Talk:Lehigh Acres, Florida

Lehigh is fo da newly wed and da nearly dead —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.41.184.116 (talk) 03:38, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Actually, Lehigh has an extremely diverse population, including a lot of people who can't speak English in a reasonably articulate manner. Niteshift36 (talk) 14:40, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

No Houses?
I stumbled upon this place on Google Earth (ironically searching for the abandonned neighbourhood of Love Canal, NY) and noticed that there are miles and miles (and miles) of roads with few (if any) houses, including entirely empty neighbourhoods. What's the deal?? -M.Nelson (talk) 16:50, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
 * The (nearby) Buckingham Field article states that "The street grid built over the location of the former runways remained undeveloped for some period of time, before eventually being partially filled in with houses, it remains, however, about 90% unoccupied." Perhaps this should be put into this article? -M.Nelson (talk) 16:54, 14 April 2009 (UTC)


 * There actually are large areas that have few, if any houses. You have to be careful with Google Earth though. I recently looked at an old house of mine and it showed a vacant lot next to it. But there has been a house there since late 2006, so the pic is at about 3 years old. Lehigh had miles upon miles of roads laid out by the original developer and even up to the mid 1990's, many of those roads had almost no homes along them. You could find roads in disrepair, even overgrown by vegetation. Many of the areas, especially to the east and north sides are still sporadically built up. Niteshift36 (talk) 17:01, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

LeHigh Acres a Municipality?
When LeHigh Acres popped up on the search bar, it stated "Municipality in Florida", I Tried changing the Description but it won't let me. Can someone change this? AndrewSan12 (talk) 01:19, 3 September 2023 (UTC)


 * ✅ I fixed it. It does seem to be a unique entity in Florida. Thank you for pointing this out. Donald Albury 01:50, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much. AndrewSan12 (talk) 01:58, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

Definition of Lehigh Acres
The Lehigh Acres census-designated place (CDP), Florida is defined by the US Census Bureau, as shown on the linked map. The population and area figures for Lehigh Acres from the Census Bureau are for the CDP shown on that map. The Lehigh Acres Municipal Services Improvement District (MSID) is a special-purpose district established by state law. The designated boundaries of the district, as shown in the linked map, largely overlap the CDP, but are not identical to the CDP's boundaries. The Lehigh Acres MSID is not a municipality. Its powers are limited to a sub-set of those of municipalities in Florida and, for instance, do not include police, fire protection, or zoning.

I am changing the article to indicate that Lehigh Acres is a CDP, with discussion of the MSID in body of the article. - Donald Albury 11:56, 3 September 2023 (UTC)


 * I have a similar wording paragraph about the West Villages Improvement District on Wellen Park if that helps. – The Grid  ( talk )  14:37, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I wonder how many of these districts there are? There is a Municipal Service District of Ponte Vedra Beach in St. Johns County which has an elected board of trustees. There are municipal service districts in Broward, Volusia, and Marion counties, but they are run by the respective boards of county commissioners. Something to keep an eye out for in case someone thinks an MSD should have its own article. Donald Albury 21:30, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
 * From experience, improvement districts are taxing districts set by Florida Legislature (they are petitioned by the owner of the land, the details are provided within the Florida Statutes ) and it's a way of funding the area of services like utilities, water, and roads with the funds staying in the area. Fiscal neutrality reports are a part of the analysis. Perhaps Walt Disney World's Reedy Creek Improvement District is best known in the past few years because it had additional powers to operate just like any city or county government in the state.
 * If I remember correctly, Lehigh Acres was "developed" with approved plats but it never came to fruition until later than expected. I imagine the improvement district provides a means of funding for the place until it becomes more established or citizens wish to operate as its town or city. I looked into how many Florida has and it's roughly over 1,800. –  The Grid  ( talk )  13:56, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

Actual Population
Hello ~ On the 2020 Census of the U.S., it states LeHigh's population is 124,+++ and on this Wikipedia site, the 2020 population shows 114,+++. Why such a large discrepancy? 50.206.8.226 (talk) 15:21, 16 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you.


 * It depends on what you're looking at for 2020. There's the American Community Survey (ACS) which does a rolling 3-5 year average for population estimates. The population estimation for 2020 based on the ACS is 124,523 based from here. This estimate would still use the 2010 census growth as a base.
 * The 2020 census count was 114,287 which is an actual count, not an estimate (check here). I forget if the growth rate is used in 2021 or not until the rolling average years all include 202X. I hope this makes it somewhat clear as anything not on census years (or described as decennial census) will be estimates versus actual values. – The Grid  ( talk )  15:33, 18 December 2023 (UTC)