Marco Island

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Marco Island
Nickname : Isla del Marco
Collier County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Marco Island Highlighted.svg
County and state location
Basic data
Foundation : 1886
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Collier County
Coordinates : 25 ° 56 ′  N , 81 ° 43 ′  W Coordinates: 25 ° 56 ′  N , 81 ° 43 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 16,413 (as of 2010)
Population density : 599 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 44.3 km 2  (approx. 17 mi 2 ) of
which 27.4 km 2  (approx. 11 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 0 m
Postcodes : 34145, 34146
Area code : +1 239
FIPS : 12-43075
GNIS ID : 0286403
Website : www.cityofmarcoisland.com
Mayor : Joe Batte

Marco Island is a city in Collier County in the US state of Florida with 16,413 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Marco Island is after Immokalee and Naples the third largest settlement of the Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area , which corresponds to Collier County. The urban area has a size of 44.3 km². The number of inhabitants has not changed significantly in recent years, which can be explained due to the island's location. In contrast, the number of season guests with their own apartment has increased to over 30,000. After 1927, Marco was named City for the second time in August 1997 (the 400th in FL).

history

A railway line of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was gradually extended from Punta Gorda along the west coast of Florida in 1927 to Marco Island. The section from Naples to Marco Island was closed again in 1944.

A WTA tennis tournament was held in Marco Island from 1983 to 1986 .

In September 2017, the eye of Hurricane Irma moved directly over Marco Island, which caused severe devastation in the urban area. A few hours earlier, the storm approaching from the south hit the Florida Keys .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the 16,413 inhabitants at that time were distributed over 17,134 households. The population density was 599.0 inh / km². 95.9% of the population identified themselves as whites , 0.5% as African American , 0.1% as Indians and 1.1% as Asian Americans . 1.6% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 0.7% to several ethnic groups. 7.1% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 there were children under the age of 18 in 10.9% of all households and people aged 65 and over in 60.6% of all households. 68.3% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.00 people and the average family size was 2.35 people.

10.4% of the population were younger than 20 years old, 9.4% were 20 to 39 years old, 22.6% were 40 to 59 years old, and 57.8% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 64 years. 49.0% of the population were male and 51.0% were female.

The median annual income was $ 72,418, with 7.0% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 88.21% of the population, 4.95% spoke Spanish and 6.84% had another mother tongue.

Attractions

On October 8, 1997, Capt. John Foley Horr House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

crime

The crime rate in 2010 was 75 points (US average: 266 points) in the low range. There were three rapes, one robbery, 14 assaults, 21 break-ins, 135 thefts and five car thefts.

Web links

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 .
  5. ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Marco-Island-Florida.html