Lee County, Florida
Lee County | |
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Congressional districts | 17th, 19th |
Website | www |
Lee County is located in
The county comprises the Cape Coral–Fort Myers Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which, along with the Naples-Marco Island (Collier County) MSA and the Clewiston (Hendry County) Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA), is included in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples Combined Statistical Area (CSA).[4]
Lee County was established in 1887 from
History
Protohistory and European contact (500–1799)
The area that is now Lee County has several archaeological sites that show evidence of habitation by peoples belonging to the Caloosahatchee culture (500 to 1750 AD). By the time of European contact, the area was more specifically occupied by the Calusa.[7][8] After European contact, fishermen from Cuba and other Spanish colonies set up fishing camps, known as ranchos in Spanish, on the southern portion of the Gulf Coast of Florida. These ranchos extended from Charlotte Harbor south to San Carlos Bay and the mouth of the Caloosahatchee. Likely established in the latter part of the 1600s, they were precursors to the larger European settlements that would be established in the following centuries.[9] As the 18th century came to an end, the Calusa who had once inhabited the area were replaced with the Seminole. In particular, in 1799, an Indian agent noted the existence of a Seminole town on the "Cull-oo-saw-hat-che" or Caloosahatchee River.[10]
Fort established (1850s–1860s)
After Florida became a U.S. territory in 1821, a number of settlers moved into Florida, causing conflict with the local Seminole Indians. Fort Myers was built in 1850 as a military fort to fend off Seminole Indians during the
Settlement and early growth (1860s–1920s)
During the Civil War, Fort Myers was occupied by federal troops with the intention of disrupting the Confederate cattle supply from Florida. In February 1865, it was the site of the Battle of Fort Myers.[13] The first settlers in Fort Myers arrived in 1866. In the 1870s, Tervio Padilla, a wealthy merchant from the Canary Islands, came by way of Key West to Cayo Costa and established trade with natives and "ranchos" that extended northward to Charlotte Harbor. His ships often made port at Cayo Costa at the entrance to the harbor. Enchanted by the tropical island, he eventually decided to settle there. Padilla prospered until the outbreak of the Spanish–American War, when his fleet was burned and scuttled. He then turned to another means of livelihood – fishing. When the government claimed his land, he was disinclined to set up another ranch, so moved with his wife further down the island and as before, simply homesteaded. The Padilla family is one of the first pioneer families of Lee County and many still reside within the county, mainly around the Pine Island area.
In 1882, the city experienced a significant influx of settlers. In 1885, when Fort Myers was incorporated,[14] its population of 349 residents made it the second-largest city only to Tampa on Florida's west coast south of Cedar Key, even larger than Clearwater and Sarasota, also growing cities at the time.[15][16] Lee County was formed in 1887 from Monroe County, with Fort Myers serving as the county seat.[5] It was named for Robert E. Lee, Confederate general in the American Civil War.[17] Fort Myers first became a nationally known winter resort with the opening of the Royal Palm Hotel in 1898, built by New York City department store magnate Hugh O'Neill.[18] Fort Myers was the frequent winter home of Thomas Edison, as well as Henry Ford.[6] In 1911, Fort Myers was incorporated as a city.[19] In 1923, Collier and Hendry Counties were created by splitting these areas from Lee County. Construction of the Tamiami Trail Bridge, built across the Caloosahatchee River in 1924, sparked the city's growth. After the bridge's construction, the city experienced its first real estate boom and many subdivisions sprouted around the city.[18] In 1927, a property purchased by the City of Fort Myers was turned into an airport, eventually called Page Field.
Modern growth (1940s–present)
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During World War II, Page Field served as an advanced fighter training base and home to the several bomber groups. Following the war, a small terminal was built in the mid-1950s as the airport transitioned to commercial use.[20] Another airfield was constructed in 1942 called Buckingham Army Airfield. The base was closed down in 1945, after which the barracks served as classrooms for Edison College until 1948.[21] Following the end of World War II, the Royal Palm Hotel was closed permanently, and in 1947, the hotel on the corner of First and Fowler was torn down.[18]
Lee County has been the host to several Major League Baseball teams for spring training over the past several decades.
