Address: PO Box 398, Fort Myers, FL 33902
Phone: 239-335-2227
Fax: 239-335-2599
Website: www.lee-county.com
On southwestern Gulf coast of FL, north of Naples; organized May 13, 1887 from Monroe County. Name Origin: For Robert E. Lee (1807-70), American general and commander in chief of the Confederate forces during the Civil War.
Area (sq mi): 1,211.89 (Land: 803.63 Water: 408.26). Pop per sq mi: 677.9.
Pop 2005: 544,758. State Rank: 8. Pop changes: 2000-2005: +23.6%; 1990-2000: +31.6%. Pop 2000: 440,888 (White: 82%; Black: 6.6%; Hispanic or Latino: 9.5%; Asian: 0.8%; Other: 5%) Foreign born: 9.2%. Median age: 45.2.
Income 2000: per capita $24,542; median household $40,319; Pop below poverty: 9.7%.
Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $29,006-$31,487.
Unemployment 2004: 3.9%. Unemployment 2000: 3.2%; Change from 2000: +0.7%. Median travel time to work: 25 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 11.3%.
Cities with pop over 10,000: Bonita Springs, 35,850; Fort Myers (county seat), 52,901; Cape Coral, 127,985.
State: Florida
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