Cape Coral, Florida
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Cape Coral is a city in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 102,286 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2005, the city had a population of 140,010. [link], making it the largest city in Southwest Florida. Cape Coral is one of two major cities that make up the Cape Coral-Fort Myers MSA, the other being Fort Myers. As of July 1 2005, the population estimate for the metropolitan area was 544,758.
Description
Cape Coral (known locally as the Cape) was built over 40 years ago by two land speculators, the Rosen brothers, who believed that the property's location on the Gulf Coast would be attractive to homebuyers. They purchased the property, platted the community, and created a system of canals spanning more than 400 miles, which were dug up to elevate the land, most of which was around three feet above sea level. At 115 square miles, Cape Coral is the third-largest city in Florida (in terms of land area), after Jacksonville and Tampa.The city is divided into four quadrants--northwest, northeast, southwest, and southeast--with most of the streets being numbered. Santa Barbara Boulevard divides the city into east and west, while Hancock Bridge Parkway (east of Santa Barbara) and Embers Parkway (west of Santa Barbara) divide the city into north and south.
Incorporated as a city in 1970, Cape Coral is one of the fastest growing areas in Florida, and is the fifth-fastest growing city in the United States[link]. The city features numerous waterfront properties on canals, lakes, and basins; many of which have direct access to the Pine Island Sound and Caloosahatchee River.
The city has many public parks and recreation areas. It is also home to several golf courses.
The city's area code is 239; the zip codes are 33904, 33909, 33910, 33914, 33915, 33990, 33991, and 33993.
Geography
Cape Coral is located at (26.639600, -81.982471).[Geographic references#1GR1]According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 298.1 km² (115.1 mi²). 272.4 km² (105.2 mi²) of it is land and 25.7 km² (9.9 mi²) of it (8.61%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 109,286 people, 40,768 households, and 30,209 families residing in the city. The population density was 375.4/km² (972.4/mi²). There were 45,653 housing units at an average density of 167.6/km² (434.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.01% White, 2.00% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.92% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.20% from other races, and 1.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.33% of the population.There were 40,768 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $43,410, and the median income for a family was $47,503. Males had a median income of $32,320 versus $25,068 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,021. About 5.3% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.
External links
- [City of Cape Coral]
- [Maps and aerial photos]
- * Street map from [Google Maps] or [Yahoo! Maps]
- * Topographic map from [TopoZone]
- * Aerial image or topographic map from [TerraServer-USA]
- * Satellite image from [Google Maps] or [Windows Live Local]
- [Cape Charter Schools] official site
- [Lee County Schools] official site
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