Everglades (Florida)

Everglades
County and state location
Basic data
Foundation :	1892
State :	United States
State :	Florida
County :	Collier County
Coordinates :	25 ° 52 ′  N , 81 ° 23 ′  W Coordinates: 25 ° 52 ′  N , 81 ° 23 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	400 (as of 2010)
Population density :	166.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	3.1 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 2.4 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land
FIPS :	12-21425
GNIS ID :	282293

Everglades City is a city in Collier County in the US state of Florida with 400 inhabitants (as of 2010). The urban area has a size of 3.1 km². Everglades City, nowadays intensely touristy, describes itself as the gateway to the Ten Thousand Islands off the southwest coast . The city is located on the northwest corner of Everglades National Park , which was officially established here in 1947. It is located at the northern end of the Wilderness Waterway, an inland route to Flamingo on the southern tip of the Florida Peninsula. The Big Cypress National Preserve and the Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve are also nearby .

On October 24, 2005, Hurricane Wilma hit land immediately north of the urban area near Cap Romano and also caused damage to the city. The area was already affected by storms in 1910 and 1960.

geography

Everglades City is laid out between the large wetlands in southern Florida and the coast of the Gulf of Mexico at Chokoloskee Bay. The city extends north-south along the Allen River, which in this area is split into Barron River and Lake Placid.

history

Everglades was founded by the first settled settlers in 1864 . The settlement along the Allen's River was named by Bermbery Storter in 1894 after the United States Postal Service rejected the name Chokoloskee . In 1923 Everglades became the seat of the newly formed Collier County. That same year, the first bank and newspaper , Collier County News, were installed in town. From 1928 to 1957 the place had a railway connection through the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad . The county's namesake, Barron G. Collier , bought most of the land in and around the city. Within five years, the sleepy town was transformed into an up-and-coming industrial city. Later, in 1948, the paper moved its editorial office to Naples. In 1953, Everglades was declared an Everglades City by law. Nine years later, Everglades City also lost the county seat to Naples. When Hurricane Wilma in October 2005, the city with the neighboring island of Chokoloskee was the hardest hit area in southwest Florida.

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the 400 inhabitants at that time were distributed over 476 households. The population density was 166.7 inh / km². 92.3% of the population described themselves as whites , 0.8% as African American and 2.3% as Indians . 3.0% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.8% to several ethnic groups. 11.3% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under 18 years of age and 41.0% of all households lived in 19.1% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 67.4% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or a parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.61.

16.5% of the population were younger than 20 years, 22.5% were 20 to 39 years old, 24.4% were 40 to 59 years old, and 36.9% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 51 years. 51.5% of the population were male and 48.5% were female.

The median annual income was $ 41,250, with no one living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the first language of 96.98% of the population and 3.02% spoke Spanish .

religion

Everglades Community Church

The Catholic Chapel of the Holy Family (Holy Family Chapel) , which has existed since 1993, belongs to the parish of San Marco in Marco Island , Diocese of Venice . There is also a Baptist Church (First Baptist Church) and the Everglades Community Church.

Attractions

The Museum of the Everglades, part of the Collier County Museum, displays artifacts and photographs from 2,000 years of settlement in the southwestern Everglades. Another section is dedicated to Barron G. Collier , who played a major role in the urban development towards a more modern city.

The Bank of Everglades Building , Everglades Laundry, and Old Collier County Courthouse are listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

traffic

Everglades City has a small airport as a connection to the outside world, but it is also the location of seaplanes that offer sightseeing flights. The community is connected to the road network via State Route 29 . This leads through the swamps to the north. After six kilometers, the route is linked to US Highway 41 . This so-called Tamiami Trail runs parallel to the eponymous canal from Naples in the west to the east coast to the agglomeration around Miami . The 29 leads south to the island of Chokoloskee , where the road ends. The extensive network of waterways enables tours with canoes and other water sports vehicles.

Web links

Commons : Everglades City, Florida  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

• Florida Everglades
• National Park Service Everglades

Individual evidence

1. ^ Gregg Turner: A Short History of Florida Railroads. Arcadia Publishing , Mount Pleasant 2014, ISBN 978-1-439642-54-2 .
2. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 4, 2013.
3. ↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved April 4, 2013.
4. ^ Florida - Collier County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed July 26, 2015 .