Conch Keys
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| Waters | Florida Street | |
| archipelago | Florida Keys | |
| Geographical location | 24 ° 47 ′ N , 80 ° 54 ′ W | |
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| Number of islands | 2 | |
| Main island | Conch Key | |
| Total land area | 0.55 km² | |
| Residents | 135 (2000) | |
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The Conch Keys are two small islands in the central Florida Keys . The larger island of Conch Key is 800 meters northwest of the small Walkers Island ( Little Conch Key ). A dam on the Overseas Highway runs over Conch Key and just past Walkers Island . Two other small dams connect Walkers Island to the highway.
The area of the Conch Keys is about 55 hectares (including the road dam and a small lagoon between Walkers Island and the highway). Both islands are inhabited and together had 135 inhabitants at the 2000 census . Statistically, they are listed with the neighboring, larger Duck Key as a census-designated place .
The islands were state-owned and uninhabited until the 1940s. Only on Conch Key was there a Florida East Coast Railway camp before that . Walker's Island bears the name of the previous owner, Paul Walker, who bought the island in 1946. The Conch Keys are primarily a resort today.
Web links
- History of Conch Key (English)
- History of Walker's Key (English)