Lake Butler is a

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(CDP) and unincorporated area, completely surrounding the town of

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, in Orange County,

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, United States. The population was 15,400 at the 2010 census, up from 7,062 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Lake Butler CDP contains the communities of

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and Summerport Beach.

Geography

Lake Butler is located at (28.486284, -81.554170), approximately west-southwest of downtown

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. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (38.75%) is water. There are several lakes in the vicinity, the largest of which is Lake Butler. Others nearby include Lake William Davis, Lake Cypress, Lake Louise, and Lake Bessie.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 7,062 people, 2,255 households, and 2,009 families residing in the CDP. The

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was . There were 2,451 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.75%

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, 3.41%

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, 0.14% Native American, 3.91% Asian, 0.03%

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, 0.74% from other races, and 2.02% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 4.67% of the population. There were 2,255 households, out of which 49.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 82.0% were

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living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.9% were non-families. 8.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.13 and the average family size was 3.32. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 32.5% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $113,819, and the median income for a family was $113,863. Males had a median income of $89,507 versus $43,864 for females. The

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for the CDP was $49,696. About 1.2% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the

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, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Lake Butler is within Orange County Public Schools.2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Lake Butler CDP, FL
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. Retrieved on April 21, 2017
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Portions of Lake Butler are served by Bridgewater Middle School, Sunridge Middle School, Gotha Middle School, and Chain of Lakes Middle School. When Windermere High School in Lake Butler opens in 2017, much of Lake Butler will be in its attendance boundary. The Windermere High portion was previously assigned to West Orange High School, which continues to serve other parts of Lake Butler. Other parts of Lake Butler are served by Olympia High School, and small portion is zoned to Dr. Phillips High School. The private school Windermere Preparatory School is located in Lake Butler.Home
Windermere Preparatory School. Retrieved on April 21, 2017. "6189 Winter Garden-Vineland Rd Windermere Florida 34786 USA"

References

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