Fort Myers, Florida
city and county seat of Lee County, Florida, United States
Fort Myers is a city of Florida in the United States. It is the commercial center of Lee County, Florida.
Fort Myers, Florida | |
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 Sidney and Berne Davis Art Museum in downtown Fort Myers | |
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| Nickname: "City of Palms" | |
 Location in Lee County, Florida | |
  Fort Myers, Florida Fort Myers  Fort Myers, Florida Fort Myers, Florida (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 26°37′N 81°50′W / 26.617°N 81.833°W[1] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Florida |
| County | Lee |
| Founded | March 24, 1885 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| Area | |
| • Total | 49.04 sq mi (127.00 km2) |
| • Land | 39.84 sq mi (103.19 km2) |
| • Water | 9.20 sq mi (23.81 km2) |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 86,395 |
| • Rank | 370th in country (as of 2021)[5] |
| • Density | 2,168.44/sq mi (837.24/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 33900–33999 |
| Area code | 239 |
| FIPS code | 12-24125[6] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0282700[3] |
| Website | cityftmyers.com |
On August 13, 2004, Fort Myers was hit hard by Hurricane Charley.
References
change- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Fort Myers city, Florida". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ↑ Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places of 50,000 or More, Ranked by July 1, 2021 Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021, United States Census Bureau, May 2022. Accessed December 1, 2022.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 7, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
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