Editing Marathon, Florida

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'''Marathon''' is a [[city]] in the middle of the [[Florida Keys]], in [[Monroe County, Florida|Monroe County]], [[Florida]], United States.<ref>{{cite book | last=Zepke | first=T. | title=Terrance Talk Travel: A Pocket Guide to the Florida Keys: Including The Everglades & Key West | publisher=Safari Publishing | series=Terrance Talks Travel | year=2017 | isbn=978-1-942738-25-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kHMqDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT57 | access-date=September 7, 2017 | page=pt57}}</ref> As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the city had a population of 9,689,<ref name="Census 2020"/> up from 8,297 in [[2010 United States census|2010]].

==History==
[[File:TRAILER PARK UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT MARATHON IN THE CENTRAL FLORIDA KEYS. THIS IS ONE OF MANY SUCH PARKS SPRINGING UP... - NARA - 548762.jpg|thumb|left|A trailer park under construction in Marathon, 1973]]
Though the area has been settled for some time, Marathon is a relatively new city, incorporated in 1999.

The name Marathon dates back to the origin of the [[Florida East Coast Railroad]]. The name came from the railroad workers who were working night and day to complete the railway; due to the unrelenting pace and struggle to complete the project, workers complained that "this is getting to be a real marathon", and the word was later used to name the local railroad station.<ref>[http://www.keyshistory.org/marathon.html History of Marathon]</ref>

The Keys historian Dan Gallager in his book ''Florida's Great Ocean Railway'' credits New York playwright [[Witter Bynner]] for naming Marathon. According to Gallager, [[J.R. Parrott]], then Florida East Coast Railway's President and General Manager, invited Brynner to the Keys to "plot stations for the railroad". When asked to generate a name for the station at Key Vaca, Brynner proposed "Marathon", inspired by the following passage from [[Lord Byron|Byron]]: "The mountains look on Marathon—and Marathon looks on the sea."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gallagher |first1=Dan |title=Florida's Great Ocean Railway |date=2003 |publisher=Pineapple Press, Inc. |location=Sarasota, Fla. |isbn=9781561642694}}</ref>

===Hurricane Irma===
Marathon experienced significant damage from the September 10, 2017, U.S. landfall of [[Hurricane Irma]]. One of the earliest casualties of the storm was a man who died in a school shelter.<ref>Goodhue, David. City of Marathon: 'Everything is underwater, I mean everything'. ''flkeysnews.com'' September 10, 2017. [http://www.flkeysnews.com/news/local/article172399102.html] Accessed September 10, 2017.</ref> Marathon was one of the earliest spots in the Keys to receive transport of needed supplies to deal with the aftermath of Irma. The [[Florida Air National Guard|Air National Guard]] landed two C-130 transport planes every two hours beginning on the morning of September 11.<ref>Goodhue, David. Massive airborne relief mission on the way to the Keys to help with 'humanitarian crisis'. ''flkeysnews.com'' September 10, 2017. [http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricane/article172462426.html#storylink=cpy] Accessed September 10, 2017.</ref>

==Geography==
Marathon occupies a series of keys (islands) near the middle of the [[Florida Keys]]. Via [[U.S. Route 1]], it is {{convert|50|mi}} northeast of [[Key West]] and {{convert|54|mi}} southwest of [[Key Largo]]. To the south or southeast lies [[Hawk Channel]], a popular passage for vessels traveling along the Keys.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Young, Stinemetz |first=Claiborne, Morgan |title=Cruising the Florida Keys |date=June 30, 2006 |publisher=[[Arcadia Publishing|Arcadia]] |isbn=9781455603206 |edition=2nd |publication-date=2006 |pages=389–589 |language=}}</ref>

