Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area
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The Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as the Orlando Area, Metro Orlando or (more colloquially) Greater Orlando, is the state of Florida's third most densely populated metropolitan region. The Orlando Area has a population of 1,861,707 according to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 population estimates. The size of the city of Orlando is very unusual for a metropolitan area of its size because the city's total population only tops at 199,336 (2003 estimate). The reason for this here in Greater Orlando is because most of the inhibitants of the metropolitan area lives in the suburbs and unincorporated areas of the very densely populated counties of Orange and Seminole.
Greater Orlando, along with the Tampa Bay Area and Daytona Beach, makes up the I-4 Corridor.
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Counties
Cities
Primary Cities
- Orlando, the seat of Orange County
- Kissimmee, the seat of Osceola County
Other County Seats
- Sanford, the seat of Seminole County
- Tavares, the seat of Lake County
Suburbs with more than 10,000 inhabitants
- Altamonte Springs
- Apopka
- Azalea Park
- Casselberry
- Citrus Ridge
- Conway
- Eustis
- Fairview Shores
- Goldenrod
- Lady Lake
- Lake Mary
- Leesburg
- Lockhart
- Longwood
- Maitland
- Meadow Woods
- Oak Ridge
- Ocoee
- Oviedo
- Pine Hills
- Poinciana
- Saint Cloud
- Union Park
- Wekiwa Springs
- Winter Garden
- Winter Park
- Winter Springs
Suburbs with less than 10,000 inhabitants
- Altoona
- Astatula
- Astor
- Bay Lake
- Bay Hill
- Buenaventura Lakes
- Bithlo
- Belle Isle
- Campbell
- Celebration
- Christmas
- Chuluota
- Clermont
- Doctor Phillips
- Eatonville
- Edgewood
- Ferndale
- Fern Park
- Fruitland Park
- Geneva
- Gotha
- Groveland
- Holden Heights
- Howey-in-the-Hills
- Hunters Creek
- Lake Buena Vista
- Lake Butler
- Lake Hart
- Lake Kathryn
- Lake Mack-Forest Hills
- Lisbon
- Mascotte
- Midway
- Minneola
- Montverde
- Mount Dora
- Mount Plymouth
- Oakland
- Okahumpka
- Orlovista
- Paisley
- Paradise Heights
- Pine Castle
- Pittman
- Silver Lake
- Sky Lake
- Sorrento
- South Apopka
- Southchase
- Taft
- Tangelo Park
- Tangerine
- Tildenville
- Umatilla
- Vineland
- Wedgefield
- Williamsburg
- Windermere
- Yalaha
- Yeehaw Junction
- Zellwood
Commerce
Transportation
Roads
Major highways crossing the Orlando area include:
- Florida's Turnpike, which heads southeast to the Treasure Coast and South Florida, as well as northwest to connect to Interstate 75 south of Ocala
- Interstate 4, which meets Florida's Turnpike near the Walt Disney World Resort, heads north through the Orlando area to Daytona Beach and southwest to Lakeland and Tampa
- The Beeline Expressway (State Road 528), which meets I-4 near SeaWorld and connects to the Orlando International Airport, Space Coast, Cape Canaveral, and the John F. Kennedy Space Center
- The Central Florida Greeneway (SR 417), which passes around the edge of the eastern half of the area as a beltway, and connects to both Orlando International Airport and Orlando Sanford International Airport
- The East-West Expressway (SR 408), which crosses the area from west (where it connects to Florida's Turnpike) to east (where it connects to Colonial Drive, south of UCF), passing through downtown Orlando, where it connects to Interstate 4
- The Western Expressway (SR 429), which is under construction, and will eventually serve as a beltway in the western half of the area, connecting to Interstate 4 on both ends from Sanford in the north, through Apopka and Ocoee, and around the west side of Walt Disney World to connect southwest of Kissimmee
- Orange Blossom Trail (US 17-92-441) also pass through the area, along with US 192 and Colonial Drive (SR 50)
The Beeline Expressway, Central Florida Greeneway, East-West Expressway and Western Expressway are all run by the Orlando Orange County Expressway Authority. Bus transportation in Orange, Osceola, and Seminole counties is provided by Lynx.
Airlines
In addition to municipal airports, the primary major airports of the area are Orlando International Airport, at SR 528 Exit 11, and Orlando Sanford International Airport, at SR 417 Exit 49. Orlando Executive Airport, off of SR 50 just east of Downtown Orlando, serves charter airlines and general aviation. Orlando International serves as a hub to Delta Air Lines and Chautauqua Airlines, and is a focus city of US Airways, AirTran Airways and Southwest Airlines.
