Monroe County, Florida

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Monroe County Courthouse
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US state :	Florida
Administrative headquarters :	Key West
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Monroe County 1100 Simonton Street Key West, Florida 33040
Foundation :	July 3, 1823
Made up from:	St. Johns County
Area code :	001 305
Demographics
Residents :	73,090 (2010)
Population density :	28.3 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	9679 km²
Water surface :	7097 km²
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Website : www.monroecounty-fl.gov

The Monroe County is a county in the state of Florida of the United States . The county seat is Key West .

geography

The county covers an area of 9,679 square kilometers, of which 7,097 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Collier County and Miami-Dade Counties .

The county includes the western part of the Florida Peninsula and the island chain of the Florida Keys . Although the islands are a very small fraction of the county's area, they are home to more than 99.9% of the population. Only 9 people live in the mainland part to the west of Miami-Dade County, which is largely within the Everglades National Park .

history

Monroe County was formed on July 3, 1823. It was named after James Monroe , the 5th President of the USA. His tenure was from 1817 to 1825.

Demographics

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1830	517	-
1840	688	33.1%
1850	2645	284.4%
1860	2913	10.1%
1870	5657	94.2%
1880	10,940	93.4%
1890	18,780	71.7%
1900	18.006	-4.1%
1910	21,563	19.8%
1920	19,550	-9.3%
1930	13,624	-30.3%
1940	14,078	3.3%
1950	29,957	112.8%
1960	47,921	60%
1970	52,586	9.7%
1980	63,188	20.2%
1990	78.024	23.5%
2000	79,589	2%
2010	73.090	-8.2%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

According to the 2010 census, the then 73,090 inhabitants were distributed over 52,764 households. The population density was 28.3 inh / km². 89.5% of the population were white, 5.7% African American , 0.4% American Indian, and 1.1% Asian Americans . 1.5% were members of other races and 1.8% of different races. 20.6% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under the age of 18 lived in 20.5% of all households and persons aged 65 or over lived in 28.2% of all households. 55.8% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or a parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.18 people and the average family size was 2.70 people.

16.8% of the population were younger than 20 years, 23.5% were 20 to 39 years old, 34.1% were 40 to 59 years old, and 25.6% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 46 years. 53.3% of the population were male and 46.7% were female.

The median annual income was $ 53,889, with 11.6% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2010, English was the first language of 77.57% of the population, 17.56% spoke Spanish and 4.87% had another mother tongue.

Educational institutions

Florida Keys Community College in Key West

Administrative units

Monroe County has four cities and one village . In addition, there are some census-designated places as well as community-free areas and ghost towns .

The population is based on the 2010 census .

Communities

Commune	designation	Establishment date	population
Islamorada	Village	November 4th 1997	6.119
Key Colony Beach	City	September 1957	797
Key West	City		24,649
Layton	City	1963	184
marathon	City	1999	8,297

Census-designated places

Unincorporated areas

Web links

Commons : Monroe County, Florida - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (Engl.)

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 295759. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 14, 2011
↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 15, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 31, 2012 @1@ 2

^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 3, 2013.

↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved April 3, 2013.

^ See "Population and Housing Occupancy Status: 2010 - County - County Subdivision and Place" for Florida . In: 2010 Census . United States Census Bureau , Population Division. Retrieved October 20, 2013.

25.12 -81.15Coordinates: 25 ° 7 ′ N , 81 ° 9 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 295759. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011

[3] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 14, 2011

[4] Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 15, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 31, 2012 @1@ 2

[5] Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 3, 2013.

[6] Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved April 3, 2013.

[7] See "Population and Housing Occupancy Status: 2010 - County - County Subdivision and Place" for Florida . In: 2010 Census . United States Census Bureau , Population Division. Retrieved October 20, 2013.