The county received a boost in 1983 when Southwest Florida Regional Airport (now known as Southwest Florida International Airport) opened.[22]
Hurricanes
On August 13, 2004, the county was struck by
Geography
According to the
Adjacent counties
- Charlotte County (north)
- Glades County (northeast)
- Collier County (southeast)
- Hendry County (east)
National protected areas
- Caloosahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
- J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge
- Matlacha Pass National Wildlife Refuge
- Pine Island National Wildlife Refuge
Islands
- Big Hickory Island
- Captiva Island
- Cayo Costa (Cayo Costa State Park)
- Cabbage Key
- Estero Island(Town of Fort Myers Beach)
- Gasparilla Island (community of Boca Grande)
- Little Hickory Island (Beaches of Bonita Springs)
- Lovers Key / Carl E. Johnson State Park
- Matlacha Island Matlacha, Florida
- Mound Key Archaeological State Park
- North Captiva Island
- Pine Island
- San Carlos Island (Town of Fort Myers Beach)
- Sanibel Island (Town of Sanibel)
- Useppa Island
Climate
Lee County has a year-round warm, monsoon-influenced climate that is close to the boundary between tropical and subtropical climates (18 °C (64 °F) in the coldest month), thus is either classified as a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), which is the classification used by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,[26][a] or a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw).[27] Lee County has short, warm winters, and long, hot, humid summers, with most of the year's rainfall occurring from June to September. The temperature rarely rises to 100 °F (38 °C) or lowers to the freezing mark.[28] At 89, Lee County leads the nation in the number of days annually in which a thunderstorm is close enough for thunder to be heard.[29] The monthly daily average temperature ranges from 64.2 °F (17.9 °C) in January to 83.4 °F (28.6 °C) in August, with the annual mean being 75.1 °F (23.9 °C). Records range from 24 °F (−4 °C) on December 29, 1894 up to 103 °F (39 °C) on June 16–17, 1981.[28]
Climate data for Fort Myers, Florida (Page Field), 1981–2010 normals | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 90 (32) |
92 (33) |
93 (34) |
96 (36) |
99 (37) |
103 (39) |
101 (38) |
100 (38) |
98 (37) |
95 (35) |
95 (35) |
90 (32) |
103 (39) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 74.7 (23.7) |
77.2 (25.1) |
80.4 (26.9) |
84.6 (29.2) |
89.4 (31.9) |
91.5 (33.1) |
91.9 (33.3) |
91.8 (33.2) |
90.5 (32.5) |
86.7 (30.4) |
81.3 (27.4) |
76.6 (24.8) |
84.7 (29.3) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 53.7 (12.1) |
55.9 (13.3) |
59.4 (15.2) |
63.1 (17.3) |
68.7 (20.4) |
73.5 (23.1) |
74.5 (23.6) |
74.9 (23.8) |
74.3 (23.5) |
69.1 (20.6) |
62.0 (16.7) |
56.4 (13.6) |
65.5 (18.6) |
Record low °F (°C) | 27 (−3) |
27 (−3) |
33 (1) |
39 (4) |
50 (10) |
58 (14) |
66 (19) |
65 (18) |
63 (17) |
45 (7) |
34 (1) |
24 (−4) |
24 (−4) |
Average rainfall inches (mm) | 1.89 (48) |
2.13 (54) |
2.84 (72) |
2.02 (51) |
2.72 (69) |
10.28 (261) |
9.14 (232) |
10.21 (259) |
8.55 (217) |
2.67 (68) |
1.92 (49) |
1.69 (43) |
56.06 (1,424) |
Average rainy days (≥ 0.01 in) | 5.5 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 6.8 | 16.0 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 15.4 | 6.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 110.5 |
Source: NOAA (extremes 1892–present)[28] |
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 1,414 | [30] | — |
1900 | 3,071 | [30][31] | 117.2% |
1910 | 6,294 | [30][31] | 104.9% |
1920 | 9,540 | [30][31] | 51.6% |
1930 | 14,990 | [30][31] | 57.1% |
1940 | 17,488 | [30][31] | 16.7% |
1950 | 23,404 | [30][31] | 33.8% |
1960 | 54,539 | [30][31] | 133.0% |
1970 | 105,216 | [31] | 92.9% |
1980 | 205,266 | [31] | 95.1% |
