Greater Orlando
Greater Orlando | |
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22nd in the U.S. | |
GDP | |
• MSA | $194.5 billion (2022) |
The Orlando metropolitan area, also known as
According to the 2020 U.S. Census, the population of Greater Orlando is 2,673,376, an increase of nearly 540,000 new residents between 2010 and 2020.
By population, it is the third-largest metropolitan area in Florida, the seventh-largest in the
Definitions
The Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford MSA is further listed by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget as part of the Orlando–Lakeland–Deltona, Florida Combined Statistical Area (CSA). This includes the
The MSA was first defined in 1950 as the Orlando Standard Metropolitan Area, consisting solely of Orange County. Seminole County was added to the MSA in 1959, Osceola County in 1973, and Lake County in 1992. The name was changed to Orlando–Kissimmee MSA in 2004, and to Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford MSA in 2009.[5]
Climate and geography
Climate
Like much of the Southern United States, according to the Köppen climate classification, Orlando has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). The two basic seasons in the Orlando area, are a hot and rainy season, lasting from May until late October (roughly coinciding with the Atlantic hurricane season), and a warm and dry season from November through April.[6] The area's relative low elevation and close proximity to the Tropic of Cancer is what accentuates the humidity climate during the summer months. During these typical humid summer patterns, temperatures typically reach as high as the low 90s °F (32–34 °C), while low temperatures below the low 70s °F (22–24 °C) are pretty rare. The average window for 90 °F (32 °C) temperatures is April 9 to October 14. The area's humidity acts as a buffer, usually preventing actual temperatures from exceeding 100 °F (38 °C), but also pushing the heat index to over 110 °F (43 °C). The city's highest recorded temperature is 103 °F (39 °C), set on September 8, 1921. Strong afternoon thunderstorms are common daily during these months, caused by the air mass from the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean colliding over the region. These storms can be quite powerful, bringing heavy torrential downpours, powerful winds, and even damaging hail.[7]
Humidity is typically cools off during the winter months, resulting in more comfortable temperatures. The monthly daily average temperature in January is 60.6 °F (15.9 °C). Temperatures dip below the freezing mark on an average of only 1.6 nights per year and the lowest recorded temperature is 18 °F (−8 °C), set on
The average annual rainfall in Orlando is 51.45 inches (1,307 mm), a majority of which occurs in the period from June to September. October through May are Orlando's dry season. During this period (especially in its later months), often a
Like much of Florida, while
- ^ Distance measured from Orlando City Hall to nearest Atlantic coastline, near Oak Hill, Brevard County, and nearest Gulf coastline, near, Pine Island, Hernando County, using Google Earth's Ruler tool.
Climate data for Orlando (Orlando International Airport), Florida (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1892–present) | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 88 (31) |
90 (32) |
97 (36) |
99 (37) |
102 (39) |
101 (38) |
101 (38) |
101 (38) |
103 (39) |
98 (37) |
93 (34) |
91 (33) |
103 (39) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 83.5 (28.6) |
85.5 (29.7) |
88.4 (31.3) |
91.1 (32.8) |
94.5 (34.7) |
96.1 (35.6) |
96.1 (35.6) |
95.4 (35.2) |
93.8 (34.3) |
91.0 (32.8) |
86.7 (30.4) |
83.7 (28.7) |
97.2 (36.2) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 71.8 (22.1) |
74.9 (23.8) |
78.9 (26.1) |
83.6 (28.7) |
88.4 (31.3) |
90.8 (32.7) |
92.0 (33.3) |
91.6 (33.1) |
89.6 (32.0) |
84.7 (29.3) |
78.3 (25.7) |
73.8 (23.2) |
83.2 (28.4) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 60.6 (15.9) |
63.6 (17.6) |
67.3 (19.6) |
72.2 (22.3) |
77.3 (25.2) |
81.2 (27.3) |
82.6 (28.1) |
82.6 (28.1) |
