The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusWahneta is a census-designated place (CDP) in central Polk County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Wahneta had a population of 4,409. It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 5,091 to 4,409 (-13%). Half of its homes were built before 1972.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Wahneta yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Wahneta’s history is told.
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Wahneta, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Wahneta is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Wahneta has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Cypress Gardens in Winter Haven, 3.2 miles away.
Wahneta and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.