1990 | 335,113 | [31][32] | 63.3% |
2000 | 440,888 | [32] | 31.6% |
2010 | 618,754 | [33] | 40.3% |
2020 | 760,822 | [34][1] | 23.0% |
2023 (est.) | 834,573 | [35] | 9.7% |
2020 Census
Race | Pop 2010[37] | Pop 2020[38] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White (NH)
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439,048 | 490,476 | 70.96% | 64.47% |
Black or African American (NH)
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47,751 | 55,958 | 7.72% | 7.35% |
Alaska Native (NH)
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1,292 | 1,228 | 0.21% | 0.16% |
Asian (NH) | 8,252 | 12,789 | 1.33% | 1.68% |
Pacific Islander (NH) | 197 | 244 | 0.03% | 0.03% |
Some other race (NH) | 1,581 | 3,974 | 0.26% | 0.52% |
Mixed/multiracial (NH) | 7,325 | 22,992 | 1.18% | 3.02% |
Hispanic or Latino | 113,308 | 173,161 | 18.31% | 22.76% |
Total | 618,754 | 760,822 |
As of the 2020 United States census, 760,822 people, 288,916 households, and 187,877 families resided in the county. About 4.6% of that population was under 5 years old, 17.3% was under 18, and 29.2% was 65 or older; 51.0% was female; 89.3% was 25 years or older were high-school graduates and 28.5% of those 25 years or older had a bachelor's degree or higher.
The median household income was $59,608 with a per capita income of $34,818. About 10.5% of population below the poverty threshold. The median value of owner-occupied housing units between 2016 and 2020 was $235,300 and the median gross rent was $1,225. Around 94.2% of the households had a computer and 87.2% of households had a broadband internet subscription.
Languages
As of 2010, 78.99% of residents spoke English as their first language, and 15.19% spoke Spanish, 1.28% French Creole (mostly Haitian Creole,) 0.88% German, 0.59% Portuguese, and 0.55% spoke French as their main language.[39] In total, 21.01% of the population spoke languages other than English as their primary language.[39]
Economy
Lee County's stronger economic sectors include construction, retail, leisure, and hospitality.[40] Hertz moved its headquarters from New Jersey to Estero in 2016, the first major corporation to relocate to Lee County.[41] The largest employers in Lee County as of 2019 are:[42][43]
Rank | Employer | Employees |
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1 | Lee Health | 13,595 |
2 | Lee County School District | 12,936 |
3 | Lee County government | 9,038 |
4 | Publix Supermarkets | 4,624 |
5 | Florida Gulf Coast University | 3,430 |
6 | Walmart | 3,067 |
7 | City of Cape Coral | 2,253 |
8 | Hope Hospice | 1,630 |
9 | McDonald's | 1,482 |
10 | Florida SouthWestern State College | 1,441 |
Law enforcement and crime
Lee County Sheriff's Office | |
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Abbreviation | LCSO |
Motto | "Proud To Serve" |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1887 |
Employees | 1700 |
Annual budget | $241,322,563 (2022) |
Jurisdictional structure | |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Fort Myers, Florida |
Agency executive |
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Facilities | |
Aircraft | 5 |
Website | |
www |
The Lee County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency for Lee County, Florida headquartered in Fort Myers, Florida.
The Lee County Sheriff's Office responds to all calls for service within unincorporated Lee County and employs civilian dispatchers who provide dispatch for LCSO Deputies and Florida Southwestern State College Police. The
The Lee County Sheriff's Office is also responsible for corrections, court operations, and civil proceedings. There are multiple specialized units within the agency including Aviation, K9, SOU, Fugitive Warrants, Marine, Electronic Surveillance, and Tactical Narcotics Teams.
