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Poinciana,
Florida, a master-planned community, is a mere
twenty miles from Walt
Disney World, where fantasies and dreams come to
life. Poinciana itself is a dream come true for
the many who live here.
Poinciana's 35 square
miles of land are located in northern Osceola
and eastern Polk
counties. The 2000 Census placed the population at
13,647. Shimmering lakes and wooded conservation areas
make up over forty percent of the town's 47,000 acres.
The Reedy Creek Nature Preserve offers horseback riding
trails. Snell Creek and Huckleberry Island conservation
areas each have new nature trails. The Walt
Disney Wilderness Preserve neighbors Poinciana, and
contains over 10,000 more acres of pristine natural
beauty.
Bustling Orlando,
with all its theme parks and attractions, lies only
27 miles away. The Orlando
International Airport provides access to the
world, while Poinciana residents can easily dwell in
their own private corner of natural beauty, only
emerging when they choose to.
Osceola County was
originally cowboy country. Forever
Florida is a working cattle ranch just east of St.
Cloud, where visitors can both observe and try their
hand at cowboy life. Poinciana's neighboring towns
include some with such colorful names as Yeehaw
Junction, Intercession City, and Celebration.
Other county town names reflect the area's
Seminole heritage: Kissimmee,
Holopaw, Lokosee and Narcoossee. Central Florida
is quite a diverse area, and the area surrounding
Orlando in particular boasts a huge range of
choices in real estate and community 'flavor'.
Poinciana offers
several neighborhood schools. The largest park,
Vance Harmon Park, features soccer, football fields, a
baseball diamond, tennis, basketball and racquetball
courts, along with a fitness trail and an all-weather
pavilion with barbecue grills for picnics. The
Stonegate Golf course is a semi-private club, designed
by
Ron Garl the premier golf course architect. Water
sports abound in Poinciana, with canoeing and kayaking,
fishing and boating.
Poinciana, Florida is a
quiet haven of natural beauty, with the bright lights of
the big city still visible in the nighttime sky.
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