About Oviedo

General Community Information

• Incorporated: 1925
• Location: Seminole County, Florida
• City limits: 16 square miles
• Current population: 41,934
  • 77.0% white non-Hispanic, 10.4% Black non-Hispanic, 4.8% Asian, Other 7.8%
  • 48.8% males, 51.2% females
• Education Attainment Population 25 and older:
  • 14.8% High School Graduate
  • 15.1% Associates Degree
  • 28.9% Bachelor's Degree
  • 16.5% Graduate or Professional Degree
• Median age: 36.8
• Median Household income: $97,374
• Average Home Value: $297,868 (no size associated)
• Expected population in 2026: 41,923
• Major Employers: A. Duda and Sons, Oviedo Medical Center, Oviedo Mall, Seminole State College, Publix Supermarkets, Seminole County Public Schools

Schools

The city of Oviedo's public schools are a part of Seminole County Public Schools. Within Oviedo City limits are 4 public elementary schools (Kindergarten through 5), 2 others outside City limits also serve City residents, 2 public middle schools (6 though 8), and 1 public high school (9 through 12), 1 public high school outside City limits also serves City residents.

• Elementary Schools (Public)
  • Evans Elementary
  • Lawton Elementary
  • Marguerite Partin Elementary
  • Douglas Stenstrom Elementary
  • Carillon Elementary (outside City limits)
  • Walker Elementary (outside City limits)
  • Geneva Elementary (outside City limits)
• Middle Schools (Public)
  • Jackson Heights Middle School
  • Lawton Chiles Middle School
• High Schools (Public)
  • Oviedo High School
  • Hagerty High School (outside City limits)

Community Resources

• Closest Airports: 
  • Orlando Sanford International: 8 miles
  • Orlando International: 19 miles
  • Orlando Executive Airport: 13 miles
• Closest Hospitals:
  • Oviedo Medical Center (Oviedo): Inside City Limits
  • Advent Health ER (Oviedo)
  • Advent Health Winter Park (Winter Park): 10 miles
  • Advent Health Altamonte (Altamonte Springs): 11 miles
  • Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital (Longwood): 12 miles
  • HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital (Sanford): 12 miles
  • Advent Health East (East Orange County -Orlando): 13 miles
  • Orlando Regional Medical Center (Orlando): 16 miles
• Closest City with a Population 50,000 or Up: Sanford, Florida
• Closest City with a Population 200,000 or Up: Orlando, Florida

Formally incorporated as a City in 1925 with a population of 800, Oviedo has roots that date back to just after the Civil War in 1865 when homesteaders came to the area along the shores of Lake Jesup to begin new lives.

Origins of the Community

Prior to the arrival of these adventurous souls, including former slaves, and immigrants from Europe, primarily Sweden, the area that is now Oviedo was populated by the Timucua, a clan of Native Americans who were a part of the Seminole tribe. No evidence of the early Timucuan settlements remains today; their hunting grounds and villages disappeared just prior to the establishment of the Lake Jesup Community, which decades later gave way to modern housing developments, shopping centers, parks, recreation facilities, conservation areas and interstate roadways that can take travelers across the state.

Early Settlers

Early settlers to the area relished the fertile land. They grew crops of celery and citrus and traveled to Orlando and Sanford to sell their produce. Orlando was reached via a wagon-wheel rutted road, but the primary means of travel from the area were steamships like the Volusia or the Hattie Baker and small boats, which docked at Solary’s Wharf and Mitchell dock. Mail arrived in the area via riverboat twice a week and soon a post office was established. Andrew Aulin, a Swedish immigrant who spoke four languages and loved to read, was appointed postmaster. He was asked to name the new post office.

Renaming the Community

On March 13, 1879, the name Lake Jesup Community faded into history as Aulin chose the name, Oviedo, pronounced O-vee-a-dough in those days, to be the name of the post office and soon the surrounding town. Aulin liked the idea of giving the post office a Spanish name to go along with the Spanish heritage of the state of Florida. The original Oviedo is a city in northern Spain established in the 8th century and known for its architecture, a magnificent ancient cathedral and its dedication to higher education through the University of Oviedo. Today we pronounce Oviedo differently, O-vee-dough, but the City’s link to Oviedo, Spain still exists. The two cities established an informal sister-city relationship that promises to be mutually beneficial to both communities.

Current Community

Oviedo today only vaguely resembles the Oviedo of 1925. Citrus and celery are no longer produced here in large quantities but are still found in many backyard gardens.

The City of Oviedo, Florida has a sister city - Oviedo, Spain. Our City is pronounced O-vee-dough, and our Spanish counterpart is pronounced Ov-ee-ay-doh. Florida's Oviedo was incorporated in 1925. Spain's Oviedo was established in the 8th century. Visit the website of Oviedo, Florida's sister city Oviedo, Spain and learn more about the City that inspired the establishment of a City in the sunshine state.

Oviedo's Population Growth Since 1975