81.0 (27.2) |
75.5 (24.2) |
68.2 (20.1) |
63.3 (17.4) |
73.0 (22.7) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 49.5 (9.7) |
52.4 (11.3) |
55.8 (13.2) |
60.7 (15.9) |
66.3 (19.1) |
71.6 (22.0) |
73.2 (22.9) |
73.7 (23.2) |
72.4 (22.4) |
66.2 (19.0) |
58.2 (14.6) |
52.9 (11.6) |
62.7 (17.1) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | 33.2 (0.7) |
36.5 (2.5) |
41.3 (5.2) |
49.2 (9.6) |
58.2 (14.6) |
67.5 (19.7) |
70.5 (21.4) |
70.7 (21.5) |
67.8 (19.9) |
53.4 (11.9) |
44.4 (6.9) |
37.6 (3.1) |
31.3 (−0.4) |
Record low °F (°C) | 19 (−7) |
19 (−7) |
25 (−4) |
37 (3) |
47 (8) |
53 (12) |
64 (18) |
63 (17) |
50 (10) |
38 (3) |
28 (−2) |
18 (−8) |
18 (−8) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.48 (63) |
2.04 (52) |
3.03 (77) |
2.58 (66) |
4.02 (102) |
8.05 (204) |
7.46 (189) |
7.69 (195) |
6.37 (162) |
3.46 (88) |
1.79 (45) |
2.48 (63) |
51.45 (1,307) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 8.4 | 16.2 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 14.2 | 8.4 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 121.1 |
Source: NOAA[11][12] |
Climate data for Kissimmee, Florida, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1959–present | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 90 (32) |
90 (32) |
92 (33) |
97 (36) |
100 (38) |
101 (38) |
101 (38) |
103 (39) |
98 (37) |
97 (36) |
92 (33) |
90 (32) |
103 (39) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 82.9 (28.3) |
84.9 (29.4) |
87.4 (30.8) |
90.3 (32.4) |
93.9 (34.4) |
95.5 (35.3) |
95.5 (35.3) |
95.3 (35.2) |
94.0 (34.4) |
91.2 (32.9) |
86.7 (30.4) |
83.6 (28.7) |
96.6 (35.9) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 71.8 (22.1) |
74.4 (23.6) |
77.9 (25.5) |
83.0 (28.3) |
87.4 (30.8) |
90.0 (32.2) |
91.5 (33.1) |
91.4 (33.0) |
89.5 (31.9) |
84.6 (29.2) |
78.6 (25.9) |
73.5 (23.1) |
82.8 (28.2) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 60.1 (15.6) |
62.6 (17.0) |
66.1 (18.9) |
71.4 (21.9) |
76.6 (24.8) |
80.9 (27.2) |
82.5 (28.1) |
82.7 (28.2) |
81.1 (27.3) |
75.4 (24.1) |
67.9 (19.9) |
62.5 (16.9) |
72.5 (22.5) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 48.3 (9.1) |
50.7 (10.4) |
54.4 (12.4) |
59.7 (15.4) |
65.8 (18.8) |
71.8 (22.1) |
73.5 (23.1) |
74.1 (23.4) |
72.8 (22.7) |
66.2 (19.0) |
57.3 (14.1) |
51.5 (10.8) |
62.2 (16.8) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | 32.7 (0.4) |
35.4 (1.9) |
40.0 (4.4) |
46.9 (8.3) |
55.8 (13.2) |
66.8 (19.3) |
69.9 (21.1) |
70.6 (21.4) |
67.0 (19.4) |
52.4 (11.3) |
42.9 (6.1) |
36.7 (2.6) |
30.6 (−0.8) |
Record low °F (°C) | 19 (−7) |
27 (−3) |
25 (−4) |
38 (3) |
41 (5) |
53 (12) |
58 (14) |
60 (16) |
56 (13) |
40 (4) |
29 (−2) |
20 (−7) |
19 (−7) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.67 (68) |
2.37 (60) |
3.07 (78) |
2.43 (62) |
4.17 (106) |
9.18 (233) |
7.21 (183) |
8.38 (213) |
5.88 (149) |
3.07 (78) |
1.99 (51) |
2.15 (55) |
52.57 (1,335) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 7.6 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 15.8 | 16.7 | 17.7 | 14.3 | 8.7 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 119.3 |
Source: NOAA[13][14] |
Climate data for Sanford, Florida (Orlando Sanford International Airport), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1948–present | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 89 (32) |
89 (32) |
94 (34) |
97 (36) |
100 (38) |
102 (39) |
103 (39) |
100 (38) |
97 (36) |
95 (35) |
92 (33) |
89 (32) |
103 (39) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 83.2 (28.4) |
85.3 (29.6) |
88.3 (31.3) |
91.4 (33.0) |
95.3 (35.2) |
96.8 (36.0) |
96.8 (36.0) |
96.7 (35.9) |
94.4 (34.7) |
91.0 (32.8) |
87.1 (30.6) |
83.9 (28.8) |
98.2 (36.8) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 71.3 (21.8) |
74.2 (23.4) |
78.3 (25.7) |
83.4 (28.6) |
88.5 (31.4) |
91.0 (32.8) |
92.7 (33.7) |
92.5 (33.6) |
89.7 (32.1) |
84.6 (29.2) |
78.2 (25.7) |
73.4 (23.0) |
83.1 (28.4) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 60.4 (15.8) |
63.1 (17.3) |
67.1 (19.5) |
72.3 (22.4) |
77.7 (25.4) |
81.9 (27.7) |
83.6 (28.7) |
83.6 (28.7) |
81.4 (27.4) |
75.5 (24.2) |
68.2 (20.1) |