The city boundaries extend from the east end of the [[Seven Mile Bridge]] (Mile Marker 47) to the west end of Tom's Harbor Bridge (Mile Marker 61), excluding that portion of the area within the city limits of [[Key Colony Beach, Florida|Key Colony Beach]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerweb2020| title=TIGERweb Decennial: Marathon city, Florida| publisher=Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=January 18, 2023}}</ref> Among the islands within the city limits are [[Boot Key]], [[Knight's Key]], [[Hog Key]], [[Key Vaca|Vaca Key]], [[Stirrup Key]], [[Crawl Key]], [[Little Crawl Key]], [[East Sister's Island|East]] and [[West Sister's Island]], [[Deer Key]], [[Fat Deer Key]] (excluding the portion in Key Colony Beach), [[Long Point Key]], and [[Grassy Key]]. The Marathon Publix and the United States Post Office for Marathon (zipcode 33050) are near the stop light on the Overseas Highway (US 1) for Sombrero Beach Road at Mile Marker (MM) 50 which is the major business district for Marathon and is about halfway between Key Largo and Key West.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cox |first=Laura |url=https://massagefloridakeys.wordpress.com/2010/08/16/sombrero-beach-marathon/ |title=Sombrero Beach, Marathon |work="Where the Locals Go…in the Florida Keys" website |date=August 16, 2010 |access-date=May 28, 2022 |archive-date=May 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528160216/https://massagefloridakeys.wordpress.com/2010/08/16/sombrero-beach-marathon/}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|9.28|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|8.45|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|0.83|sqmi|km2|2}}, or 8.97%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> Its city limits extend {{convert|1200|ft}} from land into the adjacent waters.<ref>[http://www.ci.marathon.fl.us/index.asp?NID=111 City of Marathon Charter] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061004032737/http://ci.marathon.fl.us/index.asp?NID=111 |date=2006-10-04 }}</ref>

[[Boot Key Harbor]] is a natural body of water between [[Boot Key]] and Key Vaca, entirely within the Marathon city limits.<ref>[http://www.ci.marathon.fl.us/index.asp?NID=26 City of Marathon - Boot Key Harbor City Marina] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070503035237/http://www.ci.marathon.fl.us/index.asp?NID=26 |date=2007-05-03 }}</ref>

===Climate===
Marathon has a [[tropical savanna climate]] (Aw in the [[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] and [[Trewartha climate classification|Trewartha]] climate classifications). There is no record of snow/frost/freeze in Marathon. Like much of Florida and the Florida Keys, Marathon has two seasons; a hot and wet season from May through October, and a warm and dry season from November through April.

