The Villages, one of the most popular retirement communities in the country, was dubbed the fastest growing U.S. metro area between the 2010 Census and 2020 Census.

The Villages, a 55-plus master-planned community about an hour northwest of Orlando, was the fastest-growing U.S. metro area between 2010 and 2020, the Census Bureau said Thursday.

About a 45-minute drive from Orlando, the area’s population jumped 39 percent since 2010 — from about 93,000 residents to about 130,000.

The Villages, a master-planned retirement community in central Florida, is the fastest-growing metropolitan area in the U.S., we learned from the 2020 Census.

The largest retirement community in Florida is billed as a playground for seniors, but according to some residents, it’s not all that meets the eye. Just north of Orlando, The Villages is home ...