Key Colony Beach

Key Colony Beach, Florida
town
Location in Monroe County and the state of Florida
U.S. Census Bureau map showing city limits
Coordinates: 24°43′28″N 81°1′5″W / 24.72444°N 81.01806°W / 24.72444; -81.01806Coordinates: 24°43′28″N 81°1′5″W / 24.72444°N 81.01806°W / 24.72444; -81.01806
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Monroe
Area
• Total	0.65 sq mi (1.69 km2)
• Land	0.44 sq mi (1.14 km2)
• Water	0.21 sq mi (0.55 km2)
Elevation	3 ft (1 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	797
• Estimate (2016)	852
• Density	1,936.36/sq mi (747.05/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	33051
Area code(s)	305
FIPS code	12-36325
GNIS feature ID	0285076
Website	Official website

Key Colony Beach is a municipality in the middle of the Florida Keys, Monroe County, Florida, United States. The population was 788 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau was 852.

Key Colony Beach is located at 24°43′28″N 81°1′5″W / 24.72444°N 81.01806°W / 24.72444; -81.01806 (24.724515, -81.017928). Most of the city is located on an island formerly known as Shelter Key; a small part of the city is on Fat Deer Key, where the Sadowski Causeway (also 131st St Ocean on the Marathon street grid), which is the only road entering the city, connects to U.S. 1 (the Overseas Highway).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), of which 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) (23.88%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 788 people, 422 households, and 253 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,549.8 inhabitants per square mile (596.6/km²). There were 1,293 housing units at an average density of 2,543.0 per square mile (978.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.11% White, 0.51% African American, and 0.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.44% of the population.

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