Horizon West, Florida Explained

Official Name:Horizon West, Florida
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:98.75
Area Land Km2:84.78
Area Water Km2:13.97
Area Total Sq Mi:38.13
Area Land Sq Mi:32.73
Area Water Sq Mi:5.39
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:58101
Population Density Km2:685.28
Population Density Sq Mi:1774.89
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:28.4339°N -81.6225°W
Elevation Ft:125
Area Code:407, 689
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:12-32610[2]

Horizon West is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 58,101 at the 2020 census.

Horizon West includes five designated mixed-use villages, namely the Village of Bridgewater, Lakeside Village, Hickory Nut, Ovation Village and Seidel Village., surrounded by greenbelts as well as a town center known as Hamlin.[3] The concept was adopted in 1995 by Orange County.[4] As of 2017, Horizon West can be considered one of the fast growing master-planned communities nationwide.[5]

Geography

Horizon West is located in southwestern Orange County, directly north and west of Walt Disney World Resort.

Horizon West is bordered on the north by the city of Winter Garden, on the east by the town of Windermere, and on the south by the city of Bay Lake (the municipality which contains Walt Disney World Resort) and the census-designated place Four Corners.

It was a newly defined area as of the 2010 census. State Road 429, the Daniel Webster Western Beltway, runs through the CDP, connecting Ocoee to the north with Four Corners and Interstate 4 to the south.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 98.6sqkm, of which 85.3sqkm is land and 13.3sqkm, or 13.50%, is water.[6]

Demographics

Horizon West racial composition
(Hispanics excluded from racial categories)
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
!Race!Pop 2010[7] !Pop 2020[8] !% 2010!% 2020
White (NH)8,85631,25763.26%53.80%
Black or African American (NH)8392,8225.99%4.86%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)2275 0.16%0.13%
Asian (NH)1,129 4,453 8.06%7.66%
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH)1025 0.07%0.04%
Some other race (NH)629790.44%1.68%
Two or more races/Multiracial (NH)3165,460 2.26%9.40%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,76613,03019.76%22.43%
Total14,00058,101100.00%100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 58,101 people, 14,398 households, and 11,119 families residing in the CDP.[9]

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 14,000 people, 3,687 households, and 2,512 families residing in the CDP.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. October 31, 2021.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Web site: Overview – Hamlin . 2024-03-18 . en-US.
  4. Web site: Horizon West Special Planning Area. Myers. Steve. Orange County Government.
  5. News: Candelaria . Michael . June 25, 2017 . Horizon West community sets pace for fastest growth . August 21, 2017 .
  6. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Clarcona CDP, Florida. United States Census Bureau. September 21, 2012.
  7. Web site: P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Horizon West CDP, Florida. United States Census Bureau.
  8. Web site: P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Horizon West CDP, Florida. United States Census Bureau.
  9. Web site: S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Horizon West CDP, Florida. United States Census Bureau.
  10. Web site: S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Horizon West CDP, Florida. United States Census Bureau.