San Carlos Park, Florida

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San Carlos Park, Florida
Location in Lee County and the state of Florida
Location in Lee County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 26°28′28″N 81°48′56″W / 26.47444, -81.81556
Country Flag of the United States United States
State Flag of Florida Florida
County  Lee
Area
 - Total 5.1 sq mi (13.1 km²)
 - Land 4.9 sq mi (12.6 km²)
 - Water 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
Elevation 16 ft (5 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 16,317
 - Density 3,199.4/sq mi (1,245.6/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 33967
Area code(s) 239
FIPS code 12-63425[1]
GNIS feature ID 0290476[2]

San Carlos Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 16,317 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

San Carlos Park is located at 26°28′28″N, 81°48′56″W (26.474458, -81.815467)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13.1 km²), of which, 4.9 square miles (12.6 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (4.15%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 16,317 people, 5,901 households, and 4,449 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,360.5 people per square mile (1,296.3/km²). There were 6,580 housing units at an average density of 1,355.2/sq mi (522.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.84% White, 1.26% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.31% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.14% of the population.

There were 5,901 households out of which 42.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 36.7% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,870, and the median income for a family was $48,740. Males had a median income of $31,768 versus $25,541 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,022. About 6.1% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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