Altamonte Springs is a city in Orange County, Florida and Seminole County, Florida counties in the U.S. state of Florida. Located primarily in Seminole County, the city is a northern suburb of the Orlando, Florida-Kissimmee, Florida Greater Orlando, which the United States Census Bureau estimated had a population of 2,032,496 in 2007. >http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/1200950.html] The name Altamonte is Spanish language meaning'high hill'. >http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/facts/reports/names/index.cfm#A] Its population was 41,200 at the 2000 United States Census.

Geography
Altamonte Springs is located at (28.661463,...

Altamonte Springs is a city in Orange County, Florida and Seminole County, Florida counties in the U.S. state of Florida. Located primarily in Seminole County, the city is a northern suburb of the Orlando, Florida-Kissimmee, Florida Greater Orlando, which the United States Census Bureau estimated had a population of 2,032,496 in 2007. >http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/1200950.html] The name Altamonte is Spanish language meaning'high hill'. >http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/facts/reports/names/index.cfm#A] Its population was 41,200 at the 2000 United States Census.

Geography
Altamonte Springs is located at (28.661463, -81.392016).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.4 mi² (24.5 km²). 8.9 mi² (23.1 km²) of it is land and 0.6 mi² (1.5 km²) of it (5.93%) is water.

Government
Altamonte Springs has a City Manager, City Commissioner form of government, consisting of four commission districts and the Mayor serving City-wide.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 41,200 people, 18,821 households, and 10,012 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,787.3/km² (4,631.1/mi²). There were 19,992 housing units at an average density of 867.3/km² (2,247.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 79.23% White (U.S. Census), 9.72% African American (U.S. Census), 0.33% Native American (U.S. Census), 2.94% Asian (U.S. Census), 0.04% Pacific Islander (U.S. Census), 4.79% from Race (United States Census), and 2.94% from two or more races. Hispanic (U.S. Census) or Latino (U.S. Census) of any race were 15.93% of the population.