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|location = Marathon, Florida ([[Florida Keys Marathon Airport]]), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1950–present
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| Jan high F = 75.8
| Feb high F = 78.1
| Mar high F = 80.7
| Apr high F = 84.1
| May high F = 87.5
| Jun high F = 90.3
| Jul high F = 90.9
| Aug high F = 91.6
| Sep high F = 89.9
| Oct high F = 86.2
| Nov high F = 81.2
| Dec high F = 77.9
|year high F = 84.5
|Jan mean F = 70.0
|Feb mean F = 72.3
|Mar mean F = 74.6
|Apr mean F = 78.3
|May mean F = 81.7
|Jun mean F = 84.4
|Jul mean F = 85.2
|Aug mean F = 85.6
|Sep mean F = 84.2
|Oct mean F = 81.0
|Nov mean F = 76.0
|Dec mean F = 72.7
|year mean F = 78.8
| Jan low F = 64.2
| Feb low F = 66.4
| Mar low F = 68.5
| Apr low F = 72.5
| May low F = 75.8
| Jun low F = 78.5
| Jul low F = 79.4
| Aug low F = 79.7
| Sep low F = 78.4
| Oct low F = 75.8
| Nov low F = 70.8
| Dec low F = 67.5
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|Feb record high F = 89
|Mar record high F = 90
|Apr record high F = 94
|May record high F = 96
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|Nov record high F = 91
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|Jan record low F = 39
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| Mar avg record high F = 86.4
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| May avg record high F = 91.2
| Jun avg record high F = 93.1
| Jul avg record high F = 94.3
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| Sep avg record high F = 92.9
| Oct avg record high F = 90.2
| Nov avg record high F = 86.6
| Dec avg record high F = 84.5
| year avg record high F = 95.0
| Jan avg record low F = 50.4
| Feb avg record low F = 53.3
| Mar avg record low F = 57.1
| Apr avg record low F = 63.8
| May avg record low F = 69.8
| Jun avg record low F = 72.6
| Jul avg record low F = 73.8
| Aug avg record low F = 73.2
| Sep avg record low F = 73.1
| Oct avg record low F = 68.8
| Nov avg record low F = 60.6
| Dec avg record low F = 55.1
| year avg record low F = 47.7
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| Jan precipitation inch = 1.64
| Feb precipitation inch = 1.70
| Mar precipitation inch = 1.33
| Apr precipitation inch = 2.11
| May precipitation inch = 3.36
| Jun precipitation inch = 4.23
| Jul precipitation inch = 3.77
| Aug precipitation inch = 5.32
| Sep precipitation inch = 6.37
| Oct precipitation inch = 5.90
| Nov precipitation inch = 1.79
| Dec precipitation inch = 2.20
|year precipitation inch = 39.72
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| Jan precipitation days = 7.9
| Feb precipitation days = 6.0
| Mar precipitation days = 5.8
| Apr precipitation days = 5.0
| May precipitation days = 7.9
| Jun precipitation days = 10.4
| Jul precipitation days = 12.5
| Aug precipitation days = 14.3
| Sep precipitation days = 15.1
| Oct precipitation days = 11.7
| Nov precipitation days = 7.1
| Dec precipitation days = 8.3
| year precipitation days = 112.0
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| accessdate = May 9, 2021
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 4397
|1980= 7568
|1990= 8857
|2000= 10255
|2010= 8297
|2020= 9689
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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===2010 and 2020 census===
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|+'''Marathon racial composition'''<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br>
!Race
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Marathon city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Marathon+city;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Marathon city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Marathon+city;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
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|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|5,508
|6,058
|66.39%
|62.52%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|357
|365
|4.30%
|3.77%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|25
|16
|0.30%
|0.17%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|90
|84
|1.08%
|0.87%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|2
|6
|0.02%
|0.06%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|2
|26
|0.02%
|0.27%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races/Multiracial]] (NH)
|89
|230
|1.07%
|2.37%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|2,224
|2,904
|26.80%
|29.97%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''8,297'''
|'''9,689'''
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As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 9,689 people, 3,879 households, and 2,151 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Marathon city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Marathon+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 8,297 people, 3,755 households, and 2,247 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Marathon city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Marathon+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 10,255 people, 4,597 households, and 2,735 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,186.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 6,791 housing units at an average density of {{convert|785.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 91.09% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.65% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.36% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.48% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.00% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.38% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 20.43% of the population.

In 2000, there were 4,597 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.68.

In 2000, in the city, the population was spread out, with 17.3% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 32.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.7 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $36,010, and the median income for a family was $46,361. Males had a median income of $27,057 versus $24,592 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $22,894. About 9.4% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, [[English language|English]] as a [[first language]] accounted for 78.10%, while [[Spanish language|Spanish]] as a [[mother tongue]] made up 20.95% of the population.<ref>[http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=12&county_id=&mode=&zip=&place_id=43000&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r Modern Language Association Data Center Results of Marathon, Florida]</ref>

==Religion==
===Churches===
{{div col}}
*Calvary Baptist Church
*Church of Christ
*First Baptist Church
*[[Jehovah's Witnesses]] Kingdom Hall
*Kirk of the Keys (Covenant Order Evangelical Presbyterian-ECO) 
*[http://www.marathonbaptist.org/ Marathon Baptist Church]
*Marathon Church of God
*Marathon Community [[United Methodist Church]]
*Marathon [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh Day Adventist]]
*Martin Luther Chapel
*New Life [[Assembly of God]]
*Saint Paul [[A.M.E]] Church
*San Pablo Catholic Church
*St Columba [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]]
*[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]
{{div col end}}

==Economy==
[[File:Faro_Blanco_Lighthouse.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Faro Blanco Lighthouse]]
Marathon is a major sport fishing destination, with several charter fishing boats departing from local marinas every morning to both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Bountiful reefs around Marathon make it a popular diving, snorkeling, spearfishing, and [[lobster]] tickling area. One of the last untouched [[tropical hardwood hammocks]] in the Keys is found at [[Crane Point]] Museum, just a few miles west of [[Florida Keys Marathon Airport]]. The vicinity of the airport is one of the most reliable sites in the United States to see the hard-to-find [[Antillean nighthawk]]. As in the rest of the Keys in summer, [[gray kingbird]]s are often seen on telephone wires along US 1 and [[black-whiskered vireo]]s incessantly sing in the hammocks. Marathon also hosts [[burrowing owl]]s.

