WINDERMERE FLORIDA
Windermere was established in 1889 and chartered in 1925.
During late 2007, the Town of Windermere filed a proposal to annex Isle worth
and Butler Bay, a wealthy subdivision. This was met with extensive debate from
town residents and an objection from Orange County, which stood to lose
millions of dollars of property tax revenue. After lengthy discussions, and
battles with the county, Isle worth remained in the county, but Butler Bay was
annexed into Windermere, with over 90% of its residents approving annexation
via a mail-in ballot.
Windermere has a Town Manager / City Council form of
government. Five council members are elected at large for two-year terms with
three running for election in odd years and two running for election in even
years along with the mayor. Gary Bruhn has served as mayor for six consecutive
terms since 2004.
Police services are provided by the Windermere Police
Department. Fire rescue and emergency medical services are provided by Orange
County Fire Rescue - Fire Station 35, which is located in Windermere. Postal
services are provided by the Windermere Post Office. The Floridian Aquifer is
Windermere and Orange County's source of drinking and fire hydrant water, which
is filtered naturally through hundreds of feet of sand and rock, and then
treated by the Orange County Water Division
The schools include Windermere Elementary School and Gotha
Middle School, Orange County Public Schools in Windermere, assigned based on
the parent/guardian's home address. OCPS also provides school buses for local
students.
Windermere is also home to Windermere Preparatory School, a
private, coeducational PK-12 college prep school. See homes for sale in this area
As of the census of 2013, there were 2,855 people, 784
households, and 591 families residing in the town. The population density was
1,688.2 inhabitants per square mile (654.0/km²). There were 723 housing units
at an average density of 643.4 per square mile (249.2/km²). The racial makeup
of the town was 95.68% White, 1.3% Black, 0.05% Native Americans, 2.00% Asian,
0.32% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of
any race was 3.53% of the population.
There were 704 households out of which 36.9% had children
under the age of 18 living with them, 70.3% were married couples living together,
6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were
non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% had
someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household
size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.5% under
the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 30.5% from 45 to 64,
and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For
every 100 females there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and
over, there were 96.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $88,809,
and the median income for a family was $105,737. Males had a median income of
$80,693 versus $37,321 for females. The per capita income for the town was
$51,370. About 2.4% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those ages 65 or
over. We invite you to come explore the area of Windermere Florida.
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