Horizon West, Florida

28°26′2″N 81°37′21″W / 28.43389°N 81.62250°W / 28.43389; -81.62250Country United StatesState FloridaCounty OrangeArea • Total38.13 sq mi (98.75 km²) • Land32.73 sq mi (84.78 km²) • Water5.39 sq mi (13.97 km²)Elevation125 ft (38 m)Population • Total58,101 • Density1,774.89/sq mi (685.28/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code(s)407, 689FIPS code12-32610^[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, Village I and Village F., 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.^{[citation needed]}

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 38.1 square miles (98.6 km²), of which 32.9 square miles (85.3 km²) is land and 5.1 square miles (13.3 km²), or 13.50%, is water.^[6]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	14,000		—
2020	58,101		315.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

Horizon West racial composition
(Hispanics excluded from racial categories)
(NH = Non-Hispanic)

Race	Pop 2010[8]	Pop 2020[9]	% 2010	% 2020
White (NH)	8,856	31,257	63.26%	53.80%
Black or African American (NH)	839	2,822	5.99%	4.86%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	22	75	0.16%	0.13%
Asian (NH)	1,129	4,453	8.06%	7.66%
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH)	10	25	0.07%	0.04%
Some other race (NH)	62	979	0.44%	1.68%
Two or more races/Multiracial (NH)	316	5,460	2.26%	9.40%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,766	13,030	19.76%	22.43%
Total	14,000	58,101	100.00%	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.^[10]

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 14,000 people, 3,687 households, and 2,512 families residing in the CDP.^[11]

References

External links

• Horizon West Retrospective Report
• Horizon West Information