Stock Island
Florida Straits | |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| State | Florida |
| County | Monroe |
Stock Island is an island in the lower
City of Key West, while the southern part is a census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe County, Florida, United States.[1] The population of the CDP was 4,410 at the 2000 census. Stock Island was supposedly named for herds of livestock formerly kept there.[2] Alternatively, some local historians suggest that it may be named for an early settler.[3]
Geography
Stock Island is located at 24°34′12″N 81°44′15″W / 24.57000°N 81.73750°W (24.570075, -81.737376).[4]
U.S. 1 (or the Overseas Highway) crosses the key near mile markers 4–6, immediately east of Key West.
The northern side of stock island is home to the Key West Golf Course, Monroe County Detention Center, and the main campus of
Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit
".
References
- City of Key West. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
- ISBN 978-1-60354-009-4.
- ^ "Key Names". Florida Keys Gazetteer. Archived from the original on July 20, 2008.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.