63.1 (17.3) |
73.2 (22.9) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 49.6 (9.8) |
52.1 (11.2) |
55.9 (13.3) |
61.2 (16.2) |
67.0 (19.4) |
72.7 (22.6) |
74.4 (23.6) |
74.6 (23.7) |
73.1 (22.8) |
66.5 (19.2) |
58.2 (14.6) |
52.7 (11.5) |
63.2 (17.3) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | 32.4 (0.2) |
35.6 (2.0) |
40.2 (4.6) |
47.6 (8.7) |
56.6 (13.7) |
66.7 (19.3) |
70.1 (21.2) |
70.5 (21.4) |
67.2 (19.6) |
52.8 (11.6) |
43.4 (6.3) |
36.4 (2.4) |
30.2 (−1.0) |
Record low °F (°C) | 19 (−7) |
25 (−4) |
27 (−3) |
36 (2) |
45 (7) |
52 (11) |
60 (16) |
64 (18) |
52 (11) |
39 (4) |
27 (−3) |
19 (−7) |
19 (−7) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.36 (60) |
2.25 (57) |
2.85 (72) |
2.35 (60) |
3.31 (84) |
8.19 (208) |
7.29 (185) |
6.77 (172) |
6.24 (158) |
3.90 (99) |
1.88 (48) |
2.24 (57) |
49.63 (1,261) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 17.2 | 15.7 | 9.9 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 132.6 |
Source: NOAA[15][16] |
Component counties, subregions, and cities
Largest cities
The following is a list of the fifteen largest cities in the Orlando metropolitan area as ranked by population.[17][18][19]
City | County | 2010 population |
2020 population |
2010 to 2020 % change |
---|---|---|---|---|
Orlando | Orange | 238,300 | 307,573 | +29.07% |
Deltona | Volusia | 85,192 | 93,692 | +9.98% |
Kissimmee | Osceola | 59,682 | 79,286 | +32.85% |
Poinciana | Osceola and Polk | 53,193 | 69,309 | +30.30% |
Pine Hills | Orange | 60,076 | 66,111 | +10.05% |
Sanford | Seminole | 53,570 | 61,051 | +13.96% |
Saint Cloud | Osceola | 35,183 | 58,964 | +67.59% |
Horizon West | Orange | 14,000 | 58,101 | +315.01% |
Four Corners | Lake, Polk, Osceola, Orange | 26,116 | 56,381 | +115.89% |
Apopka | Orange | 41,542 | 54,873 | +32.09% |
Ocoee | Orange | 35,579 | 47,295 | +32.93% |
Winter Garden | Orange | 34,568 | 46,964 | +35.86% |
Ormond Beach | Volusia | 38,137 | 43,080 | +12.96% |
Winter Springs | Seminole | 33,282 | 38,342 | +15.20% |
DeLand | Volusia | 27,031 | 37,351 | +38.18% |
Principal cities
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1900 | 11,374 | — | |
1910 | 19,107 | 68.0% | |
1920 | 19,890 | 4.1% | |
1930 | 49,737 | 150.1% | |
1940 | 70,074 | 40.9% | |
1950 | 114,950 | 64.0% | |
1960 | 263,540 | 129.3% | |
1970 | 344,311 | 30.6% | |
1980 | 471,016 | 36.8% | |
1990 | 677,491 | 43.8% | |
2000 | 896,344 | 32.3% | |
2010 | 1,145,965 | 27.8% | |
2020 | 1,429,908 | 24.8% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[20] 1900–1990[21] 1990–2000[22] |
Principal cities (sometimes called primary cities) are defined by the OMB based on population size and employment. In general, a principal city has more non-residents commuting into the city to work than residents commuting out of the city to work.[23]
Suburbs with more than 10,000 inhabitants
- Alafaya
- Altamonte Springs
- Apopka
- Azalea Park
- Buenaventura Lakes
- Casselberry
- Clermont
- Celebration
- Conway
- Daytona Beach
- DeBary
- Doctor Phillips
- Eustis
- Fairview Shores
- Forest City
- Goldenrod
- Hunter's Creek
- Lake Butler
- Lake Mary
- Lockhart
- Longwood
- Maitland
- Meadow Woods
- Mount Dora
- Oak Ridge
- Oviedo
- Pine Castle
- Southchase
- Tavares
- University
- Wekiva Springs
- Winter Park
Suburbs with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants
- Bay Lake
- Bay Hill
- Bithlo
- Belle Isle
- Campbell
- Chuluota
- Eatonville
- Edgewood
- Ferndale
- Fern Park
- Geneva
- Gotha
- Groveland
- Heathrow
- Holden Heights
- Lake Buena Vista
- Lake Hart
- Midway
- Minneola
- Montverde
- Mount Plymouth
- Oakland
- Okahumpka
- Orlo Vista
- Paradise Heights
- Sky Lake
- Sorrento
- South Apopka
- Taft
- Tangelo Park
- Tangerine
- Tildenville
- Union Park
- Vineland
- Wedgefield
- Williamsburg
- Windermere
- Zellwood
County | 2021 Estimate | 2020 Census | Change | Area | Density |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Orange County | 1,422,746 | 1,429,908 | −0.50% | 903.43 sq mi (2,339.9 km2) | 1,575/sq mi (608/km2) |
Seminole County | 478,093 | 470,856 | +1.54% | 309.22 sq mi (800.9 km2) | 1,520/sq mi (587/km2) |
