Harbour Heights is a

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(CDP) in

Charlotte County, Florida Charlotte County is a U.S. county located in southwestern Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 186,847. Its county seat is Punta Gorda. Charlotte County comprises the Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is i ...

, United States. The population was 3,428 at the 2020 census, up from 2,987 at the 2010 census. It is part of the

Punta Gorda, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area Charlotte County is a U.S. county located in southwestern Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 186,847. Its county seat is Punta Gorda. Charlotte County comprises the Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is i ...

, included in the North Port-Bradenton, Florida Combined Statistical Area.

Geography

Harbour Heights is located in northern Charlotte County at (26.990210, -82.005325), on the northwest side of the

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. Harbor View Road connects the community to

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, to the southwest. Punta Gorda, the Charlotte County seat, is to the southwest on the south side of the Peace River. According to the

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, the Harbour Heights CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 11.19%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,873 people, 1,243 households, and 919 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,383 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.70%

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, 2.85%

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, 0.03% Native American, 0.77% Asian, 0.07%

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, 0.73% from other races, and 1.84% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.83% of the population. There were 1,243 households, out of which 21.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.64. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 18.2% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 19.2% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 30.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $44,394, and the median income for a family was $47,025. Males had a median income of $31,825 versus $21,173 for females. The

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for the CDP was $22,547. About 1.8% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

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