Charlotte County (Florida)

administration
Charlotte County Courthouse
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US state :	Florida
Administrative headquarters :	Punta Gorda
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Commissioners Administrative Complex 18500 Murdock Circle Port Charlotte, FL 33948
Foundation :	April 23, 1921
Made up from:	DeSoto County
Area code :	001 941
Demographics
Residents :	159,978 (2010)
Population density :	89.1 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2225 km²
Water surface :	429 km²
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Website : www.charlottecountyfl.com

The Charlotte County is a county in the state of Florida of the United States . The county seat is Punta Gorda .

geography

The county is located in south-central Florida, borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west and has an area of 2225 square kilometers, of which 429 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Highlands County , Glades County , Hendry County , Lee County , Sarasota County, and DeSoto County .

The county is kept under the name Punta Gorda Metropolitan Statistical Area by the Office of Management and Budget for statistical purposes . With the adjacent metropolitan region of Sarasota and DeSoto County, the area is combined to form the CSA North Port-Sarasota .

history

Charlotte County was formed from DeSoto County on April 23, 1921 and named after Charlotte Harbor Bay .

Demographics

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1930	4013	-
1940	3663	-8.7%
1950	4286	17%
1960	12,594	193.8%
1970	27,559	118.8%
1980	58,460	112.1%
1990	110,975	89.8%
2000	141,627	27.6%
2010	159,978	13%
1930–1990 2000 2010

The AC Freeman House , listed on the NRHP

According to the 2010 census, the then 159,978 inhabitants were distributed over 100,632 households. The population density was 89.1 inh / km². 90.0% of the population were white, 5.7% African American , 0.3% American Indian, and 1.2% Asian Americans . 1.1% were members of other races and 1.7% of different races. 5.8% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under 18 years of age and 50.2% of all households lived in 17.7% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 65.2% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.14 people and the average family size was 2.57 people.

16.1% of the population were younger than 20 years, 14.5% were 20 to 39 years old, 25.8% were 40 to 59 years old, and 43.6% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 56 years. 48.6% of the population were male and 51.4% were female.

The median annual income was $ 45,112, with 11.4% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 90.72% of the population, 4.55% spoke Spanish and 4.73% had another mother tongue.