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Collier County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 375,752; an increase of 16.9% since the 2010 United States Census. Its county seat is
East Naples East Naples is an unincorporated community in Collier County, Florida, United States. East Naples has been the county seat since 1962, when the Collier County Courthouse was moved from Everglades (see Old Collier County Courthouse). East Naples is ...
, where the county offices were moved from
Everglades City Everglades City (formerly known as Everglades) is a city in Collier County, Florida, United States, of which it is the former county seat. As of the 2010 census, the population is 400. It is part of the Naples– Marco Island Metropolitan Stat ...
in 1962. Collier County comprises the Naples- Immokalee- Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Cape Coral- Fort Myers-Naples Combined Statistical Area.


History

Archaeology at
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in the Big Cypress National Preserve shows humans settled in what is now Collier County more than two thousand years ago. The
Calusa The Calusa ( ) were a Native American people of Florida's southwest coast. Calusa society developed from that of archaic peoples of the Everglades region. Previous indigenous cultures had lived in the area for thousands of years. At the time of ...
people had an extensive presence in the area when Europeans arrived. The county was created in 1923 from Lee County. It was named for Barron Collier, a New York City advertising mogul and real estate developer who had moved to Southwest Florida and established himself as a prominent landowner. He agreed to build the Tamiami Trail for what was then Lee County (comprising today's Collier, Hendry, and Lee Counties) in exchange for favorable consideration with the state legislature to have a county named for him. After Collier County was named, Collier was quoted as saying: "When I first came here on holiday with Juliet, I never expected that I would buy a whole region of it, nor did I expect to pay for the new Tamiami Trail, or half the things I've done. But I really didn't expect to have a whole county named after me."


Geography

According to the
U.S. Census Bureau The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of the ...
, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (13.3%) is water. It is the largest county in Florida by land area and fourth-largest by total area. Virtually the entire southeastern portion of the county lies within the Big Cypress National Preserve. The northernmost portion of Everglades National Park extends into the southern coastal part of the county. The total area of this county is nearly 1.5 times the size of Rhode Island, which is the smallest state, and is bigger than Rhode Island and Luxembourg combined.


Adjacent counties

Collier County is located at the southern end of Florida's Gulf Coast, and bounded by: *
Hendry County Hendry County is a county in the Florida Heartland region of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 39,619, down from 42,022 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is LaBelle. Hendry County comprises the Clewiston, ...
- north * Broward County - east *
Miami-Dade County Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. The county had a population of 2,701,767 as of the 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Florida and the seventh-most populous county in ...
- southeast *
Monroe County Monroe County may refer to seventeen counties in the United States, all named for James Monroe: * Monroe County, Alabama *Monroe County, Arkansas * Monroe County, Florida * Monroe County, Georgia *Monroe County, Illinois *Monroe County, Indian ...
- south * Lee County - northwest


National protected areas

* Big Cypress National Preserve (part) * Everglades National Park (part) * Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge * Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge


Transportation

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Everglades Airpark Everglades Airpark is a public-use airport located southwest of the central business district of the city of Everglades City in Collier County, Florida, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the ...
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Immokalee Airport Immokalee Regional Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile (2  km) northeast of the central business district of Immokalee, in Collier County, Florida, United States. The airport is owned by the Collier County Airport ...
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Marco Island Airport Marco Island Executive Airport , also known as Marco Island Airport, is a public airport located in Naples, Collier County, Florida, northeast of the central business district of Marco Island. This airport is publicly owned by Collier County. T ...
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Naples Municipal Airport Naples Airport , formerly known as Naples Municipal Airport, is a public use airport located two  nautical miles (4  km) northeast of the central business district of Naples, the most populous city and county seat of Collier County, F ...
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Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport is a public airport located within the Florida Everglades, 36 miles (58 km) west of the central business district of Miami, in Collier County, Florida, United States. It is owned by Miami-Dade C ...
(mostly unused)


Major highways

* Interstate 75 *
U.S. Route 41 U.S. Route 41, also U.S. Highway 41 (US 41), is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs from Miami, Florida, to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Until 1949, the part in southern Florida, from Naples to Miami, ...
* State Road 29 * State Road 84 * State Road 951


Demographics


2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 251,377 people, 102,973 households, and 71,257 families residing in the county. The population density was 124 people per square mile (48/km2). There were 144,536 housing units at an average density of 71 per square mile (28/km2). , 86.06% of the population was White, 4.54% was Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.62%
Asian Asian may refer to: * Items from or related to the continent of Asia: ** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia ** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia ** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 6.19% from other races, and 2.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino individuals (of any race) accounted for 19.61%. Languages spoken: 75.3% spoke English, 17.8% Spanish, 2.3% French Creole and 1.2% German as their first language. In 2000 there were 102,973 households, out of which 22.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% were married couples living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 24.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.79. The county's population distribution by age was spread out but older than the U.S. as a whole, with 19.90% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 24.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.1 years. For every 100 females there were 100.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.20 males. The median income for a household in the county was $48,289, and the median income for a family was $54,816. Males had a median income of $32,639 versus $26,371 for females. The per capita income for the county was $31,195. About 6.60% of families and 10.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.20% of those under age 18 and 4.30% of those age 65 or over.