Education
Colleges in Lee County include
FGCU is a public university located just south of the
Parks and recreation
The parks are maintained by the county's Parks & Recreation Department. The department also maintains spring training facilities for the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins.[46]
Beaches
Some of the main tourist attractions in Southwest Florida are its beaches. Lee County is home to ten beach parks and an additional seven beach accesses, maintained by Lee County Parks & Recreation.[47]
Popular beaches include Fort Myers Beach,[48] Sanibel and Captiva Island,[49] Bonita Beach, Bunchee Beach,[50] and Lovers Key.[51]
Libraries
The Lee County Library System has 13 branches.[52] The towns of Fort Myers Beach and Sanibel Island, though located in Lee County, maintain their own independent public library entities.[53]
The Lee County Library System currently provides more than 294,000 county residents with over 1.5 million items and materials available for use or patron circulation, as well as an online library materials catalog, free wi-fi, public computer access, and scanning and printing capabilities.[54]
Politics
Unlike most urban counties, Lee County is a Republican stronghold in presidential elections. It was one of the first areas of Florida to break away from a Solid South voting pattern. The last Democratic presidential candidate to win the county was
Lee County is represented in the United States House of Representatives by Byron Donalds of the 19th district and by Greg Steube of the 17th district. Most of the county is in the 19th, while the far eastern portion is in the 17th.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 233,247 | 59.09% | 157,695 | 39.95% | 3,816 | 0.97% |
2016 | 191,551 | 58.12% | 124,908 | 37.90% | 13,095 | 3.97% |
2012 | 154,163 | 57.83% | 110,157 | 41.32% | 2,278 | 0.85% |
2008 | 147,608 | 54.67% | 119,701 | 44.34% | 2,668 | 0.99% |
2004 | 144,176 | 59.91% | 93,860 | 39.00% | 2,631 | 1.09% |
2000 | 106,151 | 57.57% | 73,571 | 39.90% | 4,678 | 2.54% |
1996 | 80,898 | 48.75% | 65,699 | 39.59% | 19,354 | 11.66% |
1992 | 73,436 | 44.24% | 53,660 | 32.32% | 38,906 | 23.44% |
1988 | 87,303 | 67.71% | 40,725 | 31.59% | 908 | 0.70% |
1984 | 85,024 | 73.89% | 30,022 | 26.09% | 30 | 0.03% |
1980 | 61,033 | 64.51% | 28,125 | 29.73% | 5,455 | 5.77% |
1976 | 38,038 | 54.50% | 30,567 | 43.80% | 1,184 | 1.70% |
1972 | 36,738 | 79.46% | 9,404 | 20.34% | 93 | 0.20% |
1968 | 14,376 | 46.23% | 7,978 | 25.66% | 8,741 | 28.11% |
1964 | 12,886 | 55.81% | 10,204 | 44.19% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 10,357 | 65.34% | 5,494 | 34.66% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 7,565 | 62.60% | 4,520 | 37.40% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 5,528 | 59.09% | 3,828 | 40.91% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 2,276 | 39.26% | 1,883 | 32.48% | 1,638 | 28.26% |
1944 | 1,865 | 35.74% | 3,353 | 64.26% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 1,622 | 31.48% | 3,531 | 68.52% | 0 | 0.00% |
1936 | 1,137 | 30.85% | 2,549 | 69.15% | 0 | 0.00% |
1932 | 973 | 27.56% | 2,557 | 72.44% | 0 | 0.00% |
1928 | 2,058 | 63.17% | 1,154 | 35.42% | 46 | 1.41% |
1924 | 552 | 34.03% | 845 | 52.10% | 225 | 13.87% |
1920 | 626 | 36.95% | 938 | 55.37% | 130 | 7.67% |
1916 | 167 | 14.75% | 751 | 66.34% | 214 | 18.90% |
1912 | 38 | 5.32% | 432 | 60.50% | 244 | 34.17% |
1908 | 72 | 13.51% | 266 | 49.91% | 195 | 36.59% |
1904 | 84 | 17.04% | 266 | 53.96% | 143 | 29.01% |
1900 | 39 | 11.40% | 278 | 81.29% | 25 | 7.31% |
1896 | 74 | 23.72% | 222 | 71.15% | 16 | 5.13% |
1892 | 0 | 0.00% | 153 | 96.23% | 6 | 3.77% |
Voter demographics
As of March 31, 2022.[56]
Voter registration and party membership | |||
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Party | Number of voters | Percentage | |
Republican | 218,046 | 43.3% | |
No party affiliation | 148,725 | 29.5% | |
Democratic | 128,670 | 25.5% | |
Minor parties | 8,505 | 1.7% | |
Total | 503,946 | 100.0% |
Transportation
Airports
- Southwest Florida International Airport (IATA airport code - RSW), in South Fort Myers, serves over 8.37 million passengers annually.[22] Currently, the airport offers international non-stop flights to Cancun, Mexico; Frankfurt, Germany; Nassau, Bahamas; and Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto in Canada. In addition, nine airlines operate flights to 29 domestic nonstop destinations. On September 9, 2005, the airport opened a new terminal.
