Hunters Creek, Florida | |
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— CDP — | |
Location in Orange County and the state of Florida | |
Coordinates: | |
Country | United States |
State | Florida |
County | Orange |
Area | |
• Total | 4.3 sq mi (11.1 km2) |
• Land | 4.3 sq mi (11.1 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 89 ft (27 m) |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 12,636 |
• Density | 2,934/sq mi (1,132.8/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 12-32967[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 1853258[2] |
Hunters Creek is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 9,369 at the 2000 census. It is based around a large planned community named Hunter's Creek, though the CDP name given by the United States Census Bureau lacks the apostrophe.
The majority of the community was built in the late 1980s and 1990s, and some of the community is still under construction.
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There are several schools that the children of the area are zoned to attend within Hunter's Creek. They are:
Pre-Kindergarten
Elementary Schools
Junior High (Secondary,Middle) Schools
High schools
There are several "neighborhoods" in Hunter's Creek. They are:
and The Vistas:
There are seven parks in Hunter’s Creek that are available to all residents of the community.
Braddock Oak Park boasts mature trees and tons of shade and includes:
Calabay Park is well known as a picnic spot. It includes:
Eagle Park's Community Building is suitable for meetings and social events with up to 40 people attending. The park area includes:
Mallard Pointe Park is a secluded park that includes:
Osprey Park is one of the biggest parks. Inside the Social Center, there is foosball, pool, table tennis, a large screen TV, video games, board games and cards. It also has a meeting room for up to 90 people. Many of the major events held in Hunter’s Creek occur at Osprey Park. These include the Hunter’s Creek Women’s Association’s Bunny in the Park and Fall Festival, and the HCCA Recreation and Special Events Department’s Independence Day Celebration and Halloween (Hunter’s Creep Nights) haunted house and hayride. It also includes:
Vista Park is the first park located in the Vistas. It includes:
Solar shade structures were recently on outdoor play areas that shields participants from the direct sunlight and keeps them cooler.
Yearly, On the weekends leading up to Halloween, the Hunter's Creek community puts together the event. It usually includes food, games and activities as well as a haunted house. This varies in theme from year to year, but is a standing tradition and alternative to normal trick-or-treating fanfare. The event also allows children from the community to participate and be part of the haunted house and also constructing it.
Hunter's Creek Golf Club is an Orlando, Florida golf course featuring an 18-hole, par 72 championship layout. Hunter's Creek is conveniently located within minutes of Orlando area attractions and resorts.
Hunter's Creek Golf Club is a founding member of the Orlando Golf Trail. The Orlando Golf Trail is a group of 12 championship golf courses located along the interstate 4 corridor.
Hunters Creek is located at (28.357105, -81.428453)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.2 km² (4.3 mi²), all land.
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 9,369 people, 3,460 households, and 2,498 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 841.3/km² (2,176.5/mi²). There were 3,870 housing units at an average density of 347.5/km² (899.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 81.84% White, 5.18% African American, 0.14% Native American, 7.16% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 3.02% from other races, and 2.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.83% of the population.
There were 3,460 households out of which 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 37.3% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $67,775, and the median income for a family was $76,323. Males had a median income of $51,625 versus $35,625 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $29,170. About 3.2% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.
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