Pine Island Center is an

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and

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(CDP) located on Pine Island 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 1,942 at the 2020 census, up from 1,854 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Pine Island Center is located at (26.633092, -82.122027) on the north-central part of Pine Island. It is bordered to the north by Pineland and Bokeelia and to the south by St. James City. The four communities together comprise all of Pine Island. To the east are Pine Island Creek and Matlacha Pass, and to the west is

Pine Island Sound Pine Island Sound is located in Lee County, Florida, lying between Pine Island and the barrier islands of Sanibel Island, Captiva Island, North Captiva Island and Cayo Costa, which separate the Sound from the Gulf of Mexico. The Sound connect ...

, all arms of the

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. The southern edge of Pine Island Center passes through the intersection of County Road 78 (Pine Island Road NW) with County Road 767 (Stringfellow Road). CR-78 leads east across Little Pine Island to the mainland and to

North Fort Myers North Fort Myers is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Florida, 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, Florid ...

, while Stringfellow Road runs the length of Pine Island, to Bokeelia at the north end and to St. James City at the south end. According to the

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, the Pine Island Center CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 6.08%, are water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,721 people, 750 households, and 527 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 953 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.75%

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, 1.16% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 1.16% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.44% of the population. There were 750 households, out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.67. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.3% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.0 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,011, and the median income for a family was $46,212. Males had a median income of $26,587 versus $30,357 for females. The

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for the CDP was $19,632. About 1.9% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under age 18 and 19.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Lee County, Florida Census-designated places in Florida Populated places on the Intracoastal Waterway in Florida Pine Island (Lee County, Florida)