Collier County, Florida Totally Explained

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Collier County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 251,377. The U.S. Census Bureau 2006 estimate for the county is 314,649 (External Link

). Its county seat is unincorporated East Naples.

History

Collier County was created in 1923 from Lee County. It was named for Barron Collier, a New York City advertising mogul and real estate developer.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,305 square miles (5,970 km²), of which, 2,025 square miles (5,246 km²) of it's land and 280 square miles (724 km²) of it (12.13%) is water. Virtually the entire southeastern portion of the county lies within the Big Cypress National Preserve. The northernmost portion of Everglades National Park extends into the southern coastal part of the county.
Collier County is the sole county in the Naples-Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Adjacent Counties

Collier County is located at the southern end of Florida's Gulf Coast, and bounded by:

Major Highways

Interstate 75

U.S. Route 41

Florida State Road 29

Florida State Road 84

Florida State Road 951

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 251,377 people, 102,973 households, and 71,257 families residing in the county. The population density was 124 people per square mile (48/km²). There were 144,536 housing units at an average density of 71 per square mile (28/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 86.06% White, 4.54% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 6.19% from other races, and 2.23% from two or more races. 19.61% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 75.3% spoke English, 17.8% Spanish, 2.3% French Creole and 1.2% German as their first language. 3.1% of the county has signed a petition against Gay Marriage and Civil unions. (Source=http://www.knowthyneighbor.org/florida/)
   As of 2005 68.6% of the population was non-Hispanic whites, 24.4% was Latino or Hispanic, 5.9% was African-American and 0.9% was Asian. (Source=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/12021.html)
   In 2000 there were 102,973 households out of which 22.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% were married couples living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 24.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.79.
   In the county the population was spread out with 19.90% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 24.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 100.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.20 males.
   The median income for a household in the county was $48,289, and the median income for a family was $54,816. Males had a median income of $32,639 versus $26,371 for females. The per capita income for the county was $31,195. About 6.60% of families and 10.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.20% of those under age 18 and 4.30% of those age 65 or over. As of 2007 the population of Collier County peaked to 414,611, a record high.(Source=http://www.colliergov.net/Index.aspx?page=262)

Cities and towns

Incorporated

Everglades City

Marco Island

Naples

Unincorporated

Ave Maria

Chokoloskee

East Naples, the county seat

Lely

Ochopee

Vineyards

Education

The county's public schools are operated by the District School Board of Collier County.

Politics

Presidential elections results>

Year	Republican	Democratic	Other
2004	65.0%	34.1%	0.9%
2000	65.6%	32.5%	1.9%
1996	58.7%	32.0%	9.3%
1992	53.4%	26.1%	20.5%
1988	74.9%	24.6%	0.5%

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