Bay Lake, Florida

[http://edocs.dlis.state.fl.us/fldocs/leg/actsflorida/1967/LOF1967V2Pt1Ch1069-1223.pdf#page=210 Chapter 67-1104] of the Laws of Florida, incorporating the City of Bay Lake, was signed into law by Governor Claude R. Kirk, Jr. on May 12, 1967, the same day he also signed chapters [http://edocs.dlis.state.fl.us/fldocs/leg/actsflorida/1967/LOF1967V1Pt2Ch0614-1068.pdf#page=266 67-764] (creating the Reedy Creek Improvement District, or RCID), also known as the Reedy Creek Improvement Act, and [http://edocs.dlis.state.fl.us/fldocs/leg/actsflorida/1967/LOF1967V2Pt3Ch1844-2197.pdf#page=577 67-1965] (incorporating the City of Reedy Creek). It was and still is located fully inside the RCID, and all its duties have been taken care of by the RCID. As fully described in Reedy Creek Improvement District, the city has always been controlled by the Walt Disney Company and has allowed them powers that other area attractions have not had.

[http://edocs.dlis.state.fl.us/fldocs/leg/actsflorida/1969/LOF1969V2Pt1Ch0801-1229.pdf#page=118 Chapter 69-836 of the Laws of Florida], which became a law on July 3, 1969, without the governor's approval, redefined the city boundaries to exclude the easternmost part of Bay Lake. Chapter 69–1527, which became a law the same day, completely moved the city of Reedy Creek, with the land given up by Bay Lake included in the new city. Since then, Bay Lake has expanded to fill the original RCID west of Bonnet Creek, but the Reedy Creek Improvement District has expanded to include new land not in the city.

The RCID had all the powers of the city and more, raising the question of why cities were incorporated inside of it. Walt Disney's original plans for the site included at least one futuristic living area, a planned "community of the future". This was never built, but some of the ideas were incorporated into the EPCOT theme park. The later Celebration, Florida was deannexed from the city and the RCID in 1994 so the Walt Disney Company would not lose control of the district.{{Citation needed|date=June 2010}} The city is exclusively inhabited by Disney employees and their immediate families, residing in a community on the north shore of Bay Lake (on Bay Court). The only landowners are wholly owned subsidiaries of The Walt Disney Company, rights-of-way for state and county roads, and five five-acre (2.0 ha) parcels owned by senior Disney employees to grant them voting power in the Reedy Creek Improvement District.

The approximate coordinates for the City of Bay Lake is located at {{Coord|28|23|29|N|81|34|0|W |region:US-FL_type:city}} (28.391502, –81.566659).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|59.1|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|55.7|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|3.5|km2|order=flip}} (5.86%) is water.{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bay Lake city, Florida |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=September 20, 2012 }}

The principal border that divides the cities of Lake Buena Vista to the east and Bay Lake to the west is the canal called Bonnet Creek, adjacent to Bonnet Creek Parkway. Most of the attractions associated with the Walt Disney World Resort are actually located within the City of Bay Lake, including all four theme parks.

The only long-term residents in Bay Lake live in a mobile home park on Bay Court, a street which, in 1987, was a dirt road. As of that year many employees wished to live in Bay Lake or Lake Buena Vista due to their proximity to their jobs.{{cite news|last=Hill|first=John|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1987/01/12/it-is-indeed-a-small-world-after-all-residents-of-bay-lake-and-lake-buena-vista-live-in-desired-isolation/|title=It Is Indeed A Small World After All Residents Of Bay Lake And Lake Buena Vista Live In Desired Isolation|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|date=January 12, 1987|access-date=April 21, 2017}}

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild winters. According to the Köppen climate classification, the City of Bay Lake has a humid subtropical climate zone (Cfa).

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As of the 2020 United States census, there were 29 people, 20 households, and 4 families residing in the city.{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Bay Lake city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Bay+Lake+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=United States Census Bureau}}

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 47 people, 6 households, and 4 families residing in the city.{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Bay Lake city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Bay+Lake+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=United States Census Bureau}}

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As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }} of 2000, there were 23 people, 9 households, and 6 families residing in the city. The population density was 1.2 inhabitants per square mile (0.4/km{{sup|2}}). There were 9 housing units at an average density of 0.5 per square mile (0.2/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the city was twenty-two whites (95.7%) and one African American (4.3%). None of the people in Bay Lake were Asian, Native American, Pacific Islanders, other races, multiracial people, or Hispanics or Latinos.

In 2000, there were nine households in Bay Lake, out of which three had children under the age of 18 living with them, five had married couples living together, one had a female householder with no husband present, and three of the households were non-families. Three households were made up of individuals, and one consisted of someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.00.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $86,288, and the median income for a family was $86,288. Males had a median income of $76,284 versus $21,667 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,731. None of the population and none of the families were below the poverty line.