Osceola County | 403,282 | 388,656 | +3.76% | 1,327.45 sq mi (3,438.1 km2) | 304/sq mi (117/km2) |
Lake County | 395,804 | 383,956 | +3.09% | 938.38 sq mi (2,430.4 km2) | 422/sq mi (163/km2) |
Total | 2,691,925 | 2,673,376 | +0.69% | 3,478.48 sq mi (9,009.2 km2) | 774/sq mi (299/km2) |
Economy
Greater Orlando is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world thanks to the many
In 2015, the Orlando area attracted 68 million people.[25]
The citrus industry historically dominated the Orlando area economy, but has declined over the past 100 years. The Christmas 1989 impact freeze proved particularly damaging to commercial citrus farming within Greater Orlando.[26] There are still three major orange juice plants remaining in the area: Cutrale Citrus Juices in Leesburg; Florida's Natural Growers in Umatilla; and Silver Springs Citrus in Howey-in-the-Hills. Minute Maid maintains a major juice flavoring plant in Apopka.
Other agricultural pursuits, particularly cattle farming, remain important parts of the Central Florida economy, but are now all located on the outer fringes of the metro area. Orlando is also a major food processing center.
Metro Orlando has served as a major
McCoy AFB was a major hub of
Metro Orlando's economy has greatly diversified from tourism, and the area is now considered a primary city for the modeling, simulation and training (MS&T) industry..
Orlando is targeting the
Industry
Tavistock Group, an investment firm that held 7,000 acres (2,800 ha) of land immediately southeast of Orlando International Airport began formulating new possibilities for its land use after the decline in tourism to the state. Tavistock decided to use part of the land to establish a bio-sciences cluster.
In 2005, the state of Florida along with Tavistock Group and the University of Central Florida agreed that Tavistock would donate 50 acres (20 ha) and $12.5 million (which the state would match for a total of $25 Million) to start the UCF College of Medicine and the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences. The UCF College of Medicine won approval from the State Board of Governors in 2006. That decision was key to attracting
In February and March 2007 respectively, Nemours and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs announced Lake Nona as the site of two new hospitals.[citation needed] Other prospective tenants of the Lake Nona Medical City included
In January 2020, KPMG completed construction of a $450 million, 55 acre, state-of-the-art training facility in the Lake Nona region of the Greater Orlando area.[31] The site hosts KPMG professionals for training from across the United States, and provides direct shuttles from Orlando International Airport to the training facility. Only the firm's employees are permitted on the grounds.
Education
In Florida, each county has a
As of 2023, the Orange County Public School District is currently the 8th-largest public school district in the nation.[33]
The University of Central Florida is a nationally recognized 4-year public university in the region. As of the Fall 2020 semester, the university's student population was 71,948, making it the largest university in the nation by enrollment.[34] The university's 1,415 acre main campus is situated in northeast Orange County.[34]
Nearby Winter Park is the home of Rollins College, a private college situated only a few miles from Downtown Orlando. In 2012, it was ranked #1 by U.S. News & World Report amongst regional universities in the South.[35]
The
Additional colleges and universities in the Greater Orlando area include:
- Barry University (Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law)
- Beacon College (for those with special needs)
- Florida A&M University College of Law
- Florida Technical College
- Full Sail University
- Johnson University Florida
- Lake–Sumter State College
- Seminole State College of Florida
- Southern Technical College
- Valencia College
Transportation
Air
The primary major airports of the area are Orlando International Airport, at SR 528 Exit 11/SR 417 Exit 17, and Orlando Sanford International Airport, at SR 417 Exit 49.
