Pine Hills, Florida
| Pine Hills | |
|---|---|
| Census-designated place | |
 Location in Orange County and the state of Florida |
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| Coordinates: 28°34′54″N 81°28′10″W / 28.58167°N 81.46944°WCoordinates: 28°34′54″N 81°28′10″W / 28.58167°N 81.46944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Orange |
| Area | |
| • Census-designated place | 12.7 sq mi (33.0 km2) |
| • Land | 12.2 sq mi (31.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 112 ft (34 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Census-designated place | 60,076 |
| • Density | 4,904.6/sq mi (1,893.7/km2) |
| • Urban | 1,377,342 (35th) |
| • Metro | 2,134,311 (26th) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code(s) | 32808, 32818 |
| Area code(s) | 407 |
| FIPS code | 12-56825 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0288851 |
Pine Hills is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated subdivision in Orange County, Florida, United States, west of Orlando. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, Pine Hills had a population of 60,076. It is a part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area (home to 2,134,311 people in 2010).
Pine Hills is home to several parks and two high schools. The Pine Hills Trail is also being developed. It is minority majority. Crime has been a problem and revitalization efforts are being undertaken.
The area that would become Pine Hills began in 1953 with the first subdivisions – Robinswood and Pine Ridge Estates – constructed along the newly completed Pine Hills Road north of Colonial Drive (SR 50). It was one of the first suburbs of Orlando and grew as a bedroom community for the workers of Martin Marietta (now Lockheed Martin). At the time, it was an upper-middle class suburb with a country club named "Silver Pines".
During the 1960s and into the 1970s, Pine Hills grew north from the original subdivisions around Pine Hills Rd and Colonial Drive to include new neighborhoods off of Silver Star Rd in the north around Powers Dr and to the east around Pine Hills and Indian Hill Roads. The community built their own fire department, a post office branch, and several schools. In the 1970s, the Orange County government seized Pine Hills' fire engine in an effort to consolidate county-wide fire services. Nevertheless, Pine Hills continued to grow and community leaders began an initiative to incorporate Pine Hills into a city. However, this initiative was eventually abandoned.
During the 1980s, the City of Orlando began annexing sections of Pine Hills. Some areas annexed during this time include North Lane east of Pine Hills Road (where the "Rosemont" neighborhood would eventually be located), Clarion Drive south of Clarcona-Ocoee Road, and areas of the Signal Hill subdivision (south of Rosemont). Residents rejected further annexation, fearing larger taxes and little representation from Orlando. Eventually, as Orlando's growth surrounded Pine Hills, many of the original families moved into newer neighborhoods in nearby Ocoee, Winter Garden and MetroWest.
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