Naples (Florida)

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Naples
Historic center of Naples
Historic center of Naples
County and state location
Collier County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Naples Highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : November 6, 1886
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Collier County
Coordinates : 26 ° 9 ′  N , 81 ° 48 ′  W Coordinates: 26 ° 9 ′  N , 81 ° 48 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area :		 21,845 (as of 2016)
365,136 (as of 2016)
Population density : 702.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 37.3 km 2  (about 14 mi 2 ) of
which 31.1 km 2  (about 12 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 1 m
Postcodes : 34101-34110, 34112-34114, 34116-34117, 34119-34120
Area code : +1 239
FIPS : 12-47625
GNIS ID : 0287528
Website : www.naplesgov.com
Mayor : Bill Barnett
Naples Beach3.jpg
Beach
Naples Pier
Naples City Dock

Naples ( English for Naples ) is a city and also the county seat of Collier County in the US state of Florida with 21,845 inhabitants (as of 2016).

geography

Naples is located in southwest Florida on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico and about 170 km west of Miami . The city is after Immokalee the second largest settlement in the Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area , which corresponds to Collier County.

climate

The climate is subtropical and therefore warm all year round. Statistically it rains in the summer months - even if only briefly - on an average of 40% of the days. Daytime temperatures range from May to October at 31 ° C. The coldest months from December to February bring average daily temperatures of 24 ° C. In summer, the high humidity in particular means that the perceived temperatures are well above the 31 ° C mentioned above.

history

At the beginning of the 18th century, Indians from the Creek and Calusa tribe lived in the area . The Creek Indians, supported by the English, attacked the Calusa Indians in the Spanish- occupied part of Florida at regular intervals . The Calusa were exterminated by the middle of the 18th century. In 1877, the Philadelphia native Hamilton Disston bought a 300 km stretch of coast along the coast to the Gulf of Mexico from the state of Florida. The purchase price was 25 cents per parcel with 4000 m². These were then sold to immigrants for $ 10 and settlement began. But few lots were sold and the city's growth stagnated. In 1886 a group of investors from Kentucky around the former US Senator John Stuart Williams and the businessman Walter Haldeman also bought land from the city in order to build winter homes for wealthy business people from the north and the first small boom set in. The year 1886 is also officially considered the founding year of the city of Naples. The situation improved significantly in 1922 when the millionaire Barron Gift Collier, after whom the county is named, also bought land and built the Tamiami Trail through the Everglades at his own expense City could be reached in the normal way.

In 1926 Naples was connected to the railway network with its own ACL station and the city slowly began to develop, but still remained a fishing village and winter home until the 1950s. In 1927 the route from Punta Gorda to Marco Island was extended. This extension was shut down in 1944. Today the route from Arcadia via Punta Gorda and Fort Myers to Naples is operated by the Seminole Gulf Railway .

In 1960, almost half of all buildings in Naples and the surrounding area were destroyed by Hurricane Donna . The insurance payments and the rebuilding finally led to the hoped-for upswing. Naples has now developed into a small exclusive city.

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the 19,537 inhabitants at that time were distributed among 17,753 households. The population density was 628.2 inh / km². 93.3% of the population identified themselves as whites , 4.2% as African American , 0.1% as Indians and 0.6% as Asian Americans . 0.7% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.0% to several ethnic groups. 4.5% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under 18 years of age and 61.9% of all households lived in 10.7% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 58.3% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 1.88 people and the average family size was 2.39 people.

11.3% of the population were younger than 20 years old, 8.0% were 20 to 39 years old, 21.8% were 40 to 59 years old, and 58.8% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 64 years. 46.2% of the population were male and 53.8% were female.

The median annual income was $ 77,158, with 7.4% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the first language of 91.77% of the population, 2.44% spoke Spanish and 5.79% had another mother tongue.

Attractions

Tourism is a particularly important industry for the city of Naples. There are several reserves in the Naples area, including the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary , Everglades National Park , Big Cypress National Preserve , Ten Thousand Islands National Refuge, Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge, and Picayune Strand State Forest. Naples is also home to the Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens, which has existed since 1919.

The following properties are listed on the National Register of Historic Places :

economy

Naples is a center of real estate and tourism. Medical technology company Arthrex , ASG Software Solutions and the broadcasting group Beasley Broadcast Group have their headquarters in Naples.

schools

  • Avalon Elementary School
  • Big Cypress Elementary School
  • Corkscrew Elementary School
  • Community School of Naples (CSN)
  • Golden Gate Elementary School
  • Golden Terrace Elementary School
  • Lake Park Elementary School
  • Laurel Oak Elementary School
  • Lely Elementary School
  • Manatee Elementary School
  • Veterans Memorial Elementary School
  • East Naples Middle School
  • Golden Gate Middle School
  • Gulfview Middle School
  • Manatee Middle School
  • Barron Collier High School with over 1800 students
  • Gulf Coast High School with over 2200 students
  • Lely High School
  • Naples High School

Clinics

  • Cleveland Clinic Florida Naples
  • Naples Community Hospital
  • NCH ​​Healthcare System
  • North Collier Hospital

crime

The crime rate in 2010 was 133 points (US average: 266 points) in the low range. There was one murder, one rape, eight robberies, 15 assaults, 88 break-ins, 533 thefts and 9 car thefts.

Personalities

(The following personalities were born in Naples (FL.))

Web links

Commons : Naples (Florida)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

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-Naples-Florida.html