- Page Field (IATA airport code - FMY), also in South Fort Myers, just south of the incorporated limits of the City of Fort Myers, is the county's general aviation airport. Prior to the opening of Southwest Florida Regional Airport in 1983 (now Southwest Florida International Airport), Page Field was the county's commercial airport.
Seaports and marine transport
A small
In addition, a private enterprise operates a high-speed, passenger-only
Major highways
Interstate 75 | The county's only fully controlled-access freeway, and has 10 interchanges within Lee County, linking the area to Naples, Fort Lauderdale, and Miami to the south and east; and Sarasota and Tampa to the north. The freeway is at least six lanes throughout Lee County and is up to eight lanes in some areas.
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U.S. Route 41 Tamiami Trail Cleveland Avenue |
US 41 runs the length of Lee County, and is the county's main north–south arterial highway. It is a major commercial corridor, running as an elevated highway through the center of downtown Fort Myers, continuing south as a multilane, divided-surface highway through the communities of South Fort Myers, San Carlos Park, Estero, and Bonita Springs. From north-to-south, the highway's name starts as "North Tamiami Trail", changes to "Cleveland Avenue" from the Caloosahatchee River to State Road 884 (Colonial Boulevard) in the City of Fort Myers; then it is called "South Cleveland Avenue" from Colonial Boulevard to County Road 876 (Daniels Parkway), and then changes to South Tamiami Trail until the border with Collier County. | |
State Road 80 Palm Beach Boulevard |
SR 80's western terminus is in downtown Fort Myers. The multilane highway runs east-northeast along the southern banks of the Caloosahatchee River as "Palm Beach Boulevard" within the county, traversing the state of Florida to connect the area with LaBelle, Clewiston, and West Palm Beach. | |
State Road 82 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Immokalee Road |
SR 82's western terminus is in downtown Fort Myers. The highway is called "Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard" within the incorporated limits of the City of Fort Myers, becoming "Immokalee Road" as it passes through Lehigh Acres and connects the area to Immokalee. | |
State Road 884 Veterans Memorial Parkway Colonial Boulevard Lee Boulevard |
SR 884 is Lee County's main east–west arterial highway. Its western terminus is in the incorporated limits of the City of Cape Coral and the eastern terminus is in Lehigh Acres. Within Cape Coral, the highway is named "Veterans' Memorial Parkway", and is a multilane, controlled-access highway. Within Fort Myers, it is named "Colonial Boulevard". The road crosses the Caloosahatchee River as an elevated highway across a toll bridge, interchanging with U.S. Highway 41 and Interstate 75, then becomes a multilane, divided-surface highway through Lehigh Acres. After it intersects with State Road 82, it is called "Lee Boulevard". |
Major road bridges
- Caloosahatchee Bridge (U.S. Highway 41): 4-travel-lane single-span bridge connects North Fort Myers with Fort Myers, over the Caloosahatchee River.
- Cape Coral Bridge (College Parkway/Cape Coral Parkway): 4-travel-lane single-span bridge (two eastbound, two westbound) connect Cape Coral with Cypress Lake, over the Caloosahatchee River.
- Edison Bridge (State Road 739): Two 3-travel-lane spans (one northbound, one southbound) connect North Fort Myers with Fort Myers, over the Caloosahatchee River.
- Interstate 75: Two 4-travel-lane spans (one northbound, one southbound) between the State Road 78("Bayshore Road") and State Road 80 ("Palm Beach Boulevard") interchanges, over the Caloosahatchee River.
