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Census-designated place
Location in Orange County and the state of Florida
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Orange
Area
• Total	7.07 sq mi (18.32 km²)
• Land	7.05 sq mi (18.25 km²)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km²)
Elevation	89 ft (27 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	24,433
• Density	3,467.64/sq mi (1,338.91/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	407, 321
FIPS code	12-32967
GNIS feature ID	1853258

Hunter's Creek is a master planned, unincorporated community and census-designated place in Orange County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,321 at the 2010 census. It has grown up around a large planned community named Hunter's Creek, though the CDP name given by the United States Census Bureau lacks the apostrophe.

Features
Geography
Demographics
Education
See also

Features

Recognition

In 2011, CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Hunter's Creek 21th on their list of the 100 best places to live in the United States. Criteria included financial, housing, education, quality of life, leisure and culture, and weather data.

Schools

There are several schools that the children of the area are zoned to attend within Hunter's Creek. They are:

Elementary schools

Hunter's Creek Elementary School (Principal, Oscar Sanchez)
Endeavor Elementary School (Principal, Myrlene Kimbel)
West Creek Elementary School (Principal, Janet Bittick)
John Young Elementary School (Principal, Wendy Ivory)

Junior high (secondary, middle) schools

Hunter's Creek Middle School (Principal, Amy McHale)
Freedom Middle School (Principal, Douglas Szcinski)

High schools

Freedom High School (Principal, Mr. Rolando Bailey)

Neighborhoods

There are several neighborhoods in Hunter's Creek. They are:

Ashton
Audubon Villas at Hunter's Creek
Braddock Oaks
Calabay Cove
Camden Hunter's Creek
Capri at Hunter's Creek Condominium
Carrington
Chalfont
Chartres Gardens
Chelsea Landing
Colonial Grand at Heather Glen
Colonial Grand at Hunter's Creek
Cottages at Hunter's Creek
Cypress Pointe
Devlin Green
Eagles Landing
Fairways
Falcon Pointe
Foxhaven
Glenhurst
Golfview at Hunter's Creek
Heather Glen
Heritage Place
Hunter's Isle
Keaton's Crest
Meadow Woods
Mallard Cove
Montara
Ocita
Orista Bay
Osprey Links at Hunter's Creek
Pace's Mill
The Pointe
Quail Lake
Raintree
Sandhill Trace
Settlers Landing
Tanglewood
The Parks at Hunter's Creek
Timucua Village
Urbana Condominium
Villanova at Hunter's Creek
Westshire

and The Vistas:

Casa Vista
Flora Vista
Mar Vista
Palma Vista
Sierra Vista
Terra Vista
Vida Vista

Parks

There are seven parks in Hunter's Creek that are available to all residents of the community.

Braddock Oak Park boasts mature trees which provide abundant shade and includes:

Picnic tables
Tot lot
Walking path

Calabay Park is well known as a picnic spot. It includes:

Chickee (pavilion)
Picnic tables
Tot lot

Eagle Park's community building is suitable for meetings and social events with up to 40 people attending. The park area includes:

Basketball courts
Chickee (pavilion)
Community building / meeting rooms
Fishing dock
Multi-purpose field
Picnic tables
Racquetball courts
Restrooms
Soccer field
Tennis courts
Tot lot (shade structure)
Volleyball courts
Walking path

Mallard Pointe Park is a secluded park that includes:

Basketball courts
Chickee (pavilion)
Picnic tables
Portable toilets
Tennis courts
Tot lot (shade structure)
Volleyball courts
Walking path

Osprey Park is one of the biggest parks. Inside the Social Center, there is foosball, pool, table tennis, a large screen TV, video games, board games and cards. It also has a meeting room for up to 90 people. Many of the major events held in Hunter's Creek occur at Osprey Park. These include the Hunter's Creek Women's Association's Bunny in the Park and Fall Festival, and the HCCA Recreation and Special Events Department's Independence Day Celebration and Halloween (Hunter's Creep Nights) haunted house and hayride. It also includes:

Basketball courts
Baseball / softball fields
Chickee (pavilion)
Dog park
Fishing
Multi-purpose field
Picnic tables
Restrooms
Shuffleboard
Soccer fields
Social center / meeting rooms
Tennis courts
Tot lot (shade structure)
Volleyball courts
Walking path

Vista Park is the first park located in the Vistas. It includes:

Basketball courts
Picnic tables
Restrooms
Soccer fields
Swing set
Tot lot (shade structure)
Volleyball courts
Walking path

Solar shade structures were recently on outdoor play areas that shields participants from the direct sunlight and keeps them cooler.

Lakes

All of these appear to be manmade or natural bodies of water that were altered.

Mallard Lake (Florida)
Lake Calabay
Lake Barclay
Lake Ocita
Lake Timucua
Eagle Lake
Quail Lake
Lake Fox
Lake Gatlin
Lake Kiawa
Lake Tern
Little Lake Tern
Spoonbill Lake
Lake Teal
Gull Lake
Lake Sandpiper
Osprey Lake
Crane Lake
Dove Lake
Lake Talova
Heron Lake
Egret Lake
Loon Lake

Recreational activities and programs

Soccer

Hunter's Creep Nights

Yearly, on the weekends leading up to Halloween, the Hunter's Creek community puts together the event. It usually includes food, games and activities as well as a haunted house. This varies in theme from year to year, but is a standing tradition and alternative to normal trick-or-treating fanfare. The event also allows children from the community to participate and be part of the haunted house and also constructing it.

Golf

Hunter's Creek Golf Club is an Orlando golf course featuring an 18-hole, par 72 championship layout. Hunter's Creek is conveniently located within minutes of Orlando area attractions and resorts.

Hunter's Creek Golf Club is a founding member of the Orlando Golf Trail. The Orlando Golf Trail is a group of 12 championship golf courses located along the interstate 4 corridor.

Media

Life in Hunter's Creek - A magazine serving the community
HCTV - A television channel serving the community

Geography

Hunter's Creek is located at 28°21′26″N 81°25′42″W / 28.35722°N 81.42833°W / 28.35722; -81.42833 (28.357105, -81.428453).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.9 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2020	24,433	—
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 9,369 people, 3,460 households, and 2,498 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 841.3/km² (2,176.5/mi²). There were 3,870 housing units at an average density of 347.5/km² (899.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 81.84% White, 5.18% African American, 0.14% Native American, 7.16% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 3.02% from other races, and 2.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.83% of the population.

There were 3,460 households, out of which 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 37.3% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $67,775, and the median income for a family was $76,323. Males had a median income of $51,625 versus $35,625 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $29,170. About 3.2% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Elementary schools

Hunter's Creek Elementary School
Endeavor Elementary School
West Creek Elementary School
John Young Elementary School

Junior high (secondary, middle) schools

Hunter's Creek Middle School
Freedom Middle School

High schools

Freedom High School

Charter schools

Renaissance Charter School at Hunter's Creek