Lake Buena Vista, Florida | |
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 Location inOrange County and the state ofFlorida | |
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| Coordinates:28°22′29″N81°31′29″W / 28.37472°N 81.52472°W /28.37472; -81.52472[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Orange |
| Incorporated (City of Reedy Creek) | May 12, 1967[2][3][4] |
| Incorporated (City of Lake Buena Vista) | July 3, 1969[2] |
| Named after | South Buena Vista Street, thestreet inBurbank, California where theDisney Studio Lot is located. |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor[5] | Renee Raper |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Andrea Fay |
| • Council Members | Gene King, Angie Sola, and William "Tom" McCoy |
| • City Manager | Randy Singh |
| • City Clerk | Amy T. Iennaco |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.14 sq mi (8.13 km2) |
| • Land | 3.03 sq mi (7.84 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2) |
| Elevation | 98 ft (30 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 24 |
| • Density | 7.9/sq mi (3.06/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 32830 |
| Area codes | 407, 689 |
| FIPS code | 12-37625[7] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404857[1] |
| Website | cityoflakebuenavistafl |
Lake Buena Vista (/ˌbwɛnəˈvɪstə/ or/ˌbweɪnəˈvɪstə/) is a city inOrange County,Florida, United States. It is mostly known for being the mailing address forWalt Disney World, although almost all of the resort facilities, including all four theme parks, are physically located in the adjacent city ofBay Lake. It is one of two Florida municipalities inside theCentral Florida Tourism Oversight District, which also containsWalt Disney World, the other being Bay Lake. The permanent residential population of Lake Buena Vista was 24 at the2020 census.[8]
The city is part of theOrlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area, more commonly known asGreater Orlando or theOrlando metropolitan area.
Chapter 67-1965 of the Laws of Florida, incorporating theCity of Reedy Creek, was signed into law by GovernorClaude R. Kirk, Jr. on May 12, 1967, the same day he also signedChapter 67-764 (creating theReedy Creek Improvement District), also known as theReedy Creek Improvement Act, andChapter 67-1104 (incorporating thecity of Bay Lake). It was located fully inside the Reedy Creek Improvement District. The city was controlled byThe Walt Disney Company and allowed it powers that other area attractions had not had.
Chapter 69-1527,[2] which became law on July 3, 1969, without the governor's approval, redefined the city boundaries. The city was completely moved, taking over some land that had been part of the City of Bay Lake (and was given up by69-836 of the Laws of Florida, which became a law the same day) and including some other land that had formerly been unincorporated. Soon after, the City of Reedy Creek was renamed to theCity of Lake Buena Vista to better reflect its new location, through which Reedy Creek did not flow. "Buena Vista" comes fromthe name of the street inBurbank, California, whereThe Walt Disney Company is headquartered.
The Reedy Creek Improvement District had all the powers of the city and more, raising the question of why cities needed to be incorporated inside it.Walt Disney's original plans for the site were to construct a futuristic, fully-functional city; aplanned "community of the future". This was never built, but some of the ideas were incorporated into theEPCOT theme park and laterCelebration, Florida. The only residents of the city are Disney employees and their immediate family members who live in a small community on Royal Oak Court, north ofDisney Springs. From 1971 to 2022, the only landowners are fully ownedsubsidiaries of Disney, and rights-of-way for state and county roads.
On February 27, 2023, theFlorida Legislature passed House Bill 9B to supersede theReedy Creek Improvement Act, replacing the Reedy Creek Improvement District with theCentral Florida Tourism Oversight District.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2), of which 3.0 square miles (7.7 km2) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km2) (4.02%) is water.[9]
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild winters. According to theKöppen climate classification, the City of Lake Buena Vista has ahumid subtropical climate zone (Cfa).
| Climate data for Lake Buena Vista, FL | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 90 (32) | 90 (32) | 92 (33) | 98 (37) | 100 (38) | 101 (38) | 101 (38) | 103 (39) | 98 (37) | 97 (36) | 92 (33) | 90 (32) | 103 (39) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 71 (22) | 74 (23) | 77 (25) | 82 (28) | 87 (31) | 90 (32) | 91 (33) | 92 (33) | 89 (32) | 84 (29) | 79 (26) | 73 (23) | 82 (28) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 47 (8) | 50 (10) | 53 (12) | 58 (14) | 65 (18) | 71 (22) | 73 (23) | 73 (23) | 72 (22) | 65 (18) | 57 (14) | 50 (10) | 61 (16) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 19 (−7) | 27 (−3) | 25 (−4) | 38 (3) | 45 (7) | 50 (10) | 56 (13) | 60 (16) | 56 (13) | 42 (6) | 29 (−2) | 20 (−7) | 19 (−7) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 2.39 (61) | 2.88 (73) | 3.82 (97) | 2.27 (58) | 3.55 (90) | 7.67 (195) | 7.47 (190) | 7.85 (199) | 6.31 (160) | 3.24 (82) | 2.24 (57) | 2.41 (61) | 52.1 (1,323) |
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Lake Buena Vista is a small body of water located east of the Buena Vista Golf Course, west of the crossing ofState Road 535 andInterstate 4. The lake, which was called "Blake Lake" before its acquisition by Disney, was named for Buena Vista Street in Burbank, California, where Disney's corporate headquarters are located. Several Walt Disney Company business entities had names containing "Buena Vista", aSpanish phrase that means "good view".
In 2015, guide maps for theDisney Springs shopping, dining, and entertainment district started promoting Village Lake, which the district andDisney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa borders, as "Lake Buena Vista".[11] The actual lake and the promoted lake are connected via a stream, which is crossed by a bridge linking Disney Springs' Marketplace area with Saratoga Springs Resort.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1970 | 12 | — | |
| 1980 | 98 | 716.7% | |
| 1990 | 1,776 | 1,712.2% | |
| 2000 | 16 | −99.1% | |
| 2010 | 10 | −37.5% | |
| 2020 | 24 | 140.0% | |
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| Race | Pop 2010[12] | Pop 2020[13] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White (NH) | 10 | 15 | 100.00% | 62.50% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Native American orAlaska Native (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Asian (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Pacific Islander orNative Hawaiian (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Some other race (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Two or more races/Multiracial (NH) | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 8.33% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0 | 7 | 0.00% | 29.17% |
| Total | 10 | 24 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 24 people, 3 households, and 2 families residing in the city.[14]
As of the2010 United States census, there were 10 people, 3 households, and 3 families residing in the city.[15]
As of thecensus[7] of 2000, there were 16 people, 9 households, and 5 families residing in the city. Thepopulation density was 3.3 inhabitants per square mile (1.3/km2). There were 11 housing units at an average density of 2.3 per square mile (0.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 100.00%White.
In 2000, there are 9 households out of which 11.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% weremarried couples living together, 0.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.4% were non-families. 44.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.78 and the average family size was 2.40.
In 2000, in the city, the population was spread out with 12.5% under the age of 18, 0.0% from 18 to 24, 18.8% from 25 to 44, 37.5% from 45 to 64, and 31.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $39,375, and the median income for a family was $62,500. Males had a median income of $60,000 versus $38,750 for females. Theper capita income for the city was $25,769. 0.0% of the population and 0.0% of families were below the poverty line.
TheCentral Florida Tourism Oversight District has its Fire Department Emergency Services station inBay Lake, near Lake Buena Vista.[16][17]
Lake Buena Vista is withinOrange County Public Schools.[18]
The only subdivision within Lake Buena Vista (Royal Oak Court) falls within the attendance zones of Sand Lake Elementary School,[19] Southwest Middle School,[20] andDr. Phillips High School.[21]
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