CITY

Official Website:
http://www.mywinterhaven.com/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.winterhavenchamber.com/

Population:
26487 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1883 (railroad), 1884 (platted), 1911 (city)

County:
Polk County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Polk Community College	1964

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Rowdy Gaines	Swimmer	17-Feb-1959		Three Olympic gold medals in 1984
Kathleen Parker	Columnist	c. 1954		Washington Post columnist
Gram Parsons	Musician	5-Nov-1946	19-Sep-1973	Flying Burrito Brothers

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ralph Houk	Baseball	9-Aug-1919	21-Jul-2010	Former NY Yankees Manager
Louis Skidmore	Architect	8-Apr-1897	27-Sep-1962	Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill

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