Orange Park, Florida

Orange Park is a town located in Clay County, Florida, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 9,081. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 estimates, the town had grew to 9,243.

Related Topics:
Clay County, Florida - USA - 2000 - U.S. Census Bureau

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The name reflects the hope of its founders for a fruit-growing industry, but their crops were destroyed in the Great Freeze of 1894-95. Despite recovery elsewhere, the crops never came back to Orange Park.

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