Estero is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Florida, United
States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 9,503. It is the
home of Germain Arena, which hosts the home games for the Florida Everblades ECHL hockey team
and the Florida Firecats af2 arena football team. Florida Gulf Coast University
is also located just outside of the Estero Planning District.[1]
Geography
Estero is located at 26°25′56″N, 81°48′34″W (26.432237,
-81.809447)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of
54.7 km² (21.1 mi²). 54.6 km² (21.1 mi²) of it is
land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.24%) is water.
Historically and culturally, the heart of Estero is the spring-fed Estero River, which flows
to Estero Bay. Some of the earliest European settlers of the area (notably the
Alvarez, Fernandez, Johnson, and Soto families) were fishing families that lived on Mound Key, a mangrove-ringed island that dominates
Estero Bay. During the early 20th century, these families moved upriver to the settlement which came to be known as Estero.
Estero is also the location of a utopian community called the Koreshan Unity, which is now preserved as the Koreshan
State Historic Site. Until the 1970's, most settlement and development in Estero was near the river.
The borders of the area of Estero include Estero Bay to the west, the city of Bonita
Springs to the south and the remainder of the CDP bordering with unincorporated Lee County and the CDP of San Carlos Park.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 9,503 people, 4,608 households, and 3,336 families residing
in the CDP. The population density was 174.1/km² (450.7/mi²). There were 7,345
housing units at an average density of 134.5/km² (348.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.43% White, 0.64% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.77% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.19% of the population.
There were 4,608 households out of which 10.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.2% were married couples living together, 2.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were
non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or
older. The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.31.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 9.2% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 14.1% from 25 to 44, 31.1% from 45
to 64, and 40.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 61 years. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males. For
every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $43,734, and the median income for a family was $51,227. Males had a median
income of $38,886 versus $27,883 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was
$30,521. About 1.9% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty
line, including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.
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Coordinates:
26.432237° N 81.809447°
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