Orlando International (MCO) is a
was headquartered in Orlando and had a major hub in Orlando but it was merged into Southwest. JetBlue also has a training facility known as JetBlue University, and is the main training center for JetBlue's pilots, inflight crew, plus support training for its technical operations and customer service crew. JetBlue also provides general aircraft maintenance and LiveTV installation and maintenance in Orlando.Orlando Sanford International (SFB) is generally served by charter flights from Europe, though it is also a hub for national small-city carrier Allegiant Air and home to Delta Connection Academy, a pilot training school.
In the Combined Statistical Area,
Municipal airports in the region include Orlando Executive Airport, Kissimmee Gateway Airport, Ormond Beach Municipal Airport and DeLand Municipal Airport.
Roads and freeways
- 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 Universal Orlando Resort, heads north through the Orlando area to Daytona Beach and southwest to Lakeland and Tampa (the only entirely non-tolled freeway in the area).
- Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach and North connecting Jacksonville–St. Marys–Palatka & Georgia.
- 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 University of Central Florida), passing through downtown Orlando, where it connects to Interstate 4.
- The Western Expressway (SR 429), which serves as the beltway in the western half of the area, connects 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.
- The Apopka Bypass (SR 414), is a partial tollway beginning at US 441 Orange Blossom Trail west of Apopka to Maitland Blvd at US 441 south of Apopka. From there, the road continues as "Maitland Blvd", but is a surface road. The spur west of Apopka will eventually run north to begin the "Wekiva Expressway".
The Beachline, Central Florida GreeneWay, East-West Expressway and Western Expressway are all run by the Central Florida Expressway Authority. Florida's Turnpike and portions of tollways not inside Orange County are run by Florida's Turnpike Enterprise, a special district of the Florida Department of Transportation.
Major surface highways include
Transit systems
Bus transportation in Orange, Osceola, and Seminole counties is provided by LYNX. LYNX operates 88 routes as of January 28, 2019. LYNX provides service on local, limited-stop (FastLink), and neighborhood, on-demand circulator routes (NeighborLink).
Lynx had express routes into Clermont and Volusia County, but these were eliminated in 2014 due to the opening of SunRail. Volusia County is primarily served locally by
The SunRail opened for operation in 2014 and the second phase expansion into Osceola County opened on July 30, 2018, with terminal stations at Poinciana and DeBary. Studies are being conducted to extend SunRail to Orlando International Airport (OIA) and Deland.
Rail
SunRail (formerly referred to as Central Florida Commuter Rail) is a commuter rail system in the Greater Orlando, Florida area, linking Poinciana to DeBary through Downtown Orlando. Phase 1 opened in May 2014, and ran between DeBary and Sand Lake Station. Phase II opened in July 2018 and extended to Poinciana through Osceola County with the addition of four new stations.
The other stations are served by the
Orlando was eastern terminus of the Amtrak
Orlando is usually named as the initial focus of plans for a
Orlando will be served by Brightline at Orlando International Airport's new intermodal terminal. Current service runs from Miami to West Palm Beach, with construction to Orlando to begin in March 2019. In addition, an extension of Brightline to Tampa is also proposed.
Culture
Orlando Chinatown
A
According to an article by the Orlando Weekly, the location of Orlando's Chinatown was once the Westside Crossing Plaza, which was a Walmart shopping center with a Publix supermarket. In 2003, the old shopping center was converted to house "... 60 pan-Asian businesses and restaurants." Financing for the project came from Chinese investors.[43]
The Orlando Sentinel further states that "... by retrofitting the mostly vacant strip center, which includes a former Wal-Mart discount store and Publix supermarket, a group of out-of-state Chinese investors are hoping to draw more than 60 Asian-owned businesses to the site by the end of the year. " The article states that this is "... creating what the project's developers are calling the region's first Chinatown." The amenities include bakeries, restaurants, and an Asian grocery store. So the article further elaborates by saying "... finally, there's a place to buy cuttlefish and black chicken."[44]
Since the project was a success, its report on its conceptualization and development is used as a reference for the real estate and tourism industries.[45]
Media
The primary newspaper of the area is the daily
The extended area is also covered by The Daytona Beach News-Journal and Florida Today.
Greater Orlando makes up a large portion of the "Orlando–Ocala–Daytona Beach, FL" DMA, which ranks No. 19 in size with 1,466,420 households in 2007–08 according to Nielsen Media Research.[46]
All six major broadcast networks are represented in Orlando with their own channels. WESH brought NBC to Orlando when it moved its main operations from Daytona Beach to Eatonville in 1991.
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See also
References
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