated community in Osceola County. It is approximately sixty-one miles southeast of the Greater Orlando urban region. The zip code is 34739.

History[]

Kenansville was founded in the late 1800s when the Okeechobee spur of the Florida East Coast Railroad came to the area, bypassing nearby . The town was mostly centered around cattle and possibly providing services to travelers. The town's received a name in 1914 and Kenansville comes from Henry Flagler's third wife . A legend claims that Elvis Presley had stayed at the Heartbreak Hotel and his experience there inspired him to write his song "Heartbreak Hotel". The town declined in importance when the railroad spur was pulled out.[1]The town saw a renewed economic energy in September 2021 when it became home to new local business, Jay Pegs Auto Mart, which has emphatically sought to bring some long due recognition to the mechanical masterpiece that is the 2007 Kia Sedona.[2]


Solar facility[]

On August 3, 2016, the opened halfway between Kenansville and St. Cloud. The facility takes up approximately 17 acres of land. It can provide approximately 3.6 megawatts at full power and provide power to 760 homes. It was created as part of Duke Energy's plan to switch over to more solar power and less coal power.

Demographics[]

The population in Kenansville is 564 as of 2016. The population density is 2 people per square mile. The median age in Kenansville is 52.1 years old. The number of people per household in Kenansville is 2.1. 54.4% of residents are married, 16.0% are divorced, 3.9% are married with children, and 16.0% have children, but are single. 100.0% of residents are Non-Hispanic White.[3]

Climate[]

Climate data for Kenansville, Florida, 1991-2020 normals
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °F (°C) 71.8
(22.1) 		74.9
(23.8) 		77.8
(25.4) 		82.0
(27.8) 		86.2
(30.1) 		89.0
(31.7) 		90.6
(32.6) 		90.8
(32.7) 		88.6
(31.4) 		84.2
(29.0) 		78.8
(26.0) 		73.9
(23.3) 		82.4
(28.0)
Daily mean °F (°C) 60.5
(15.8) 		63.7
(17.6) 		66.6
(19.2) 		71.3
(21.8) 		76.3
(24.6) 		80.1
(26.7) 		81.7
(27.6) 		82.0
(27.8) 		80.3
(26.8) 		75.4
(24.1) 		68.9
(20.5) 		63.5
(17.5) 		72.5
(22.5)
Average low °F (°C) 49.2
(9.6) 		52.5
(11.4) 		55.4
(13.0) 		60.6
(15.9) 		66.4
(19.1) 		71.2
(21.8) 		72.8
(22.7) 		73.2
(22.9) 		72.0
(22.2) 		66.6
(19.2) 		58.9
(14.9) 		53.1
(11.7) 		62.7
(17.1)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 2.67
(68) 		2.24
(57) 		3.03
(77) 		3.15
(80) 		4.00
(102) 		7.82
(199) 		7.62
(194) 		7.70
(196) 		7.44
(189) 		4.44
(113) 		2.16
(55) 		2.61
(66) 		54.88
(1,394)
Source: NOAA[4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kenansville - Ghost Town". www.ghosttowns.com. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  2. ^ "Jay Pegs Auto Mart".
  3. ^ "People in Zip 34739 (Kenansville, FL)". www.bestplaces.net. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  4. ^ "NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 24, 2021.

External links[]

Media related to Kenansville, Florida at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 27°52′35″N 80°59′16″W / 27.8764138°N 80.9878408°W / 27.8764138; -80.9878408


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