Winter Garden, Florida
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Winter Garden is a city and suburb located 14 miles west of downtown Orlando in western Orange County, Florida. As of 2005, the city population was 25,500. The population will continue to grow at an extremely quick rate as new housing communities are built. The Orlando metro area is predicted to grow faster than any United States metro area throughout the first quarter of the 21st century.
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[edit] Geography
Winter Garden is located at (28.560328, -81.584069)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 31.3 km² (12.1 mi²). 31.2 km² (12.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.17%) is water.
Winter Garden is bordered on the south by the town of Windermere, on the east by Ocoee, on the west by Lake County, and on the north by Lake Apopka.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 14,351 people, 5,380 households, and 3,663 families residing in the city. The population density was 459.4/km² (1,190.2/mi²). There were 5,861 housing units at an average density of 187.6/km² (486.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 76.60% White, 13.25% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.99% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 6.45% from other races, and 2.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.50% of the population.
There were 5,380 households out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.1 years. For every 100 females there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $41,858. About 10.1% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.7% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Transportation
State Road 50 (W. Colonial Dr) bisects the city into northern and southern sections. The portion south of State Road 50, formerly occupied by orange groves and farmland, has recently been the site of the development of numerous large-scale communities, including Stoneybrook West, Stonecrest, and Wintermere Pointe. A disparity exists between these new affluent residents, many of whom have moved from South Florida, Tampa Bay, Jacksonville, and the New York metropolitan area, and longtime residents, many of whom are much less well-off.
The toll-restricted Western Beltway (SR 429) is currently being constructed. When completed in late 2006, it will link I-4 near mile marker 58 in Osceola County with the Florida Turnpike and the northern suburbs of Orlando. Other major roads through Winter Garden include Orange County Road 535 and Orange County Road 545. CR 535 (also called Winter Garden - Vineland Road) begins at SR 50 and bisects the southern half of the city and proceeds south to Windermere, Florida, Lake Buena Vista and Walt Disney World where it becomes State Road 535. CR 545 (also called Avalon Road) beings at SR 50 and proceeds south along the western edge of Winter Garden and along the border between Orange and Lake Counties. This area remains mostly rural but is quickly developing because of the nearby toll road. CR 545 currently ends at US192 in Kissimmee at the border to Osceola County
[edit] Shopping
Winter Garden Village at Fowler's Grove will be built on the northeast corner of the intersection of CR-535, SR-429, and Stoneybrook West Parkway. This project, which would provide 1.15 million square feet of dining and retail stores, is slated to be complete by 2007. Ground breaking should begin in spring 2006, some of the announced retail are Lowes, Super Target, Barnes and Noble, just to name a few. [1]
[edit] External links
- City of Winter Garden official site
- Winter Garden community page
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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