Everglades, FL
| Everglades City | |
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 Location in Collier County and the state of Florida |
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| Coordinates: 25°51′32″N 81°23′5″W / 25.85889°N 81.38472°WCoordinates: 25°51′32″N 81°23′5″W / 25.85889°N 81.38472°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 Florida
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| County |
 Collier
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| Area | |
| • Total | 1.18 sq mi (3.07 km2) |
| • Land | 0.90 sq mi (2.33 km2) |
| • Water | 0.29 sq mi (0.74 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 400 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 411 |
| • Density | 457.68/sq mi (176.72/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 34139-9800 |
| Area code(s) | 239 |
| FIPS code | 12-21425 |
Everglades City (formerly known as Everglades) is a city in Collier County, Florida, United States, of which it is the former county seat. As of the 2013 census, the population is 402. It is part of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Gulf Coast Visitor Center for Everglades National Park is in Everglades City.
Everglades City is located at 25°51′32″N 81°23′05″W / 25.858768°N 81.384715°W.
It is at the mouth of the Barron River, on Chokoloskee Bay. Chokoloskee Bay is approximately ten miles (16 km) long and 2 miles (3.2 km) wide, and runs southeast to northwest along the mainland of Collier County. It is separated from the Gulf of Mexico by the northern end of the Ten Thousand Islands. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), of which 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (21.01%) is water.
Everglades City has a tropical savanna climate, which consists of warm dry winters and hot humid summers with heavy rain.
As of the census of 2000, there were 479 people, 230 households, and 154 families residing in the city. The population density was 513.2 inhabitants per square mile (198.9/km2). There were 345 housing units at an average density of 369.6 per square mile (143.2/km2). 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.
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