Everglades, Florida

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Everglades (also known as Everglades City) is a city in Collier County, Florida, United States. The population was 479 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 513.^[1]

[edit] Geography

Everglades is located at 25°51′32″N, 81°23′5″W (25.858768, -81.384715).^GR1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.1 km² (1.2 mi²). 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (21.01%) is water.

The 99-mile Wilderness Waterway known as the Ten Thousand Islands begins in Everglades, Florida.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 479 people, 230 households, and 154 families residing in the city. The population density was 198.9/km² (513.2/mi²). There were 345 housing units at an average density of 143.2/km² (369.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.45% White, 0.84% African American, 0.63% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 1.46% from other races, and 0.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.97% of the population.

There were 230 households out of which 13.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 3.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.50.

In the city the population was spread out with 11.9% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 19.0% from 25 to 44, 30.5% from 45 to 64, and 34.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 25 years. For every 100 females there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,667, and the median income for a family was $38,929. Males had a median income of $32,083 versus $22,222 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,535. About 6.1% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or older.