Pelican Bay, Florida | |
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Census-designated place | |
Location in Collier County and the state of Florida |
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Coordinates: 26°13′59″N 81°48′33″W / 26.23306°N 81.80917°WCoordinates: 26°13′59″N 81°48′33″W / 26.23306°N 81.80917°W | |
Country | United States of America |
State | Florida |
County | Collier |
Area | |
• Total | 3.4 sq mi (8.7 km2) |
• Land | 2.9 sq mi (7.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) |
Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 6,346 |
• Density | 2,153/sq mi (831.3/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 12-55650 |
GNIS feature ID | 1853275 |
Pelican Bay is a census-designated place (CDP) in Collier County, Florida, United States. The population was 6,346 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Pelican Bay is located in northwestern Collier County at 26°13′59″N 81°48′32″W / 26.23306°N 81.80889°W. It is part of the area known as North Naples and is located just south of Naples Park and west of Pine Ridge. It is bordered to the south by the city of Naples, to the east by U.S. Route 41 (the Tamiami Trail), to the north by Vanderbilt Beach Road, and to the west by the Gulf of Mexico.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.7 km2), of which 2.9 square miles (7.6 km2) is land and 0.39 square miles (1.0 km2), or 11.87%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,686 people, 3,005 households, and 2,166 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,754.0 people per square mile (677.6/km²). There were 5,738 housing units at an average density of 1,770.0/sq mi (683.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.21% White, 0.09% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.91% of the population.