2010 census

The county continues to experience significant growth and is becoming increasingly diverse. As of the 2010 census, the county's population had increased to 321,520, an increase of 27.9% over the 2000 census. , the United States Census estimates the county's population at 332,427, an increase of 3.4% since the 2010 census. As of the 2010 census, 83.85% of the population was non-Hispanic whites, 25.9% was Latino or Hispanic, 6.6% was African-American and 1.1% was Asian. As of the 2010 census, the greatest source of population growth in the county since the 2000 census came from the Latino or Hispanic population which grew from 49,296 (19.6% of the total population) to 83,177 (25.9% of the total population). In terms of ancestry, 37.9% were English, 9.9% were Irish, 9.1% were "American", 3.2% were Italian and 3.1% were
German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...
.


2020 census

As of the
2020 United States census The United States census of 2020 was the twenty-fourth decennial United States census. Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2020. Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census, this was the first U.S. census to of ...
, there were 375,752 people, 140,578 households, and 97,279 families residing in the county.


Education

The county's public schools are operated by the District School Board of Collier County.


Public library

The
Collier County Public Library The Collier County Public Library (CCPL) is the public library system that serves Collier County in the U.S. state of Florida. It consists of 10 locations, including a headquarters library, two regional locations, and 7 branches distributed thr ...
system consists of ten locations servicing the entire county. All locations offer public internet stations, printing, photocopying, free Wi-Fi, and 24/7 dropboxes for book and video returns.


Politics


Voter registration

According to the Secretary of State's office, Republicans compose a majority of registered voters in Collier County. It is also one of the handful of counties where independents outnumber Democrats among registrants. The county is part of a long-established Republican stronghold in southwestern coastal Florida: the last Democrat to win the county being Adlai Stevenson II in
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. The last Democratic Governor to carry the county was Reubin Askew in 1974 and the last Democratic Senator to do so was
Bob Graham Daniel Robert "Bob" Graham (born November 9, 1936) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as the 38th governor of Florida from 1979 to 1987 and a United States senator from Florida from 1987 to 2005. He is a member of the Dem ...
in 1992, six years later the county was one of four to back the Republican candidate,
Charlie Crist Charles Joseph Crist Jr. (; born July 24, 1956) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 44th governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011 and as the U.S. representative for from 2017 to 2022. Crist has been a member of the Democratic ...
. All voter information is , and provided by Collier County Supervisor of Elections Office.


Statewide elections


Communities


Cities

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Everglades City Everglades City (formerly known as Everglades) is a city in Collier County, Florida, United States, of which it is the former county seat. As of the 2010 census, the population is 400. It is part of the Naples– Marco Island Metropolitan Stat ...
* Marco Island * Naples


Census-designated places

* Ave Maria * Berkshire Lakes *
Chokoloskee Chokoloskee is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located at the edge of the Ten Thousand Islands in Collier County, Florida, United States. The population was 359 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Naples, Florida, Na ...
* Golden Gate * Goodland * Heritage Bay * Immokalee * Island Walk * Lely *
Lely Resort Lely Resort is a census-designated place (CDP) in Collier County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,646 at the 2010 census, up from 1,426 in 2000. It is part of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2017, t ...
* Marco Shores-Hammock Bay * Naples Manor * Naples Park * Orangetree * Pelican Bay * Pelican Marsh * Pine Ridge * Plantation Island * Verona Walk *
Vineyards A vineyard (; also ) is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice. The science, practice and study of vineyard production is known as viticulture. Vineyards ...
* Winding Cypress


Other unincorporated communities

* Carnestown * Copeland *
East Naples East Naples is an unincorporated community in Collier County, Florida, United States. East Naples has been the county seat since 1962, when the Collier County Courthouse was moved from Everglades (see Old Collier County Courthouse). East Naples is ...
* Isles of Capri * Jerome * Miles City * North Naples * Ochopee * Vanderbilt Beach * Vanderbilt Beach Estates


Invasive snake issues

Collier is located in the center of Florida's invasive snake epidemic. A three-month effort at the beginning of 2016 netted over one ton of captured snakes, including a Florida record for largest male
Burmese python The Burmese python (''Python bivittatus'') is one of the largest species of snakes. It is native to a large area of Southeast Asia and is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Until 2009, it was considered a subspecies of the Indian python ...
, measuring 16 feet and weighing 140 pounds.


See also

*
Keewaydin Club The Keewaydin Club is a historic site in Naples, Florida. The Inn, which opened in 1934 and closed in 1999, is located at the north end of Keewaydin Island. On December 22, 1987, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The ...
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Collier County, Florida __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Collier County, Florida. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Collier County, Fl ...
* Old Collier County Courthouse


References


External links


Government links/Constitutional offices


Collier County official website / Board of County Commissioners
official website
Collier County Supervisor of Elections

Collier County Property Appraiser

Collier County Sheriff's Office

Collier County Tax Collector

Collier County Public Library


Special districts


Collier County Public Schools

South Florida Water Management District


Judicial branch


Collier County Clerk of Courts

Public Defender, 20th Judicial Circuit
serving Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and
Lee Lee may refer to: Name Given name * Lee (given name), a given name in English Surname * Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee: ** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname ** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese ...
Counties
Office of the State Attorney, 20th Judicial Circuit

Circuit and County Court for the 20th Judicial Circuit of Florida


Recycling Center


The Naples Recycling Drop-Off Center is located north of the Naples Airport.


Tourism links


Marco Island Living

Naples Marco Island Everglades Convention and Visitors Bureau

Naples Florida
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