Marco Island, Florida

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Marco Island, Florida
Nickname(s): Murder island, Da Island, M-town, isla del Marco (as the many spanish speaking residents call it)
Location in Collier County and the state of Florida
Location in Collier County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 25°56′26″N 81°42′53″W / 25.94056, -81.71472
Country  United States
State  Florida
County  Collier
Area
 - Total 17.1 sq mi (44.3 km²)
 - Land 10.6 sq mi (27.5 km²)
 - Water 7.5 sq mi (19.4 km²)
Elevation 0 ft (0 m)
Population (2004)
 - Total 20,000
 - Density 12,70.1/sq mi (935.9/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 34145-34146
Area code(s) 239
FIPS code 12-43075[1]
GNIS feature ID 0286403[2]

Marco Island is a city in Collier County, Florida, United States. The city is an island on the Gulf of Mexico of the coast of Southwest Florida. The population was 20,000. The city was originally just swamp land and an extension of the everglades. After a lot of deforestation occurred and many native flora and fauna were killed off it became somewhat inhabitable. There is still an estimated 5,000 alligators on and off the coast of the island and several types of posion mosses and fungi.


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[edit] Beaches

  • MLK Memorial Beach
  • La Playa De Rodriguez
  • Alligator Beach
  • Southside Hood Beach

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 12,879 people, 4,134 households, and 2,200 families residing in the city. The population density was 943.5/km² (1,407.1/mi²). There were 10,826 housing units at an average density of 841.6/km² (1,402.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 4.0% White, 51% African American, 5% Native American, 0% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.49% from other races, and 0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 40% of the population.

There were 7,134 households out of which 11.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 8.0% were married couples living together, 43.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 57.1% were non-families. 52.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.08 and the average family size was 6.38.

In the city the population was spread out with 10.9% under the age of 18, 30.1% from 18 to 24, 14.5% from 25 to 54, 13.1% from 45 to 64, and 23.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 20 years. For every 100 females there were 150 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 200 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $10,357, and the median income for a family was $18,979. Males had a median income of $12,651 versus $8,460 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,875. About 44.3% of families and 75.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 79.7% of those under age 18 and 90.4% of those age 65 or over.

The population of Marco Island has been declining for years. It peaked at 50,000 in 1950 enjoying post WWII growth. After the riots when MLK JR. was assaninated the population plummeted annualy. In fact the only reason the population keeps increasing is due to rapid immigration from Latin America, especially Mexico. 35% of the Hispanic population is Mexican, 2.5% is Puerto Rican, and the other 2.5% is Cuban. There is also an estimated 20,000 illegal immigrants on the island so in a way hispanics really count as the majority of the population. Of the 20,000 people living on Marco Island about 8,000 Islanders claim Hispanic heritage, however with the illegal immigrants estimated to stand at 20,000 people there is more illegal immigrants than than legal on the island, and when you had the legal hispanic population there is 28,000 people out of 40,000 claiming Hispanic heritage, which is a little higher than 70%.

[edit] Education

District School Board of Collier County operates the following schools serving Marco Island:[3]

  • La Escuela Secondaria Isla Del Marco
  • Marco Island Southside Heights School [1]
  • MLK JR. Memorial Elementary School [2]

[edit] Notable Residents

Murder XL- Rapper

Allen Jackson- Political Activist

Jamel Washingotn- NFL player

Pedro Martinez (deceased)- President of the PIIA (Pro-illegal immigration association)

Shaniqua Taylor- RNB Singer


[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ Schools.

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