Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Lake Buena Vista is a city located in Orange County, Florida. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 16.
History
Lake Buena Vista was founded in the late 1960's by The Walt Disney Company when they purchased massive amounts of orange groves outside of the City of Orlando. Their plan was to build a new amusement park, Walt Disney World Resort, which opened in 1971. The city, with Bay Lake, Florida, allows the Disney corporation to formally exercise quasi-governmental powers over Walt Disney World and the surrounding area under the auspices of the Reedy Creek Improvement District.
The Mayor, Business Administrator and City Council are formally elected, but as all of the residents are employees of the Disney Corporation, they are effectively appointed by The Walt Disney Company, which pays their salaries. The only employees who are not directly under the direction of Disney are those of the Reedy Creek Improvement District who provide fire protection and electricity and water services. Although Reedy Creek was founded and chartered by the State of Florida Legislature as a publicly funded agency of the state, the Board of Supervisors of the RCID are elected by the owners of the land within the district, which is 99% owned by the Disney Corporation. Hence, the RCID is also effectively controlled by the Disney Corporation.
Geography
Lake Buena Vista is located at 28°22'39" North, 81°31'18" West (28.377362, -81.521728)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.7 km² (4.9 mi²). 12.5 km² (4.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.84% water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 16 people, 9 households, and 5 families residing in the city. The population density is 1.3/km² (3.3/mi²). There are 11 housing units at an average density of 0.9/km² (2.3/mi²). Everyone in the city is White, and nobody is Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 9 households out of which one has children under the age of 18 living with them, four are married couples living together, none have a female householder with no husband present, and four are non-families. Four of all households are made up of individuals and one consists of someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 1.78 and the average family size is 2.40.
In the city the population is spread out with two under the age of 18, nobody between 18 and 24, three from 25 to 44, six from 45 to 64, and five who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 53 years. For every 100 females there are 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $39,375, and the median income for a family is $62,500. Males have a median income of $60,000 versus $38,750 for females. The per capita income for the city is $25,769. No one in the city is below the poverty line.
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