Editing Charleston Park, Florida

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'''Charleston Park''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Lee County, Florida]], United States. The population was 235 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile/Charleston_Park_CDP,_Florida?g=1600000US1211597 |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> up from 218 at the 2010 census. It is part of the [[Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
Charleston Park is located in the northeast corner of Lee County at {{coord|26|42|19|N|81|34|54|W|type:city}} (26.705258, -81.581678).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[Florida State Road 80]] forms the northern border of the community; the highway leads east {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[LaBelle, Florida|LaBelle]] and west {{convert|20|mi}} to the center of [[Fort Myers, Florida|Fort Myers]], the Lee [[county seat]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|0.32|km2|order=flip|2}}, all land.<ref name=Gazetteer>{{cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_12.txt| title=U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Florida| website=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division| accessdate=November 21, 2019}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 2000 = 411
| 2010 = 218
| 2020 = 235
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Charleston Park, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Charleston Park CDP, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US1211597|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Charleston Park CDP, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1211597&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Charleston Park CDP, Florida |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1211597&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|17
|36
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21
|4.14%
|16.51%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.95%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|337
|160
|style='background: #ffffe6; |140
|82.00%
|73.39%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |59.57%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.43%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.46%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.43%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|8
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9
|1.95%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.83%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|49
|21
|style='background: #ffffe6; |63
|11.92%
|9.63%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |26.81%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''411'''
|'''218'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''235'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 411 people, 112 households, and 85 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|3,379.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 117 housing units at an average density of {{convert|962.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 8.03% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 83.70% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 6.33% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.95% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 11.92% of the population.

There were 112 households, out of which 51.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.4% were married couples living together, 26.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 3.67 and the average family size was 4.19.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 44.5% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 14.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $24,464, and the median income for a family was $26,625. Males had a median income of $20,962 versus $15,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $7,528.  About 20.0% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Lee County, Florida}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Lee County, Florida]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Florida]]