Fort Myers Shores is an

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and

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(CDP) in

Lee County, Florida Lee County is located in southwestern Florida, United States, on the Gulf Coast. As of the 2020 census, its population was 760,822. In 2022, the population was 822,453, making it the eighth-most populous county in the state. The county seat ...

, United States. The population was 5,774 at the 2020 census, up from 5,487 at the 2010 census. It is part of the

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area Lee County is located in southwestern Florida, United States, on the Gulf Coast. As of the 2020 census, its population was 760,822. In 2022, the population was 822,453, making it the eighth-most populous county in the state. The county seat ...

Geography

Fort Myers Shores is located in northeastern Lee County at (26.712252, -81.737962), on the south side of the

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. It is bordered to the east by

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forms the southern edge of the community, leading east to

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and southwest to the center of

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, the Lee

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. State Road 31 forms the western edge of the community, leading north to Arcadia. According to the

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, the Fort Myers Shores CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 18.42%, are water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 5,793 people, 2,172 households, and 1,598 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,370 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.98%

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, 3.68%

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, 0.64% Native American, 1.52% Asian, 0.07%

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, 6.16% from other races, and 1.95% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 17.37% of the population. There were 2,172 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.07. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,021, and the median income for a family was $39,757. Males had a median income of $30,510 versus $22,826 for females. The

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for the CDP was $20,927. About 6.6% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the

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, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

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