- Interstate 75: Two 4-travel-lane spans (one northbound, one southbound) between the
- Matanzas Pass Bridge (State Road 865): 3-travel-lane single-span bridge crosses Hurricane Bay and Matanzas Pass within the incorporated limits of the Town of Fort Myers Beach, connecting the mainland to the barrier islands.
- Midpoint Memorial Bridge (County Road 884): 4-lane single-span bridge that connects Cape Coral with Fort Myers, over the Caloosahatchee River.
- Pine Island Causeway (County Road 78): a small single-leaf drawbridge connecting Cape Coral to Matlacha and Pine Island
- Sanibel Causeway: series of three 2-travel-lane single-span bridges and two 3-travel-lane island causeways crossing the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River at the Gulf of Mexico. The causeway connects Punta Rassa with Sanibel.
- Wilson Pigott Bridge (State Road 31): 2-travel-lane single-span drawbridge between State Road 78 ("Bayshore Road") and State Road 80, over the Caloosahatchee River.
Mass transportation
Fixed-route
The Downtown Intermodal Transfer Center in Fort Myers also serves as an intermediate stop on Greyhound Lines bus service.
Media
Newspapers
Newspapers include The News-Press and Florida Weekly.
Radio
Television
Number of TV homes: 479,130
2006–2007
- WBBH – NBC affiliate
- WFTX – Foxaffiliate
- PBSmember station
- WINK – CBS affiliate
- WINK-DT2 – MyNetworkTV/Antenna TV affiliate
- WRXY - Christian Television Network affiliate
- Azteca Americaaffiliate
- WUVF - Univision affiliate
- WWDT - Telemundo affiliate
- WXCW – CW television network affiliate
- WZVN – ABC affiliate
Sports
Club | Sport | League | Tier | Venue (capacity) |
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Florida Everblades | Ice hockey | ECHL | Mid-level | Estero (7,181)
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Fort Myers Mighty Mussels | Baseball | Florida State League | Class A | Hammond Stadium, S. Fort Myers (7,500) |
Boston Red Sox | Baseball | Major League Baseball | Spring training | Fenway South , Fort Myers (11,000)
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Minnesota Twins | Baseball | Major League Baseball | Spring training | Hammond Stadium, S. Fort Myers (7,500) |
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles | Basketball | ASUN Conference
|
Division I (NCAA)
|
Alico Arena, Fort Myers (4,500) |
Fort Myers is home to
MLB spring training
The
The Red Sox' lease with Fort Myers ran through 2019, but the Red Sox were considering exercising the early out in their contract that would have allowed them to leave following the 2009 spring season. On October 28, 2008, the Lee County commission voted 3–1 to approve an agreement with the Boston Red Sox to build a new spring-training facility for the team in south Lee County. That stadium, named JetBlue Park at Fenway South, is located off Daniels Parkway near Southwest Florida International Airport. The stadium opened in time for the 2012 season.
Communities
Cities
Town
Village
Municipal district
Census-designated places
- Alva
- Bokeelia
- Buckingham
- Burnt Store Marina
- Captiva
- Charleston Park
- Cypress Lake
- East Dunbar(former CDP; since annexed by city of Fort Myers)
- Florida Gulf Coast University
- Fort Myers Shores
- Gateway
- Harlem Heights
- Iona
- Lochmoor Waterway Estates
- Matlacha (on Matlacha Island)
- Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores
- McGregor
- North Fort Myers
- Olga
- Page Park
- Palmona Park
- Pine Island Center
- Pine Manor
- Pineland (on Pine Island)
- Punta Rassa
- San Carlos Park
- St. James City
- Suncoast Estates
- Tanglewood (former CDP)
- Three Oaks
- Tice
- Verandah
- Villas
- Whiskey Creek
Other unincorporated communities
- Babcock Ranch
- Boca Grande
- Cayo Costa
See also
- List of memorials to Robert E. Lee
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Lee County, Florida
- Southwest Florida
Notes
- ^ The NOAA document used classifies locations as warm as Newport News, Virginia, as "continental", but areas with drastically more extreme climates, such as Wichita, Kansas, as "subtropical".
- ^ Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.[36]
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External links
- Media related to Lee County, Florida at Wikimedia Commons
- Lee County government website