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Home > Travel Florida > Florida Cities > Fort Myers Beach
Fort Myers Beach
The State of Florida is a state in the southeastern United States. Florida is situated mostly on a large peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Straits of Florida. It extends to the northwest into a panhandle, extending along the northern Gulf of Mexico. Florida's nickname is the Sunshine State but severe weather is a common occurrence in the state. It is bordered on the north by the states of Georgia and Alabama, and on the west, at the end of the panhandle, by Alabama.
Fort Myers Beach is a town located on Estero Island in Lee County, Florida. The population of the town was 6,561 as of the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 6,780 and in 2005 it was 6,834. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 16.0 square kilometers out of which 7.4 square kilometers is covered by land and 8.5 square kilometers is occupied by water.
Estero Island and its sister island, San Carlos, make up the community of Fort Myers Beach. It is a tiny bit of an Island, seven miles long and in no place as much as a mile wide. From the north-west point to the south-east tip, a gleaming white sand beach fronts the Gulf of Mexico
The population density of the town is 885.7 per square kilometers. There were 8,429 housing units at an average density of 1,137.9 per square kilometers. In the town the population was spread out with 7.6 percent under the age of 18, 3.0 percent from 18 to 24, 17.2 percent from 25 to 44, 35.0 percent from 45 to 64, and 37.2 percent who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 59 years. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.
Various parks in the city are Bay Oaks Recreation Center, Bowditch Point Regional Park, Lynn Hall Memorial Park and Pier and Matanzas Pass Wilderness Preserve. The might of the sector services continues attracting new inhabitants in the city. It can also be considered as the preeminent, historical and potential tourism place.
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