North Fort Myers is an

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and

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(CDP) in

Lee County, Florida Lee County is located in southwestern Florida, United States, on the Gulf Coast. As of the 2020 census, its population was 760,822. In 2022, the population was 822,453, making it the eighth-most populous county in the state. The county seat ...

, United States. The population was 42,719 at the 2020 census, up from 39,407 at the 2010 census. It is part of the

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area Lee County is located in southwestern Florida, United States, on the Gulf Coast. As of the 2020 census, its population was 760,822. In 2022, the population was 822,453, making it the eighth-most populous county in the state. The county seat ...

Geography

North Fort Myers is located in northern Lee County at (26.7029, -81.8844), northwest across the

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from

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proper. It is bordered to the west by the city of

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and to the north by Charlotte County.

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runs through North Fort Myers, with access from Exit 143 (

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). I-75 leads northwest to the

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area and south to the

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area, while SR-78 leads east to

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and west to Pine Island Center.

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(North Tamiami Trail) passes through the center of North Fort Myers, leading southeast across the

Caloosahatchee Bridge The Caloosahatchee Bridge is a bridge located in Fort Myers, Florida. It carries U.S. Highway 41 (US 41, locally known as Cleveland Avenue) over the Caloosahatchee River, which is where its name comes from. The bridge has four lanes ...

into the center of Fort Myers and northwest to Port Charlotte. According to the

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, the North Fort Myers CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 6.97%, are water.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 39,407 people, 20,264 households, and 10,206 families residing in the CDP. For the period 2013–2017, the estimated median annual income for a household in the CDP was $39,876, and the median income for a family was $53,893. Male full-time workers had a median income of $41,079 versus $34,207 for females. The

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for the CDP was $26,891. About 9.0% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the

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, including 20.8% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2010 United States census, there were 42,719 people, 20,468 households, and 12,082 families residing in the CDP. Of the 20,468 households in 2010, 12.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were headed by married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.8% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.0% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.98, and the average family size was 2.45. In 2010, in the CDP, 10.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.1% were from 18 to 24, 12.3% were from 25 to 44, 29.3% were from 45 to 64, and 43.4% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 61.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

Notable people

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, Canadian Football League player *

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player and

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driver *

Jeff Kottkamp Jeffrey Dean Kottkamp (born November 12, 1960) is an American politician and attorney from the state of Florida. He served as the state's 17th Lieutenant Governor from 2007 until 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Kottkamp previously serv ...

, Florida

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singer *

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player *

Thomas Bohanon Thomas Grant Bohanon (born September 10, 1990) is a former American football Fullback (American football), fullback and special teamer. He played college football at Wake Forest Demon Deacons football, Wake Forest and was selected by the New York ...

player

References

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{{authority control Census-designated places in Lee County, Florida Census-designated places in Florida