Bokeelia

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Bokeelia
Lee County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Bokeelia Highlighted.svg
County and state location
Basic data
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Lee County
Coordinates : 26 ° 41 ′  N , 82 ° 9 ′  W Coordinates: 26 ° 41 ′  N , 82 ° 9 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 1,780 (as of 2010)
Population density : 77.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 22.9 km 2  (approx. 9 mi 2 ) of
which 22.9 km 2  (approx. 9 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 0 m
Postal code : 33922
Area code : +1 239
FIPS : 12-07375
GNIS ID : 0279189

Bokeelia is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County in the US state of Florida with 1780 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Bokeelia is located in the north of Pine Island . The island is connected to Cape Coral by a bridge . The CDP is located 20 miles west of Fort Myers , 130 miles from Tampa and 260 km from Miami .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the 1780 inhabitants at that time were distributed among 1385 households. The population density was 77.7 inh / km². 91.9% of the population identified themselves as whites, 0.4% as African American , 0.2% as Indians and 0.3% as Asian Americans . 6.1% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.0% to several ethnic groups. 19.2% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 there were children under the age of 18 in 17.4% of all households and persons aged at least 65 years in 44.5% of all households. 64.1% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.65.

16.8% of the population were younger than 20 years old, 16.1% were 20 to 39 years old, 26.3% were 40 to 59 years old, and 40.8% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 55 years. 51.2% of the population were male and 48.8% were female.

The median annual income was $ 49,704, with 7.6% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the first language of 86.21% of the population and 13.79% spoke Spanish .

Attractions

The following properties are listed on the National Register of Historic Places :

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  2. ↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  3. ↑ FLORIDA - Lee County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed July 29, 2015 .