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Meadow Oaks is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Pasco County, Florida, United States.[5] Located north of Florida State Road 52 inland from Hudson,[6] it is within the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)[7] and the Southwest Florida Water Management District.

The community was first planned in 1983 to include homes and eponymous golf course,[8] which was later expanded.[9][10] The clubhouse was destroyed by fire in 1995.[11] The community continued to grow into the 2000s,[12][13][14] partly on land that had once been a cattle ranch, to have eight 'villages'.[15]

Meadow Oaks become a CDP (43785)[16] in 2010[17] and as of the 2010 census its population was 2,442[2] It had grown to 2,842 by the 2020 census.[1]

Geography

Meadow Oaks is considered an 'inland' or 'landside' Pasco County community.[6][18] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Meadow Oaks CDP has an area of 1.656 square miles (4.29 km2); 1.651 square miles (4.28 km2) of its area is land, and 0.005 square miles (0.013 km2) is water.[2] Land-use planning follows the concepts of MPUD zoning.[19][20]

Meadow Oaks is within Florida's 12th U.S.congressional district,[21] Florida Senate 16th district, and Florida House District 37.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2020 Decennial Census How many people live in Meadow Oaks CDP, Florida". News Press. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Florida". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  3. ^ "Meadow Oaks, FL ZIP code : 34669". www.uszip.com.
  4. ^ "Meadow Oaks Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ^ "City County List". Division of Library and Information Services - Florida Department of State. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "The Hudson Landside Neighborhoods in Detail VII Meadow Oaks". www.hudsonfla.com. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  7. ^ "Map of Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater MSA" (PDF). United States Census Bureau, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Economics and Statistics Administration. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  8. ^ Testerman, Jeff (September 23, 1983). "995 homes and golf course planned north of SR52". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  9. ^ "Improvements bring business to Meadow Oaks Country Club". Tampa Bay Times. February 28, 1986. p. 72. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Meadow Oaks gets a facelift". Tampa Bay Times. May 28, 1991. p. 76. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Fire destroys clubhouse at Meadows Oaks". Tampa Bay Times. June 27, 1995. p. 162. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Developer not happen with commission decision". The Tampa Tribune. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  13. ^ Thorner, James (March 7, 2002). "Meadow Oaks developers told to stop". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  14. ^ "Pasco leaders halt road repaving project". Sun Coast News. April 28, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  15. ^ "The Reserve at Meadows Oaks". www.hudsonfla.com. 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  16. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS TRACT REFERENCE MAP: Pasco County, FL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. December 9, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  17. ^ Florida: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts/2010 Census of Population and Housing (PDF) (Report). September 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  18. ^ Wilson, Drew (May 7, 2018). "Ardian Zika adds two major endorsements for HD 37 campaign". Florida Politics. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  19. ^ "RZ-7529 R-1, R-4, A-C & MPUD TO MPUD: MEADOW OAKS DEVELOPMENT LC, NEW LIFE MINISTRIES & RIVER RIDGE HOMES INC./MEADOW OAKS MPUD" (PDF). March 1, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  20. ^ "Agenda" (PDF). Pasco County Planning Commission. March 25, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  21. ^ "113th Congress Florida Congressional District 12" (PDF). US Census Bureau. January 1, 2010. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meadow_Oaks,_Florida