Horizon West, Florida

Horizon West, Florida
Census-designated place
Coordinates: 28°26′2″N 81°37′21″W / 28.43389°N 81.62250°WCoordinates: 28°26′2″N 81°37′21″W / 28.43389°N 81.62250°W
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Orange
Area
• Total	38.1 sq mi (98.6 km^2)
• Land	32.9 sq mi (85.3 km^2)
• Water	5.1 sq mi (13.3 km^2)
Elevation	125 ft (38 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	14,000
• Density	370/sq mi (140/km^2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	407
FIPS code	12-32610[1]

Horizon West is a census-designated place and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 14,000 at the 2010 census.^[2] It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Horizon West is located in southwestern Orange County, directly north of the Walt Disney World resort. 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 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.^[3]

References

1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Horizon West CDP, Florida". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Clarcona CDP, Florida". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved September 21, 2012.