Lely Resort, Florida
 | Parts of this article (those related to Demographics) need to be updated. (September 2018) |
Lely Resort, Florida | ||
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FIPS code 12-40037[2] | | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1853266[3] | |
Lely Resort is a
History and development
Lely Resort was named after Cornelius van der Lely, a Dutch inventor. He bought around 25,000 acres of undeveloped land in 1972 with a plan to develop a community with more than 10,500 homes. Although three planned golf courses were built in 1990, 1991 and 1997, the development stalled until Stock Development purchased 340 acres in the southern half of Lely Resort in 2001.[5]
Geography
Lely Resort is located in western Collier County at 26°4′52″N 81°42′3″W / 26.08111°N 81.70083°W (26.081014, -81.700776).[6] It is bordered to the southwest by U.S. Route 41, to the west by Naples Manor, to the northwest by Lely, and to the east by Verona Walk. Downtown Naples is 7 miles (11 km) to the northwest.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Lely Resort CDP has a total area of 5.3 square miles (13.7 km2), of which 4.9 square miles (12.8 km2) is land and 0.35 square miles (0.9 km2), or 6.21%, is water.[4]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,426 | — | |
| 2010 | 4,646 | 225.8% | |
| 2020 | 7,619 | 64.0% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
White (NH)
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5,380 | 70.61% |
Black or African American (NH)
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821 | 10.78% |
Alaska Native (NH)
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6 | 0.08% |
| Asian (NH) | 97 | 1.27% |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 20 | 0.26% |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 141 | 1.85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,154 | 15.15% |
| Total | 7,619 |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,619 people, 2,993 households, and 1,754 families residing in the CDP.
2000 census
At the 2000
There were 649 households, of which 19.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.53.
16.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 20.8% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 23.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males.
The
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lely Resort CDP, Florida". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- ^ Stock Development official website
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
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