Meadow Woods is a census-designated place (CDP) and an unincorporated suburban development area located in southern Orange County, Florida, United States, between Orlando International Airport and Kissimmee. 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 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 Orlando International Airport and Lake Nona.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (0.35%) is water.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable"
|+Meadow Woods racial composition<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (NH = Non-Hispanic)<br>
!Race
!Pop 2010
!Pop 2020
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|White (NH)
|3,762
|5,984
|14.72%
|13.67%
|-
|Black or African American (NH)
|2,784
|4,543
|10.89%
|10.37%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native (NH)
|30
|37
|0.12%
|0.08%
|-
|Asian (NH)
|1,127
|2,419
|4.41%
|5.52%
|-
|Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH)
|46
|54
|0.18%
|0.12%
|-
|Some other race (NH)
|212
|562
|0.83%
|1.28%
|-
|Two or more races/Multiracial (NH)
|412
|1,263
|1.61%
|2.88%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|17,185
|28,928
|67.24%
|66.06%
|-
|Total
|25,558
|43,790
|
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Meadow Woods had a population of 43,790. The median age was 35.4 years. 25.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 9.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.3 males age 18 and over.
98.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 1.2% lived in rural areas.
There were 13,326 households in Meadow Woods, of which 46.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 55.8% were married-couple households, 12.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 12.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
2010 census
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 census The rail line also handles Amtrak's Silver Service lines as well as several CSX freight trains.
Meadow Woods is served by Lynx 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 Whirlpool Corporation, Sealy Mattresses, Siemens
- South Orange Youth Sports Complex includes several baseball fields
- Newly expanded shopping plaza at Town Center and Landstar
References
External links
- www.city-data.com