WINTER PARK

city, Orange county, central Florida, U.S., just north of Orlando. In 1881 Loreing A. Chase and O.E. Chapman purchased 600 acres (240 hectares) of land on the site and laid out a town that they called Winter Park. The loose-skinned mandarin-type Temple orange was first cultivated there. The founding (1885) of Rollins College gave impetus to the community's growth. A chain of four lakes with boating and fishing facilities is within the city, which is now primarily a residential resort. Inc. town, 1887; city, 1925; rechartered 1949. Pop. (1990) 22,242.