Paisley, Florida | |
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CDP | |
Location in Lake County and the state of Florida |
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Coordinates: 28°59′15″N 81°32′13″W / 28.98750°N 81.53694°WCoordinates: 28°59′15″N 81°32′13″W / 28.98750°N 81.53694°W | |
Country | United States of America |
State | Florida |
County | Lake |
Area | |
• Total | 3.4 sq mi (8.9 km2) |
• Land | 3.3 sq mi (8.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
Elevation | 72 ft (22 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 734 |
• Density | 215.9/sq mi (82.5/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 32767 |
Area code(s) | 352 |
FIPS code | 12-53850 |
GNIS feature ID | 0306187 |
Paisley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, Florida, United States. The population was 734 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area. Paisley is home to Boy Scout Camp La-No-Che on the north shore of Lake Norris, which at times during the summer and other special events has a larger population than the CDP itself.
The main arteries of the town of Paisley are Lake County Road 42 and Maggie Jones Road.
Paisley is also host to the Toronto Argonauts' pre-season training and free agency camp.
A post office called Paisley has been in operation since 1886. The community was named after Paisley, in Scotland.
On the morning of February 2, 2007, a tornado touched down in the community and was blamed for at least 14 deaths.
Paisley is located at 28°59′15″N 81°32′13″W / 28.98750°N 81.53694°W (28.987370, -81.536972).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.8 km2), of which 3.3 square miles (8.5 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (4.37%) is water.