The Fisherman's Hospital is in the west end of the city. It is one of just three hospitals in the Florida Keys. Marathon is home to another "hospital", [http://www.turtlehospital.org The Turtle Hospital], one of a handful of facilities in the United States that rescue, rehabilitate, and release injured [[sea turtle]]s.

Marathon derives much of its livelihood from the ocean and seafood is a staple at most restaurants.

Marathon has the tallest building in the Keys, Bonefish Tower at {{convert|143|ft|m}} on Coco Plum, as well as Sombrero Country Club, the Keys' only country club. It was damaged by several recent hurricanes. With the redevelopment of the Faro Blanco property with a new Hyatt Place Hotel, restaurant and marina, and the redevelopment of the former Ramada Inn hotel into a new Hampton Inn and Suites hotel, Marathon is experiencing a social and economic rebirth.

==Arts and culture==

===Library===
A branch of the Monroe County Public Library System is located in Marathon. The current library was completed in 2021 and has several state of the art features relative to the previous library on the island.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Monroe County Public Library, Florida Keys |url=https://keyslibraries.org/marathon/ |access-date=2023-03-31 |language=en}}</ref>

==Education==
Residents are zoned to schools in the [[Monroe County School District (Florida)|Monroe County School District]].

===Schools===
* Stanley Switlik Elementary (K–5 center)
* [[Marathon Middle/High School]]
* Martin Luther Children's Day School
* Kreative Kids Christian Academy

==Transportation==

===Highways===
Marathon is served by [[U.S. Highway 1]], known locally as the [[Overseas Highway]]. The Overseas Highway extends westward, connecting Marathon with [[Key West]]. To the northeast, the Overseas Highway connects Marathon to [[Homestead, Florida|Homestead]] and [[Miami]].

===Airport===
Marathon is served by the [[Florida Keys Marathon Airport]] {{airport codes|MTH|KMTH}}.

===Mass transit===
[[Metrobus (Miami-Dade County)|Metrobus]] Route 301 (Dade-Monroe Express) carries riders back-and-forth from Marathon with a stop near MM 50 and the Publix store to a stop near Walmart in [[Florida City]], with additional stops at [[Islamorada, Florida|Islamorada]], [[Tavernier, Florida|Tavernier]], and [[Key Largo, FL|Key Largo]].<ref>https://www.miamidade.gov/transit/library/routes/301.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>

Key West Transit connects Marathon with Key West.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cityofkeywest-fl.gov/egov/documents/1517416199_82478.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2019-11-04 |archive-date=2019-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104182049/https://www.cityofkeywest-fl.gov/egov/documents/1517416199_82478.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Greyhound Lines]] buses run east and west from Marathon twice a day, stopping at the Marathon Airport.

==Notable people==
* [[Tony Bryant]], former [[National Football League|NFL]] player
* [[Gary Burghoff]], Radar from the TV series ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]''
* [[Nick Carter]], [[Backstreet Boys]] member
* [[Clarence Clemons]], [[E Street Band]] saxophonist
* [[Stanley Switlik]], parachuting pioneer
* [[Max Yasgur]], [[Woodstock Festival|Woodstock]]'s farmer legend

==See also==
{{Portal|Florida}}
* ''[[Florida Keys Keynoter]]''
* [[George Adderley House]]
* [[Pigeon Key]]
* [[Hurricane Donna]]
* [[Marathon Shores]]
* [[Valhalla (Marathon)]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|https://www.ci.marathon.fl.us/}}

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