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Haines City, Florida
Verified Oct 14, 2026Who leads Haines City, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Vernel Smith
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Form of government
- Mayor
- Population
- 13,174
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 14, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 14, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcehainescity.com/225/City-Commission ↗
- Official leadership pagehainescity.com/225/City-Commission ↗
- City websitehainescity.com ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Vernel Smith CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added Jul 6, 2026 · verified Oct 14, 2026
- Omar Arroyo FormerMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 13,174
- Median household income
- $57,718
- Median age
- 36.7
- Land area
- 23.83 sq mi
- Population density
- 552.8 per sq mi
- County
- Polk County
- Metro area
- Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
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