Because of Bay Lake statistics, legislators have to be careful not to use the words "maximum" and "average" in the computations used for the State of Florida's 2007 property tax reform debate. For example, in 2006, the "per capita levy" of property tax in Bay Lake was $176,230. Since the statewide average that year was $475, legislators have had to be careful to distinguish the phrase "average savings" from the phrase "savings by the average taxpayer."{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}}

• Walt Disney World:
• Magic Kingdom
• Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground
• Magnolia and Palm Golf Courses
• Disney's BoardWalk Resort
• Epcot
• Disney's Animal Kingdom
• Disney's Blizzard Beach
• Disney's Hollywood Studios
• ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
• Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge

File:Reedy Creek Improvement District Fire Department Emergency Services.jpg Fire Department Emergency Services fire station]]

The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District has its Fire Department Emergency Services station in Bay Lake (it has a Lake Buena Vista postal address)."[http://www.ffeia.org/executive-board Executive Board] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418230419/http://www.ffeia.org/executive-board |date=2017-04-18 }}." Florida Fire Marshalls and Fire Inspectors Association. Retrieved on April 19, 2017. "Reedy Creek Fire Department 651 Buena Vista DR Lake Buena Vista, Fl 32830""[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st12_fl/place/p1204150_bay_lake/DC10BLK_P1204150_000.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Bay Lake city, FL]." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on April 19, 2017. [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st12_fl/place/p1204150_bay_lake/DC10BLK_P1204150_001.pdf Page 1], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st12_fl/place/p1204150_bay_lake/DC10BLK_P1204150_002.pdf Page 2], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st12_fl/place/p1204150_bay_lake/DC10BLK_P1204150_003.pdf Page 3], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st12_fl/place/p1204150_bay_lake/DC10BLK_P1204150_004.pdf Page 4]

Residents of Bay Lake (Bay Court) are zoned to schools in the Orange County Public Schools:

• Bay Lake Elementary School"[https://www2.ocps.net/UserFiles/Servers/Server_54619/File/Departments/Student%20Enrollment/School%20Attendance%20Zone%20Maps/Bay%20Lake%20ES%202016.pdf Bay Lake Elementary School Zone] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421093019/https://www2.ocps.net/UserFiles/Servers/Server_54619/File/Departments/Student%20Enrollment/School%20Attendance%20Zone%20Maps/Bay%20Lake%20ES%202016.pdf |date=2017-04-21 }}." Orange County Public Schools Office of Planning & Governmental Relations and Student Enrollment. April 29, 2016. Retrieved on April 21, 2017.
• It opened in 2016, relieving Horizon West area elementary schools and making it one of three schools to open that year in the county. Myrlene Kimble was the school's first principal. The {{convert|94279|sqft|sqm|adj=on}} building, with a capacity of 837 students, is on a {{convert|15|acre|ha|adj=on}} property. In fall 2016 it had 785 students.{{cite web|author=Nesslar, Jennifer|url=http://www.orangeobserver.com/photo-gallery/gallery-first-day-school-bay-lake-elementary|title=Bay Lake Elementary is Horizon West's newest school|publisher=Orange Observer |date=August 15, 2016|access-date=April 21, 2017}} Its design is similar to that of Independence Elementary School.{{cite web|url=http://www.orangeobserver.com/article/introducing-bay-lake-elementary|title=Introducing Bay Lake Elementary|publisher=Orange Observer |date=August 10, 2016|access-date=April 21, 2017}}
• Bridgewater Middle School"[https://www2.ocps.net/UserFiles/Servers/Server_54619/File/Departments/Student%20Enrollment/School%20Attendance%20Zone%20Maps/Bridgewater%20MS%202016.pdf Bridgewater Middle School Zone] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422131625/https://www2.ocps.net/UserFiles/Servers/Server_54619/File/Departments/Student%20Enrollment/School%20Attendance%20Zone%20Maps/Bridgewater%20MS%202016.pdf |date=2017-04-22 }}." Orange County Public Schools Office of Planning & Governmental Relations and Student Enrollment. April 28, 2016. Retrieved on April 22, 2017.
• Windermere High School{{cite web |publisher = OCPS Department of Student Enrollment |title = Windermere High School Attendance Zone map, effective 08/2017 |url = https://www.ocps.net/es/legislative/pupil/Documents/Windermere%20HS%202017.pdf |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170322042940/https://www.ocps.net/es/legislative/pupil/Documents/Windermere%20HS%202017.pdf |archive-date = March 22, 2017 }}

Formerly it was zoned to the following:

• Independence Elementary School (prior to 2016)"[https://www.ocps.net/lc/west/ekc/Documents/OCPS%20Rezoning%20Maps%20and%20Tables%20117-E-SW-4%20website.pdf Rezoning Fall 2015] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422213904/https://www.ocps.net/lc/west/ekc/Documents/OCPS%20Rezoning%20Maps%20and%20Tables%20117-E-SW-4%20website.pdf |date=2017-04-22 }}." Orange County Public Schools. Retrieved on April 21, 2017.
• Windermere Elementary School{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}
• Lakeview Middle School{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}
• West Orange High School (prior to 2017)"[https://www.ocps.net/es/legislative/pupil/Documents/27-H-W-4%20Maps%20and%20Data%20Tables%20Webpage.pdf Rezoning Spring 2016] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204173319/https://www.ocps.net/es/legislative/pupil/Documents/27-H-W-4%20Maps%20and%20Data%20Tables%20Webpage.pdf |date=2017-02-04 }}." Orange County Public Schools. Retrieved on April 22, 2017.

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• [https://cityofbaylakefl.gov/ Official Website for the City of Bay Lake]
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• [http://www.rcid.org/about/city-of-bay-lake/ Information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508165900/https://www.rcid.org/about/city-of-bay-lake/ |date=May 8, 2017 }} at Reedy Creek Improvement District website

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