Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area

Greater Orlando, alternatively known as the Orlando Area or Metro Orlando, is the third most populated metropolitan region in the state of Florida, and contains the 27th-largest metro area in the United States within the 16th largest Combined Statistical Area. It is defined by the Office of Management and Budget for census purposes as the Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The MSA consists of Lake, Osceola, Orange and Semi... more

Greater Orlando, alternatively known as the Orlando Area or Metro Orlando, is the third most populated metropolitan region in the state of Florida, and contains the 27th-largest metro area in the United States within the 16th largest Combined Statistical Area. It is defined by the Office of Management and Budget for census purposes as the Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The MSA consists of Lake, Osceola, Orange and Seminole Counties. Greater Orlando has a population of 2,032,496 according to the U.S. Census Bureau 2007 population estimates. The size of the city of Orlando is very unusual for a metropolitan area of its size since most of the inhabitants of the area live in the suburbs and surrounding areas in Orange and Seminole counties, whereas the total population of the city proper is only 220,186 people (2006 estimate). The Orlando-Kissimmee MSA is also combined with the metropolitan areas of Deltona (Volusia County) and Palm Coast (Flagler County), plus... less