Maitland is a suburban city in Orange County, Florida, United States, part of the Greater Orlando area.

The town was originally named for a nearby Lake, which honored Captain William Seton Maitland, who fought in the Second Seminole Indian War, and was slain in the battle of Wahoo Swamp.

Christopher Columbus Beasley, perhaps the first permanent settler, arrived at Lake Maitland in 1871.

In the closing decades of the nineteenth century the area was put into extensive citrus production.

In its infancy, Lake Maitland was often characterized as a rural village, with streets lined with large oak trees planted by early town aldermen.

The town's "historical corridor" encompasses old residences still standing and occupied in the Lake Lily-Lake Catherine area and extending through the central portion of the city.

[8] The area has always been a vacation spot because of its climate, location to theme parks and people.

[10] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 19,543 people, 7,510 households, and 4,422 families residing in the city.

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 15,751 people, 6,274 households, and 3,818 families residing in the city.

The first 31-mile (50 km) segment of the system (between DeBary and Sand Lake Road in Orange County) began operations on May 1, 2014.