Meadow Woods is a

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(CDP) and an unincorporated suburban development area located in southern

Orange County, Florida Orange County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the county had a population of 1,429,908, making it the fifth-most populous county in Florida and the List of ...

, United States, between

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and

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. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2020, the population was 43,790.

Geography

Meadow Woods is located at (28.374852, -81.363858), in the southern portion of Orange County outside of the Orlando city limits. Its southern side is adjacent to Buenaventura Lakes in Osceola County, to the west is located Southchase (Orange County), to the north are the unincorporated community of Taft and the Boggy Creek neighborhood of Orlando city proper, and to the east are

and

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. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (0.35%) is water.

Demographics

2010 and 2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 43,790 people, 10,418 households, and 8,737 families residing in the CDP. As of the 2010 United States census, there were 25,558 people, 7,111 households, and 6,145 families residing in the CDP.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 11,286 people, 3,472 households, and 2,850 families residing in the CDP. The

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was . There were 4,441 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 66.99%

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, 11.95%

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, 0.55% Native American, 2.42% Asian, 0.12%

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, 13.32% from other races, and 4.65% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 52.84% of the population. In 2000, there were 3,472 households, out of which 44.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were

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living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.9% were non-families. 11.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.25 and the average family size was 3.52. In 2000, in the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.8% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males. In 2000, the median income for a household in the CDP was $46,033, and the median income for a family was $48,076. Males had a median income of $30,081 versus $21,960 for females. The

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for the CDP was $15,805. About 5.9% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the

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, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

The major roads of the small community of Meadow Woods are Landstar Boulevard, Town Center Boulevard/Rhode Island Woods Circle/Wyndham Lakes Boulevard, and Weatherbee Road. The Central Florida Greeneway ( SR 417) serves Meadow Woods, which has an access at the intersection with Landstar Boulevard at Exit 14.

borders Meadow Woods to the north and east.

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commuter rail service opened a Meadow Woods station at the northwest corner of the community in June 2018. The rail line also handles

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lines as well as several

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freight trains. Meadow Woods is served by

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bus routes 18 (on Landstar Boulevard) and FastLink 418 (on Rhode Island Woods Circle). In June 2013, Orange County Commissioner Jennifer Thompson asked for $300,000 funding for the latter route, which provides a connection to the Sand Lake Road SunRail station, which currently serves as the rail line's interim southern terminus. With installation of the new Sunrail train station, the bus routes has been adjusted a little bit.

Points of interest

* Meadow Woods Recreation Center with a community gym and offices is located within a park area * Several elementary and middle grade schools * Warehouses for

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, Sealy Mattresses,

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* South Orange Youth Sports ComplexSouth Orange Youth Sports Complex
/ref> includes several baseball fields * Newly expanded shopping plaza at Town Center and Landstar

References

External links

{{authority control Census-designated places in Orange County, Florida Greater Orlando Census-designated places in Florida Planned communities in Florida