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Welcome to beautiful, sunny Southwest Florida! Fort Myers and the surrounding communities welcome your curiosity and the possibility of relocation to our pleasant, relaxing corner of the world. Below you will find listed some of the important information about Southwest Florida. Enjoy! | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lee County Island Destinations: List of Islands in Lee County Florida
Lee County History: In 1870 the west coast of Florida (from Tampa Bay south) was made up of only 3 counties: Hillsborough, Manatee and Monroe. Manatee was created in 1855 from portions of Hillsborough and Mosquito counties. "Fort Denaud", about twenty-four miles east of Fort Myers, was established in the late 1830s as an army depot of supplies and was located on land belonging to a Frenchman, Pierre Denaud. It was evacuated in 1858, and is now [1923]* a hamlet center of a citrus, sugar cane and trucking country. 1887, May 13 - Lee County was detached from Monroe County. 1890 - The first census taken after Lee was created numbered 1,414 inhabitants. 1900 - The second census taken numbered 3,071 "Labelle", between Denaud and Fort Thompson, is a growing village of several hundred people, and has long been prominent for years.[1923]* "Alva", eighteen miles east of Fort Myers, is the highest point on the Caloosahatchee River, and has one of the largest grapefruit groves in the State, along with a first-class packing house. On the north side of the river, opposite Fort Myers, are "New Prospect" and "Woodrow" (the latter on the Atlantic Coast Line christened in honor of the former president). Productive fruit and vegetable lands lie around them. "Punta Rassa", which is at the mouth of the river, has maintained the office of the cable to Havana and had the melancholy honor of being the first station in the United States to receive news of the sinking of the Maine. "Sanibel", "Estero" and "Captiva" islands, along the western shores of San Carlos Bay, are well known winter resorts.[1923]* "Cayo Costa Island", northwest of Captiva, is the site of a Government lighthouse reservation and quarantine station.[1923]* "Boca Grande" is the home of the Silver King and other game fish. Going south from Fort Myers, along the Dixie Highway and the Tamiami Trail are such pleasant towns as "Estero" and "Bonita Springs". On the coast is Naples-on-the-Gulf, a charming resort and some miles farther south on Marco Island is the town of "Caxambas", the headquarters of a large clam-canning industry.[1923]* "Cape Romano" is still to the south, and "Everglades", an Indian trading post south of Marco is a point of interest to tourists and curio collectors who have never long to wait for a delegation of Seminoles emerging with their wares from the Big Cypress Swamp, twenty miles to the north.[1923]* "Immokalee" is located near the center of Lee County on high ground. Fertile area of sugar-cane surround it. Which is also the terminus of a branch of the Atlantic Coast Line.[1923]* Lee County Geography: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,139 km² (1,212 mi²). 2,081 km² (804 mi²) of it is land and 1,057 km² (408 mi²) of it (33.69%) is water. Lee County is located on the southwest coast of Florida. It is approximately 125 miles south of Tampa and 115 miles west of Fort Lauderdale via Interstate 75; and approximately 125 miles west-northwest of Miami via U.S. Highway 41. Lee County is the sole county in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers Metropolitan Statistical Area. Borders Lee County Demographics: As of the census² of 2000, there were 440,888 people, 188,599 households, and 127,681 families residing in the county. The population density was 212/km² (549/mi²). There were 245,405 housing units at an average density of 118/km² (305/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 87.69% White, 6.59% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.77% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 3.07% from other races, and 1.55% from two or more races. 9.54% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 188,599 households out of which 22.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.50% were married couples living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.30% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.73. In the county the population was spread out with 19.60% under the age of 18, 6.20% from 18 to 24, 24.00% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 25.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 95.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.10 males. The median income for a household in the county was $40,319, and the median income for a family was $46,430. Males had a median income of $31,247 versus $24,380 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,542. About 6.70% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.20% of those under age 18 and 5.60% of those age 65 or over. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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