Editing Cudjoe Key, Florida

{{about|the island off the Florida coast|the island in Greenland|Littleton Island (Arctic)}}
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'''Cudjoe Key''' is a [[census-designated place]] and [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Monroe County, Florida|Monroe County]], [[Florida]], United States, on an island of the same name in the lower [[Florida Keys]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the CDP had a population of 2,019,<ref name="Census 2020"/> up from 1,763 in [[2010 United States census|2010]].<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US1215862&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P1| title=P1. Race – Cudjoe Key CDP, Florida: 2010 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=January 18, 2023}}</ref>

==History==
===Toponymy===
The island was called "Littleton Island" in 1772. The name changed to Cudjoe's by 1849, later shortened to Cudjoe. It may have been named for the Joewood or Cudjoe wood tree (''[[Jacquinia keyensis]]'') which grows on the island. John Viele notes that "Cudjoe" is an [[:Akan names#Day names|Akan name]], and may have been the name of an escaped slave who lived on the island early in the 19th century.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fairchildgarden.org/Events-Community-Outreach/Events-Details/a-small-tree-for-tough-landscapes-joewood-1|title=A small tree for tough landscapes: joewood|date=August 25, 2013|website=Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden|access-date=May 19, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://keys.fiu.edu/gazetteer/00000216.htm |title=Cudjoe Key |last=Culper |first=Jim |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720013702/http://keys.fiu.edu/gazetteer/00000216.htm |archive-date=July 20, 2008 |access-date=May 19, 2019}}</ref>

===20th century===
The [[United States Army]] activated [[Cudjoe Key Air Force Station]] in 1959 to track [[missile]]s traveling through the [[Eglin Air Force Base|Eglin Gulf Test Range]]. The [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] took over operations the following year,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radomes.org/museum/showsite.php?site=Cudjoe+Key+AFS,+FL |title=History of Cudjoe Key AFS, FL |work=Online Air Defense Radar Museum |publisher=Radomes, Inc |access-date=2009-12-12}}</ref> and it subsequently became a detached installation of [[Homestead Joint Air Reserve Base]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ARohGwYMZDwC&dq |first=Roger |last=Mueller |title=Air Force Bases |publisher=Diane Publishing |year=1989 |isbn=978-1-4289-9316-7 |pages=253–255}}</ref>

===21st century===
The air force station flies a white [[radar]] [[aerostat]], known locally as "[[Tethered Aerostat Radar System|Fat Albert]]", which is used for drug interdiction missions by the [[Drug Enforcement Administration]]. On April 20, 2007, a [[Cessna 182]] crashed after its left wing struck the tether anchoring "Fat Albert".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2007/05/17/ntsb-pilot-was-warned-before-crash/|title=NTSB: Pilot was warned before crash|work=Orlando Sentinel|first=Christine|last=Dellert|date=17 May 2007|access-date=10 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20070425X00453&key=1|title=NTSB Identification: MIA07FA083|work=[[National Transportation Safety Board|NTSB]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929134324/https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20070425X00453&key=1|archive-date=29 September 2007}}</ref> The aerostat is marked on air navigation charts inside a restricted area that contains the warning, "Caution: Unmarked balloon on cable to 14,000 [feet]."

On September 10, 2017, Cudjoe Key suffered a direct hit from [[Hurricane Irma]] which made landfall as a Category&nbsp;4 hurricane.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/weather/hurricane/os-hurricane-irma-sunday-mainbar-20170909-story.html|title=Hurricane Irma makes landfall in Cudjoe Key|first=Bianca|last=Padró Ocasio|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=10 September 2017|access-date=10 September 2017}}</ref>

==Geography==
Cudjoe Key is located in the [[Florida Keys]] at {{Coord|24|39|51|N|81|28|56|W|type:city}} (24.664298, -81.482339).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=23 April 2011|date=12 February 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[U.S. Route 1 in Florida|U.S. 1]] (or the [[Overseas Highway]]) crosses the key at about mile markers 20.5&nbsp;&ndash; 23, between [[Summerland Key|Summerland]] and [[Sugarloaf Key]]s. The highway leads west-southwest {{convert|20|mi}} to [[Key West]], east {{convert|30|mi}} to [[Marathon, Florida|Marathon]], and a total of {{convert|136|mi}} northeast to [[Miami]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|10.5|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|5.2|sqmi}} are land and {{convert|5.3|sqmi}}, or 50.5%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> The water area includes Cudjoe Bay to the south of the island, a portion of Kemp Channel to the east, and tidal water to the northwest between Cudjoe Key and small islands known as the Rattlesnake Lumps.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerweb2020| title=TIGERweb Decennial: Cudjoe Key CDP, Florida| publisher=Geography Division: U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=January 18, 2023}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1990= 1714
|2000= 1695
|2010= 1763
|2020= 2019
|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>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,695 people, 799 households, and 541 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|124.9|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. There were 1,482 housing units at an average density of {{convert|109.2|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|units|units|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.22% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.88% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.47% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.88% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.12% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.71% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.71% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.66% of the population.

There were 799 households, out of which 15.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.43.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 12.2% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 38.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $57,500, and the median income for a family was $59,883. Males had a median income of $36,094 versus $31,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $27,085. About 4.4% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

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