Mascotte is a city in Lake County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,609, up from 5,101 in 2010. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
thumb|Welcome sign along [[Florida State Road 50|FL 50 as it enters Mascotte]]
The city is named for the Mascotte, a ship that was used to haul tobacco from Cuba during the Spanish–American War owned by Tampa civic booster Henry B. Plant. The ship appears on the seals of both Tampa and Mascotte. There are numerous photos of the Mascotte in service between Tampa, Key West and Havana, 1886 through 1924, until sold north.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (13.83%) is water.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable"
|+Mascotte racial composition<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (NH = Non-Hispanic)<br>
!Race
!Pop 2010
!Pop 2020
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|White (NH)
|1,900
|2,147
|37.25%
|32.49%
|-
|Black or African American (NH)
|545
|864
|10.68%
|13.07%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native (NH)
|19
|34
|0.37%
|0.51%
|-
|Asian (NH)
|71
|153
|1.39%
|2.32%
|-
|Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH)
|4
|6
|0.08%
|0.09%
|-
|Some other race (NH)
|47
|86
|0.92%
|1.30%
|-
|Two or more races/Multiracial (NH)
|104
|230
|2.04%
|3.48%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|2,411
|3,089
|47.27%
|46.74%
|-
|Total
|5,101
|6,609
|100.00%
|100.00%
|-
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Mascotte had a population of 6,609. The median age was 32.7 years. 29.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 9.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 102.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 99.2 males age 18 and over.
79.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 20.1% lived in rural areas.
There were 2,000 households in Mascotte, of which 48.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 54.8% were married-couple households, 16.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 19.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 14.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
2010 census
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 5,101 people, 1,358 households, and 1,103 families residing in the city.
2000 census
As of the census