City's Hightlights

Orange Park Mall

Orange Park Mall

Orange Park Station

Orange Park Station

St. John's river view

St. John's river view

Clark House Park

Clark House Park

History

The Town of Orange Park was founded, in 1877, by the Florida Winter Home and Improvement Company. After the Civil War, the company bought several thousand acres of the McIntosh plantation at Laurel Grove, for the purpose of creating a southern retreat and small farming community. The property was divided into building lots and small farm tracts, division that involved laying out the present street system, including Kingsley Avenue and Plainfield Avenue. The town was incorporated in 1879 by a special act of the Florida Legislature.

Economy

The economy of Orange Park, FL employs 4.33k people. The largest industries in Orange Park, FL are Health Care & Social Assistance (916 people), Retail Trade (745 people), and Finance & Insurance (344 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($78,264), Health Care & Social Assistance ($69,479), and Public Administration ($52,852).

Demographics

Population in 2019: 8,824 (100% urban, 0% rural)

Population change since 2000: -2.8%

Males: 4,544 (51,5%)

Females: 4,280 (48,5%)

Events

Kids Fest - April 22-23, 2023


Upcoming CDD meetings:

Double Branch (Phase 1) - Monday, 2/13/2023, 6:00PM.

Middle Village (Phase 2) - Monday, 1/13/2023, 2:00PM.

▪ Meetings held at the Middle Village (phase 2) Grand Banquet room